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[Arcainite]

Hello all, I'm a new multiplayer AC player who wants to play a multiplayer game with the good people of Apolyton. No special rules that I can think of at the moment. Just good clean fun. Oh, and it will be Alien Crossfire unless I can't get enough people for that in which case it will be original SMAC. Any factions allowed if they are fair, though they must be from either the original or expansion. We can try playing with our own creations later perhaps, I did make one of my own.
I'll try playing the Data Angels this time, even though the pirates are my favorite.
Arcainite@aol.com

[SmartFart]

I am interested to play if Transcend and no more than 4 players.
We need someone neutral to set up a game for us.
Morgan is my pick.

SmartFart@pulp-fiction.com

[Phobos]

Count me in.
I´ll take Cyborgs and if we change to SMAC i´ll take the Hive.

syrad_alien@hotmail.com

[Arcainite]

one more, we know you're out there...

Ok, so we have Morganites, Data Angels, and Cybernetic Consciousness. Let's get one more human and fill the rest with AI?
Arcainite

[Lonestar_jpm]

im in. ill take pirates. pk if its a smac game... jensjendricke@hotmail.com

[Phobos]

Let's get one more human and fill the rest with AI?

Sure, Im ok with that. We also need a CMN or someone to hold our passwords in case anybody drops out.
Btw, what rules are we going to use?

[Arcainite]

we're ready..but what's a CMN?

Ok, the game will look something like this:
Arcainite (Arcainite@aol.com) = Data Angels
SmartFart (SmartFart@pulp-fiction.com) = Morganites
Phobos (syrad_alien@hotmail.com)=Cyb.Consciousness
Lonestar_jpm (jensjendricke@hotmail.com)=Naut.Pirates
AI #1 (Larry) = Free Drones
AI #2 (Moe) = U.N. Peacekeeping Force
AI #3 (Curly) = Gaia's Stepdaughters

Any objections? I may need some tips on getting the ball rolling, because as I said, I am new at this.
Arcainite

[Phobos]

Looks fine to me

[SmartFart]

I suggest common rules,open any thread and you'll find all of them.
Anyone care to set up a game for us?

[Arcainite]

Arcainite_Agenda.SAV

I've set up the game, haven't even looked at the map or taken my turn yet, just set my password then save/exited. Everyone ok with the following terms?

Huge random planet, 50-70% water, 1 moon (weak erosion), average native lifeforms, average cloud cover, Talent Difficulty.

Higher Goal; Total War; Peace In Our Time; Mine, All Mine; Do Or Die; Blind Research; No Unity Survey.

Shall I start it or not? I have myself as first on the list.
Arcainite

[SmartFart]

Sorry...am kinda hooked on transcend level. I guess I'll give this one a miss.
Have fun.

[Arcainite]

sorry to see SmartFart go

I guess he missed the part about me being a newbie to this. Anyone else want to play, I mean it's not like I can't delete that and change the difficulty, jeesh, I just don't think I want to play on Transcend difficulty. I am not that good at the game I just want to play for fun.
Arcainite

[Googlie]

Playing single-player at talent level is great for building a hassle-free empire (the AI can't start an SP until you have researched that tech, there are no drone problems to speak of until really late in the game, SE changes are cheap, you get science and production bonuses versus the AI, etc etc.

In Multiplay, where all players are playing at the same level, you really want to play transcend. That's when the Uni and Morgan's drone management needs attending (which is one of their faction's disadvantages), SE changes are expensive, if there's an AI in the game, it plays at Librarian level, so it gets reserach and production advantages over human players, etc etc.

It won't necessarily make the game harder (as it would in single player mode for example), but will probably provide a much more satisfying game experience for all.

[Arcainite]

I would appreciate it if...

I'd appreciate it if you guys didn't use terms I don't know about yet, like SE or CMN. Unless CMN is supposed to be common rules? Which I still don't know where to find those if that's what it means. If it means you'll stop whining about it we will play Transcend difficulty even though I'm new, jeesh. Can we have some fun now?
Arcainite

[Googlie]

SE = Social Engineering - those choices you make whether to run fundy or democracy, Free Market or Green, etc etc

CMN is a term (Creator, Moderator, Narrator) used to denote the person who sets up a multiplayer game, either thru a scenario start or a regular start, assigns and holds passwords, etc etc

G.