England: Turn by turn (links provided here)

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 11:51

EDIT: PHOTOS AVAILABLE AGAIN- for now....
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I finally completed a project I have been working on, which will enable any viewers of this post to actually follow a game, turn by turn. The links to each turn are posted below.

The game is England
difficulty: VeryHard/VeryHard
Goal: Capture all regions (except America) by turn 60
Completed on: Turn 58

Read before commenting:

This was done on an unpatched version of M2TW. In order to play these files, you may need to open it with an unpatched version of M2TW. You can make a copy of your current version and put it in file "Sega 2", and then install the original version. If you want. I know that's probably a pain.

This game uses the crusade exploit (no loss to desertion because of join/leaving the crusade, first 10 turns of a crusade only). You've been told up front. These are my house rules, and the only way to beat the game in 60 turns I believe. I did not use modded versions of the game, hacks, or codes.

Before you say it's easy and cheap... it is challenging. I know most people do not use the crusade exploit, but I justify it because the computer also does not lose soldiers to desertion and the computer cheats in other ways. This is much like playing poker with deuces wild. It's still an even game, but the game is different. And beating the game by turn 60 is not easy even using the crusade tactic.

If you have absolutely no life whatsoever, you can view each and every turn of the game by downloading the links below. Each turn is labeled. Sorry about the order; that is how they arrived via email and I was too lazy to switch them around to look better.

If you have slightly more of a life but are still interested, I recommend viewing the game in 5 turn increments. Or 10. Or whatever you prefer.

At least view turn 1, turn 15, turn 30, turn 45, turn 58. I put a lot of effort into saving each turn and beating the game as fast as possible without using codes, mods, or hacks.

For your convenience, here is the starting turn and the final turn.

File Name: England turn 1.sav
Download Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/e5olt2

File Name: Victory England 58.sav
Download Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/7bhzlw

Turn 1 shows probably the best first move. Thanks and credit go to SlicenDice for teaching me that it is possible to purchase Angers and Toulouse from France on the first turn.

Turn 58 would have been impossible without the moves on turn 1.

I may annotate this game in the next several days, so check back. I might be providing a blow-by-blow description of the entire game. So even if you DONT want to download any files or try them out on an unmodified game, you may want to see the commentary for each of the 58 moves.

I won't be going into gory details, however, such as moving a spy or a diplomat. Just major events neccessary to finish the game.

HERE IT IS: The updated link which contains all the files for a single download. (zipped)
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/tiv9m7

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Good luck, and thanks for reading my post.

**Guru** · 06-16-2007, 13:38

Not very long long campaigns... Well, congratulations for your quick victories.

Me, I prefer slower paced campaigns with many open field battles. I tend to establish a country with solid borders and then send armies around to challenge enemy armies and maybe take a town or two.
Unfortunately I do not have any insults this time, maybe I'll think of some later. Nor any questions since I'm pretty sure someone else will ask about the life thing. Comments? Well, a good post, I found it interesting enough to read it to the end.

Compliments? (see "insults".) I admit I didn't download anything. (Hey I got a life!) I'm using the patch.

To take screenshots press "Print Scrn" and the game will create a screenshot in the "tgas" folder. You may want to convert them to other file type like .jpg or was it .jpeg. (Someone correct me if I missed something or got something wrong...)

Cheers, Guru

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 13:56

Originally Posted by Guru

To take screenshots press "Print Scrn" and the game will create a screenshot in the "tgas" folder. You may want to convert them to other file type like .jpg or was it .jpeg. (Someone correct me if I missed something or got something wrong...)

Cheers, Guru

Print Scrn?

I'm still lost.

**Guru** · 06-16-2007, 14:09

Here is a little picture, hope you'll find the button!

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 14:16

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

...to those of you who may be lost, I use a laptop. There IS no print scrn button on my computer.

I am betting you thought I was a NOOOOOB!

Sucks to be me, then.
Thanks for the advice, though... just a shame my computer doesnt have that button.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 14:20

Yes, it's a beefy laptop. My old pc cant even run these games.

**Guru** · 06-16-2007, 14:30

Originally Posted by askthepizzaguy

I am betting you thought I was a NOOOOOB!

Actually I got a twisted sense of humour.

Those so called "NOOBS" rarely post threads like you did.

Going a bit off-topic but what laptop you have? Btw, check if the print screen button is labelled as "Sys Rq" on your laptop.

-- Guru

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 14:40

Originally Posted by Guru

Actually I got a twisted sense of humour.

Those so called "NOOBS" rarely post threads like you did.

Going a bit off-topic but what laptop you have? Btw, check if the print screen button is labelled as "Sys Rq" on your laptop.

-- Guru

I have an HP Pavillion zd8000, customized with the maximum available memory and add-ons. Don't ask me about the specs, because it's all greek to me. Many florins were spent in its acquisition.

All I know is it is very heavy, it overheats, but it handles games like a dream.
By the way, no sys rq button either. I'm lucky I have a number pad.

*Enjoys the fact that this back and forth dialogue is keeping this post visible.

**HoreTore** · 06-16-2007, 15:35

Originally Posted by Guru

Here is a little picture, hope you'll find the button!

If only women were that easy....

**Guru** · 06-16-2007, 16:07

You dont need that print scrn button to take screenshots!

Use a third party screenshot capture program, like Fraps! Take screenshots by pressing "F10" or "ö" if you wish! Its very easy to use... What is more, you can capture videos too. I probably got the "genius" trait, took only this long to figure that out. In fact I tested like 6 screenshot capture programs before recommending Fraps...

-- Guru

**darth_napo** · 06-16-2007, 17:52

what's the research thing as mentioned in the title? I found no research thingy at all.

**Shahed** · 06-16-2007, 18:55

Good post pizzaguy ! IIRC you can also just change the screenshot key to make it any you want it to be in the options. So what's the Princess doing in Jeddah ? (lol) She's trying to hook some rich oil sheikh ! Also, just an idea you could zip all the saves into one file and post em to sendspace, in addition. So that way people can just download the whole thing if they want to browse through the turns.

Originally Posted by HoreTore

If only women were that easy....

I think they are/can be. If you start a topic on the subject be sure to let me know about it, or if you frequent any other forums where this is already being discussed let me know. Got a lot of theories on that species.

**Forward Observer** · 06-16-2007, 20:38

Originally Posted by Guru

You dont need that print scrn button to take screenshots!

Use a third party screenshot capture program, like Fraps! Take screenshots by pressing "F10" or "ö" if you wish! Its very easy to use... What is more, you can capture videos too. I probably got the "genius" trait, took only this long to figure that out. In fact I tested like 6 screenshot capture programs before recommending Fraps...

-- Guru

I also use FRAPS, but it's hard to find an unused button that does not have some other application in at least one of the games I play, so I chose the Print screen button.

The down side to this is that I am still putting a TGA file in the game screen shot directory that I have to remember to clear out periodically. I don't particularily dislike TGA picture files, but a lot of simple free picture editing software that I use simply can't open them--stuff like Paint, Office picture editor, etc.

What would be the simplist way to disable the screen shot function of the game? (BTW you cannot disable it in the key options of the game--you can add a second key but not remove the Print screen key)

Cheers

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 23:22

Originally Posted by HoreTore

If only women were that easy....

What is this... "women".... you speak of? Even more puzzling. My computer doesn't have a button for that either. People have some fancy keyboards these days.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 23:25

Originally Posted by darth_napo

what's the research thing as mentioned in the title? I found no research thingy at all.

Research was the category closest to what I was looking for.

To enable viewers to see a turn-by-turn method of rapidly conquering the world and give them tips on how to do it was my project. I don't think an entire game has been done before, from first to last turn.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 23:33

[QUOTE=Sinan]Good post pizzaguy ! IIRC you can also just change the screenshot key to make it any you want it to be in the options. So what's the Princess doing in Jeddah ?[QUOTE]

1) Does IIRC stand for if I recall?

2) I was unaware that I could chose a print scrn key via the options menu. Thanks!

3) The princess in Jedda is from my France game as I recall. She must have been born and travelled along with her daddy on his non-stop conquer-the-world tour. Then, when he got to Arabia, he decided to ditch her. And no wonder, she's not that charming.

The princesses have pretty faces, but their personalities must be like Paris Hilton or something.

(Looks ok but is stuck-up, has a yappy little dog, sleeps around, and drinks. And did I mention stupid?)

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-16-2007, 23:35

I have some homework to do, but I will be responding to everyone's posts, and then I will work on posting SCREENSHOTS and annotating this game.

Upated the links above to a single zipped file. Man, that could have saved me a bunch of work.

**YAKOBU** · 06-16-2007, 23:51

askthepizzaguy - IIRC means If I Remember Correctly, which is not to different to If I Recall.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-17-2007, 00:19

Originally Posted by YAKOBU

askthepizzaguy - IIRC means If I Remember Correctly, which is not to different to If I Recall.

That does it. I'm going to start inventing my own acronyms.

TDIIGTSIMOA!!!

(that does it I'm going to start inventing my own acronyms)

Pronounced "t-DIG-z'mowa". Use it in everyday language.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-17-2007, 08:51

EDIT: first few images lost... see below for some.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-17-2007, 09:16

The images and the rest of the story are hidden... How will you ever find them?