• Apolyton group in Steam

    The Apolyton Steam Group is now available under the name "Apolyton". Anyone with a steam account can join by following the link in the groupīs profile page linked above.

    This group will help in the organization of Multiplayer games and provide a group chat function. Also Robert said this:

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Plomp
    I'm going to look into a vB plugin that links Apolyon to Steam somehow as well.



    This article was originally published in forum thread: Apolyton group in Steam? started by Sir Og View original post
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    1. OneFootInTheGrave's Avatar
      OneFootInTheGrave -
      OK, joined...
    1. Robert Plomp's Avatar
      Robert Plomp -
      Good job! I've joined the group immediately with our official account.
    1. OneFootInTheGrave's Avatar
      OneFootInTheGrave -
      Ok - so Apolyton is you
    1. Robert Plomp's Avatar
      Robert Plomp -
      It's our Apolyton account. I yet have to setup a personal account.
    1. MxM's Avatar
      MxM -
      Why did you name it "Apolyton (Civ5 MP)"?
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      Itīs named Apolyton. "Civ5 MP" is just the abbreviation.

      Itīs gonna be used for that, wonīt it?
    1. OneFootInTheGrave's Avatar
      OneFootInTheGrave -
      could be used for tracking of SP achievements
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      Quote Originally Posted by OneFootInTheGrave View Post
      could be used for tracking of SP achievements
      Good idea! Gonna definitely do that. Hopefully the achievements in general are "interesting" enough to share with others.
    1. MxM's Avatar
      MxM -
      Quote Originally Posted by jobe View Post
      Itīs named Apolyton. "Civ5 MP" is just the abbreviation.

      Itīs gonna be used for that, wonīt it?
      I hope that its gona be used for more than that. If it is just MP, then it is useless for me (never played and never will be playing Civ MP game)
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      Quote Originally Posted by MxM View Post
      I hope that its gona be used for more than that. If it is just MP, then it is useless for me (never played and never will be playing Civ MP game)
      We will make full use of what is has to offer. What that is or will in the end be is tough to say now.
      Just roll with it and see whether it provides anything for you.
    1. pdxsean's Avatar
      pdxsean -
      I'm interested, if for no other reason, to see how many hours of play the members stack up in the next month or so. I don't know whether I want to feel better knowing others are as obsessed as I am or if my competitive nature will kick in and inspire me to log more hours and beat the average.
    1. Snotty's Avatar
      Snotty -
      That 'most hours played' high score is mine pdx, dont even think about it
    1. pdxsean's Avatar
      pdxsean -
      Quote Originally Posted by Snotty View Post
      That 'most hours played' high score is mine pdx, dont even think about it
      I'll be happy to be in the top 25%. Although you should understand I'll have a 40 or so hours played before you even start, since you're in the UK right?
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      Weīll have actual game rankings of all sorts, maybe you guys would rather try that
    1. pdxsean's Avatar
      pdxsean -
      Quote Originally Posted by jobe View Post
      Weīll have actual game rankings of all sorts, maybe you guys would rather try that
      I am looking forward to that, seeing high scores compared across the board.

      And thank you for reminding me of what I miss most from SMAC... if only Civ V would have an "Iron Man" option...
    1. Snotty's Avatar
      Snotty -
      Sounds good to me. I love multiplayer, but I really quite enjoy single player civ too if I can compete with other people in some manner
    1. MxM's Avatar
      MxM -
      Quote Originally Posted by jobe View Post
      Weīll have actual game rankings of all sorts, maybe you guys would rather try that
      Do you mean ranking for MP portion? Or there is a way to rank SP portion as well?
      Also, do you think that you may integrate the website with STEAM info? So that we could link our accounts here and there? (But only after you will implement my suggestion of slight modification of the site logo )
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      First of all: MP rankings of all sorts.

      But we definitely are looking into generally hooking Steam and the Apolyton group to the site in order to display achievements and other SP stats.
    1. MxM's Avatar
      MxM -
      Jobe, unrelated, but I like your avatar picture. It is very ... energetic.
    1. jobe's Avatar
      jobe -
      Thanks