I created the "Diplo Gamers Clan"! Diplogamers: join!

Robert Plomp · September 29, 2010, 10:06

So this new Apolyton Arena allows us to play as a 'clan'.
Why don't we form this Diplo clan and play in the Arena a game as a team now and then, allowing ourselves as well to spread the word about diplogaming more!

If you want to join, let me know and I'll add you! (or maybe you can join yourself, I don't even know

)

OzzyKP · September 29, 2010, 12:30

Great idea!

jobe · September 29, 2010, 12:54

Anyone can apply for a clan, with an application text or without - the captain can confirm or deny an application in the captain panel.

pdxsean · September 29, 2010, 14:16

I still haven't been able to join the Arena, it keeps telling me my ID can only contain numbers. However if I can manage to get signed up, I'd like to be in this clan as well.

Robert Plomp · September 29, 2010, 16:37

Can you make a screenshot of that error so that our programmer (Imhotep) can have a look at it?

pdxsean · September 29, 2010, 16:45

Sure. I went into some detail on the arena bug sticky as well.

OzzyKP · September 29, 2010, 16:50

Originally Posted by pdxsean

I still haven't been able to join the Arena, it keeps telling me my ID can only contain numbers. However if I can manage to get signed up, I'd like to be in this clan as well.

I got the same thing. I'm not at home so I can't look at Steam right now, but I just assumed that "Steam ID" is different from "Steam Username". I figured I'd try to find some number ID when I got home. But if it is a bug, then that's good to know too.

pdxsean · September 29, 2010, 17:46

Originally Posted by OzzyKP

I just assumed that "Steam ID" is different from "Steam Username".

Yeah, I thought that same thing too, but I went everywhere I could think of in Steam and the only number I could find was my credit card info. I mean, I want to play organized MP games, but not so badly I'll give my CC over.

Robert Plomp · September 29, 2010, 18:11

Hmmmm, that's a good one. I now remember that I activated my account in test with a bogus ID, and this has been transfered to here. Now I understand it's about the Steam ID, not the Apolyton ID. There are 3 kinds of Steam ID's, btw. The name (only if you have activated this in steam), the short ID and the long ID. Do a google search on how to get all of them.

Apparently only one of these works.

Pinchak · September 29, 2010, 18:11

but I just assumed that "Steam ID" is different from "Steam Username".

Remember, this is Steam we are talking about.

pdxsean · September 29, 2010, 18:20

Ah ha. OK, I did a little searching and found it. Thanks.

If it's any help, this website makes it super easy to find it, you just have to type in your user name and then copy the numbers that appear after the final colon.

http://steamidfinder.com/default.aspx

CanuckSoldier · September 29, 2010, 20:25

I posted a FAQ at CivPlayers a few days ago, on Steam ID's here, with screenshots. It's slightly more complex than just using steamidfinder and it requires two steps.

http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?...f&topic=9247.0

CS

Robert Plomp · September 30, 2010, 01:28

Thanks a lot pdxsean and CS!

·Imhotep· · September 30, 2010, 01:35

This is no bug, it works as expected. We want the long ID in that field. The implementation of all those IDs has been done poorly by steam, it does not even allow 100% identification, at least not on first glance. That's why I wanted the long ID in the player profile - I'll set up some tools to make identification easier and more trustworthy.

CanuckSoldier · September 30, 2010, 09:34

Originally Posted by ·Imhotep·

This is no bug, it works as expected. We want the long ID in that field. The implementation of all those IDs has been done poorly by steam, it does not even allow 100% identification, at least not on first glance. That's why I wanted the long ID in the player profile - I'll set up some tools to make identification easier and more trustworthy.

Yes I agree the way Steam is setup allowing players to set any display name at all is a pain, conbine that with Civ5 not having a build in way to view the true ID of a player, leaves us with a round-a-bout way of verifying players by having them on your steam friends list, using steamidfinder to see their 64bit ID if needed, and cross referencing that to the Civplayers Player profile and the Steam ID listed their. Not primo for sure, and we at CP plan on a mod to register players as then enter the game against our player database. I've been told by Firaxis that Civ5 does expose the Steam 64bit ID to mods, it just doesn't give that info in it's own UI :-/

CS

OzzyKP · September 30, 2010, 09:53

Found my number (thanks to steamidfinder) and registered for the league!

Requested to join the clan too.

Robert Plomp · October 1, 2010, 03:46

Good, let me approve it then

Robert Plomp · October 1, 2010, 03:49

Welcome to the clan!
I wanted to be nice and thought I should share the captain-title with you, but then I found out that there's only one captain on the ship, so I was automatically demoted to vice-captain

So now it's your clan

I'll bribe Shizanu to hack my rank back

Cyberian · October 1, 2010, 04:01

If you don't want to use Steamfinder you can just go into your community profile in steam and look at the URL in the top left. The number shown there is your steam ID.

Can MP noobs also join your clan? Lost my duel against jobe yesterday to his warrior SPAM even though I had hoplites.

CanuckSoldier · October 1, 2010, 10:14

Originally Posted by Cyberian

If you don't want to use Steamfinder you can just go into your community profile in steam and look at the URL in the top left. The number shown there is your steam ID.

Can MP noobs also join your clan? Lost my duel against jobe yesterday to his warrior SPAM even though I had hoplites.

That only works for people that have not customized their url, if you have a "vanity url" you have to use steamidfinder or some similar service.

CS