MP: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Finished (Ulm won by agreement)

[jimbojones1971]

I think the below is what happens (haven't seen it myself) - you certainly wouldn't want to have it happen to you!

"Q: My Dominions screen goes blank when I play, all I can see is the map, but none of the user interface components. How can I get it to work?
This means either one of two things:
1) Your Dominions installation has been corrupted. Reinstall the game, enter the product key that came with your manual and see what happens. If the problem persists, contact Shrapnel technical support. Do NOT ask around the forums.

2) If you do not have a manual with the product key and you have this problem, you are using a pirated version of Dominions and what you have just encountered is the copy protection. Contact Shrapnel to purchase a legal copy of Dominions 3. Reinstalling the game is not going to solve your problem."

[FAJ]

Lose manual; become pirate.

[Lung Drago]

Yes, only I can change the email address to which llamaserver passes turns. Also I have no way (or at least I did not found where it is) of knowing the current address the email is sent to, which means once I will want to set you back once you return, I will have to ask your email too (send a PM). That's exactly what slowed Spottygoose (damn, that nickname is contagious!) by one turn

Regarding the copy protection, I think as long as you do not send a C'tis and Atlantis turn at the same time (with the same product key) it shouldn't fire off. If you would do that, I think it would invalidate both turns and simply not do the orders (meaning a stale).

If Shinuyama is still around here, he's a candidate for a sub as well. By the way, I was quite amazed how long he actually survived (and his annoying raiding at south considerably contributed to C'tis's current bad position, I think). Talk about a successful final charge.

[Mightypeon]

Actually, if 1 legit CD key is used twice in a game, what happens is that one of the turns wont get processed.
The dissappearing interface happens with wrong CD keys (happened with me because I mistyped it), and no amount of simultaneous playing will change wether your CD key is valid or not.
What you could do (even though I do not know if this is breaking forum rules), is to backup your key file, change 1 number of the cd key and play the other turn with the slightly different key while playing your turn with the correct one.
When I was playing with a CD key that had a single number error, the copy protection occured only rarely.

[jimbojones1971]

I've found a sub for Atlantis (Tzarin) - I'll PM his email address to you Lung Drago, then help him get the map and any mods so that he's good to play.

[BewareTheBarnacleGoose]

That all sounds pretty bad. Maybe it would be better if Jimbojones's friend subbed for Atlantis instead.

[jimbojones1971]

I've sent his details to Lung Drago, so hopefully that is all sorted.

[krpeters]

Looking at the quantity of Tien Chi's armies about to stomp me, I probably won't need a sub for very long.

[Lung Drago]

I changed the email address and requested a resend so that the sub can see the situation (even though krpeters sent his turn). The map and mods and such are sorted, I take it?

[Anaconda]

It seems Pangaea is going to stall? Postpone for 12H or something?