No Way Jose - Turn Tracking Thread - Page 12

jtsisyoda · August 12, 2004, 01:38

2176 to H0bbes.

H0bbes · August 12, 2004, 19:37

Onwards again as another Alien city is humanized.

smacksim · August 13, 2004, 11:54

2177 --> Rubin

Rubin · August 13, 2004, 18:17

2177 to Yoda.

jtsisyoda · August 15, 2004, 14:21

2177 to H.

smacksim · August 16, 2004, 12:36

I'm on the road today. I will try to play the turn, but may be delayed 30 hours.

-S

smacksim · August 18, 2004, 12:33

2178 --> Rubin.

Minute Mirage's empire is collapsing. Come and slice up the cake!

Rubin · August 18, 2004, 22:06

2178 to Yoda. Well, well... something's up

jtsisyoda · August 19, 2004, 12:31

Motion failed.

2178 to H0bbes.

Rubin · August 19, 2004, 23:26

2179 to Yoda....

jtsisyoda · August 21, 2004, 13:50

2179 to H0bbes.

H0bbes · August 22, 2004, 07:46

Ouch, no more conquored cities. These aliens are damn tough. Smacksim, exactly what is going on? I'm confused.

Turned.

smacksim · August 22, 2004, 12:34

I thought I was about to be invaded by vastly superior enemies. I'm fighting on 3 fronts. Perhaps I'll survive?

The game is crashing for me after my turn, so I cannot save. The turn could be re-played/re-sent, or I could try playing from the proper game folder....

Could you re-upload the 'No Way Jose' game folder? I lost it in rebuilding my computer this weekend..

-S

Rubin · August 22, 2004, 22:10

NWJ-files: http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php?..._NWJ-files.zip

smacksim, you need only place the faction specific files in the 'Alpha Centauri' folder (main directory). That would be sufficient.

smacksim · August 22, 2004, 22:25

I'm organized, just juggling 4 computers that need shipping off to their various owners...and blew up my own in the process (software wise that is)

Thanks

smacksim · August 23, 2004, 14:17

Game is still crashing at the end of turn. Let's have Hobbes replay his turn and see if we can avoid the problem? Thanks again for the files.

-S

H0bbes · August 24, 2004, 02:08

Replayed & resent.

smacksim · August 24, 2004, 14:02

Thanks Hobbes. Unfortunately it still crashes. Would anyone please play the turn and see if you get the crash yourselves? I'm uploading it here. PM me for the password if you didn't catch it before

There's no way for me to play the turn at the moment. So as soon as someone else plays the turn, just upload it here and we'll play from there.

H0bbes · August 24, 2004, 18:12

I have sent a copy to JDM who set up the game. Hopefully he can help.

Hobbes

johndmuller · August 25, 2004, 16:06

I played the turn Hobbes sent me and saved it also without crashing.

There was, however, a 'scramble' during the after-turn phase (an attack by one of the AI I believe). Perhaps it is the interceptor crash. Smack, have you had that problem before? done anything to innoculate against it (unload wheel mouse drivers, deactivate virus scanners, whatever)?

smacksim · August 25, 2004, 16:15

I've never had problems with SMAC(X) before. Maybe one or two crashes from edge-of-map problems, but no unplayable crashes. However, I am always changing computers/systems. Recently I've been getting a good bit of edge-of-map problems, and now this. It's possible it's something hardware related of course, but that seems remote. I'll do an intercepter-crash test tomorrow to check.

Thanks for playing the turn JohnD. If it happens again I'll have to get a re-replacement, barring a hardware solution.

-Smack

Rubin · September 5, 2004, 15:36

What is the status of the game? Where is the turn? Are we able to continue?

johndmuller · September 9, 2004, 21:19

All I did was test the turn to see if I could play it and save it; I was assuming that Smack was going to play it over (perhaps with a different computer or with some sort of adjustment to counter the interceptor bug), so I didn't play the turn particularly seriously or send the finished turn to anyone.

So, the turn is still with Smack as far as I know - don't know if he had any success getting past the problem on his computer or not. Possibly he just forgot that it is his turn still.

smacksim · September 15, 2004, 17:58

Oh.

No, I cannot play the turn.

I was hoping you emailed it onward. I am planning on trying to play the next turn, of course, but if that fails I will need to be replaced.

If you do not of the time/inclination to play the turn I will find a replacement asap.

-S

Rubin · September 20, 2004, 11:46

Dear 'No Way José' players, should we abandon this game?

smacksim · September 20, 2004, 13:16

Seems a shame to do that considering what went into creating it, but I leave that decision entirely in you other's hands. I'm just a substitute, and one who cannot seem to play anymore.

H0bbes · September 20, 2004, 19:22

Well lets get another replacement then.

Hobbes

jtsisyoda · September 20, 2004, 23:48

I concur with H0bbes.

johndmuller · September 25, 2004, 21:11

Guys,
if you haven't gotten the replacement yet, I may have a reasonable workaround, assuming that the problem is not going to happen every turn for an excessive period time anyway. If, as it seems, Smack's problem is just the interceptor crash, which happens after he hits 'Turn Complete', then if he saves off a copy of the turn just before he hits 'Turn Complete', I can finish off the turn from that save and send it on to Rubin.

I could just play the turn, but there happens to be lots of decisions to make with units, and I have no idea what the plan is supposed to be, so I'd rather not try to figure out what to do.

So Smack, why don't you just play the turn as you want it. Then instead of hitting 'turn complete', do a regular save (preferably under a suitably unique name like "No Way Jose-Smacksim-2180-END.sav") and then send that to me and I'll do the 'turn complete' thing and send it on.

Anyway, for future turns, if Smack saves off an end-of-turn save each time before hitting turn complete, he can then either send the good turn on to Rubin if there are no complications or if the interceptor crash happens again, send the end-of-turn save on to me to finish off.

Presumably Smack, or someone else, will reduce Matsu's air force soon enough so that this phase of the game is behind us shortly; meanwhile, I don't mind doing a quick turn-open, turn-complete, turn-email thing when needed. I can handle this for a while anyway, but if if looks like it is going to happen every turn, I might eventually lose my enthusiasm; but not for a good while anyway.

I could also take over this faction, I suppose, but in addition to knowing everyone elses passwords, I think I also know too much stuff that seems to be still unknown at this stage of the game, at least to the University (and if I look at the other factions to see what they know, then I will know too much of that too), so you would probably be better off with someone else if you go the replacement route.

John

jtsisyoda · September 29, 2004, 00:57

Smack saving just before the end sounds like it's worth a try. What do you say, Smack?