Need help getting started with PBEM

[E5K]

Would love to try PBEM But need help getting started.  Thanks

[z1812]

I am presuming you know that PBEM is Play By Email. In future these questions are better posted in the Combat Mission General Discussion area.

In Windows the files you need are located in Documents>Battlefront>Game Files. Below are instructions from the CMSF2 manual. If you are still stuck PM me and we can start a small scenario to get you familiar with the game.

Play by Email works exactly like Single-Player Turn-based play, except that once a player completes their commands and actions, a special save game file is generated. The player emails this file to their opponent who loads it on their end, executes their commands, watches the results of the previous turn, then saves a file and returns it to the first player.

Here is a more detailed explanation of the process: 1. You pick a Game and are prompted to create a password. This creates Game file 01 which is stored as an Outgoing file. You will find this file in (Title Name)/ Games File/Outgoing Email. You send this to your partner. 2. Your Partner gets the 01 file and saves it in his Incoming Email Folder. 28 Combat Mission 3. He starts the game and finds file 01 in the Saved Game portion of the Opening menu. 4. Partner puts in password and a new file 02 will be generated to be sent to you. By saving and swapping these files via email, the players advance the game from turn to turn at a pace that the players can adjust to their liking. The gameplay itself, i.e., the Action Phase, still takes place in real-time - just like in Turn-Based Single Player mode

[E5K]

Thank you z1812 ILL get started on this.

[E5K]

Hi z1812 I sent you a game yesterday. Hope you got it.