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  • New SMAC PBEM Game

    4 human players max

    Map settings:

    Large, Random map (Edited by a CMN)
    Erosion, Native Life, Clouds - average
    Oceans - Start with 30-50% of the map, and carve it to about 50%-70%

    Game settings:

    All victory conditions are on (Max players for co-op = 2)
    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: Off (allows players to save in middle of turn and return to game if something comes up)

    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
    • Must 'Accept' or 'Decline' an offered Pact or Treaty that the other player has indicated 'Accepted' before exiting the diplo box and playing the turn (i.e. 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.

    I will go UofP.

    3 more players and 1 CMN needed.

    p.s. Please don't sign up if you're going on vacation anytime soon.

  • #2
    I'll take Morgan.
    "I love justice, I hate iniquity. It is not my pleasure that the lower suffer injustice because of the higher." - Darius I, 550-486 BC

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    • #3
      Hey Darius, welcome aboard.

      So that's:

      SMH: UofP
      Darius: Morgan

      2 more players and 1 CMN needed now.

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      • #4
        I'll take PK's.

        Can we play without AI?
        My life, my rules

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        • #5
          I'll take Hive.
          Veni Vidi Castravi Illegitimos

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          • #6
            Alright, so that's 4 players. We still need a CMN though.

            I was thinking about no AI as well. What do the rest of you think?

            Archaic: Hive
            SMH: UofP callistosdarkside@rogers.com
            Darius: Morgan
            SmartFart: PKs SmartFart@pulp-fiction.com

            Oh yes, and we'll need everyone's email address too. Just remember to double check them.
            Last edited by smhfan86; August 1, 2002, 02:37.

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            • #7
              I forgot.

              SmartFart@pulp-fiction.com
              My life, my rules

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              • #8
                archaiceternal@hotmail.com

                AI, no AI, doesn't really matter to me.
                Last edited by Archaic; August 1, 2002, 08:57.
                Veni Vidi Castravi Illegitimos

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                • #9
                  stephen.roy@snet.net

                  You didn't mention difficulty. I assume it's Transcend.

                  I don't care either way about including AI.

                  Who are you going to ask to create a map?
                  "I love justice, I hate iniquity. It is not my pleasure that the lower suffer injustice because of the higher." - Darius I, 550-486 BC

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                  • #10
                    Doh, yeah, it's transcend. I could've sworn I mentioned that.

                    I was hoping some generous person might sign up to be the CMN to create the game for us. If no one signs up here, I'll make a thread asking for one.

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                    • #11
                      I'll sign on as CMN. Choices:

                      Ultimate Builder Map or random?

                      Souped-up AI set with permanent pacts with each other? OR:

                      Regular AI pushovers? OR:

                      No AI?
                      Creator of the Ultimate Builder Map, based on the Huge Map of Planet, available at The Chironian Guild:
                      http://guild.ask-klan.net.pl/eng/index.html

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                      • #12
                        Thanks, DD!

                        My votes are: random map (suitably edited to be fair), and either regular AI or no AI.
                        "I love justice, I hate iniquity. It is not my pleasure that the lower suffer injustice because of the higher." - Darius I, 550-486 BC

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                        • #13
                          I'll go with just about anything. Thanx for settin' this up DD.
                          My life, my rules

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                          • #14
                            Thanks for volunteering DD.

                            I'm with Darius, ramdom edited map, and regular ai or no ai.

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                            • #15
                              I've got no real preference.
                              Veni Vidi Castravi Illegitimos

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