Newcomer? Welcome!

[JarlWolf]

Mhm... and I also suggest to try out and dabble with some of the custom factions floating about... they can make your singleplayer games quite interesting while you are waiting for a multiplayer fight to the death.

[AlphaFan45]

I am sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I am new to this forum. I enjoy playing single player games of SMAC on my own but joined this forum in hope of doing multiplayer. Could someone here explain how to get multiplayer to work and play a game with me? I think I understand how to do it using hamachi but I have never had a chance to test that out.

[t_ras]

Hi AF!
Most of the players here do PBEM (play by email). meaning they send the turns to each  other by mail and play ofline.
If you want one to start you can post in the forum asking for a game. I'll gladly take a one on one with you.
I'm not an online game player, so if you want such (its call IP game) just post for one in the forum and in FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/131175990236847/

Enjoy!

[SenniTreborius]

Hello just joined. I use  scient's Unofficial_SMAC_SMAX_Patch_v1.0 and GooglyBoogly_SMACX_Datalinksv1_3. is that acceptable in mp. can't get Yitzi's patch to work though

[t_ras]

Welcome!!
Using the scient patch is certainly acceptable and it is in deed used in many games.
Which version have you tried to use with Yitzi's patch to work? What was the problem?
You can look for answers On Yitzi's pathces also here:
http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?board=23.0

[SenniTreborius]

Actually the problem was mine as I hadn't install anything other than the exe. Yitzi set me right.
Thank you for your help.

[t_ras]

That was the reason I asked what version you downloaded, I suspected this.
Enjoy

[SenniTreborius]

Sorry for double posting, but this is not so much a reply as a general enquiry. Is there not a sort of PBEM GM who keeps everyone's post/turns, or moderates in some way. And could such a person not open up a recalcitrant players position by giving the password/id to another person, or at least activate the AI to take over an abandoned faction. OR at the very least turn everything on to auto? And it's now 06:37, my sentence structure is becoming appalling, and I'm defiantly going to bed.
Bienas noches

You're talking about a CMN.

All of it is PBEM. These games go literally for months and months. ... That said, A LOT of folks seem to like MP vids and there are not a lot of them compared to SP games.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll restrict myself to one.
MP was what I wanted to record, when I work it out it should be good. Sounds like the files might need a dedicated editor with good connection speed.
OH any suggestions for a good AAR to read that shows expert play.
AND a thought is it possible (via mod perhaps) record a whole map game (sorry that's just a crazy idea), but how big are the saves later on in the game. Does the PBEM game record the moves or just the start and end positions. If it records the actual players moves then a mod could feed the moves into the game and a whole game could be recorded by stringing the files together, and playing them back serially. Or indeed watched by a game owner in an AAR. No heavy up and downloads etc. Does the PBEM system record the moves. (Damn, in a way I hope not as I feel another project coming on).

As an aside the you seen the German film Transfer from 2010. Interesting!

So does the PBEM game record the moves or just the start and end positions. IE can one see the movement of other units within the LOS (lineof sight), or is one given a static disposition at the beginning of each turn.
And would a LAN transmit differently as I presume unit movement within LOS is visible.

Edit: For LAN I meant IP game. Haven't had coffee yet.

[t_ras]

No records of any moves. The SAV file contains the positions at end of last turn and then you move your units and save. It is the same as SP game .

[SenniTreborius]

No records of any moves. The SAV file contains the positions at end of last turn and then you move your units and save. It is the same as SP game .

So to clarify one does not see the Movement of enemy units in LOS, one must notice them oneself. OK what about in an IP game.

[t_ras]

Sorry, I got you wrong. I thought you meant the whole history of moves. Of course the last turn of moves can be seen just like in SP. Same goes for IP.

[SenniTreborius]

Interesting has anyone every tried splicing the email files together to watch a complete or part game, after the game was finished of course?

[t_ras]

Not that I know. But it happened that I as CMN when through the save to see how the game is coming along

[SenniTreborius]

Not that I know. But it happened that I as CMN when through the save to see how the game is coming along

Wonderful! What type of file is the game file??

[t_ras]

A SAV file is the save data of the game. It is a binary file, not much to see in there. I just opened them in the game to see the turns.