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PBEM guide
Montecuccoli:
So comrades, the Pbem works and works fine even without waiting for a patch
Player A: create the pbem, deploy units and give orders; send file to Player B
Player B: Select Dispatch Orders, deploy units and give orders; send file to Player A
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(now keep attention)
Player A: 1- Select WATCH, it will show after a while EXIT; no problem at all it is the Engine that build up the movie; so just SEND the file DO NOT OPEN DISPATCH; send file to Player B
Player B: 1- Select WATCH, 15 minutes of battle like load a replay are shown up, at the end turn off from watch with CTRL+Q
2- Now Select Dispatch Orders and give (if you want) some new order and press P
3- Send file to Player A
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and so on... sometimes it is Player A to see EXIT sometimes it is Player B to see it for the Engine is building up the orders in a movie to be shown on Watch.
The GOLDEN RULE is: When selecting WATCH you see EXIT after a while do not open Dispatch but JUST SEND THE FILE TO THE OPPONENT
Sorry for this delay in "understanding" pbem, enjoy!
aresbece:
Hello, I just want to thank all involved in the making of this wonderful game..
I'm having great difficulty getting pbem to work..here's the problem I'm having..
I give orders..send the file off to my opponent..he gives orders and sends it back..
now I'm unsure of what to do..I hit play by email, on the the main screen ..it goes to another screen I hit resume pbem..it then goes to the screen displaying the sequence order..and doesn't allow anything but to save it again..I do, then send it off..when my opponent gets the file and loads it..it just says error..it's not your turn..
my question is..after we both give orders for the first time..do we watch a movie, then reissue orders..if so, how do I get to the movie..
If I am allowed to give orders, how do I get to the screen to do so, from the sequence screen..
So many questions..I hope my description of my problem is clear..as i'd love to get pbem working.
HarryInk:
I don't mean to tell you how to suck eggs but...
One good habit is to go the C:\HistWarGames\HistWar\Save\PBEM and make a shortcut for your desktop. When your opponent's emails turn up, you drag and drop the file into the shortcut. When you 'resume PBEM' you should find the file in the list. Note that the file should overwrites each time you save into the PBEM folder. In other games I play (Combat Mission) you number the files sequentially so it took me a little settling down to get used to the overwrite and the single file. But it works. As a diagnostic step, are you achieving the overwrite okay?
--- Citer ---..it then goes to the screen displaying the sequence order..and doesn't allow anything but to save it again..I do, then send it off..when my opponent gets the file and loads it..it just says error..it's not your turn..
my question is..after we both give orders for the first time..do we watch a movie, then reissue orders..if so, how do I get to the movie..
If I am allowed to give orders, how do I get to the screen to do so, from the sequence screen..
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As you mention 'sequence step', I wonder if you're numbering the files, which you should not do. The game will think you have a fresh start each time, you see.
aresbece:
when a file comes back..I download it into the saves/pbem folder..it overwrites it, as it should..I'm not giving it a new title or anything.
When i go to "resume pbem" it still just goes to the screen with the player turn instructions..with no option to do anything other than save, and send off again..so I do..when my opponent gets the file, all it says is it's not your turn..so there seems to be a step I'm missing
HarryInk:
Hmm... curious indeed. Something is amiss at your end in that the turn isn't processed. So I'm sure it'll be an easy thing to solve.
Check that you're both got the same version installed.
In the meantime, because I'm a bear of little brain and have to do something to understand it, I've sent you a test PBEM file. Feel welcome to reply with your own test, too.
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