Thanks Larry!
Generally speaking . . . I download and save the file from my opponent (if it's zipped) and open the relevant folder, 'ctrl F' to open a search and search for pbem.xxx and pbem.yyy files.
I then delete these files.
I then unzip the Turn File and open the Turn via the Game. At this point the Engine writes a 'fresh' pbem.xxx file and builds a new pbem.yyy file as I play my Turn.
I believe . . . tho' I do stand to be corrected - that this maintains the Optional Rules as selected when my Game was first set up.
What actually occured with this particular Campaign game, was that I received the Tactical Decision stage of the 2nd Battle and when the Engine reached the stage where it was opening the 1st Turn of the Battle . . . . I didn't check the Optional Rules settings, presuming that They would be retained by the xxx and yyy files.
During this particular phase in a Campaign . . . the xxx and yyy files don't maintain the OR's from the 1st Battle, so we had to revert back to the last turn File played, and repeat the sequence from there. THIS time - when I opened the 1st Turn for the 2nd Battle, I selected the required OR's and away we went towards Merry Mayhem again!!
As an aside . . . I once had a little .exe file inserted into each Game folder, which when I double clicked it, would search the Game files for .xxx and .yyy files and deleted them . . .
Does anyone have a copy of this small program available? I'd appreciate having it again.
I believe Bill Peters wrote the version I used to have on my old Computer.
Pat.