AI Question

[Hanzberger]

ORIGINAL: Dan Nichols

I run it on a 64 bit windows 7 machine. I use exactly the same command for Java as I use for Tracker.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe"

This comes directly from the WitPTracker support site.

Gonna go try it now Dan thanks. Questions, you have a Program files, Program files (86X). I have the game stored in the main directory, not either one of these, does that matter? I run tracker from my desktop, can you do this with CR? I have to go switch to windows and check it out right now.

[Dan Nichols]

ORIGINAL: Hanzberger

ORIGINAL: Dan Nichols

I run it on a 64 bit windows 7 machine. I use exactly the same command for Java as I use for Tracker.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe"

This comes directly from the WitPTracker support site.

Gonna go try it now Dan thanks. Questions, you have a Program files, Program files (86X). I have the game stored in the main directory, not either one of these, does that matter? I run tracker from my desktop, can you do this with CR? I have to go switch to windows and check it out right now.

I have a second hard drive with all of my games and have a tracker folder in the tools sub folder. You can run tracker or reporter from any location, they both have a mechanism to set the directory path. I use a folder of shortcuts to run my game. I would not install any game in either of the program folders. Make a separate folder for your games and install there.

[Hanzberger]

ORIGINAL: Dan Nichols

I run it on a 64 bit windows 7 machine. I use exactly the same command for Java as I use for Tracker.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe"

This comes directly from the WitPTracker support site.

Sorry to turn this into a CR help forum.
How do you change the path in CR? I just started up Tracker and it runs under Program files.
.....\Deskstop\Tracker 1.8>C:\"Program Files"\Java\jre6......(cmd prmp startup)

[Hanzberger]

Looks like I put the Java folder right into the tracker folder to get it to work but this does not work for CR. [:@]

[Hanzberger]

Ok disregard my post I got Cr working again, but no map. Going back to see if I can get the map to load thanks.

Map is working, thanks for the link Alfred that's what did it for me~!

[CRations]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: CRations
I am learning a lot from reading AARs that people are writing. But there's a lot of conflicting advice on this forum [X(]. I like reading what Alfred posts. Is he one of the developers?

No he isn't. I think he's just an enthusiastic player who has figured out a lot of things.

I was one of the programmers, though all maintenance has been done by Michael McFarland for a couple of years now. My knowledge of how the code actually worked is getting rusty (and in some cases out of date). I gave some out of date information in another thread recently.

Bill

Hi Bill - thanks for the clarification. If you have the time, maybe you could thank Michael McFarland and any other developers for the work and effort they put into this game. There seems to be so many adjustments I can make with the different units, leaders, bases, and the economics of the game. Right now I'm kind of a rookie so I play the game, find a new option to manipulate, read the manual and make a change. Then I find the next thing I can tweak, read the manual some more, and make a change. And then I find something else that I can tweak...[:D]

A Chinese puzzle box has nothing on this game. So far I've invested many hours against the AI playing with many of the thing-a-ma-jiggies. I'm pretty sure I haven't found all of the thing-a-ma-jiggies yet. Thanks very-very much. [:)]

And Mr. Alfred - thanks for the many posts you've submitted. I've read many of them now and have really found an appreciation for your insight.

CR

[CaptDave]

To CRations, Hanzberger, and anyone else reluctant to start a PBEM due to being unable to commit to daily turns: do note that some of us are willing to play on those conditions (despite the joking that goes on in the forums, almost everyone here does have a real life, too).  You'll probably need to post your own Opponents Wanted ad, and be clear about your play schedule, but someone will say "hallelujah!" and jump on it.

[Thayne]

Another suggestion I would like to make . . . for people who prefer to play the AI.

All one really needs are two people with compatible interests.

So . . . an option (particularly for AI players) might be to ask for somebody to take over for the AI for some fixed period of time. For a week. Or two weeks. Or a month. Or a quarter.

This way, one is not signing one's life away to play a game that one might actually hate to continue after a few months.

At the end of the assigned time, the players might decide to renew and extend their contract. Or they may decide that it is time to go their own ways.

This will not cause any problems such as triggering Soviet activation or anything like that, will it?

[CRations]

CaptDave & Thayne - thanks for the thoughts/ideas. For myself I really need to just spend time learning the game. After I tighten down my game I'd probably try to do one or two of those short-games.

It's fun to read what others are doing and learn from their experiences. And right now the AI to me is a challenge.

CR