Finally, the "Format of the next ACDG" poll (read carefully)

[Googlie]

I voted for smax, 3,4 or 5 teams versus modified AI factions (Darsnan has some neat ideas for setting up a challenge and I'd like to play in a team this time round - but not much interested in a single team faction versus 6 pushover AI's though)

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
I plan on, after this, creating an official poll with the two top options.

Ah yes, probably the best way to get around it. That way people will realise that they have only a few choices then, and they have to live with one or not participate.

[Jamski]

This may end up a tricky decision of votes continue as they are. Currently the most popular choice for teams/AI setup is supported by only 11 of the 19 voters. Does that mean that the other 8 would not play? There's hardly going to be very many in the team, given the usual activity drop-off.

Its currently 15 from 26, which would give 5 per team... about the current level of activity.

I would assume 3 teams vs the AI would go a LOT faster than our current 5 teams vs the AI, and I'm thinking 1 team vs 6 SP will go very very slowly.

-Jam

[Frankychan]

Voted.

[FlameFlash]

Vote:

1 human team vs SP factions
3 human teams vs AI factions
3 human teams vs SP factions
4 human teams vs AI factions
4 human teams vs SP factions
Core SMAX rules
Modified AI to be slightly better
Other ideas:
1. Edit alphax.txt to add sonar buoy, even if the defense bonus isn't added it's a nice sea addition to stave off surprise attacks.
2. Toggle "human factions can communicate from beginning" to '0' so it's easier to keep track of what comm freqs each faction has gained and which ones they haven't.
3. Googlie's against the alien threat idea with the 'barbarian' aliens included.

[Snowflake]

Sorry for my ignorance, but could somebody explain what sonar buoy is to me? Appreicated.

[Impaler[WrG]]

Sonar Buoy = Sensor Array in Water, an effect eaisly produced with Alpha Editing.

Also Jamski's asertion that 1 Human Faction vs 6 SP factions would be slow would only be true if the set up was like the current game inwhich each team has 48 hours to play from the point it recives its turn.

But as I had pointed out in my proposed "Prime Minister" system we would designate a single person to play the 6 Single Player turns from orders that each of thouse players submit. The Prime Minister would have 2-3 days to perform the moves and send the turn back to the Democracy Faction which would then have 2-3 days to send the turn back to him. A game speed likly FASTER then a 3 team aproatch, though slower then a 1 team vs AI's ofcorse.

Thus their is no reason to reject the 1 team vs 6 SP idea based on time constraints.

[Snowflake]

Thanks! Now could you also explain a little about this statement: "even if the defense bonus isn't added it's a nice sea addition to stave off surprise attacks"?

[Jamski]

It increases visibility range.

But as I had pointed out in my proposed "Prime Minister" system we would designate a single person to play the 6 Single Player turns from orders that each of those players submit. The Prime Minister would have 2-3 days to perform the moves and send the turn back to the Democracy Faction which would then have 2-3 days to send the turn back to him. A game speed likely FASTER then a 3 team approach, though slower then a 1 team vs AI's of course.

This is the 3rd option on the poll above. 1 DG faction vs 6 GM factions

-Jam

[Snowflake]

Hmmm looks like you have forgotten an option like this: ! DG faction vs 3 SP and 3 AI factions.

[FlameFlash]

There's another Other then...

[Jamski]

Hmmm looks like you have forgotten an option like this: ! DG faction vs 3 SP and 3 AI factions.

It wasn't suggested to me, and I didn't want to play it myself, so it didn't get polled. Noone has asked for it yet in the 28 voters so far, so I guess it wasn't so popular

-Jam

[Snowflake]

I'm sure somebody must have mentioned the notion of having both AI and SP factions. But by not including it you make it appear not popular. Like I have forgotten to vote for it.

[Jamski]

Nope, this is the first time I heard of it. It sounds pretty much like the current system though with Miriam, Roze and Buster.

-Jam

[Snowflake]

If buster is an example of how SP factions will act then you don't have to worry for the speed of the game at all.