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How do you delete the saved games...?

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"The Stare" <wat1@not.likely.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> "redvet" <redvet@lava.net> wrote in message
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>> How do you delete the saved games...?
>
> In the program folder is another called \Saves
> Civ3\Saves
> Civ3\Civ3PTW\Saves
> Civ3\Conquests\Saves
> They are in there. Just delete them with windows explorer.
>
Mahalo - thanks. I was afraid it might be something like that. Can handle
though, redvet

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"Kiwi Bloke" <justlees@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "redvet" <redvet@lava.net> wrote in message
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>> "The Stare" <wat1@not.likely.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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>> > "redvet" <redvet@lava.net> wrote in message
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>> >> How do you delete the saved games...?
>> >
>> > In the program folder is another called \Saves
>> > Civ3\Saves
>> > Civ3\Civ3PTW\Saves
>> > Civ3\Conquests\Saves
>> > They are in there. Just delete them with windows explorer.
>> >
>> Mahalo - thanks. I was afraid it might be something like that. Can handle
>> though, redvet
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> A good trick that someone on this NG posted was to put a shortcut to the
> save games file onto your desktop.
> Then it's just a matter of double clicking it.

I cleaned it up last night and saved the posting from'The Stare' for future
use. My desk top is fairly clutter as it is, thank you .

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"Brandon Supernaw" <bhsupernaw@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Around 9/30/2004 5:16 PM, redvet proclaimed for posterity:
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>> How do you delete the saved games...?
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> Here is an alternative possibility. If you are comfortable with Windows
> Explorer (assuming you ARE on Windows and not a Mac), find the .ini file
> for Civilization. It will be in the following locations where X:\<path>
> refers to the original installation directory where you put Civ3.
>
>
> Vanilla Civ3: X:\<path>\Civilization3.ini
> Play The World: X:\<path>\CIV3PTW\ptw.ini
> Conquests: X:\<path>\Conquests\conquests.ini
>
> You have to have started up each at least once and begun a new game for
> the file to exist. Once you've found the .ini files, add the following
> line to each:
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> WindowsFileBox=1
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> It may already exist, but have a value of 0. If that is the case, just
> change it to a 1. Save the file, and now whenever you either open or save
> a game, you'll be presented a standard Windows file selection box. Within
> that box you can right-click and delete files just as you can with any
> application.
>
> One twitchy thing I've noticed (and I think it was someone in here that
> pointed out what the issue is quite awhile ago) is that if I accidently
> double click too rapidly on "open" at the main menu, the Windows file
> selection box doesn't seem to appear. In fact, it has appeared, but the
> rapid double click brought the main menu of the game back to the front.
> Just ALT-TAB and select the windows file selection box to bring it to the
> foreground again. This doesn't happen nearly as often in Conquests as it
> did in Vanilla and PTW.
>
> Of course, it should go without saying, be sure the games are not running
> when you edit these files.
>
> --
> Brandon Supernaw - <bhsupernaw@sbcglobal.net>

Mahalo Brandon, but I think I'll stick with the idea of going into the saved
file via explorer. - redvet
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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:16:56 -1000, "redvet" <redvet@lava.net> wrote:

>How do you delete the saved games...?
>


I first created a shortcut to the saved folder. When I want to clean
it out, I just click on the shortcut and delete everything.

Lately, I have taken to a different method not requiring a cleaning
out. Each time I begin a game, i save it as "100" which creates
"100.sav" Then when I play, I save the games as 101.sav. I have gone
as high as 103. When I start a new game, I just save it as 100, and
101. That gives me a clean slate in little effort and I never have to
clean out the saved folder.

The Automatic Saves folder is self cleaning.

This is C3Conq.

For what its worth
Buck

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On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:01:04 -0800, "Chris L Raygor"
<c7r7l09@olypen.com> wrote:

>go in to windows exploere find the folder
>"redvet" <redvet@lava.net> wrote in message
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>> How do you delete the saved games...?
>>
>


I changed the way I save games. When I start a new game, Before I
make a move, I save the year 4000 BC as 100.sav. Then as I play, I
periodically save the game as 101.sav. On occasions, I save before
trying something stupid, like attacking my beloved neighbor, as
102.sav. If I have a problem I can at least go back to my 101 or 102
sav. When I start a new game, I overwrite the 100.sav, the 101.sav
and/or the 102.sav. Sometimes I save 4000 BC in all three saves.

I Haven't had to clear out my saved games since then and I don't get
confused. If I want to restart a game, I go back to 100, if I start
over after having come back to a game, it is always 101, and if I just
want to back up a few years, it is 102.


Buck
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For what it's worth.