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    <center><font size=7>Dominus Transcendi</font>

    or

    <font size=4>The Lord of the Transcenders</font></center>

    (Disclaimer: the Latin purists among you will, I'm sure, forgive me for the intentionally incorrect declension of Transcendi - assuming such a word existed in Latin in the first place )

    This is the moment you've all been waiting for, the Race to Transcendence duel between Velociryx and Zsozso ! I have been working on a map, which is pretty much complete now. I did my best to make the locations as similar as possible, but there are some differences, especially in Fungus, special resources and Unity Pod coverage (although the number of these is roughly the same on the starting continents).

    I will now prepare the scenario setup, and send the save to the players and let them fight it out. May the best Transcendi win !

    For reference, here's the <a href="http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum12/HTML/000589.html">initial discussion thread</a>.

    Reminder of world parameters
    - Fully customized map, Large size, with two roughly identical big main continents, and a series of small islands
    - Weak erosion, Average life forms, Average precipitations
    - Some special landmark tiles have been placed on the continents, and there are the same number of each for both players
    - Fungus, rockiness and unity pods/special resources have been randomized
    - Look first ON, Blind research OFF, Spoils of war OFF, Tech stagnation OFF, Unity survey OFF, Random events OFF
    - Each factions starts with 4 colony pods, 4 scouts and 4 formers, plus 200 energy credits

    Game rules
    - SMAC patch 4 game, UoP vs UoP, no AI
    - The only victory allowed is Trancencance (obviously)
    - It is not acceptable to build a strong military to destroy one's opponent since this would reduce the game to a conquest feat, and that's not the purpose of this challenge
    - Small scale military interventions are authorized of course.
    - No diplomacy until in-game contact made

    Note: One of the players has been assigned the Hive slot, and therefore will have blue units and Hive base designs, and will look like Yang, but it's still UoP.

    That's about it... If I forgot anything, or if you have comments, please post your suggestions and other remarks below !

    A thread will be created on the Multiplayer forum for the game's administrative maintenance.

    Aredhran
    Dominus Transcendi CMN

    PS: If there's enough interest for it, I can turn this into a Forum-wide tournament. Candidates will be matched in pairs, and when everyone has fought one match, I can create a second map for the next round. If you like the idea, post below...

    <font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Aredhran (edited January 08, 2000).]</font>
    <font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Aredhran (edited March 12, 2000).]</font>

  • #2
    Dominus Transcendi 1 (DT1) - Velociryx vs Zsozso, started 8-Jan-2000
    Zsozso wins, as Vel decided to abandon due to Zso's decisive advantage

    Dominus Transcendi 2 (DT2) - MichaeltheGreat vs LoD, started 17-Feb-2000

    Dominus Transcendi 3 (DT3) - Bob vs mamajom, started 23-Feb-2000

    Dominus Transcendi 4 (DT4) - Paul vs Tau Ceti, started 23-Feb-2000
    Tau Ceti wins by Transcendence in 2216, Score 2771 (Pop 429, Tech 74, Projects 500, Bonus 1768)

    Dominus Transcendi 5 (DT5) - Fistandantilus vs TigToad, started 13-Jul-2000
    Fistandantilus wins by Transcendence in 2208, Score 2205 (Pop 247, Commerce 436, Tech 76, Transcendent Thought 10, Projects 250, Bonus 1186)

    Dominus Transcendi 6 (DT6) - Mark13 vs Hobbes, started 09-May-2001
    Mark13 wins by abandon of Hobbes, 10-12 turns away from Transcendence in 2209, Score 824 (Pop 291, Tech 58, Projects 475)

    Dominus Transcendi 7 (DT7) - Misotu vs Paul, started 09-May-2001
    Misotu wins by Transcendence in 2209, Score 2860 (Pop 328, Tech 75, Projects 675, Bonus 1782)

    Dominus Transcendi 8 (DT8) - TigToad vs Misotu, started 09-May-2001

    Dominus Transcendi 9 (DT9) - Paul vs Tigtoad, started 09-May-2001 - Tigtoad abandoned, replaced by Hobbes 15-Jun-2001

    Dominus Transcendi 10 (DT10) - Vultur vs Chowlett, started 09-May-2001

    Aredhran

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    • #3
      Great many thanks for setting up this game, Aredhran!
      ::Zsozso::

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      • #4
        DT1 - MY 2110 status

        Code:
        [b]              Zsozso     Velociryx[/b]
        Technology                   X
        Military         X
        Population                   X
        Wealth           X
        Territory        X
        Overall                      X
        
        
        [b]Alpha Centauri Score:[/b]
        Population       3           5
        Technology       5           5[b]
        TOTAL            8          10[/b]
        
        Aredhran

        PS: Let me know if this is too much/too little information...

        [This message has been edited by Aredhran (edited January 13, 2000).]

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        • #5
          Wow....tight game....I like it so far!

          -=Vel=-
          The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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          • #6
            Life of Brian flashback:

            A joke name, you know, like Naughtius Maximus or Biggus ... Transcendus.

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            • #7
              I enjoy it too, especially when it goes as fast as last night - 6 turns a day, not bad for a PBEM!

              BTW, Aredhran, could you create the same kind of table for 2105 too, please ? I know, we got past that the same day, but for consistency (we may not be able to go that fast every day...)

              As for the contents: how about adding the number of units and energy to the table? Is that too much giving away ?

              Zsozso
              [This message has been edited by zsozso (edited January 13, 2000).]
              ::Zsozso::

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              • #8
                2105 will be coming up too. I just wanted to test the format and ask your opinions before I spent too much time on this.

                Adding the units to the statistics is not a problem for me if it is not one for you. Same for Energy. Vel, what's your take on this ?

                Aredhran

                [This message has been edited by Aredhran (edited January 14, 2000).]

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                • #9
                  I'm ready to rock and roll, Red H.

                  What exactly is "limited" military action?

                  It'll be hard to pull in my fangs for this one, but is sounds fun.

                  My PBEM availability is 19:00 to 09:00 GMT.
                  When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."

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                  • #10
                    Yes, I wanted to ask for some clarification of the limited military action too!
                    Aredhran, could you elaborate, please ?

                    Zsozso
                    ::Zsozso::

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                    • #11
                      I'm quite happy with the tables as they are, but I see no problem in posting the other stats as well.....

                      -=Vel=-
                      The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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                      • #12
                        I'm game too, if that's OK .

                        I can do PBEM anytime after ~15 GMT, my usual times however are 15-16 GMT, and 19-21 GMT.

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                        ---LoD
                        [This message has been edited by LoD (edited January 16, 2000).]
                        I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
                        LoD - Owner/Webmaster of civ.org.pl
                        civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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                        • #13
                          LoD and MichaeltheGreat: This thread is for the battle between zsozso and velocyrix, quite possibly the best two builders on here.

                          If you want some email games, check out zsozsos challenge, http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum27/HTML/000094.html

                          Or if you want to hone your single player skills, look at: http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum31/HTML/000174.html

                          And leave the current champs be.

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                          • #14
                            Actually, LM, I was sent to this link by an ACOL post by Aredhran, who stated that he started this challenge, and asked if other players were interested.

                            I'd be happy to teach your two best builders, conquerors, or whoever, how to play SMAC. I already signed up for Zsozso's tournament. I haven't checked out the other thread, but I'm only interested in PBEMs against top level players. I gave up on single player SMAC, except for periods of extreme boredom, months ago.
                            [This message has been edited by MichaeltheGreat (edited January 16, 2000).]
                            When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."

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                            • #15
                              LM: Besides, why do you think the game between zsozso and Velocirix is called DT1 ?

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                              ---LoD
                              I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
                              LoD - Owner/Webmaster of civ.org.pl
                              civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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