[Freeciv] Re: i may be having a problem

["olv yper-sond" <olv_26@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i am having a problem with civclient in Win98 also -- when i try opening
it i get a stream of 'Gdk Warnings', and "Gdk Criticals', then the DOS
window just shuts down. civserver seems okay. any suggestions?

thanks,
Olv


----- Original Message -----
From: "P.G. Willemsen" <pgwillemsen@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:01 AM
Subject: [Freeciv] Re: i may be having a problem


>
> > 2) because i wanted to begin against ai, i tried to type civserver
into
> the
> > prompt.
>
> You always need civserver, also when you play against humans. The only
> exception is if you play against a civserver running on
www.freeciv.org (the
> freeciv Metaserver).
>
> > 3)typed start client (remember, im a computer moron) no luck.  so,
again
> > using windows i clicked on the civclient icon.  tried typing, but
received
> no
> > response.
>
> You should double click on civclient or type civclient in the command
> windows. Not the same command window, as civserver is running there
and the
> commands you type will be interpreted by civserver and not by the
command
> window itself.
>
> > 4)opened another command prompt and switched directories...again, it
> wouldnt
> > accept any commands....however, a game screen popped up, as did a
connect
> > screen, which i clicked.  for some reason, i have problems
connecting
> through
> > network connection, so i used the connection supplied by aol.
>
> You should not need a network connection, nor a connection supplied by
aol
> (=internet connection?). Since you are playing against ai, the only
thing
> you need is one pc. You can remove all modems, lan cables etc. and
still
> play the game. You should connect to 127.0.0.1. or localhost, and
leave the
> port setting to the default.
>
> This should really work. The connection screen should disappear and
the
> civserver window should show a message that you connected. If this
goes
> wrong, you probably have not installed TCP/IP properly. Review your
network
> settings.
>
> > 5)okay.  all looks good, except i cannot play.  i cannot access gov,
> kingdom
> > or other sections of the game screen, and no new screens pop up to
allow
> me
> > access to these other game screen sections.
>
> OK. You just did not start the game. You are connected to the
civserver
> running on you pc, but that server is still waiting for others to join
the
> game. Switch to the civserver console window en type 'start'. You will
be
> asked to choose a nation and the game will begin!
>
> > i have played with some of the civserver and civclient screens that
pop
> up.
> > occasionally, when typing start, it will seem to accept the command,
but i
> > get no further response.  othertimes i get a response like, not
enough
> > players, will not start.
>
> It *may* be possible that you connected to another civserver on the
internet
> (you mentioned using your aol connection). So your local civserver has
no
> clients to start (perhaps only ais, so it will start with only ais),
and
> your civclient is waiting for the remote civserver to start. Make sure
you
> connect to 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) and the civserver windows tells
you that
> you have been connected.
>
> If it still does not work, tell us all civserver messages (in the
civserver
> console window).
>
> HTH,
> kind regards,
>
> Peter Willemsen
>
>
>