From someone who hasn't downloaded scenarios before...

bcr3 · December 12, 1999, 02:05

Um, do you have to have FW or CiC to play a downloaded scenario (i.e. 2194 Days of War)?

My computer at home has FW and CiC, but I never got it on this one, and I just downloaded 2194 Days here at school... and... and... and... *whines like a puppy*

I reeeally wanna play it!

But when I tried to load it, it said "This scenario is not a saved game." I certainly hope not... I hate scenarios that are just saved games...

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Hendrik the Great · December 12, 1999, 06:48

Generally spoken you do not need FW or CiC to play a scenario. However, since the huge majority of scenarios available right now was created with either FW or CiC it would be best if you had both FW and CiC installed on the Computer so you can enjoy all those beautifull scrnarios out on the net.

I don't know of any way around this, maybe changing the numbers right in the beginning in the labels.txt would help...I don't know.

2194 Days of War is a great scenario btw...

Hendrik the Great

Mao · December 12, 1999, 11:08

Red Front! Red Front!

DarthVeda · December 12, 1999, 11:35

You need to goto www.winzip.com and download winzip.

Then install that program and open 2194Days.zip or whatever they called the .zip file.

It should have a readme file that you need to open for instructions on how to install or play the game.

Captain Nemo · December 12, 1999, 14:24

Sorry to disappoint you but "2194 Days of War" requires FW version of Civ-2 because it uses the expanded unit slots (11 custom units as opposed to 3 in the CiC version). It will not load on the regular Civ-2 version or on CiC (2.42) It runs on FW... I don't know about MPG, theoretically it should work, but I hear MPG is fussy about FW scenarios.

Stefan Härtel · December 12, 1999, 16:20

"I don't know about
MPG, theoretically it should work, but I hear MPG is fussy about FW
scenarios."

That differs from copy to copy. My version had troubles with only one scenario, one I was designing

2194 days as well as every other scenario by Nemo and Alex work perfectly.

BTW, this doesen't mean I make scenarios for MGE. I have two copies of Civ2 on my PC.

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bcr3 · December 12, 1999, 19:26

I already have winzip... I've been using the trial version for about three months, hehehe... of course, I don't download much, so it wouldn't be worth it for me to buy it... lame excuse, but true.

Darn, I was really looking forward to playing that scenario... I guess it'll have to wait until I get home, then...

Thanks anyway, guys.

Oh yeah, and Mao - Red Front is another one I want to play... does it need FW?
[This message has been edited by bcr3 (edited December 12, 1999).]

Mao · December 12, 1999, 20:18

Sorry, Red Front needs FW too

But good for me

bcr3 · December 13, 1999, 01:56

D@mmit! Are there ANY good scenarios that don't need FW?!?

December 13, 1999, 03:30

No, there aren't. But don't despair, bc3, mon ami, benedetti is here to give you a hand (to try at least)

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If I were you, I'd go to a webpage called History of Civilization (you can access that site from either the Spanish Civ Site or Platehead's). Perhaps, only perhaps

, there is something useful waiting for you on that page.

benedetti

PS. Enjoy 2194, man. It's very good. I maybe the only one, but I think it's better than RF

valmont · December 17, 1999, 14:45

Lord of the Rings doesn't require FW, does it?

Paul Hanson · December 17, 1999, 15:50

It uses the extra unit slots, so it will.

Civfan · December 17, 1999, 16:02

Take benedetti's advice if you don't have FW... Then buy TOT