PBEM & turn based mixed!

[Matrix]

It might be old news, but with Conquests you can play PBEM's with turn based/simultaneous and the other way around! This should be very handy when doing powersessions. :) You don't have to keep sending the game over.

[Skyfish]

How do you change from turn-based to simultaneous in the middle of a game then ?

[Matrix]

Well, you have to save it first. But basicly there's almost no difference between turn based and simultaneous.

[Beam]

quote:Well, you have to save it first.

Got loads of those on the HD, what's the magic trick Matrix?

[Matrix]

Get to the multiplayer hosting screen (e.g. main menu -> multiplayer -> Hotseat), load the savegame, choose game type (PBEM/turn based/etc), and...play your turn/get connected.

[Beam]

Should look like this IIANM. To be correct 210a should be selected as it is the incoming game right?

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Beam/200422623350_pbemsimult.jpg
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I guess a solid broadband is a requirement to go simultaneuous.

btw, Matrix can you please respond in Mapmaking for your game vs. Shabba?

[ProPain]

Solid broadband isnt even needed, a good comp is. I played on ISDN with results that were as good as on the 2mb/s connection I have now. Sadly this does mean it's quite slow. There's a delay in moving units that takes a while to get used too and is not caused by connection speed as I also have that on my LAN.

[Beam]

I have exactly the same experience on moving units. Just learn to count to ten slooowly.

[Matrix]

It doesn't matter who's turn it is, or who started the game, cos you can change who plays who by clicking on the number before your name until your Civ shows up. :)

[Plux]

Good discovery this! Too bad I cannot join the experiments with this, because I used to quite like MP before I started PBEM-ing..

[Markstar]

I wonder if that also works for the 1.18. After all, that would be really nice. Don't you lose your password once you've played online?