Junk Yard Wars!

This should be fun!

We should probably fix this before starting the game:
http://spaceempires5.com/en-US/node/3754

count me in

I went here and didn't see your game.

Is tech trading allowed?

Only few game forums are public. You should look instead at the SEV games list: http://seiv.pbw.cc/text/games.jsp?se5=true

This sounds great I would like to play.

Question - (sorry if its stupid) but in Balance Mod normal you start with 0 levels in any colonization. I noticed in the adapted mod that you also start with 0 in colonization. Now I have never not put points at least into my racial type (ie Ice, Rock, Gas Giant) and if we start with none... then would we not be able to colonize?

that's a concern i had as well. starting tech is set on medium i believe but that's only 50k points, not enough for starting colonization.

BlueTemplar, thanks for the link. I use the graphical version of PBW and I was expecting the open games list to be on the left, near "PBW Community" or "Game Listings," instead of by the buttons you use once you're in a game. I think I'll suggest that to geoschmo next time I see him here.

hhmm i see that i'll have to start useing large galaxys or wont be enuf tech to go round... tryd with small one and jus got junk tech... sad story i know.

ah and maybe silly question but started with 50k reserch points at startup and spent them, then in game in research i also had extra 50k to spend again... is that sposed to happen?

I think the empire setup file needs to be sent to us first, before we make our empires. He may have it set up so we can get out starting tech. The last message I saw on the PBW site is he is going to get it set up tonight sometime.

On that note if it is late tonight my empire file will be uploaded tommorrow. I have to start work at 5am tommorrow.

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Thanks for the info.. I guess I can stop wasting that mil in my single player games and now I can feel a wee bit less stupid.

When I go to start a new game, I get a 'data file error' popup box right away. It says it has a problem with Mod_Definition.txt. I extracted the zip file to a folder I made called "Junk Yard Wars". What's my problem?

You have another folder called "JunkYardWars" in this one...

So how do I upload my empire??

Go to the the PBW site and log in. On the left you will have a listing of games you are currently in. Select the JunkYardWars one and when it loads at the top buttons will be lighted. One is a button to upload empire. Select it and browse to the savedempires folder in the game directory. If you haven't saved an empire load up the game and start a new game with the mod. Make your empire as normal with the correct settings (no tech and 3000 racial points) and then save to file (button on right) and an emp file will be created.

Thanks, BlueTemplar, the mod works now.

No one ever answered whether tech trading is allowed?

My empire file is ok with the settings. However, I am playing a single player game with the mod to check it out. (Very amusing, like christmas every turn.) I did still start with 50k research points to put into tech the first turn. This was with starting technology at NONE. Dunno if thats the same in multiplayer.

thegragg - whats the Stock Shipset - Eee you have listed as your shipset...the link goes to a jpg of the SE IV race ships and flags. Your just using the Eee ships right?

sure, Eee works fine i guess. i goofed and added a ship set for seIV

Oh ok. Wasn't sure and I did not want to mess up with my own ignorance and cause the game to have to be restarted.

hey, i resubmitted myempire so i could actually choose the ship set i wanted.

heya hows a guy get to play a game round here? il join...

blunt object

Check the FAQ:
http://wiki.spaceempires.net/index.php/PBW_(SEV)

Direct link to the game:
http://seiv.pbw.cc/text/index.jsp?menu=gamemenu.jsp%3fgame=1g4b91l&body=gamebody.jsp%3fgame=1g4b91l

Hey guys, I'm having trouble saving games. I click on end turn, the game says it saved the plr file to the savegame folder, and yet when I look in there I can't find it. I just recently reformatted the computer and reinstalled SE5. I also installed VISTA for the first time. I don't know how much I like the new op, but it's what I got. I'm wandering if it might be responsible for this. Any suggestions? I've redone my turn twice now and getting tired of that real fast. Thanks.

Hi Thegragg, I'm running Vista myself, extremly unstable in my opinion, but nows not the time to complain. My PBW save games go to the saved games folder in my space empires V folder, but I've got a feeling that you know where they are, they're just not there. I've never had problems with SEV running under Vista, I guess the only thing I'd try would be to search for the plr file, sorry that I can't be more help. Best of luck.

Thanks for the reply Innuendo. I'm still trying to decide if i like vista or not. I know where the savegame fold is, it's just not actually saving them there. Anybody else have a problem similair to this?

Ok, for some reason it's saving them as .gam files. what the heck's that?

The savegame file format...

but shouldn't it be saving it as a .plr file for the mulitiplayer game?

You get .gam file from PBW. .plr contains your orders. Did you search your computer for .plr files?