RBP9 IT and Tech Issues Thread

[AutomatedTeller]

I keep crashing the game when I connect if I had BUFFY loaded from playing a single player game.

Anyone know of a way to keep that from happening, other than for me to remember to shut down Civ and reopen it?

[spacetyrantxenu]

For PB8 I have a desktop shortcut to load RB Mod when I launch Civ, so I always know what mod the game has running. I think it says it at the title screen, too. Maybe you should set up a separate shortcut for BUFFY and not use it when you want to connect to this game? I don't have a better idea than that, sorry.

[waterbat]

Yes set up a shortcut and remove neural pathway that causes you to connect in-game.

[spacetyrantxenu]

You could set up a Windows scheduled task to kill your Civ 4 process every 24 hours or so, in case you left the game open from your last play session. That would only be mildly disruptive if you were playing when the task ran (hopefully in the middle of the night when you're sleeping?), unless you happened to be logged into the pitboss game at the time the task ran...and you knocked the server offline from an unclean disconnect....

taskkill.exe /F /IM Civ4BeyondSword.exe

But the neural pathway thing could be better if you can get it to work.

[Cornflakes]

I noticed that civstats is disconnected, but when checked the game I had no problems logging in.

Azza and AT, if civstats hasn't fixed itself it might be a good idea to post here after you play because civstats won't send out an email notification when the turn rolls if it's not connected.

[AutomatedTeller]

yeah - I just have to remember to close civ before starting, is all...

[AutomatedTeller]

I noticed that civstats is disconnected, but when checked the game I had no problems logging in.

Azza and AT, if civstats hasn't fixed itself it might be a good idea to post here after you play because civstats won't send out an email notification when the turn rolls if it's not connected.

I have played. When I hit end turn, there was still someone left to play, though.

[Azza]

Pretty sure the new turn is up.

[Cornflakes]

As long as civstats is disconnected, the last person in each turn should probably post here after the turn rolls.

[AutomatedTeller]

The current turn is turn 43, 2280 BC. There are 10 hours left on the turn (as of now, 10 am East coast US time) It has not rolled since I played last night.