Turns of ACT057 game in Apolyton PBEM Tournament

Tau Ceti · September 9, 2001, 17:45

The players of this game:

xeno7667, Gaians, xeno7667@hotmail.com
knowhow2, University, lawalan@hotmail.com
Scipio Centaurus, Morgan, brperry@pacbell.net
Avenoct, Spartans, alde_baron@yahoo.com

Difficulty level: Thinker.

Please, read and obey the rules posted on the thread PBEM Tournament Rules and Results.

You should post turn administration/notification messages below.

xeno7667 · September 10, 2001, 02:59

Welcome all !

2101 to Uni

knowhow2 · September 10, 2001, 08:06

Thanx,

as much as DON*T want this to happen it did, PROBLEMS...... already

anyway, I am having difficulties to play the turn (or to be more exact loading the file you sent me) so if you please, resent the turn (file) to me Xeno, and I will be grateful.

knowhow2 · September 10, 2001, 19:51

It took me almost 24 hours to play the first turn......

this is what happened:

I got the file from Xeno and as usual I unzipped it and out it into the catalogue for MP games, the I started my game and I loaded it..... nothing, something is wrong the computer told me. So I thought okey... what's wrong?

Maybe some virus? At this time I had to leave home for a few hours. I got back 4 hours later and tried again... the same thing - something is wrong the program can't load the game. so what now, I email back and asked for a resent.... and waited. the next day (about 8 or so hours later) I tried again, nothing so what now, I decided to reinstall the game. So I did that. Tried again.... you guessed it nothing!!! So now I thought I have to bring in the big guns. I uninstall the hole thing and reinstall it, nothing, I unistall again and throw the entire thing out (which includes all my SP saved games and records) and I reinstal the game. Now the game doesn't even start!
What could be wrong, I thought. Of cause I have to reinstall the ENTIRE game not just SMACX.... and it suddenly comes to me!

It wasn't a SMACX game, it's a SMAC game. After reinstalling and all that I could finally (and easily I might add) play the first turn and send it forward.

Scipio Centaurus · September 10, 2001, 20:26

These are the times, that try men's souls...

2101 to Peregrinefalcon

PS. Just for future reference - I think Tau Ceti uses the convention that an Apolyton sponsered Alpha Centauri PBEM game is designated with an ACT prefix (ACT057 for example), while an Apolyton sponsored Alien Crossfire PBEM will have an AXT prefix (i.e. AXT057). Not 100% sure about this, though.

Peregrinefalcon · September 10, 2001, 23:47

Nice to meet everyone and the turn is on its way to xeno

xeno7667 · September 11, 2001, 02:41

Yes, it's a SMAC game...

2102 to Uni

knowhow2 · September 11, 2001, 09:28

ACT..... Alpha Centauri Tournement...... DOH!!!

sometimes you learn things the easy way and sometimes you learn it the hard way, I learned this the ridiculous way.

anyway the turn away to ScipioC.

Scipio Centaurus · September 13, 2001, 20:20

Scipio reporting in.

2102 to Perigrinefalcon on 9/11

Scipio Centaurus · September 15, 2001, 19:46

2102 resent to Perigrinefalcon

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3 days later... looks like Perigrinefalcon has flown the coop. I'll contact Tau Ceti about finding a replacement. Meanwhile could the other players post a message, indicating their desire to continue the game? If I haven't heard from all remaining players in a couple of days. I'll assume this game is dead.

Thanks.

- Scipio

Scipio Centaurus · September 18, 2001, 11:04

^bump^ (to auto email subscribed players)

knowhow2 · September 18, 2001, 14:39

I'm still in it. Ihaven't been giving the game much thought since I assumed that people needed some time of for the thing a week ago.

........

Scipio Centaurus · September 18, 2001, 15:54

My other games have long since restarted. Sadly, I've been in this situation before. If a player needs time off for a vacation or whatever, a quicky message to the thread to let everybody know what's up, is called for - if humanly possible. That should go without saying, but I think it's actually written down somewhere in the rules.

- Scipio

knowhow2 · September 19, 2001, 09:55

I have no idea where the other lives but they might been there or know someone....

anyway, what will happen now?

xeno7667 · September 19, 2001, 23:50

Well, I am still here. I am surprised that so many games I have started here are stalled.

There is one game I have (not here), there is no problem with all the 7 players. Why?. Cause we make use of the rules!

The rules there are: After 2 days, the player will be replaced temporary of one of the other players and simultaneous the search for a final replacement starts.

If we make use of the rules here and looking for a replacement, the players will get automaticlly disciplined, I hope.

Scipio Centaurus · September 20, 2001, 13:47

I update Tau Ceti on our status here and he is looking into it. It will probably take a couple of days for him to find out what's going on.

- Scipio

knowhow2 · September 21, 2001, 09:32

So we'll replace Peregrinefalcon?

Scipio Centaurus · September 21, 2001, 09:40

If it comes to that, I hope Tau Ceti can persuade a new signup to take over the position since only 1 turn has been played.

Tau Ceti · September 21, 2001, 10:25

It should not be a problem. Unless there are signs of life by tomorrow morning, a replacement will be found.

knowhow2 · September 21, 2001, 20:43

Okey I'll be away till sunday evening CET (=about 36 hours from now) I hope you guys don't mind waiting another day or two before playing again.

-knowhow2

knowhow2 · September 26, 2001, 10:24

now I been back for 4 days now and nothing seems to happen so any replacement yet?

Tau Ceti · September 26, 2001, 15:40

Whoops, slipped from my mind.

None of the players currently on my list have the Spartans as a preference, so I will start a thread to advertise.

Tau Ceti · September 27, 2001, 06:21

Smack (alde_baron@yahoo.com) will take over the Spartans. Please send him the turn.

Avenoct · September 27, 2001, 09:29

Hello all, I've just flown in from Sparta Command and am disgraced by the dissappearance of my former colleague. However, I can assure you that Sparta is in good hands. I do suggest that if a player doesn't show up that the CMN be immediately emailed to take the turn. It's worked wonders in other MP games.

-Smack