How do I get set up for "Simul" games?

Ilkuul · January 20, 2001, 09:31

Can anyone out there advise me how to get set up to play "simul" games with Civ2? I joined one today for the first time, but was not able to find any instructions or a patch or whatever to make this happen with my own Civ2 MPG setup.

carnide_ · January 20, 2001, 09:47

Just add the line
"Simultaneous=1"
at the bottom of your CIV.INI file found in your windows dir.
When you start a new multiplayer game, at the bottom of the window where you choose the single/double production settings, you will find an extra option: "All humans move at the same time".

Better to make you CIV.INI file read only, or in next game you will have to start it all over again.
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Ilkuul · January 20, 2001, 12:55

Many thanks, Carnide_ -- it works fine. Much obliged to you!

War4ever · January 22, 2001, 23:01

carnide how does the read only work ??? Everytime i type it in, i have to redoo it??

carnide_ · January 23, 2001, 10:21

Unless you set the file Read-Only flag on, you have to rebuild its last line to "Simultaneous=1", each time you host a new simul game.

Carolus Rex · January 23, 2001, 10:56

Let me try to shed some light here...

I think you click the civ.ini file once (so it highlights), then click Properties in the File menu and finally mark the Read only option.

Apologies if I point out the obvious (it wasn't to me).

Carolus