American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Is it best to never change the file name

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COL. R.T Coyne
7th Brigade 4th Division" Coyne's Cavalry Rangers"
1st Corp Army of Northern Virginia

I change the file name every turn.

The name is usually something simple so if you and I were playing (and you went first) it would be RCvsPS. However, I usually number all my turns such as: RCvsPS(1); RCvsPS(2) RCvsPS(3); etc. The opponent may return them with the original name but in the emails, and in the game, I know exactly what is what. I mainly do that so I know where I'm at in a game and how much longer until the end.

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Paul Swanson
Lieutenant-General
First Division
First Corps
Army of Northern Virginia

Spoken like a true Aussie sir, organised to the last Although I have to agree with you about naming conventions. Nothing, and I mean Nothing ! drives me crazier than a lazy couldn't be bothered attitude to correctly naming a file, turn on turn.

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Karl McEntegart
Lieutenant General
Officer Commanding
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.

Bunch of Rebs! Probably haven't cleaned the coils on their still or changed their drawers in a year.

I keep the file name the same and name the turns in the subject line of the email. That way I keep my file choices limited when I am opening a game. I eventually would have to delete the email anyway so creating separate files in my Saved Games folder is just creating extra work having to delete them as well. Having the turns in the subject line of the email lets me find the turns quicker and lets me know what was being said at the time. If necessary, I change the file name of the turn that I received while it is in the download folder.

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Gen Ned Simms
2/XVI Corps/AotT
Blood 'n Guts hisself, a land lovin' pirate. Show me some arty tubes and we'll charge 'em.
VMI Class of '00

Maybe I am one of the lazy ones, but I try to name it with the scenario name (abbreiviated) and both players name. I don't change it each turn, others that I play with do, but I keep a directory of each PBEM game going with 4 sub directories under the first and keep the last 4 files from the game. That way I have them as I received them and as I sent them back by directory and by date. But really it just adds up to whatever helps you most keep up with the games. Those that add the turn number each turn I understand it completely and may end up doing that too.

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Major Kent Scarbrough
5th Brigade
Swanson's 1st Division
Isgro's 1st Corp
Army of Northern Virginia

Love many, trust few, do harm to none.