Avoiding stale turns...

[Yvelina]

Actually, there is no uploading if there are no orders. A safe way is to remove the game directory (which may contain some orders) and connect with the password. Then, once you have seen the host's state, hit 'Exit' without hitting 'Vanheim' or whatever your nation is.

Even if you accidentally hit 'Vanheim' and get into the game while connected to the server, you can still hit 'Escape' and choose either 'Save and quit without sending' or 'Quit without saving'. Both are safe.

But if you choose 'Save and quit', and then reconnect without removing the directory, you will upload orders.