E-mail play

-Contact- · February 27, 2002, 19:59

I just never played by e-mail so, I want to know how to connect to the game. Googlie is hosting right?

Darsnan · February 27, 2002, 20:24

Hi Contact,
below is the process for playing a PBEM Turn. This info was given to me by arborman when I first started playing. Welcome aboard Apolyton, and good luck!

Here's the sequence when you receive your zipped turn in E-Mail:
>
> > a)unzip the file, save in your "Saves" folder, and play your turn
> > b)Press "Turn Complete",save and exit
> > c)open winzip
> > d)create new file, name it with next person's name in title. Example:
> apsk2-Darsnan-21xx (21xx implying mission year).
> > e)Once saved, you will find the zipped file either in the general Alpha
> Centauri folder or the "saves" folder.
> > f)Winzip will zip it and save it to "My Documents" (if
> > you're running windows), although my zip program saves it in the same
> folder that the original file was in.
> > g)Attach it to an email and send to next person in game.

Hope this helps!

Darsnan
>

-Contact- · February 27, 2002, 22:32

thanks

Dreifels · February 27, 2002, 23:02

Sorry, but your explanation is confusing a little.

I made a page with complete detailed explanation and screenshots at
http://mitglied.lycos.de/smac/pbem.html

Darsnan · February 27, 2002, 23:10

OK about the "little confusing": whats the problem? I'm always looking for feedback so that I can improve this info for the next time its needed. Also, I went to your website and tried to open "How to start a PBEM", but nothing happened. FYI.

Dreifels · February 27, 2002, 23:20

Quote:

Originally posted by Darsnan
I went to your website and tried to open "How to start a PBEM", but nothing happened. FYI.

Try it again. The URL is correct (I just tested it again by click on the URL above) and loads very fast from here.

Darsnan · February 27, 2002, 23:37

OK, got it. Pictures are worth a thousand words, therefore you are thousands of words ahead of my approach. If there were a smiley bowing low in awe, I'd post it here after the previous sentence!

This is a good thing to post at this website, as well:

http://www.civgaming.net/forums/show...=&threadid=727

This is another SMAC/ SMAX forum, and this is the self help forum. I'm sure your info will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated by future gamers!

D