Online Order Entry And Validation (3rd Cycle)
URL: http://fallofromegame.com/alamazeorders/login.php
The following provides important information on how to use the order entry website:
1) Register your username/password preferences by sending an email to support@alamaze.co. Nothing vulgar and both fields are case sensitive. Spaces are allowed after the first character.
2) Enable pop-ups for your browser to use the website (very important!). After you successfully login, the next page is displayed in a new browser session so you will need to allow pop-ups to continue. No cookies are being saved by this program but your browser may save certain form data by default. You can disable or clear this through your browser security settings. No harm either way to your online orders.
3) Before assigning actions for your kingdom, first select the appropriate GAME/KINGDOM from the Home page's dropdown list. This will auto-load your previous turn's kingdom information and populate the site for you to issue your actions. However, this auto-load process will not load your preexisting orders that you may have saved on the server. You will need to press the LOAD ORDERS button to load your preexisting actions that you had previously saved in order to make any adjustments to your turn before its due date.
4) Press the VERIFY ORDERS button to verify your orders (check messages displayed in box).
5) Press the SAVE ORDERS button to save your orders to the game server. Just entering your orders or pressing the Verify Orders button isn't enough, you actually have to press the Save Orders button to record your actions to the server. You may save an unlimited number of times (so save as often if you like) but only the last version will be used for your kingdom's actions. If you happen to change your mind about a particular action for the turn on another day then press the Load Orders button (as described above), make the change, and press the Save Orders button to record the new version to the server.
6) Always try to submit your orders at least 24 hours before its due date. There may be any number of reasons why our web service may be unavailable at the time that you enter your orders so try to commit your actions ahead of the due date. We are not responsible for internet outages or connectivity problems so always try to submit your orders at least a day or so in advance.
7) While assigning your actions for the turn, check the S.O. (Standing Order) box to convert the order to be a standing order. To cancel a preexisting standing order from a previous turn, go to the OTHER menu tab and select the Cancel Standing Order option.
8) Press the EXTRA ORDER button to create a new order on the page. This may be necessary to create extra orders than the standard sole action orders for the turn (e.g., issuing multiple Escape From Prison actions for your emissary).
9) Always complete your current order by assigning values for the appropriate fields that are displayed before moving onto another order. This includes selecting LEAVE EMPTY for the remaining fields of an action in order to fully complete it. When an action is properly completed, the page will be redrawn with your chosen actions listed in numerical order. If this doesn't happen then the page is waiting for you to complete your order before accepting it. The transfer actions under the Military menu-tab are the most complex in that some fields are mutually exclusive with each other (e.g., choose either wizard initials or level) and one with a trailing artifact shortname field that needs a value to complete. So if you're not specifying an artifact for the transfer, enter the number zero and press the Enter key on your keyboard to complete the action (see #12 below).
10) If you change your mind about issuing a particular order then select NO ACTION (top of each dropdown list) to clear the action. The same applies while you're in the midst of filling out an order and you change your mind about a particular field. Always clear the order with No Action then start over.
11) Check the message box area for the running total of your food/gold amounts and other events such as receiving troop reinforcements.
12) For text box fields that require you to manually enter a value (e.g., artifact shortnames, skeleton codes), you'll have to press the Enter key (preferred), click on Verify Orders, or refresh your browser after typing in the value to register it. If no value should be specified (e.g., not including an artifact when transferring figures to another group) then enter the number zero and press the Enter key.
13) For map dropdown lists (e.g., group movements), select STOP for the next column if you have less than 8 movement areas to specify.
14) If you wish to bookmark or make this site a favorite, do so at the above login link that requests your username/password. Do NOT bookmark any subsequent page(s) in an attempt to bypass logging in since the login procedure looks up your current game/kingdom information that is registered under your account. If you try to bypass this step, the next page may not load correctly and you'll eventually have problems entering your orders.
15) For Ready enabled games, goto the Ready menu to see when your next turn is due (approx. time). Press the Ready button to indicate that you are ready for your turn to be processed. Make certain that your actions for the turn are final since the game may be launched fairly quickly after all players have indicated that they are ready. After the game's turn has been processed (either all players are ready or the normally scheduled date has been reached), please logoff and log back in rather than waiting at a particular page on the online order website. Relogging is necessary since our order entry website is not an interactive website and you will need to log back in order to update your kingdom/turn information after a turn has been processed. Eventually this step will not be necessary when the site is upgraded to being an interactive map but for now, you will need to relog to update the kingdom/turn info before your next turn.
16) From the Home page, press the ALL GAMES button to see some miscellaneous info on your pending turns coming up.
17) Please logout (by completely closing the browser) when you are done with your orders. This step is necessary before accessing your next turn's information because the order entry website requires users to login to access game information. So if you leave the browser open after a turn is processed, you may not see the next turn information for your game. If this occurs, logout by closing the browser and relog and you'll be ok.
Browsers
If you can, use the latest version of Chrome for this site since that is what I use for development and it will display everything on the page in their proper size and configuration/color. Different browsers may display the various fields differently from each other with Chrome and Opera displaying the page similar to the original design, Firefox and Safari are second best but truncate some fields, while Internet Explorer has many differences and should not be used.
Updates/Reload Website
Whenever there is a notice that the online order entry website has been updated, please ensure that you have the latest version of the site's files.
For Google Chrome, clear the cache by: (1) click on the 3 dots or bars in the upper right corner of the browser, (2) go to Settings, (3) go to Show Advanced Settings or Advanced (at bottom of page), (4) scroll down to Privacy and Security section and click on Clear browsing data button/section, (5) select Cached images and files. Then press Clear browsing data button at bottom. When done, go to the Alamaze online order entry website and logon. The browser should automatically download the updated files.
As an alternative (not as good though), you may login the order entry website and at the Home page, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and click on the browser's refresh button. You will need to do this on all menu tabs (Political, Covert, Divine, etc.) and not just the Home page since each menu tab is a separate HTML page. If you are using a mobile or PDA device (which doesn't have a keyboard), you may have to clear the browser's cache manually (as above) before visiting the Alamaze order entry website to force the browser to download the latest files.
URL: http://fallofromegame.com/alamazeorders/login.php
The following provides important information on how to use the order entry website:
1) Register your username/password preferences by sending an email to support@alamaze.co. Nothing vulgar and both fields are case sensitive. Spaces are allowed after the first character.
2) Enable pop-ups for your browser to use the website (very important!). After you successfully login, the next page is displayed in a new browser session so you will need to allow pop-ups to continue. No cookies are being saved by this program but your browser may save certain form data by default. You can disable or clear this through your browser security settings. No harm either way to your online orders.
3) Before assigning actions for your kingdom, first select the appropriate GAME/KINGDOM from the Home page's dropdown list. This will auto-load your previous turn's kingdom information and populate the site for you to issue your actions. However, this auto-load process will not load your preexisting orders that you may have saved on the server. You will need to press the LOAD ORDERS button to load your preexisting actions that you had previously saved in order to make any adjustments to your turn before its due date.
4) Press the VERIFY ORDERS button to verify your orders (check messages displayed in box).
5) Press the SAVE ORDERS button to save your orders to the game server. Just entering your orders or pressing the Verify Orders button isn't enough, you actually have to press the Save Orders button to record your actions to the server. You may save an unlimited number of times (so save as often if you like) but only the last version will be used for your kingdom's actions. If you happen to change your mind about a particular action for the turn on another day then press the Load Orders button (as described above), make the change, and press the Save Orders button to record the new version to the server.
6) Always try to submit your orders at least 24 hours before its due date. There may be any number of reasons why our web service may be unavailable at the time that you enter your orders so try to commit your actions ahead of the due date. We are not responsible for internet outages or connectivity problems so always try to submit your orders at least a day or so in advance.
7) While assigning your actions for the turn, check the S.O. (Standing Order) box to convert the order to be a standing order. To cancel a preexisting standing order from a previous turn, go to the OTHER menu tab and select the Cancel Standing Order option.
8) Press the EXTRA ORDER button to create a new order on the page. This may be necessary to create extra orders than the standard sole action orders for the turn (e.g., issuing multiple Escape From Prison actions for your emissary).
9) Always complete your current order by assigning values for the appropriate fields that are displayed before moving onto another order. This includes selecting LEAVE EMPTY for the remaining fields of an action in order to fully complete it. When an action is properly completed, the page will be redrawn with your chosen actions listed in numerical order. If this doesn't happen then the page is waiting for you to complete your order before accepting it. The transfer actions under the Military menu-tab are the most complex in that some fields are mutually exclusive with each other (e.g., choose either wizard initials or level) and one with a trailing artifact shortname field that needs a value to complete. So if you're not specifying an artifact for the transfer, enter the number zero and press the Enter key on your keyboard to complete the action (see #12 below).
10) If you change your mind about issuing a particular order then select NO ACTION (top of each dropdown list) to clear the action. The same applies while you're in the midst of filling out an order and you change your mind about a particular field. Always clear the order with No Action then start over.
11) Check the message box area for the running total of your food/gold amounts and other events such as receiving troop reinforcements.
12) For text box fields that require you to manually enter a value (e.g., artifact shortnames, skeleton codes), you'll have to press the Enter key (preferred), click on Verify Orders, or refresh your browser after typing in the value to register it. If no value should be specified (e.g., not including an artifact when transferring figures to another group) then enter the number zero and press the Enter key.
13) For map dropdown lists (e.g., group movements), select STOP for the next column if you have less than 8 movement areas to specify.
14) If you wish to bookmark or make this site a favorite, do so at the above login link that requests your username/password. Do NOT bookmark any subsequent page(s) in an attempt to bypass logging in since the login procedure looks up your current game/kingdom information that is registered under your account. If you try to bypass this step, the next page may not load correctly and you'll eventually have problems entering your orders.
15) For Ready enabled games, goto the Ready menu to see when your next turn is due (approx. time). Press the Ready button to indicate that you are ready for your turn to be processed. Make certain that your actions for the turn are final since the game may be launched fairly quickly after all players have indicated that they are ready. After the game's turn has been processed (either all players are ready or the normally scheduled date has been reached), please logoff and log back in rather than waiting at a particular page on the online order website. Relogging is necessary since our order entry website is not an interactive website and you will need to log back in order to update your kingdom/turn information after a turn has been processed. Eventually this step will not be necessary when the site is upgraded to being an interactive map but for now, you will need to relog to update the kingdom/turn info before your next turn.
16) From the Home page, press the ALL GAMES button to see some miscellaneous info on your pending turns coming up.
17) Please logout (by completely closing the browser) when you are done with your orders. This step is necessary before accessing your next turn's information because the order entry website requires users to login to access game information. So if you leave the browser open after a turn is processed, you may not see the next turn information for your game. If this occurs, logout by closing the browser and relog and you'll be ok.
Browsers
If you can, use the latest version of Chrome for this site since that is what I use for development and it will display everything on the page in their proper size and configuration/color. Different browsers may display the various fields differently from each other with Chrome and Opera displaying the page similar to the original design, Firefox and Safari are second best but truncate some fields, while Internet Explorer has many differences and should not be used.
Updates/Reload Website
Whenever there is a notice that the online order entry website has been updated, please ensure that you have the latest version of the site's files.
For Google Chrome, clear the cache by: (1) click on the 3 dots or bars in the upper right corner of the browser, (2) go to Settings, (3) go to Show Advanced Settings or Advanced (at bottom of page), (4) scroll down to Privacy and Security section and click on Clear browsing data button/section, (5) select Cached images and files. Then press Clear browsing data button at bottom. When done, go to the Alamaze online order entry website and logon. The browser should automatically download the updated files.
As an alternative (not as good though), you may login the order entry website and at the Home page, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and click on the browser's refresh button. You will need to do this on all menu tabs (Political, Covert, Divine, etc.) and not just the Home page since each menu tab is a separate HTML page. If you are using a mobile or PDA device (which doesn't have a keyboard), you may have to clear the browser's cache manually (as above) before visiting the Alamaze order entry website to force the browser to download the latest files.