Destiny of Empires II [Organization Thread]

[MNGoldenEagle]

Ooo, run-off voting. I'm down with that. In that case, I'm cool with 2, 3, 1, but ONLY if we find some way to make resources more meaningful. With a huge map like that, it'll be way too easy for everyone to get all the resources. Are there any mods that modify the impact of resources based on population/manufacturing levels? That would be cool.

[Sommerswerd]

Or make them disappear from overuse, or randomly disappear...

Or limit certain resource to certain areas of the map... Like put all the coal in North America and have little or no Aluminum so that you need AluminumCo to get fighters...

Can we play with the NextWar mod? That would be fun.

[OzzyKP]

Things will be tweaked to be interesting and balanced (as much as possible), no doubt. But first we need more players and to decide on a map.

[Sommerswerd]

What is the vote count for the map? Are there any left not voting?

[OzzyKP]

Map options:
1. DoE world map starting at 4,000 BC - 1
2. The full 1000 AD scenario - 4
3. The huge world map starting at 4,000 BC - 2



Destiny of Empires II Players LIST!


1. Ozzy - Voted
2. Toni - Voted
3. Sommerswerd - Voted
4. 2metraninja - Voted
5. Calanthian - Voted
6. DNK (aka INCA) - Voted
7. MNGoldenEagle - Voted
8. Black Knight 427
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Just need Black Knight. But we can't honestly play any of these maps with just 8 players. E_T over at WPC said he was interested, but that still leaves us with only 9. We should be aiming for at least 15.

[Inca (DoE)]

Should stick to a smaller region of the world then. I'm still up for the Japan or East China Sea scenario. I can make the map if needed. We could pick up somewhere in the warring states period (medieval period), maybe making it a bit ahistorical with separate Korean and a couple Chinese players.

[Sommerswerd]

Ugh, I am not too keen on the regional Maps. Can't we all just start in Europe and put the rest as AI? Europe conquers the World! Again... Yaaa!

[Black Knight 427]

Sorry I've been mia my wife has been in labor so my focus is all off. I'm OK with whatever the group decides to do to just put my vote where ever the majority is.

[Russia (DoE)]

I like the idea of all the nations put in Europe and then explode all over the world.

And hey, Black Knight - wish you all the best with the baby

[Sommerswerd]

Yea Black Knight congrats on the baby! Best wishes to your family

[Lior29]

I'd like to participate. Can I?

[OzzyKP]

Yup!

[Lior29]

Great!! So, waht may I do now??

[OzzyKP]

We are deciding on what map to use for the game. Either we play the 1000 AD scenario, we use the same map as the 1000 AD scenario, but start a clean game from 4,000 BC, or we go with a world map that is twice as big.

[Lior29]

I prefer the World Map

[OzzyKP]

All three options are world maps.

Here, this is simpler. Notice the different sized gaps between starting cities on the bottom map:

DoE2Options.jpg

[Lior29]

Well, I liked the first option...
Do you have a prevision about when the game will begin??

[LzPrst]

I might want to join another one.

[Kenshin2]

I'd like to join. And my preference is option 3.

[Bulgaria (DoF)]

Yeah, what happened to this game - is she about to start at some point?

[Carthage (DoF)]

We need 14 to 18 players; and then we can fire this baby up..

[Bulgaria (DoF)]

I miss the stories from the old one - DoE. Much drama and amazing writings. Who won the diplo award there anyway?

[Inca (DoE)]

Is there any chance of getting 16 players at this point for a C4 game? Not to get into a loop (I think we've discussed this before), but it took us some time and another board just to get the 10 or so for G&H and already we've lost a couple there (one has been replaced, I'm subbing the other). The guy being subbed actually is doing quite well (imo better than me, and he'll be #1 in city count in a few turns with a solid economy behind it), and it's early in the game without any sure borders or alliances or anything yet, but still we don't have a permanent sub, despite having looked around.

So, if we can't get a sub for that and we maxed out at 10 there, and if about a third to a half of the DoE players quit with another third effectively out by the end of that game last August, where are these 16-18 players coming from now?

I'd love another large MP game on Civ4 with the diplo approach, but is that feasible now? Do we have the interested player base to sustain a 16+ player MP diplogame? To dedicate a year plus to something so involved takes a certain type of rarer player. For a game that's been out for 6-7 years now, an ever rarer player...

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

What civ are you subbing in DoF? I know someone who might want to sub

[OzzyKP]

Yea, I don't think we're gonna have enough players for this one.

[DNK]

Subbing for Milus in G&H, not DoF. For once, I'm not subbing anyone in a diplogame in DoF

Still up for a smaller game, though with the tighter player base I'm going to be a quite weaker player by comparison, I think

[Sommerswerd]

On the modding front, I have a random bone to pick... Why is it the regular subs that carry Missiles and the NUCLEAR subs that carry spies? It should be the other way around. That should be modded out in the next game. Especially since all the great Espionage boosters come out right around the time that subs do. That way you can use your subs to sneak spies into other countries. Theres no other way to do it unless you share borders... Otherwise they just get caught crossing other people's territory.

That's my Rant

[Dick76]

Hello, now I saw that gear up a new game and I would like to join if there are vacancies. regards

[DNK]

I'm down for some small 'realism' tweaks like Sommers suggests.

[Carthage (DoF)]

Hi guys,

The Civ4 Diplo game "Gods & Heroes" with the custom mod from Calanthian is looking for a perma-sub.
The game plays around the ancient Greece territory.

The Mod does not alter basic gameplay and techs. It has some custom civs with custom units.
The postion of Milete is still early game and very viable.

Please see this thread for more information:

http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/show...-after-restart

and

http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/show...-thread/page38

There you can also let us know if you're interested!