MP Human player becomes AI

[Nexii]

I was playing non-password protected games. 

[Yitzi]

Ok, thanks.

[Yitzi]

Well, I've found it, but I'm not so sure the bug is it becoming AI.

When a human player decides to quit, their faction is turned over to the AI, and I think that's intentional; after all, they quit and just removing their faction would be too imbalancing.  The save is then intended to allow other players to continue the game.  The only bug is that when the game is loaded, it loads as their turn rather than ending their turn or letting the AI get it immediately (though a simple workaround to this is to, at the end of your last turn before leaving, quit, save, then load the saved game and end your turn).

If you want to end your turn and give it to the next player, the proper way is to hit "end turn" and then "save and quit" when it prompts for the next player's password.

[Nexii]

I think they sort of glossed over this but I understand now.  "Quit" means really quit - as in turning over your faction.  "Exit" means "I'm done for now". 

The other (less good) workaround I had was to Save, then Quit without Saving (Cancel when prompted).  But this will give Save inconsistency/tampering warnings.

[Yitzi]

I think they sort of glossed over this but I understand now.  "Quit" means really quit - as in turning over your faction.  "Exit" means "I'm done for now". 

The other (less good) workaround I had was to Save, then Quit without Saving (Cancel when prompted).  But this will give Save inconsistency/tampering warnings.

Doesn't it quit on you automatically when you save?

In general: If you want to take a break and come back later, save and then load; as long as you don't load a second time from the same save I don't think it will give any warnings.  If you're done with your turn, end turn and then choose "save and quit" instead of putting in the next person's password.  If you want to quit the game and turn it over to the AI, use quit, then load the game and end your turn (there'll be a tampering warning, but you're quitting anyway so it doesn't matter.)

[Nexii]

Yea, it quits out automatically when you Save.  I think I was confused a bit there - I was using just Save as the workaround.  If you come into the game and decide you don't want to save any progress after playing for awhile, you can Quit and not Save.  Quitting this way won't turn your faction over to the AI, only if you actually Save when you quit out will your faction be turned over.

[Yitzi]

Yea, it quits out automatically when you Save.  I think I was confused a bit there - I was using just Save as the workaround.  If you come into the game and decide you don't want to save any progress after playing for awhile, you can Quit and not Save.  Quitting this way won't turn your faction over to the AI, only if you actually Save when you quit out will your faction be turned over.

However, that means that the latest available save will be from before that progress...and loading from that again will create a warning for everyone to see.