17-05-2003 18:54									#1
	RON - when can I save in retail version? Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I have been really enjoying the demo, but there is one thing I would like to know before I decide to buy. Battles can take a very long time, especially in a large map with several opponents. Playing the demo I have often left my game on pause overnight or when I have to stop for whatever reason. There is no option to save during a battle. Now, I hope this is just because it is a demo and being able to save would be a feature of the retail version.

However, I saw this quote on the official website:

"Save your campaign at any time between battles."

Now this leads me to believe that you can only save before or after a battle, during the "turn based" part of the game where you are looking at the world map.

So in the retail version will you be able to save during a battle? I would hate to think that if you have put an hour or two into building up your cities and are doing well in a battle and you have to stop for some reason the only option is to start all over and waste all the time you already spent on that battle?

Anyone know if you will be able to save during a "quick battle" or only between turns in the campaign?

Thanks!

	17-05-2003 19:01									#2
	Re: RON - when can I save in retail version? Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote: Originally posted by stesergio I have been really enjoying the demo, but there is one thing I would like to know before I decide to buy. Battles can take a very long time, especially in a large map with several opponents. Playing the demo I have often left my game on pause overnight or when I have to stop for whatever reason. There is no option to save during a battle. Now, I hope this is just because it is a demo and being able to save would be a feature of the retail version.

I don't know if you can save in the retail version or not - hopefully somebody else can answer that. But I can tell you that you are not the only one leaving your computer on all night to preserve a game! I wonder if BHG/Microsoft considered the environmental impact of not letting you save in the trial version?

	17-05-2003 19:20									#3
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

u can save and resume in the retail version in the quick battles .


and .between turns in the conquer the world campaign...but i dont think u can save in the middle of battles within the conquer the world campaigns.

	17-05-2003 19:24									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote: Originally posted by One_Dead_Villy u can save and resume in the retail version in the quick battles ..between turns in the conquer the world campaign...i havent tried saving in the middle of battles for that though.

Cool. I hope that if you can save during quick battle you should be able to save during campaign battles as well.

I hope you don't mind if I ask, how do you know this? Do you have a media full version, do you work for BHG, did you read this somewhere?

	17-05-2003 19:33									#5
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

You can save at any time in the retail version. You can save during a quick battle, you can save between campaigns, you can save during battles in the campaign.

The save features are plentiful and none are missing.

	17-05-2003 21:12									#6
	Put an end to popups!

one more confirmation that in the retail version you can save and resume a battle of a ctw campaign

	17-05-2003 21:27									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Markos, you have the marketing gold, too?

Hmm, well, it seems that anyway more people have gold now than you can count...