3661

Hoplite

I think I am going to have to PM Lum and request a two-week pause – I talked to my friend about subbing, and he won’t be able to make it after all. Any objections?

3662

On the contrary. I am going on holiday myself this next week, so a pause would be very welcome.

3663

Ok, guys, don’t forget to send the rest of us some Hoplite themed postcards!

3664

Timer on Hoplite is off. PM me again to turn it back on since I’ll sleep since then.

3665

Magister:I[/I]

ANOUNCEMENT: Game is filled and Marcin has agreed to host the game, so we don’t have to worry about PBEM. However, to keep things simple I’m still acting as the admin, i.e. email me your pretender files (with Qt3 username) and I’ll keep track of preferences. Anyone have a problem, feel free to PM me.

Era: Late Age
Map: Ilzgot (new, see below)
Number of Starting Pronvinces: 1
Hosting Frequency: TBD (But regularly scheduled host times are a must)
Score Graph: TBD
Site Frequency: TBD
Hall of Heroes: TBD
Renaming: TBD
Random Event Frequency: TBD
Research Rate: TBD
Money Multiplier: TBD
Resource Multiplier: TBD
Supply Multiplier: TBD
Victory Conditions: TBD (preferably VPs)
Allow Ermor: TBD

Number of Players: 7
Slot 1: Greatatlantic, Midgard
Slot 2: Indierthanthou, Caelum
Slot 3: Marcin, Ulm
Slot 4: Lazy Shiftless Bastard, Ermor (It was voted OK)
Slot 5: wahoo, C’tis
Slot 6: Dallan Invictus, Man
Slot 7: Hetzer, R’lyeh

Ever since I got dominion killed in Banefire, I’ve been looking to join another game or host my own. Unfortunately, I can’t for the life me set up a server behind my router, so we’re going to do this the old fashion way, by email. I created a special email account just to handle this: qt3dominions@gmail.com. If you need a refresher on how to PBEM, read page 29-31 in the manual. UPDATE: Marcin has agreed to host so no PBEM. However, I still need everyone the same email adress their pretender files which I’ll forward onto Marcin.

There is space for 7 players, 6 after me. Out of a sense of fairness, I’ll give preference to players who are not currently in a multiplayer game, so be sure to say whether or not you are in one if you dib a slot. Finally, anything with TBD is up for a vote, so if you want anything but the default settings say so.

Since I tend to blame my unheroic demise in Banefire on lousy map design, I went ahead and created my own map, or rather I used the random map generator to create a map which I then proceeded to play test and tweak. The result was Ilzgot.

The map has the following properties:

  1. 120 territories, of which 16 are underwater.
  2. The map has been manually adjusted to limit starting positions to territories with 4 or 5 land neighbors. Due to the smaller amount of sea territories, I had to lower my threshold down to 3 underwater neighbors. I also disabled starting at any territory I believed represented an unfair dis/advantage (e.g. underwater nations won’t start in the landlocked lakes).
  3. A relatively even spread of forest, mountain, and farm territories.
  4. In my playtesting, I found 8 nations tended to cause a bit more crowding then what I believed was comfortable. Hence the 7 players limit.
  5. Map tends to be open with few “natural” boundaries, but some opportunities for creating choke points exist.
3666

I am definitely up for this - if you are willing to take a semi-newbie.

3667

Considering how I’m just a plain newbie, yes. Be sure to post your preferences.

3668

I haven’t played in a bit and I’m a total noob. I can also host it if you like :)

I’ll read up on my Late Age and update with a preference tonight.

3669

Seeing as I was knocked out of Hoplite, I’d be up for this. Of course, I’m still in the Banefire game, but Banefire is only my third Dominions multiplayer game ever.

3670

I’ll take a spot although since this will be my 6th or so multiplayer game, I’m no longer exactly a true newb.

3671

Other than at least an 48 hour hosting frequence, I really have no opinions one way or another on the other variables. My preference for nation - Caelum.

3672

I’m off on holiday next week, so could this be put on hold until Sunday the 29th?

3673

I’ve updated the slots, though not to many people have picked nations. I hope we can get all that stuff worked out. Also, I’m voting for 55 site frequency, 15 HoF slots, Enabled Score Graphs, and capital VPs with 3 additional random ones.

Also, if anyone else would like to check out the map, email qt3dominions@gmail.com with a request.

I might take you up on that hosting thing. I seems much more straight forward than trying to do it by email.

3674

I’d like a spot as LA Man, but I’m currently in one other newbie MP game, so I’ll happily be pushed out if this fills up.

I have no other preferences for settings, though.

3675

For Magister I’d like to get killed as Ermor, since hasn’t it been proven that it’s not really overpowered now? I’ll vote for 15 HoF, renaming on, and everything else I don’t really care about too much.

3676

They are actually slightly underpowered. But it’s slight, I certainly wouldn’t argue too hard with someone who asserted they were average.

3677

I don’t have a problem with you playing Ermor. Especially since you’ve already realised that you’ll be the first to get dogpiled. :P

3678

Edit: I like pie.

3679

Hmmm i want to join too, im in one mp game currently…

ps: oh i see that nick also wanted to join and that there isnt a place free than, never mind im playing in the next open game then…

3680

Are all the new players in who just got the game? i’ll concede my spot if a newer player wants it?