Tutorial Broken?
Posted: 06 February 2011 08:23 AM
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Hello there! I was asked to play this game at the request of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice. I’ve been a video game addict for 25 years and I run (with two other guys) a site called VeteranGamers.

I’m excited to play this game, since it appears to combine two things I love—video games and progressive political action. The construction of the game looks sound enough (based on a mere half-hour of play so far), but I wonder if the tutorial is broken. (This, obviously, is a huge stumbling to me—and others, I expect—wanting to play it more.)

The Details: In the tutorial, on game date 4/25/09, I was instructed to schedule a Fundraising tactic for a recycling group in the “Trendy Ranch” part of Smithville. Alas, the only option I saw on the Tactics List was “Ask for Support” from the Business Association. I tried this (thinking perhaps the tutorial developer had merely left out a step), and received a newspaper headline announcing that the movement was growing. (The green Momentum box in the top-left corner went from 3 to 11.)

Now there is nothing available in the Tactics List. I’m really not sure what to do, since the Tutorial is trying to take me down a path that I—apparently—cannot travel.

I want to help fix this (and any other problems I encounter), for two reasons: One, I want to see it succeed because it seems like a very worthwhile contribution to the world of strategy games. And Two, I paid $10 and I want my money’s worth, heh!

If I’ve done something wrong, please let me know. If the tutorial is indeed broken, please let me know when I can find an updated version to try again.

Thanks for your hard work on this project!

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Posted: 07 February 2011 01:00 PM   [ # 1 ]
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There IS a problem with the People Power Tutorial scenario. As of Monday, Feb. 7, we’re working to fix it, and will post a working version as soon as possible. Our apologies!

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Posted: 11 February 2011 11:50 AM   [ # 2 ]
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The Tutorial scenario is fixed, and is bundled with the current game installer, available on the download page of this site. Important: this installer includes updated versions of all scenarios, plus a new one: “Pourinian Occupation”. For those of you who already have the game, downloads of new and updated versions are always free of charge!

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Posted: 12 February 2011 09:04 AM   [ # 3 ]
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Looks good so far! Thanks again for your speedy attention to detail on this matter.

One other thing: Since we can’t have the game windows and the tutorial messages open at the same time, is it possible to have the text of the tutorial available as a TXT or PDF file as well? That would make things easier, I think..

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Posted: 12 February 2011 02:46 PM   [ # 4 ]
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When you’re sick of me, just let me know. smile

On 05/01/09 of the tutorial, it says to check the green binder to make sure I don’t already have the “Nonviolent Training Media” resource. But I do have it. (Obviously this is less significant, but it will be confusing to some users, I’m sure.)

After I did the Group Training with this, it said my Training and Organization Levels should be at “1”, but they’re at “10”. I know these may be meaningless bug reports, but I figure it’s better to err on the side of BE ANNOYING.

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Posted: 18 February 2011 09:57 AM   [ # 5 ]
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We’ve made additional revisions to the Tutorial scenario! Please try it. More important, a new release of the entire game is now on the download page, including the new Tutorial scenario, and an all-new scenario: “Pourinian Occupation”.

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Posted: 14 December 2011 08:27 AM   [ # 6 ]
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Hello!

That is my problem:

Sometimes when I add two tactics an error occurs. Allocated hours are calculated incorrectly. And it is still available, only one tactic: “Donate”. This situation was repeated regularly since the october 2009 (game time) in Tutorial scenario. What am I doing wrong? Or it is a game problem? Thank you!

My information:

Application Version: 1.0.1f45
AIR Runtime: 2.6.0.19170
Install Path: /home/****/tcfddv/peoplepower/People Power/share
OS Version: Linux (x86) - ru
Games Started: 2
Games Resumed: 15
Games Saved: 40
Total Turns: 197
Session Turns: 0
Active Game:
Active Scenario:
Current Time: Wed Dec 14 13:03:40 2011 UTC

I am on Ubuntu 11.04.

With best wishes,
Maks.

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Posted: 14 December 2011 02:18 PM   [ # 7 ]
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I’ll try to help but need more information. Which two tactics specifically are you trying to schedule? Two different tactics, or the same tactic twice? I assume you’re scheduling them on the same turn—but are you also scheduling them to be performed on the same turn?

When you say “allocated hours are calculated incorrectly”—do you mean Work Hours? How exactly are they being calculated incorrectly? (Can you provide an example?) When you say “And it is still available, only one tactic: ‘Donate”—do you mean that the Donate tactic is the only one available?

Are you saying that after scheduling the two tactics one of them is removed from the calendar and isn’t performed (but this removed tactic then shows up as being still available on the list of tactics that can be scheduled in the Planner)? Is “Donate” the tactic that is being removed from the calendar before being performed (if that’s what happens) or is it the one that’s *not* being removed and it actually is performed and there’s a different tactic that isn’t?

I look forward to hearing more from you.

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Posted: 13 July 2012 06:43 PM   [ # 8 ]
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slim - 14 December 2011 06:18 PM

I’ll try to help but need more information. Which two tactics specifically are you trying to schedule? Two different tactics, or the same tactic twice? I assume you’re scheduling them on the same turn—but are you also scheduling them to be performed on the same turn?

When you say “allocated hours are calculated incorrectly”—do you mean Work Hours? How exactly are they being calculated incorrectly? (Can you provide an example?) When you say “And it is still available, only one tactic: ‘Donate”—do you mean that the Donate tactic is the only one available?

Are you saying that after scheduling the two tactics one of them is removed from the calendar and isn’t performed (but this removed tactic then shows up as being still available on the list of tactics that can be scheduled in the Planner)? Is “Donate” the tactic that is being removed from the calendar before being performed (if that’s what happens) or is it the one that’s *not* being removed and it actually is performed and there’s a different tactic that isn’t?

I look forward to hearing more from you.

After I did the Group Training with this, it said my Training and Organization Levels should be at “1”, but they’re at “10”. I know these may be meaningless bug reports, but I figure it’s better to err on the side of BE ANNOYING.

 


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Posted: 27 September 2012 06:48 PM   [ # 9 ]
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Maks - 14 December 2011 08:27 AM

Hello!

That is my problem:

Sometimes when I add two tactics an error occurs. Allocated hours are calculated incorrectly. And it is still available, only one tactic: “Donate”. This situation was repeated regularly since the october 2009 (game time) in Tutorial scenario. What am I doing wrong? Or it is a game problem? Thank you!

My information:

Application Version: 1.0.1f45
AIR Runtime: 2.6.0.19170
Install Path: /home/****/tcfddv/peoplepower/People Power/share
OS Version: Linux (x86) - ru
Games Started: 2
Games Resumed: 15
Games Saved: 40
Total Turns: 197
Session Turns: 0
Active Game:
Active Scenario:
Current Time: Wed Dec 14 13:03:40 2011 UTC

I am on Ubuntu 11.04.

With best wishes,
Maks.


After I did the Group Training with this, it said my Training and Organization Levels should be at “1”, but they’re at “10”. For those of you who already have the game, downloads of new and updated versions are always free of charge!

 

 


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