pbem helper

[relee41]

Can anyone post a site that gives a better explanation on how to use pbem helper than the original site or post a quick explanation....seems to be a valuable tool but can't figure it out...

thanks

[dieseltaylor]

It is a bit of a bugger to get used to. I have used it successfully many times and the Trusted mode is great for getting multiple goes per e-mail.

BTW I have just downloaded the lates version but it seems a bit bugged as it will only recognise CMAK and CMAKdemo but not CMBO and CMBB. I have alerted Harri.

ANYWAY back to the request. To be honest I just played around with it until I got the hang. If you have multiple e-mail accounts you can practice the sequences to yourself and see how what happens ties up to the instructions. E-mail me when you have some sticky problem you cannot get you head around.

[farmerch]

it is a valuable tool.

don't forget to number the files correctly. 3 digits at the end of the gamename.

[GreenAsJade]

I agree with diesel... let us know what specifically is the problem and we will try to

help.

When you install it, you should say "yes" to all the options (if I recall correctly!). Especially the one that says "make PBEMH the default application for .pbm files" (or something like that).

That option is the one that makes it so that if your opponent uses PBEMH, then you can just double click on their attachment and PBEMH will open the game for you.

Some basic things:

1) Make sure PBEMH knows about the version of CM that you are playing. If it does, it will show up in the top part of the PBEMH window, under installed games.

If it doesn't (probably not first up) go to options->modify installed programs. Double click on CMAK or CMBB or CMBO. Make sure that it knows where you have installed the program: select "Browse" and tell it if it seems not to know.

Hit "OK"... it should be showing now in the top part of the window.

2) Hit "refresh". If you have some games in progress, saved in the PBEM folder, PBEMH should find them already.

They will show up in the bottom part of the window, with status "new".

If you don't have a game already going, get it going, save a turn, then hit "refresh"!

PBEMH will be a lot tidier to use if you name the game save files like:

Somthing_xxx.txt

where xxx is the turn number (001 etc)

Now... here are some words about what to do/expect if your opponent does _not_ use PBEMH.

1) Look under "options" and select the "set additional working folder" option. Take note of where it tells you this folder is, then say "OK".

This is the place where you will store the attachments from your unenlightened opponent.

2) Select one of the games and hit "Edit".

Fill in your password for the game and your opponent's email address. Change the Mode setting from "Send as PBEM" to "Send as is" for your poor unenlightened opponent.

Click the "taunt your opponent" check box.

Finally you are set up. It sounded like a lot, but actually it's just a few clicks once you have done it the first time.

NOW. If you just saved your turn, then select the game and press "send". PBEMH will present you with a window to type a message to your opponent. Off goes the message... notice how you didn't have to mess around with attachments?

NOW. When your opponent replies with a .txt file

containing their turn, save that attachment in

the "additional working folder" place.

Then fire up PBEMH, double click on the game and sit back: you should see PBEMH start up CM for you, go through the initial screens, type in your password and TADA ... you are ready to play.

WHEN you have finished your orders and hit "DONE" or "GO", press F5. PBEMH will fill in the name of the save file for you with the turn number updated and exit CM... you can even

tell it to send the turn straight away.

PHEW. Is that any help? As has been said many times, it's fiddly to get going, but once you have it figured out you will find it hard to imagine how people do without.

There is a picture of what it should look like when you have it set up here .

If your opponent uses it as well, it's even better, because you don't have to save their attachment, you just click on it in the email and TADA you are playing CM.

GaJ.

[ March 07, 2004, 06:29 AM: Message edited by: GreenAsJade ]

[dieseltaylor]

I have resolved my PBEMHelper non- recognition problem!!!

I had upgraded form CDV Combat Mission 2 to BTS Combat Mission Barbarossa to Berlin. The problem was that PBEMH hereafter always referred to as HELPER did not recognise the exe. file name!!!

[relee41]

Wow

thanks for all your help

I see where I made errors and diesel and I are gonna try it out together...playing cm b4 bed probly doesn't help

mucho gracias