Can somebody loan me a gun?!?!

kcbob · November 15, 2000, 09:19

AARRGGHH!!

I could cry!!!

My brother-in-law is over last night finishing up a game he's been playing on my PC for the last 3 months. He finishes and the Hall Of Fame list is displayed. It shows my top five finishes accomplished over the last year and a half and his just completed game in the sixth slot.

I say "Don't hit clear."

Any guesses on which button he hits???

AARRGGHH!!

Now, his is the only score in the Hall Of Fame!!

Now, about that gun...

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November 15, 2000, 09:40

hate him! kill him!

how old is he? how can that happen? you tell him not to do itbut he does? strange... he deserves death, surely!

cpp · November 15, 2000, 10:18

Deletion of the "hallfame.dat" file in your civ folder seems like a solution...

kcbob · November 15, 2000, 10:42

quote:

Originally posted by cpp on 11-15-2000 09:18 AM
Deletion of the "hallfame.dat" file in your civ folder seems like a solution...

Was your other solution to hit 'CNTL/ALT/DELETE'?

Wouldn't deleting the .dat file simply either accomplish nearly the same as the 'clear' button or, worse, remove a file that I require for future playing?

And Andz83, he's 50 years old. You'd think he'd know better, huh?

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ColdWizard · November 15, 2000, 10:52

a baseball bat may provide more satisfaction....

Hueij · November 15, 2000, 10:57

quote:

Wouldn't deleting the .dat file simply either accomplish nearly the same as the 'clear' button or, worse, remove a file that I require for future playing?

Nope, all that's happening is that the HoF becomes totally empty. When you start a new game a new .dat file will be created, with only your new entrance...

November 15, 2000, 10:57

Let's see:

A .32 automatic carbine

OR

A .45 semi automatic pistol

OR

A .32 Winchester lever loading rifle

OR

A rifle with bullets the size of missiles!

Take you pick and welcome to Hodad's arm fair!

kcbob · November 15, 2000, 11:07

quote:

Originally posted by Hueij on 11-15-2000 09:57 AM

Quote:

Wouldn't deleting the .dat file simply either accomplish nearly the same as the 'clear' button or, worse, remove a file that I require for future playing?

Nope, all that's happening is that the HoF becomes totally empty. When you start a new game a new .dat file will be created, with only your new entrance...

Thanks. In that case, I'll leave it as is as a reminder of what I need to do.

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DaveV · November 15, 2000, 11:37

kcbob - if you have any save files from your old games, you can just load them up and retire to put your scores back into the hall of fame. Or, download some really high scores from Apolyton

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kcbob · November 15, 2000, 12:08

quote:

Originally posted by DaveV on 11-15-2000 10:37 AM
kcbob - if you have any save files from your old games, you can just load them up and retire to put your scores back into the hall of fame. Or, download some really high scores from Apolyton

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HOT DAMN!!! Thank you, DaveV, you're a lifesaver!!!

I don't care what they say. You're all right!

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November 15, 2000, 16:15

yeah I always save the game just before I hit enter when my spaceship is to arrive. Not really for a event such as this. But in case I ever want to look at my sprawling empire. I have one nuke game where I just used nukes over and over. nearly everything was desert or jungle with pollution on top of it. Nice to look at

jcarkey · November 15, 2000, 19:41

Dr. Strangelove, Maybe kcbob's brother in law has an old Winchester that he got from hi "pop".

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MacUser · November 17, 2000, 19:25

You could have him drive around Kansas in a VW Bug with a "Vote Gore/Nader 2004" bumper sticker! Around here SOMEONE will shoot at him!

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Bereta_Eder · November 17, 2000, 19:58

Offer him a european stake (prefferably french)
(I am too evil)

cavebear · November 18, 2000, 01:00

quote:

Originally posted by MacUser on 11-17-2000 06:25 PM
You could have him drive around Kansas in a VW Bug with a "Vote Gore/Nader 2004" bumper sticker! Around here SOMEONE will shoot at him!

If you give me a GPS coordinate, I'll take a potshot from Maryland! LOL!

November 18, 2000, 01:06

Ah, then I'll lend him the Mauser with a telescopic sight.

kcbob · November 18, 2000, 01:31

Update.

Per DaveV's suggestion, I've been able to get two of the scores back.

I'm still looking for the other five.

I guess this means that at this point, all I can do is wing him.

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Shadowstrike · November 18, 2000, 15:57

quote:

Originally posted by MacUser on 11-17-2000 06:25 PM
You could have him drive around Kansas in a VW Bug with a "Vote Gore/Nader 2004" bumper sticker! Around here SOMEONE will shoot at him!

Wouldn't that kill off kcbob too?

kcbob · November 18, 2000, 19:55

LOL! Good suggestions!

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