Sivodsi Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 ... no longer seems to be an option, which is frustrating. I think this is a change brought in a while back, but I've only really found it a disadvantage now. It seems that the file sets the PBEM filename, and will reset it back to the default, even if you change it. I haven't really noticed this before, but I don't like this 'feature'. Some of the file names are too long to fit in the 'saved games' dialogue, so that you cannot read the number, and what happens if you are playing double blind? Has anybody else noticed this/been annoyed by it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean that you can't save the PBEM file by another name? It should allow that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivodsi Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Start a scenario as PBEM: "NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech" Save game and it suggests "NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech 001" I shorten it to "NATOGvsSyrianMech001" and send. My opponent gets it and it comes back as ""NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech 002" It seems the file itself stores its own name. This happened with a previous game in a previous version, but I just assumed that my opponent changed it and thought nothing of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Springelkamp Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I make a subfolder for each PBEM game for the files that have already been played, and upon receiving the new file, I immediately put the old file into that folder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Start a scenario as PBEM: "NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech" Save game and it suggests "NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech 001" I shorten it to "NATOGvsSyrianMech001" and send. My opponent gets it and it comes back as ""NATO H2H German vs Syrian Mech 002" I don't get this behaviour. I can enter whatever name for the file I want, and it 'remains' that way, ie. the default name for the next turn is the new name, not the original. The only exception would be if I renamed the file in Windows, not when saving the file in the game. But as long as I change the name within the game, it remembers the correct name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivodsi Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 No, I just tested it. I changed the filename in the file save dialogue, shortening it. Then I sent it, and on my opponent's save file dialogue the original name is there. Try it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I've tried it, and do not get the behaviour that you're describing. Eg. Start as Test PBEM 001 save as Test PBEM 002 save as Tst PBEM 003 next prompt is to save as Tst PBEM 004. It works like it should. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Sergei, Did you SEND the newly saved filename to a pbem recipient? There may be a "handshake" between the two datasets existing on player A's and player B's computer which refuses to acknowledge a filename change. No, I have not tested it. Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 It shouldn't matter if you send it anywhere or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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