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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The game is spectacular. The forum community is spectacular.

Some of the old salts were kind of growing jaded - a natural byproduct of "familiarity breeds contempt" when you've been around too much and too long. But fresh faces keep arriving daily, so that the game is refreshed and renewed. It's incumbent on us old timers to not be jaded by the newbie questions. Yes, we've been through it before, but we can either step aside to let others chime in, or we can take a breath, rejuvinate the senses, and mentor.

Some of the best entertainment around has come from newbs in the past year. What an amazing game!

Truly, I expect to be playing this game a decade from now (by then I should be in my sixth or seventh match) unless a WitPAE II comes along in the meantime. If it doesn't, I can easily accept the current game as long as the forum members are still around to provide competition and entertainment.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The game is spectacular. The forum community is spectacular.

Some of the old salts were kind of growing jaded - a natural byproduct of "familiarity breeds contempt" when you've been around too much and too long. But fresh faces keep arriving daily, so that the game is refreshed and renewed. It's incumbent on us old timers to not be jaded by the newbie questions. Yes, we've been through it before, but we can either step aside to let others chime in, or we can take a breath, rejuvinate the senses, and mentor.

Some of the best entertainment around has come from newbs in the past year. What an amazing game!

Truly, I expect to be playing this game a decade from now (by then I should be in my sixth or seventh match) unless a WitPAE II comes along in the meantime. If it doesn't, I can easily accept the current game as long as the forum members are still around to provide competition and entertainment.

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

If a king rules a kingdom, and a emperor rules an empire, who rules a country?

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Sounds great. Those of you who have updated ongoing games with the Betas, have you found any odd issues when doing so? I want to suggest it to Herb but fear cocking up our game

ORIGINAL: Admiral DadMan

For those of you running PBEM games, here is a recommended update procedure*:

(Note: v1079 refers to the game Release version and v1084 refers to the Update version. Your current version may vary.)

1) Japanese player resolves latest turn using current version v1079.
2) Japanese player saves game.
3) Japanese player exits game.
4) Japanese player sends combat replay to Allied player.
5) Japanese player upgrades to new version v1084.
6) Japanese player issues orders and advances turn.
7) Japanese player sends turn to Allied player.

8) Allied player plays combat replay under old version v1079.
9) Allied player upgrades to new version v1084.
10) Allied player issues orders and advances turn.
11) Allied player send turn file back to Japanese player.

The key is that orders must be entered using the same version and then the turn resolved with that version i.e.:
-J Orders v1079, A Orders v1079, J Resolve v1079, A Replay v1079;
-Both update to v1084, J Orders v1084, A Orders v1084, etc.

For Japanese players playing multiple PBEM games, what this means is that you will need to collect all of your opponents' turns and run them before updating.

After you run each turn, send off the replay file to the Allied player, and ask him to play the replay under the old version. Once you have resolved all of your PBEM opponents' turns, you can now upgrade.

*Thanks to "Feinder" and "cap_and_gown".

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Sounds great. Those of you who have updated ongoing games with the Betas, have you found any odd issues when doing so? I want to suggest it to Herb but fear cocking up our game

ORIGINAL: cantona2

Thanks for the replies.

When I run the Beta exe it asks for a location to install. I assume that is the Witp:AE game folder?

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The game is spectacular. The forum community is spectacular.

Some of the old salts were kind of growing jaded - a natural byproduct of "familiarity breeds contempt" when you've been around too much and too long. But fresh faces keep arriving daily, so that the game is refreshed and renewed. It's incumbent on us old timers to not be jaded by the newbie questions. Yes, we've been through it before, but we can either step aside to let others chime in, or we can take a breath, rejuvinate the senses, and mentor.

Some of the best entertainment around has come from newbs in the past year. What an amazing game!

Truly, I expect to be playing this game a decade from now (by then I should be in my sixth or seventh match) unless a WitPAE II comes along in the meantime. If it doesn't, I can easily accept the current game as long as the forum members are still around to provide competition and entertainment.