The debug file gives this info on the error: Debug Message: PostGameToServer: Post failed. RPC error code: Heh, I should have been more specific: We need the lines that follow the RPC error code line. Specifically, contents of the Data tag. <IMG src="http://images.stardock.com/gc2/T_DL/smiles/Smile.gi
-Will you be able to submit a game to the Metaverse that was saved / finished at a later time ? -Will CTD's "corrupt" a Metaverse game so that it will be considered "cheated". One of my games was submitted as a cheat. A CTD occured in that game though. -Are you allowed to use Ctrl-N at the start of a Metaverse map or will this be considered a cheat?<
Pardon my ignorance here, but I've got a saved game, and I'd like to upload the score to the Metaverse, but I can't seem to find out what to click where to upload it. Thanks! You would have needed to start your game as a Metaverse game. You do that by clicking on the Metaverse button in the game's main m
In this article, I'll briefly outline how to add your own anomalies to the game. So, get a fresh cup of coffee or can of Coke, make a back up of you data directory and fire up your text editor! If you look in the game's localized data directory (a default installation would be Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Data\English), you'll find a file named Anomalies.xml. This file is where all of the game's anomalies are defined. Here is a complete anomaly definiti
Preamble: This is a (slightly edited and updated) repost of an article I posted to one of the restricted forums. I'm reposting it here so that everyone can read it. When I originally wrote this article, I discovered that some of the functionality needed to make it work wasn't implemented in the game; these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2, so most of you reading this article won't be able to try it out until you can get your hands on an updated version of the game.&n
If you've been itching to make your own dream planet and don't mind doing a little minor surgery on the game's data files, read on! It's not difficult, but it does require rudimentary knowledge of XML and basic file editing skills. For this example, I'll be changing the appearance of the Yor's home star system and planets, but the steps can be applied to any of the game's races (including the custom race). I won't cover every little detail, but by the time you've finished readi
