Peace In Our Time (Turn Thread)

[Rubin]

This is the turn thread for the Peace In Our Time PBEM.

Briefing:
Four teams race for victory. However, no military nor covert operations are allowed. The teams are: (1) Morganites/Angels, (2) University/Drones, (3) Pirates/Consciousness and (4) Peacekeepers. Contact has been preserved for team-mates and team communication may begin even before planetfall!

Players and turn order:
Peacekeepers - Brother Chaunk (mj_blakemore AT uk2 DOT net)
Nautilus Pirates - Captain Cosmic (final-fantasy AT uol DOT com DOT br)
University - Provost shawnmmcc (hjcarr01 AT athena DOT louisville DOT edu)
Data Angels - Datajack Makahlua (mahkina AT benzautin DOT com)
Free Drones - Foreman mart7x5 (marcin777 AT hotmail DOT com)
Cybernetic Consciousness - Prime Function DataAeolus (aeolusdata AT yahoo DOT com)
Morganites - CEO binTravkin (ivantravkin AT hotmail DOT com)

CMN - Rubin (Rubin_Datalinks AT hotmail DOT com)

Scenario notes:
The research options at M.Y. 2101 may produce non-default choices; however, all teams have fair options if they manage to coordinate research.
All victory conditions are enabled except Conquest Victory (which makes no sense in this PBEM). Do or Die is enabled and there are no random events. Difficulty is transcend. No specific house rules have been agreed upon.

Sign-up thread here (http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110104).

Turn 2101 sent to Chaunk. Good luck & have fun!

[Chaunk]

2101 to cosmic.

Thanks Rubin, this should be a good game :b:

[Cosmic]

2101 to Shawn

:D

[Makahlua]

Shawn, you out there? (I haven't recieved a turn yet.)

[Cosmic]

Shawn if you didnt receive the turn please post here or send a message(the e-mail I sent to you didnt come back but I´ll send again just in case)

[Mr. Harley]

Turn to Angels - been a little sick, got a upper respiratory virus from my little one - I am convinced playgroups are designed as disease vector meetings to toughen them up when they're young. :p

P.S. I hate to keep a lady waiting :) .

[Makahlua]

Turn to Angels - been a little sick, got a upper respiratory virus from my little one - I am convinced playgroups are designed as disease vector meetings to toughen them up when they're young. :p

P.S. I hate to keep a lady waiting :) .

Oh! Sorry I whined then, kids are more important than AC :)

And I'm all 'awwww' over here too :lol:

2101 to the Drones, btw :b:

[Mr. Harley]

The kid's fine - she threw the &*#$ virus off in four days, and it only slowed her down for two - I've gone from headaches and being stuffed up to currently having a nasty cough, and I got sick last Saturday. She'll either toughen daddy up or kill him. :lol:

[Barinthus]

Yeah kids' immunity system's very resilent. I miss it already :/

And it's nice to see that you got your title, Makahlua. Long live the princess! :)

[Makahlua]

Thanks DA :) I feel more, er, 'me' now :lol:

[Mr. Harley]

Problem is that your avatar just makes me feel like you're just sitting there, waiting. That's not Lain, is it?

[Makahlua]

No, she's Seraphim from the Megatokyo web comic (www.megatokyo.com) I just cropped her wings and colorized her, since I have similar glasses and hair :)

Well, and the two of us think alike sometimes :cute: :lol:

[Mr. Harley]

:b: :lol:

[binTravkin]

Now, where's the turn? :confused:

[Barinthus]

Mart7x5 has it. He has been quiet lately, he's CMN for one other PBEM I'm in and haven't heard from him yet.

[Mart]

2101 to Cycon, sorry for the delay.... :)

[Barinthus]

Naw no need to apologise :)

[Barinthus]

CEO binTravkin, 2101 is now in your court.

And yes, I doublechecked ;)

CMN, my faction was supposed to be CyCon but I had graphics for one of those aliens... caretakers I think.

Do I need to adjust my Alpha Centurai ini file? It's still orginial.

[binTravkin]

A question to CMN:

Maybe we can run the file correctly without those changes in alpha?

[Mart]

It's kinda bug, there is no excellent cure for it
Adjustment in ini is the only way to do as far as i know:

1) start a new game with the same faction arrangement as in PIOT game - exe will make appropriate changes in ini file for you or:

2) change ini file manually by yourself each time before loading the game turn...

Firaxis could really fix it....

[binTravkin]

Turn to Brother Chaunk
Misspelled the name (for some reason thought that Gaians should be the fac to receive next year :lol: )

Btw: DataAeolus, please send your next turns zipped or rared!

[Rubin]

DataAeolus: I think this information was included in the setup notification I sent you. Anyway, take a look at you alpha centauri.ini file and the faction entries should look like this:

Faction 1=PEACE
Faction 2=PIRATES
Faction 3=UNIV
Faction 4=ANGELS
Faction 5=DRONE
Faction 6=CYBORG
Faction 7=MORGAN

I think your 6th faction entry says caretake.

binTravkin: This is a common bug that applies to all SMACX PBEMs. It is unaffected by the alphax.txt file. Also, I do not recall changing any rules files for this game; it is plain SMACX.

Chaunk: Could you pass the 2102 save file to me for inspection?

[Barinthus]

Rubin, thanks. As binTravkin noticed, I've been as he put it, 'messy.'

I must have gotten your list confused with one other PBEM.

binTravkin, I assumed yahoo would automatically rar or zip my files while I'm uploading those. Do I have to do the rar/zip thing outside of the email system before saving the file as an attachment?

[Makahlua]

DA: yes you'll have to; I wish emails autocompressed :lol:

[Chaunk]

I won't get round to playing this until thursday (25th). Apologies...

[Barinthus]

Originally posted by Makahlua
DA: yes you'll have to; I wish emails autocompressed :lol:

Aw, bummer. Thanks alto. I believe AOL autocompress their emails but I'm on a free trial and I have no intention to continue my membership with them.

[Cosmic]

Hmm I have to take a look at my INI file too... At my first dialogue in the game I was seeing two Foreman Domais! TWO!!! And I wasnt even talking with the Drones ... :dizzy:

Oh well I´m from a pirate faction, BUT I WASN´T DRUNK!!!! - Or at least not in the first turn!! :lol:

[Barinthus]

:hmmm: Ok if you say so but for some reason I can smell some xenorum...

[Cosmic]

:zzz: eh? what happened? :cute:

[Barinthus]

:lol:

[Cosmic]

Please someone correct me and forgive me if I´m wrong, but do we need a replacement here? :( Am I wrong or people just gave up in the first turn?

[Mart]

we might need just a reminder. am i right that Chaunk may have the turn now?

[Makahlua]

Originally posted by Chaunk
I won't get round to playing this until thursday (25th). Apologies...

Maybe he needs a reminder poke? ^^

I'm still here, just waiting on a turn :b:

[Cosmic]

Yeah Maka I remember that message of him, lets just wait a little longer. I´ll send him a PM.

[Barinthus]

Originally posted by Cosmic
Yeah Maka I remember that message of him, lets just wait a little longer. I´ll send him a PM. \

Now that I think of it I have seen him posting on this forum over last two days.

[binTravkin]

Who's missing?
Brother Chaunk?
Maybe he popped an angry Battle Ogre Mk3?

[Chaunk]

My apologies, this completely slipped my mind... sorry! Turn will be off when I get back to my SMAX computer tomorrow morning...

Sorry once again. C

[Chaunk]

Sincere apologies, thanks for bugging me... 2102 to Cosmic.

[Cosmic]

Dont worry Brother, that happens!

2102 to Provost Shaw

[Barinthus]

I just PM-ed Shawnmmcc just in case he forgot too ha. :)

[Mr. Harley]

No, some how ended up in my trash bin. I just pulled it out, I'm going to have to tinker with the #$@# spam filters again. I had to do it with Rubin Datalinks in a game I'm a replacement in. It turned out I was putting anything with "ink" into the trash bin (70% off on INK!), and Datal - ink - s was getting filtered. :lol: Apologies for the delay, will be out today.

[binTravkin]

Dont you think its funny?
CMN adjusted our turn order so that they are as fast as can be, but nowe seems that this is one of my slowest PBEMs
And the reasons - Spam filters and Low anatomical memory..
Kinda joke of 1st April
:idiot:

[Cosmic]

Maybe we all adopted a -2 PROBE behavior (you know, its difficult to gather everybody to play rapidly, infiltration of virus attack is a fact - thats for you Shaw! - we are having memory problems... ;)

I suggest we adopt a FUNDAMENTALISTIC politics to this thread. PEOPLE, GATHER AND PLAY RELIGIOUSLY AS FAST AS YOU CAN. GOD WILL PUNISH YOU IF YOU DONT!! (Syster Miriam Godwinson - "We Must Dissent") :evilgrin:

[binTravkin]

I smell Xenorumum again.. :dizzy:

A joke of 1st April :lol:

[Barinthus]

:) Hopefully this game will get moving soon. It'd be a shame to let this PBEM go. Also I was wondering since we're not going to fight each other, would you guys be up to writing occasional stories? To add a roleplaying aspect to this game?

[Cosmic]

Good Idea Data gave to us. I also like the idea of role plays, but I personally dont like the idea of Role Play Svensgaard... I dont like his personality very much.

But it can be interesting if we start to write short stories showing the daily activities of our respective nations by the passing of the years (turns). We can also show in those stories how each faction is evolving more and more after the discovering of new technologies, building of city improvements and Secret Projects, for example. we also can write how our particular faction see the others and maybe we can write cross stories.

Well I think that we can start another thread for this one, I liked the idea.

[Barinthus]

Hey, Cosmic, glad you're up for this. Everybody doesn't have to do this, I just don't want to be the only one :).

You being my pactmate is even better - it'd be interesting to see how our factions would see this pacthood from their own unique persceptive. Would Pirates be comfortable or wary with emotionless CyCons, etc?

I'm sure we can just do our stories in here with our turns.

[Chaunk]

Guys sorry about this, but something unexpected has come up, and I'll be away from now until Thursday evening 5pm BST. It seems as if that won't slow us up much more, but i shall certainly endevour to not be the source of the delay from now on!

With regard to roleplay, I'm sure I could be pursuaded to write something... It'll be more interesting when we've met each other though.

C :cool:

[Mr. Harley]

Turn fowarded.

[Makahlua]

And on from me :)

[Mart]

2102 to CyCon

[Barinthus]

2102 to Morganites

[Cosmic]

So many turns in so little time... people seems so happy... are we in Golden Age?

:dizzy:

Oh.. what a headache....
WheredidIptthaXenor....


:zzz:

[binTravkin]

Turn2103 to Chaunk
At long last..:)

I see weird things in my diplomacy screen every time it pops up..
Last time I was Angels & Makahlua was Morgan, this time I was Pks and Makahlua was Morgan again!:)
Good thing those .ini files!:)

Why do PKs have so little might (look at the "faction might")? :confused:

[Chaunk]

2103 to Cosmic. We PK's are aparently "small" because we're well practiced in the art of deception and apearing too insignificant to bother with...

either that or you've all been trading techs :p

[Cosmic]

Turn to Shawn!!

Changed my ini file many times but I´m still playing with the university graphs, too bad! Is everyone with that kind of problem yet?

[Mart]

Cosmic, if you have the following lines in ini:

Faction 1=PEACE
Faction 2=PIRATES
Faction 3=UNIV
Faction 4=ANGELS
Faction 5=DRONE
Faction 6=CYBORG
Faction 7=MORGAN

The only thing that comes to my mind is that maybe you accidentaly added some lines to ini file when replacing those faction declarations.

What you can try also is start just a game, it can be on any map, with the same factions arranged as in our PIOT game - ini file will addjust itself

[Barinthus]

Wow this PBEM's cursed or something ha. I'm glad you guys are still comitted although :)

[Cosmic]

Ok Mart I´ll try starting a new game. Only adjusting the ini itself didnt give any result, thanks for the advice!

[Mr. Harley]

Please resend turn - my wife's university is changing the email system in 40 some odd days and they keep taking the current system down and evidently Cosmic isn't getting bounced messages (or they're getting filtered due to the bogus malware ones out there). Please resend the turn with the reply when opened option on the email, that way when I open it you'll know that I got it. Apologies, but until they get it transferred over this is going to randomly happen, I couldn't get on-line for six hours today. Send to hjcarr01 at athena.louisville.edu - as soon as Google makes it available, I'm thinking about getting their new spy mail, -2 probe rating. ;)

[Mr. Harley]

I don't know what's happening with Cosmic's emails - I received my Girl's Night In turn last night, and Betterluck game the time before. I'm not having any problems with either game, I have no idea why I've had problems twice in a row with Cosmic's turns - please mark them high priority, that way if they end up sorted as Spam I can track them down.

edited for spelling and thread names

[Cosmic]

Turn sent again! The mail you wrote is the same I´m already sending. I´m not receiving any error messages, nothing... Lets see now :b:

[Mr. Harley]

It's my damn spam filters, I missed your last turn because I searched for PIOT not Peace. Now I have to figure out why my spam filters are killing your messages. Could you PM each time you send a turn, that way I'll go through my filters. I have over 200 different filters set, so it will take 10 or so turns before I figure it out. I hate this.

[Mr. Harley]

Turn to Makalhua.

[Makahlua]

And on to Mart :)

[Mart]

2103 to Cycon

[Barinthus]

2103 to Morganites

[binTravkin]

2103 to PKs

Turns name is bit misspelled, sorry

Hey, Makahlua come in ICQ sometime between 10:00 AM - 24:00 PM at GMT+2!
Have some things to discuss..;)

[Chaunk]

Currently not recieved. I'm installing linux today, so I'll check again in a few hours, possibly with a resend request.

C :cool:

[binTravkin]

Linux doesnt run SMAC/x unless you get emulator..:(
Will resend in 30seconds

[Mr. Harley]

They did release a Linux version of SMAC - you might try looking at Amazon or Ebay.

[Chaunk]

Meh, sorry about the delay... it took me till 2 am to get a working linux partition.... lol!

Expect a turn to be sent within half an hour.

C :cool:

[Chaunk]

Hrm... mail problems again :( The turn hasn't been virus checked, so please do so, but otherwise, 2104 to cosmic!

C :cool:

[Cosmic]

Turn to Shawn

[binTravkin]

Hey where's Shawnmcc?? :confused:

I know at least 1 other thread where he seems to have gone somewhere fishing..:lol:

[Mr. Harley]

Sorry about the delay there, work related item took up way more time than I expected, combined with taxes. Turn to Makahlua.

[Makahlua]

And it' on to Mart :D

I keep typing the abbeviation 'POIT' instead of 'PIOT' - too much Pinky and the Brain I guess ^^

[Mart]

2104 to CyCon

[Barinthus]

CyCon's done, it's up to Morganites now.

[binTravkin]

2104 to its new owner!

Landing place was quite good if not that stupid fungus around and in addititon I popped a fungal bloom!:angry:
Now my special resources area is covered with something pink:angry:

[Mart]

Originally posted by binTravkin
...Now my special resources area is covered with something pink:angry: I guess your formers cheer up ...

[binTravkin]

I guess your formers cheer up ...
Hey, man youre a reeel joker!:lol:
Where the hell I can get formers in 2104 while playing as Morgan and not having Deirdre as my Pact mate?!?:rant:
Im only having one and it is busy making forest!;)

[Chaunk]

Please resend, not recieved.

C :cool:

[Barinthus]

This is to let you guys know that I'll be away from my precioussss computer until Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon, -8 GMT.

[binTravkin]

I resend to Chaunk
Hope he gets, otherwise - Im goin out for weekend and wont have I-access till monday

[Chaunk]

Eeek! This has been with me almost a week!

Sincere apologies, I've come down with what is hopefully only tonisllitus (and therefore gone within the week) or more porbably glandular fever (and therefore not going quickly at all!) which meant that I wasn't in work to do my turns there. However, my SMAX disk was, hence the lack of turns for a week.

Hopefully that won't happen again... (In fact looking back at this thread, I've caused a lot of delays in this game... I can only say sorry, and hope it doesn't continue!)

C :cool:

[Chaunk]

On a secondary note, is stockpile energy in the build queues allowed in this game? I don't recall a discusion on it previously, and I think I put it in my build queue this turn (Will net me 1 e.c. I should add!). Allowed or should I replay?

C :confused:

[binTravkin]

Wow, :eek: Its moving!:lol:
It is one of the last threads not completely silenced by the fine weather out there..:)
It doesnt affect me so much as Im sitting in office..:cute:

[Cosmic]

Turn to Shawn

[binTravkin]

Hope Shawnmcc is still out there somewhere, othervise our ACPBEMers army seem to lose too many of its best soldiers.. :bored:

[Cosmic]

O Provost Shaw we pray for your return here at this thread :unworthy:

[binTravkin]

Yeah, whatever! :lol:

:unworthy:

[Mr. Harley]

Just got back online - I get a new ISP next Wednesday, should become reliabe after that. My wife's university is going to a new server, changing all the emails, and it's been f****d up most of the week. Could you resend me the turn as a zip. Apologies.

[Cosmic]

I just did that, please take a look at your mail box again, O Provost! :relief:

[Barinthus]

Hey, I wanted to let you guys to know I'll not be able to play my turns until Sunday 5pm GMT -8 due to my commitments tonight and over the weekend.

[Barinthus]

Just bumping to keep this on the first page

[binTravkin]

Then where the hell provost has gone? :lol:

[Cosmic]

:read:

[Mr. Harley]

I have my new cable modem - not working yet, came in to job and am posting turns during lunch break from a thumb drive. Hopefully customer service will get me up and running tomorrow. Here's the last turn as a zip.

[Makahlua]

Turn onto Mart :b:

[Mart]

2105 to CyCon

[Barinthus]

Turn sent to Morganites

[binTravkin]

Forwarded

[Mr. Harley]

Finally got the new cable modem configured, my new address is shawnmmcc at insightbb.com - my old address, when I can access it, will be good for another week.

[Chaunk]

Hmm I just resent this one to cosmic... sent it on thursday first but forgot to post, and I guess it probably got lost in the ether... :(

[Cosmic]

2106 sent!

[Barinthus]

:bounce:

[Mr. Harley]

2106 posted here, still having problems with the cable company and my home network.

[Makahlua]

And on to Mart :b:

[Mart]

2106 to CyCon

[Barinthus]

Morganites, stop counting your ECs and start playing ;)

BTW I will not be able to play a turn until Sunday mid-afternoon GMT -8 (It's possible I could do so around late Saturday evening but I can't promise this but knowing myself I probably will)

[binTravkin]

Ehh, why do the turn arrive so late?! :(
I cant play it till monday now..:(
Sorry to you all!:unworthy:

[binTravkin]

Resend Barinthus!
I havent got it

Send to both my adresses, the one you already know & this
xxjohngrassy@yahoo.comxx

[binTravkin]

Is sent to Chaunk
Why is he brother?
Was he not supposed to be High Commissioner?:lol:

[Chaunk]

Have the turn, will play this afternoon (Probably around 5pm GMT)

[Chaunk]

Meh, ignore that. The turn was in my inbox, but didn't make it to the hard drive. My inbox was wiped unexpectedly and so I no longer have the turn. Resend requested please Mr binTravkin!

C :(

[binTravkin]

Resend done!:b:

[Chaunk]

Thanks binTravkin! 2107 onto Cosmic.

[Cosmic]

2107 to Shawn!

[Chaunk]

I'm slowly losing interest in this game I'm sorry to say :(

[binTravkin]

Thats because its too slow?

[Chaunk]

Yes... :(

[Cosmic]

Maybe we can start a new game with the most active players? I´ve already lost interest.

[Barinthus]

Well... count me in but only if this one get dissolved. I can't handle any additional PBEMs right now.

[binTravkin]

Proposal:
Instead of having 7players in 4 teams have 3 players which own 2 factions each.. 1 player maybe can own 3 facs if the facs are bad builders
..or the 7th faction can be just eliminated..

For example:
Cosmic - Pirates(you like em, I suppose ;) ) & Cycon
Barinthus - Uni & Believers :naughty:
binTravkin - Morgan, Angels

If you accept this Im in!:b:

[Barinthus]

I assume the same ground rules will apply to the new PBEM also? As in no combat, etc?

[binTravkin]

Yes, without them this PBEM will be no different..
And the difference I think was the thing that Cosmic wanted..

No news from Cosmic so far - whether he accepts this or not, but we can create at least setup of our 2 teams.
Maybe Chaunk is still out there waiting for decisions, but I think It'll better for this game to have 3 players.
If he dont want to participate, we will be 3 teams:

So:
As I said before, Id like to have Morgan & Angel factions.
Angel - if EG is not disabled.
Otherwise I wont be able to get the infiltration they need - as Morgan has hablimits, I suppose I wont be able to have Angels as governor.

Anyways - post your facs!
Barinthus, you said, you want to try Believers, so your team is:
Believers & some researcher fac to counter Believer --RESEARCH, best - Uni, but better leave Uni to Cosmic, otherwise he has no popboom-able faction
But its up to you..

Cosmic likes Pirates, so his team:
Pirates & whatever..:) I suppose Uni, PKs should be good! PKs because then you will be able to be governor - as here in this thread!:lol:

[Barinthus]

Believers are fine with me. If Cosmic wants Uni and since I'm already playing PKs in some other PBEM, I'll take CyCon.

[binTravkin]

Well, we must just wait for Cosmic's answer now!:b:

[binTravkin]

Hope someday he'll show up.. :scared:

[Chaunk]

Originally posted by binTravkin

Hope someday he'll show up

Give him a bit longer than 16 minutes though... ;)

I'm quite happy to sit out a new game, I've just started two new ones. Wish you guys well in the new game! :b:

[Cosmic]

I´ll go with Pirates and Univesity, ok?

Random Large Map with Rare Fungus and Strong Erosion?

[binTravkin]

Why Strong erosion?
Weak is much better for builders - it provides minerals
Other are good, only maybe huge map..
We are not going to fight each other anyway..

We will need a CMN to balance us, put teams close & eliminate the 7th fac, so we better start searching for one!

[Cosmic]

We also need a new thread and a new name for the game, any suggestions?

I´ll think something, maybe Rubin can help us again?

[Barinthus]

I kind of prefer same rules and everything like this thread. It'd be nice to play without having to worry about being attacked, etc.

But if you want to change rules, that's ok. I'll still play :).

So I guess it's Believers and CyCon for me.

We should ask Rubin to help out.

[binTravkin]

No, rules wont change, only map settings, I dont remember what settings did we have, but If asked Id go for

huge map
max rain
weak erosion
rare lifeforms
30-50% ocean (1/3-1/2 will be enough for Pirates!)

Those are best for builders!

But lets vote for them to make it even!

Map:
Cosmic: Large
binTravkin: Huge
Barinthus: ?

Rain
Cosmic: ?
binTravkin: max
Barinthus: ?

erosion
Cosmic: strong
binTravkin: weak
Barinthus: ?

lifeforms:
Cosmic: rare
binTravkin: rare
Barinthus: ?

ocean:
Cosmic: ?
binTravkin: 30-50%
Barinthus: ?

Other settings should not be changed!

[Chaunk]

I think Rubin is currently having computer difficulties. FYI.

If you like, I could set this up for you. I've not CMNed before, so if you'd like to wait for a more experienced person, then please just say so (I won't be offended!) but I'm willing to do it if you want.

[binTravkin]

I think, Id be good first expierence to you Chaunk
See if you can do things listed below.

Things to do:
1.Balance start positions, make team factions close (10-20 squares)
2.Give commlinks to team factions
3.Make team treatied, pacted & set "current relations permanent"
4.Give starting tech
5.Set scenario rules
6.Eliminate 1 faction
7.Set turn order according to teams (facs together) & GMT, so players create a chain over world..:)

My GMT is +2
Cosmics' - 3
Barinthus' : -8

So I receive the turn first, play, send, Cosmic receives, plays, sends etc.

My turn sending time is 9:00 - 10:00 GMT+2
My turn receiving time is 9:00 - 19:00 GMT +2
both - except weekends

So I send at 9:00 - 10:00 mytime
Cosmic receives at 5:00 - 6:00 histime
wakes up at 8 (dunno right time :) ), plays, sends
Barinthus receives at say 4:00 his time, sends at 9 histime
I receive at 19 mytime, go home play, send on next morning (ISP at home - at total shutdown!)

For players:
Any suggestions?
Not the right time scheme for you?
Propose different!

Hint on balancing - in case you place 1 fac at good site & cant find good site for other fac close enough, feel free to add a monolith or two - theyre balanced & not permanent resources, therefore theyre the best to balance the starting position

[Cosmic]

Rain: MAX
Ocean: 50%-70%

Turn order is fine with me, I agree with everything Travkin said, I also would like to let Chaunk set up the map for us!

[Chaunk]

Looking through the previous thread, Barinthus said "Bigger the map, the better", so I'll make the map huge unless I hear otherwise soon,

The map will probably be around 40-50% water. I'll start with 50-70% water and add as I see necessary. I also think I can make each of your factions have your prefered erosion - so weak for Cosmic, strong for binTravkin, and (atm) average for Barinthus. Native life will be rare, rainfall max.

Will start work on this shortly. Do you guys want the EG disabled? With no probing, as per the previous game, theres no infiltration except for via the EG, which makes it doubly powerful. I'm in favour of removing it, but I'll wait for confirmation.

Factions:
Angels & Morgan - binTravkin
Believers & CyCon - Barithus
Pirates & Uni - Cosmic

Let me know now if thats not right!

[Chaunk]

The map is ready pending more input from you guys as you desire.

I also need to do some play testing etc. Expect a game tomorrow evening, unless you want something completely different.

[Barinthus]

Haha, no problem with Chaunk here doing the map. I'm new at CMNing too (three PBEMs so far) so I'm all for letting others having the experience.

And you're right, Chaunk, I want a huge map. My factions are correct - believers and cycon

Map:
Cosmic: Large
binTravkin: Huge
Barinthus: Huge

Rain
Cosmic: ?
binTravkin: max
Barinthus: Avg

erosion
Cosmic: strong
binTravkin: weak
Barinthus: Avg

lifeforms:
Cosmic: rare
binTravkin: rare
Barinthus: abundant (I'm outvoted here :lol:)

ocean:
Cosmic: ?
binTravkin: 30-50%
Barinthus: 30-50%


BTW - to clarify, we cannot fight each other? Will there be a 7th faction? Is that one 'free for all'?

Are we allowed to have treaties/pacts with other factions outside of our own pacted factions? Or just truce at the best?

Are we allowed to probe each other? Or is that considered hostile action?

[binTravkin]

No it is still PIOT, no 7th faction, not allowed to probe (except infiltrate anyone & steal tech from perma-pactmate when sunspots) & allowed to have any diplomatic stance except Vendetta

EG diabled: NO! (Angels lose all their power)
It will not be used for any hostile action anyway!
And it will balance council botes as Morgan will have the least votes!

[binTravkin]

Chaunk, you can do the testin with ease - I will be able to start playing next monday - you got some time

[Barinthus]

Ok thanks for clarification, binTravkin :)

[Chaunk]

Ok, I've been taking it easy on the testing, but we're almost ready to roll. I'll add more fungus to your area Barinthus, or possibly just some more fungal towers.

Cosmic I need to know your free tech preference. Otherwise I'll go for Centauri Ecology. (I have to play the first turn to set passwords). Email (mj_blakemore AT uk2 DOT net please, or PM here.)

All. If you have a prefered password then email me before Monday (To allow binTravkin to send me his preference). Otherwise I'll asign passwords.

I think thats everything. So far it's looking good, but I'm somewhat struggling with the Pirates & balancing. It's hard to predict where they will go to...

Turn now out on Monday I think.

[Barinthus]

I just PMed you my password.

[Cosmic]

Chaunk I just sent the information you asked

thanks

[binTravkin]

Did it, but you hadnt to wait for me - I can remeber multiple pswds, those not set by me too!:D

[binTravkin]

I can make each of your factions have your prefered erosion - so weak for Cosmic, strong for binTravkin..

Chaunk, I actually wanted weak & Cosmic - strong, but thats ok, I can live with strong, I will forest&forget anyway..:b:

[Chaunk]

The game, gentlemen is afoot! The settings are as follows:

Huge map, max rainfall, rare fungus - except for Barinthus, where I've added patches of lots of fungus - variable erosion - binTravkin has weak erosion (unlike I said before sorry), Cosmic has strong, and Barinthus has average.

Conquest victory is off, all other victory types are on. Do or die is on, as is look first. All of your factions have started in contact.

Your passwords are as you requested, but I'll email you all to confirm shortly.

Turn order:
DataJack binTravkin (ivantravkin AT hotmail DOT com)
CEO binTravkin (ivantravkin AT hotmail DOT com)
Captain Cosmic (final-fantasy AT uol DOT com DOT br)
Provost Cosmic (final-fantasy AT uol DOT com DOT br)
Sister Barinthus (aeolusdata AT yahoo DOT com)
Prime Function Barinthus (aeolusdata AT yahoo DOT com)

If you would like a new thread, then just say, and I'll make one, or make one yourselves if you prefer!

Enjoy your game!

[Barinthus]

Cool! We can just keep this thread but if someone does make a new one, pls let us know here.

[binTravkin]

Thanx to Chaunk our CMN & turn to Cosmic

Further turn tracking on thread: "Pax Centauris"

[binTravkin]

Barinthus!
Come to Pax Cenaturis thread

[Chaunk]

A link would be good I think:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115998

This game is over

[Mr. Harley]

Hello, this is Shawn's wife speaking. He asked me to post this on his behalf. He had been in the hospital and will be getting out tomorrow. He actually asked me to post this 2 weeks ago, but with everything going on I just forgot. Apologies to all this may concern.