Yeah, the new MR has its own desktop app that you can install from the site.

In current GMR each account can only play one slot in a game. However the account used in GMR in no way needs to match the actual account used to launch and play Civ V. So you could have a single copy of Civ V on your computer and switch which account you use GMR with.

However in our upcoming re-write that we're simply calling Multiplayer Robot we do allow the same account to play as many slots in a game as you wish, simplifying one aspect of your situation. This new MR is currently in alpha testing and you can try it out here: http://new.multiplayerrobot.com/

In the new Multiplayer Robot we store the game's ID in each of its save files so that when the file is uploaded we can submit it to the correct game. If for some reason we're unable to read the Game ID from a submitted save file then we reject it with an error.

Thanks Gert, all help will definitely be appreciated and you're certainly welcome to participate as much you'd like!

Hey Gert, we're planning on making the games summary page[new.multiplayerrobot.com] show each game that it's your turn in, with an option for downloading them right there. The games shown under the Account page are simply for reference to other people.

We do have a Trello card for finishing the Games Summary page: https://trello.com/c/u85VPPdg/114-show-current-turns-on-games-overview-page

Originally posted by vanlaerpieter:

Hey Mel,

I tried to launch my test game - VLP with 4 players. When clicking on the "play turn" button, I choose to open it with "MRobot.WindowsTaskTray". Game launches, I go to the "load screen", and only see one save with the normal name "GMR Play my turn' (or something like that). When loading I get the turn of Persia instead of Germany. Yesterday I played with the old GMR a turn in my game "Mesopotamia (6FF)", there Persia is the civilization after me in the turn order.

What am I doing wrong, are the two apps having interference?

This is really strange! If you check the new desktop app does it show that it's your turn in that game? It should be automatically downloading the save file for the game and putting it in the hotseat saves directory with the name "(MR) Test Game - VLP".

It's entirely possible that the current GMR desktop app might interfere with the new MR app. There isn't anything about their designs or the way they're implemented that should make them interfere, but as they're both watching and manipulating the hotseat saves directory it's a possibility. I've been running with both apps for sometime now and haven't noticed any problems myself.

Thanks for the feedback so far, and definitely let us know when you encounter any issues!

Originally posted by vanlaerpieter:

Have to add that I loaded save file and saved it into hotseat folder. When starting CIV 5, the save file showed. After loading I got kind of setup screen, "staging room", I could if I want still change some of the game options there, I could also check the 'ready status" next to my name wich resulted into the other players being ready too.

At the bottom there were two buttons: "back" and "save game". When clicking "save game" I could save it in the hotseat loading screen, saved it but after that nothing happened :)

Yeah the way that Civ V handles pre-created "game config" files in HotSeat is really wonky! For the purposes of MR though you should only see it on the very first turn of a game, and all you need to do is check the "Ready" mark next to your civ and the game will start. Then play through you turn as normal, end it, save it, and MR will auto submit it for you.

The next player in the game should see the standard HotSeat turn dialog when it comes to them.

Originally posted by markcavaco:

I joined a couple games on Stonehenge and I am listed as team 1. there are multiple players set as team 1. but there is also team 2,3,4,5. What is going on here?

This was a bug, should be fixed in our latest build which will go live shortly. Thanks!

Both are fine! In Trello you can only comment on features/bugs that already have a card created, and that's a good place to do it. If you'd like to suggest a new idea or report a new bug that's not yet on our Trello board, this would be the best place to do it.

If you find any bugs or have some feature feedback post it here and we'll capture it on our Trello board[trello.com].