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ERIKK
10-12-2003, 12:05
I heard ptw and c3c dont run together on one machine. For me that
sucks as I have both ptw and c3c games going on. The only solution I
see atm is shutting down and starting up both again and again bcoz
loading a ptw pbem in c3c messes up the upgrading and corruption of
that game (you suddenly play a ptw game with c3c rules). And other-
wise is afaik not possible.

Does anybody see more options? How do you handle it?
anarres
10-12-2003, 12:47
In what way are they not compatable? Why can't you run up PTW and load a game in to that when you have C3C installed?

I run both with no issues...
col
10-12-2003, 13:06
I'm running all three civs side by side with no problems at all! I have three different icons on the desktop. What is nice is that I only need the conquests disc in the drive- the vanilla civ and ptw are quite happy to accept it as a valid disk .

I havent tried to run all three simultaneously if thats what you mean, Erik.
ERIKK
10-12-2003, 13:24
I mean that people told me that you can't run ptw and c3c
simultaneously (I havent tried yet). So that you have to
quit c3c and load ptw to play a ptw PBEM game en than quit
ptw and load c3c to run a c3c PBEM game etc etc. I tried
loading a ptw PBEM game in c3c and noticed differences
(compared to when I loaded the same ptw PBEM save in ptw).
I think that when loading a ptw pbem game in c3c you not
use the origenal 'old' ptw rules but the new c3c rules
(with the corruption bug in it).

Also c3c crashed when I tried to set my picture from neutral
to angry towards Col in the diplomacy screen (in the same ptw
PBEM game as mentioned above)...

Is it clear now? Watch out loading your ptw pbems in c3c!!!! [satan]
Melifluous
10-12-2003, 13:32
I have Windows XP on my laptop...

If I double-click on C3C it runs...
minimise and double-click on PTW and it doesn't run :(

However.

If you right click on PTW and click run as and then just click ok, it runs OK.

I have PTW and C3C running at the same time now...

Dunno about other OS, I dont have them and cant test it.
Anarres may now more about what my machine is doing differently to help you if you dont have XP.

Hope this helps ...

Melifluous

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digger760
10-12-2003, 13:53
Also if you load a PTW PBEM with C3C the other player can't play it with PTW anymore.

I have WinXP laptop..let me try Mels little trick...hmmm nice, it works.

EDIT: Exiting seems a littel strange, my resolution went back to 1900x1200, and PTW was just a black screen, pressed escape though and PTW exited as well

EDIT2: Tried it again, both games exit as normal, no resolution changes

Mel, have you seen any problems while running both?
Lt. Killer M
10-12-2003, 13:58
I alos can't run them both, simply because they start to s..t.a.g.g.e.....r......... to a halt, even if they do not crash windows. Also, quiting C3C after running PTW beforehand results in the monitor not resetting screen res properly - reboot!
Plux
10-12-2003, 14:06
Thnx for the tip meli.. It didn't work for me just clicking ok, I had to run it as another user (adminsitrator in this case), because it couldn't create the same temp-files twice
Melifluous
10-12-2003, 14:17
Ah OK,

I have my main user set up as a member of the administrator group so maybe that was the reason...

Melifluous

PS. Killer? I would have thought that after K8 you would have bought a better laptop or at the VERY least more RAM...

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Lt. Killer M
10-12-2003, 14:46
meli, that laptop is still the fastest PC in the entire institute here, and my desktop PC with its 800 MHz will have to do.
WildFire
10-12-2003, 18:15
I can confirm c3c and PTW working together as I am playing many PTW pbems and 1 C3C pbem. Had been working, and will continue to work.

(I hope)
Stapel
11-12-2003, 11:10
When I have c3c running, and then I start PTW, nothing happens. MY pc shows some cpu action after the double click on the link on my desktop. That's all.

This morning, I copied the no-cd patch. Same shit!

I will try Meli's solution tonight.
Melifluous
11-12-2003, 11:38
I would.

I'm normally right ;)

Melifluous
Lt. Killer M
11-12-2003, 12:48
meli's works for me, but PTW can then lnot load saves :(
Matrix
17-01-2004, 16:48
I just inserted an old 6x CD-ROM drive in my computer. Never have to switch. :D
Stapel
19-01-2004, 13:05
That won't work for me. It is not the CD. I simply cannot start ptw, when c3c is running and vice versa.
anarres
19-01-2004, 15:09
Me too Stapel. [sad]
Lt. Killer M
19-01-2004, 15:16
I can get them both to run no swea, but Ig et corrupted PTW saves
ERIKK
19-01-2004, 15:17
Me neither!
Skyfish
19-01-2004, 15:20
Me neither !
Matrix
19-01-2004, 16:12
I meant I never have to switch cd's. Still have to close the one to play the other. http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/undecided.gif
Melifluous
19-01-2004, 16:52
OK I'll try again...

I have some ideas...

Melifluous
Melifluous
19-01-2004, 17:01
quote:Originally posted by Matrix

I meant I never have to switch cd's. Still have to close the one to play the other. http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/undecided.gif


Also Matrix?

You do realise that installing C3C also installs PTW on your machine?
This means that both C3C and PTW run FROM THE SAME CD?

Just that it sounds like you use two CD players?

Melifluous
Matrix
19-01-2004, 21:08
http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/what.gif I do have to. Play The World won't run with the Conquests cd.