New SMAC PBEM

[smhfan86]

Anyone up for a new SMAC PBEM game?

I'm thinking 5 players max.
No newbies.
Only players that won't go on vacation in the near future, and will push turns on a regular basis.
Apoly tourney rules.
Large or Huge Planet.
Max # of players for co-op victory = 2.
No blind research.
Extra colony pods and scouts to start.

If interested, leave your email.

Also, CMN needed as well.

I'll go UofP.

[SmartFart]

I am in if we play on transcend level.
If so,I'll take Morgan.

SmartFart@pulp-fiction.com

[smhfan86]

yup, transcend it is.

[Comstr]

comstar@optusnet.com.au
Peacekeepers please.
Suggest Large Planet, or we'll never meet.

[smhfan86]

very well, large planet.

so far we have:

smh=gaians
smart-morgan
comstr=pks

one or 2 more needed.

p.s. do u want to eliminate the ai? this way it'll be just us humans.

[SmartFart]

Either way is ok with me.
How many extra scouts and colony pods ?

[smhfan86]

how many u want?

[SmartFart]

Well how about none then? I could go for a few if you insist.

[smhfan86]

if u don't want any, that's cool too. i just like how it really speeds up the early game.

[Flubber]

I'm in and I guess I will take the uni if its available (smhfan your first post said uni for you and a later one said gaians)

If the uni is niot available i will take Hive

[smhfan86]

okay, i'm an absolute moron. i'll go gaians and u flubber can take uni.

so that's 4 players. i think that's good.

smh=gaians
smart-morgan
comstr=pks
flubber=uni

Anyone know of a good CMN that's not busy?

[SmartFart]

4 players should be enough. I suggest you open a new thread 'CMN needed' and I bet we'll find one in no time.

As I said previously,I prefere no additional units or pods on start,but if majority wants to have them,I'll take mine as well.

[smhfan86]

if we all move fast, then it won't be necessary for new pods. i'll open the thread now.

[smhfan86]

I propose these settings, but I'm open to suggestions.

Large, Random map
Erosion, Native Life, Clouds - average
Oceans - 30-50% map, maybe a little more

Game settings:

All victory conditions are on
Look First: On
Tech Stag: Off
Spoils of War: Off
Intense Rivalry: Off
Directed Research (pick your own techs)
No Unity Survey (map not visible)
Pods are scattered
No Random Events
Time Warp: Off
Iron Man: On (doesn't matter in PBEM)

Rules:

• Communications - None until in-game contact, obtain commlink, or build EG
• SE switch "quickies" forbidden - (obviously you can experiment to see what effect various SE choices have, but cannot change, play moves, then change back in the same turn)
• Council notification - immediate broadcast to all players (Post in the thread and e-mail to all immediately by player who has called elections, citing candidates and votes. After each player's turn, post in the thread the running totals)
• Do not place Stockpile Energy in your build queues
• Crawlers Upgrade anytime - OK
• Probe actions: Must choose vendetta option when probing other players, unless you have previously gained permission to probe by e-mail.
• You cannot bribe the AI on council votes nor to demand withdrawal of units
• Cannot use the right click feature for multiple drop moves to extend range (ie limited to 8 tiles unless owning the Space Elevator SP)
• Cannot use the 'set waypoint' feature for automatic worm hunting/lifecycle enhancements
• No accepting pending treaties/pacts *after* declaring vendetta in the same turn
• Cannot use the F4 feature (or the bases feature of the F2 screen) to change an infiltrated faction's workers to specialists.
* You cannot trade bases with the AI. It is okay to gift a base to the AI.

[Comstr]

I would like 4 scouts and an extra pod at the start?