BFC-Sporadic CMBB PBEM save game oddity

[Snarker]

BFC,

Every once in a great while I was receving PBEM files from opponents that would say "File is meant for a different edition of Combat Mission". We were using 1.03, but it was close to the patch release so it was chalked up to user error.

Now a file I've sent to an opponent won't open and he is getting the same message. Game played under 1.03, saved under 1.03.

I still have the file, and any and all previous files to it if you want them.

[ August 25, 2003, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: Snarker ]

[Madmatt]

What version of CMBB do you and your opponent have? I dont mean if they are both 1.03 but is one a European copy? That should NOT make a difference by the way, but I need to know.

Are you zipping the files before sending them to your opponents?

You can send me the affected file but I will need both players passwords to look at this issue.

Madmatt

[Snarker]

Both of us purchased the program directly from BFC.

The error pops up on the turn I have in my PBEM folder pre send, and if I try to open it I don't even get to the screen asking for his password, I get the error message instead. I've asked for his password and will send the file when I get it. I'll also send the turn I got immediately preceding the problem save.

[ August 26, 2003, 02:13 PM: Message edited by: Snarker ]

[Becket]

Also seen the same thing with an opponent. Both of us were using PBEM Helper and compressing the files as .pbm.

By replaying the file before the problem file three times, we eventually got it to work.

[Snarker]

My file is in text format.

If you use PBEM helper's PBM format, your turn gets zipped and a small file is also sent that helper uses to track sending/playing info. Not the case here - it's happened to me with or without helper in the past.