Gil R.
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Please direct your friend to the patch documentation from when PBEM replay was added, which I think should answer his question: PBEM Replay In PBEM games, after the Movement Phase has been completed, a new replay file will be created in the PBEM directory with the following nomenclature: <GAMENAME>_Replay_<TurnNumber>.<sve|rep>. Note that the .rep extension stands for “reports” not “replay”; to load the replay file, load the .sve file that has “_Replay_” in the filename. Since the CSA player generates these two “_Replay_” files, he must send them to the USA player along with the two regular files after taking his turn. The USA player may load this file, view the replay, and then take his turn in lieu of loading his normal turn file, if he wishes; the CSA player may view this file, but cannot take his turn immediately after viewing this file as the USA player can. When the replay file is loaded, the player will be prompted to choose either the USA or the CSA as the "viewing" player – a password check will be initiated if players have chosen passwords. Loading PBEM replay during a multiplayer game will fail with an error message. In PBEM games, the AI now has to pick options for partisans and raiders in order for the replay file to work properly.
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