23-10-2002 22:28									#1
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I was wondering if it is known yet whether this will be a multiplayer option. If you can play over email. Sort of like how a long-distance chess game used to be done with moves sent through the mail. The people I would be playing with I know well, so the possibility of cheating is not a concern.

	23-10-2002 22:38									#2
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It will be possible to play by email.

	23-10-2002 22:52									#3
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Yes and it is called PBEM (Play By E-Mail).

	24-10-2002 02:16									#4
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So that's what PBEM stands for. Thanks!

	24-10-2002 05:37									#5
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There won't be an in-game mail system though

	25-10-2002 08:15									#6
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that sux, so u just manually email it urself?

oh well not that big a deal tho

	25-10-2002 11:22									#7
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Its funny, cause since playing so much smac, I've never though of anything BUT pbem as a viable option for CIV MP.

	28-10-2002 04:04									#8
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Silly question (it's probably been asked before. Lazy Lung couldn't be bothered checking the entire forum), but will there be any security features on PBEM so you can't see other players' turns? A simple password for each player would suffice!

Call to Power has no such feature, so you just have to trust your opponent not to look at your turns

	28-10-2002 04:20									#9
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IIRC, there is password protection

	29-10-2002 02:31									#11
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I never played multiplayer for these strategy games before. How should PBEM work? Will I see still my opponents' moves just like in single-player or will I just have to remember what he had before and compare with what it looks like now to figure out the difference?

	29-10-2002 05:23									#12
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The real security question is: will there be 1024bit encryption on the files?

Cause sure enough, someone's gonna whip out their hex-editors and...