ACDG (2) Game Parameters

[Maniac]

Someone like Googlie?
What would that monitor exactly do anyway?

[Jamski]

What exactly does Trip do?
The monitor would monitor things, keep track of what's going on, organise stuff and write a "history" of events as the game went along. Tey would have an overview of all the factions, and could tell us all the secrets afterwards. They could keep an eye out for exploits as well.

-Jam

[Method]

i think trip is actually just writing a history or something, and he's only allowed in all teams because his was erradicated

[Hercules]

I learn something from each game I play and still learning. I have made mistakes and look where I ended up.

[GeneralTacticus]

Regarding Trip... TKG is correct. Trip's team (LUz Invicta) is the only team which ahs so far been wiped out, and in compensation he's been appointed the official game Historian. He's also been given an additional title (I forget what) due to his efforts in reconstructing the game after it crashed.

[FlameFlash]

All well and good, but do we add a Historian job for somebody now or wait until somebody's team gets eradicated?

Personally I doubt that will happen with the submissive ally idea.

[Micha]

Couldn´t any faction write it´s own history down in a kind of history thread? And, where do we have newspapers for if not for recording events...?

[Drogue]

Yes, 3D will act as the CyCon History and information newpaper. All information within have been approved for publication.

[Googlie]

Order of play is:

Hive
UoP
Consciousness
Pirates
Drones

Voltaire and Drogue:

Can you e-mail me (anything) to:

linfrew@aol.com

so that I can send you your team passwords

Thanks

[Drogue]

Has been done. My email seems made for the purpose, akizeta@lineone.net

[Googlie]

Re: ACDG (2) Game Parameters

Originally posted by Googlie

All Game Preferences checked except:

Tutorial Messages
Always Investigate Monoliths

(Note that these settings can be changed in-game, but there should be concensus before doing so, as they affect all players)

This is not the case

On opening the current turn (Hive 2103) there are several changes. I don't know if in between my playtests a rogue set got imported from another scenario I was trying or whether early turn players have tweaked these settings.

note that these settings are not unique to your faction - they are common to all factions

Settings currently are:

All Game Preferences checked except:

Tutorial Messages
Click on Unit always cancels orders
Pause after every battle
Stop for build orders out of date
Air Units return home when reach limit of fuel range

The contentious ones in PBEMs seem to be the air units and the monoliths. Some players want the automatic return of aircraft, so as not to lose one due to sloppy mapreading. Some players don't want the automatic stop and upgrade/healing of a unit when passing a Monolith.

Default is prolly to ensure that action is taken, so that aircraft must manually be returned to base and you must actively investigate the monolith rather than have it happen automatically

G

[Hercules]

I personally prefer the default for aircraft, ie manually be returned to base and land /sea units must actively investigate monoliths

[Googlie]

I have asked Voltaire (in whose hands the current turn resides) to deselect the automatic investigation of monoliths.

(That'll square with your preferences, Hercules, in that an active decision must be made to investigate a monolith or to return an aircraft to a base)

G.

[Hercules]

Fine thank you on behalf of the Pirates

[Googlie]

The restarted game is now active, with new passwords having been sent to the various turnplayers and the Hive, 2102 fresh turn hung on the gameturn thread for Voltaire to download and play (as i still don't have his e-mail addy and can't hang an attachment to a private message)

I also cleaned up the Preferences. Unchecked now are:

General preferences:
Tutorials
Pause at end of turn

Advanced preferences:
Click on unit always cancels orders
pause after battle

warnings: all warnings have been checked

Automation:
air units return to nearest base when at end of range
always investigate monoliths

audio/visual: all have been checked

map:
allow flattened terrain

Finally, I think the concensus is that defections will not be permitted. In other words, if you leave a faction, you leave the game

Tassadar5000's move from the Uni to the Hive is grandfathered

G.