TCP/IP game

[Mart]

This thread is to discuss possible TCP/IP game. I thought about some SMAC or SMAX game with no time limit, possible simultaneous moves. No tight gameing time schedule, just each meetings arranged when all players can devote some a couple or several hours to playing. No rush during play - strategy and roleplay first (that is why "no time limit"). Turns might last from maybe below a minute to over 10 or 15 minutes in some cases - i'm fine with that. We could probably make more turns in a week than usual pbem.

We would need to save the game (it would last several meetings at least). I am not sure how well it works - i have checked quickly TCP SMAC only twice. I played with many players TCP/IP civ3, but not SMAC/SMAX.

Would there be someone interested in such a game?

[t_ras]

how how i wish i could play.
damm this ****ing FW i'm behind!!

[Lazerus]

I like IP games, available through the day on sat, all sunday (<-ideal really) and tuesday nights ... maybe some friday nights if im not going out aswell though its 50/50 at best. Normally unless its all european/american/asian etc then most ip games will take place on weekends due to time differences, when i want to play at the night you're at work and when you're ready to play its 2am for me and i need to sleep for work

Normally the host (though anybody can) just clicks save game like you do with a normal single player game and then when you next want to play ip you just get all the people together and load game, nothing complex.

[Mart]

T_ras, you must be behind firewall, and have no possibility to lower it for the time of play?
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Flexible schedule of play sessions is one of top priorities here
About saves - will those saves be treated as regular multiplayer games with passwords? Or such saved game will be ok to download later as single player and turned into scenario - what will just show everything....?

[binTravkin]

I seem to be rather close to Lazerus -
he have GMT0, I suppose, Im havin GMT+2

Can play on weekdays almost 24hours!

[Lazerus]

You both up for starting a game now ?

[Mart]

i thought like maybe 4 persons....

[Lazerus]

4's normally best since it evens out to 2v2 but im just eager for a game, aint played a full game in ages.
Besides we can always start another more serious one at the weekend when player 4 shows up

About saves - will those saves be treated as regular multiplayer games with passwords?

If a player enters a password yes it becomes protected like a pbem, otherwise (just like a pbem) if there is no pass it can be downloaded and played as a single player game.

[Mart]

i think we may not wait for long.... It's a pity T_ras is behind a wall...

SMAC game, version release 5.0
(5.0 is update for compatibility with WinXP)
TCP/IP game

Factions:

Gaia's Stepdaughters	?
Human Hive		?
University of Planet	?
Morgan Industries	?
Spartan Federation	?
The Lord's Believers	?
Peacekeeping Forces	?	

______________________________________
Preference..  ?		Lazerus	BinTra.	Mart7x5	|	Settings

Map size	?	?	?	54-108	|	///
Ocean		?	?	?	50-70	|	50-70
Erosion		?	?	?	Aver	|	Aver.
Life		?	?	?	Abund.	|	Aver.
Clouds		?	?	?	Dense	|	Dense
Difficulty	?	?	?	Transc.	|	Transc.	

Transcend	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Diplomatic	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Economic	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Cooperative	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Do or Die	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Flexible start	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Tech stag	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Spoils of war	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Blind research	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Intense riv	?	?	?	No	|	No
No survey	?	?	?	No	|	No
No scatter	?	?	?	No	|	No
No rnd events	?	?	?	Yes	|	Yes
Time Warp	?	?	?	No	|	No
Iron man	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Rand person	?	?	?	No	|	No	
Rand social	?	?	?	No	|	No

[Mart]

Lazerus, i need to leave for some time, let the players post preferences, i should be around in less than an hour

[Lazerus]

its quicker to launch the game and decide stuff in there since theres a little mini chatroom where everything can get sorted. BinT you up for starting an IP game in around an hour then ?

[binTravkin]

My preferences are all the same as for Mart except:

Rand social/person - yes
Map - any
Ocean 30-50
Erosion - Weak

Hope we get startin soon!

[Mart]

i'm back

[Lazerus]

ok, BinT said he'll host so he should be sending us the IP soon, not sure if hes hosted before so if he gets stuck ill just do it to save time.

[Mart]

i have IP of yours Lazerus, ........firing SMAC