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PBEM replay
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:09 pm
by HobbesACW
Hi folks, I don't know if this has been posted before but both my opponent and I would sometimes like to avoid having to watch a replay. Sometimes you know there will be nothing worth watching especially in the first few turns. Sometimes it is too painful to watch when you know the end is nigh and you just want to get the game over with.
I would imagine a change to the game that allowed a player to avoid having to watch a PBEM replay wouldn't be too hard to make? Anyone else have any thoughts about this?
Chris
Re: PBEM replay
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:15 pm
by markwatson360
Well, you could go and make a cup of tea.
Re: PBEM replay
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:12 am
by rbodleyscott
It isn't possible for us to make it so that you can skip the replay.
The replay is not a video. At the end of each player's turn, the game actually saves the situation at the start of their turn, and the list of events. It then runs through those events to display the replay and at the same time reconstruct the situation at the end of the turn.
Re: PBEM replay
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:14 am
by gribol
markwatson360 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:15 pm
Well, you could go and make a cup of tea.
A beautiful answer in a truly British style.
Is especially useful if you are still playing Pike&Shot.
Re: PBEM replay
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:25 pm
by HobbesACW
rbodleyscott wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:12 am
It isn't possible for us to make it so that you can skip the replay.
The replay is not a video. At the end of each player's turn, the game actually saves the situation at the start of their turn, and the list of events. It then runs through those events to display the replay and at the same time reconstruct the situation at the end of the turn.
OK thanks for the answer.
Chris