HOTW XII Diplogame Organization Thread. Part 2

[condor223]

I have been asking for someone to post a saved game for a few weeks. I might have a fix for the AI colony issue, but cant ask the Firaxians to help us edit the save unless we HAVE one for them to edit.

Help? May I have a save please for the next time we meet? Everyone seems to be waffling about this.

Nolan

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by condor223
I have been asking for someone to post a saved game for a few weeks. I might have a fix for the AI colony issue, but cant ask the Firaxians to help us edit the save unless we HAVE one for them to edit.

Help? May I have a save please for the next time we meet? Everyone seems to be waffling about this.

Nolan

Mongolia sent a mali to everyone, you should take a look at Russia's plomp.eu mail, if you have never used it ask Cybershy for the adress and password.


In any case there is no need at present, since we will all be present this sunday. If we will need this at some later time you will need the save from the last game.

[condor223]

I have not been enabled for whatever other place than here, to see messages about this game.

If we can get the save fixed, it is good to have it done ANY time. Hopefully my message will reach the right person, but they DO need the save for editing, IF you want the colony disabled for the remainder of the diplo game.

I'm not sure we can fix it with a sub taking the new colony for a short time, and giving back the cities to the fatherland.

Nols

[Heraclitus]

Thenk you should ask Cybershy. Since you are playing Russia now, you should have acces to the mali adress provided by him.

[Diplo Inca]

HOTW Code

1. All be on TIME!
2. Host starts game 15-20mins in ADVANCE
3. Make sure all restart their PC's before game!
4. Check your bloody security
5. It is ASSUMED that all will be here if no notice is posted on Poly.
6. All be on their Diplo Accounts before and during game!
7. Mongolia is our HOST (Inca 2nd if need be)
8. Be more organized stay in contact during game and especially during start.
9. No brb;s or what so ever while we try to start the game.
10. Bless us all!

The HOTW CODE

[Heraclitus]

I am slightly disturbed that the things on the list even need to be mentioned explicitly.



In any case have people done conn tests? IF THEY HAVEN'T THEY FRACKING SHOULD!

[Diplo France]

Just to make sure. We use normal game time this week.

We are all there 10 min before game time.
The game is up 20 min before game time. If Mongolia can't have it up at that time, the Incas should host this time.

[Diplo Inca]

I will load the game if Mongols are not here 20mins before game time! Will use their save, which i got last week.

[Robert]

Got votes from: America, Carpathia

[OzzyKP]

Ugh, wow guys. That is pathetic. We've had like three weeks since the last session and only two civs voted?

VOTE DAMN IT!!!

[condor223]

I am not sure about voting or any other diplo private stuff. Old Russia has not given me the keys, or I have not been enabled to view the civs area. Sorry.

Nols

[Toni]

I, deity, Lz and Nolan tested the game and it worked with no problems. Prior to that there we some problems when I and deity were trying to start it alone. Marcus tried joining us as well but he wasn't able to connect to me via the ip way.

So yes some nasty **** was going on - but what matters is that at the lobby we made it work and we played for around 20 turns.

So tomorrow we all try to be a bit earlier to smooth any troubles we may have.


Again please lets try to be organized - Mongolia or Inca will lead the way and the others just listen and do what they are told.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by condor223
I am not sure about voting or any other diplo private stuff. Old Russia has not given me the keys, or I have not been enabled to view the civs area. Sorry.

Nols

Cybershy provided the mali accounts, he can give you the key and adress. You can also ask Russia for this.


You don't need to vote if you don't want to, but a lot of diplomacy happens over the mail accounts.

[Diplo France]

Originally posted by Toni
So yes some nasty **** was going oN

Can I do a little victory dance for being completley right on the subject from the start?

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Toni
I, deity, Lz and Nolan tested the game and it worked with no problems. Prior to that there we some problems when I and deity were trying to start it alone. Marcus tried joining us as well but he wasn't able to connect to me via the ip way.

Glad you did tests. We now know that the IP is a no go.

Originally posted by Toni

So yes some nasty **** was going on - but what matters is that at the lobby we made it work and we played for around 20 turns.

That does not sound encouraging.

Originally posted by Toni
So tomorrow we all try to be a bit earlier to smooth any troubles we may have.

I'm sorry this just dosen't mean anthing. "Earlier" dosen't really encourage people to *be* earlier. We need to be specific about this. I propose we agree that all people who have found difficulties during testing be there one hour before game time. And continue testing by trying to figure the situation out.

The rest can show up 10 min before game time. HOTW12 must be up 20 min before this deadline so we can do an all players test with the actual save, if people happen to be there.

Originally posted by Toni
Again please lets try to be organized - Mongolia or Inca will lead the way and the others just listen and do what they are told.

I agree but they should do some organising, unlike last time. They should give instructions on MSN, and on Yim (only for Nols) so people know what is happening and so that we try different things in a ordered manner, instead of adhering to the definition of insanity by expecting different results by trying the same thing over and over again.





I also propose that if the issue is narrowed down to one player, we continue the game without him 30 min after game time. That way he will have 90 min to fix his problem and we still get 2 and a half hours of game time.



We should have a sub ready, if we don't his civ should go AI, if there are any colony troubles we will get someone to enter as the colony and gift back the cities and units (leaving him with only an undefended capital).