new pbem smac/x

[mox]

Anyone up for a new PBEM SMAC/X game?

This will be my first so I'd recommend someone else starting it but I will if need be...

Standard rules @ transcend. Any other requests?

[Gunnar Thor]

I'm in if we do SMAC, I don't have X.

I'll take the Spartans if we do SMAC, no real preferences but I'd like a map not bigger than Standard size. The games get very long on Large and Huge maps.

[mox]

fine by me...

SMAC it is, standard map of planet. Any other takers? Preferences on erosion, rainfall, native life? Otherwise standard for that as well.

[mox]

Gunnar Thor is Spartans
I call Gaians

Let's keep it at 3 or 4 players max.

[Lazerus]

I've got smac+x
will take Hive
Average erosion,rainfall and average/low native is fine with me.
are these standard ? :
blind research off and steal tech when conquering on.

Only my second mp so i dont know much bout starting them, try contacting an experienced player bout it

[mox]

ok then:

blind research off, steal tech when conquering.
erosion, rainfall, etc. no adjustments from default.

it'll be smac and not smacx as Thunnar doesn't have the expansion.

anything else?

[Lazerus]

Since theres only going to be a few of us how do you all feel about ip playing the first 20-30 turns then starting the pbem from there ?
Most of those early turns theres nothing to do except moving 1 unit 1 space and starting a few extra bases.

[mox]

Lazerus: I'm all for it if we can work out a time that works for everyone.

[Gunnar Thor]

Fine by me. Are we doing a totally random map or do we have someone editing one for us and giving us extra pods at the beginning?

By the way, mox, where in the world (What timezone) are you? Me and Lazerus are at GMT.

[mox]

I'm in Michigan which is 5 off of GMT. It's 4:40 PM right now for me...

If we can't get everyone together and start TCP/IP we should do a edited map that follows the tourney rules:

Headquarters established with Children's Creche, Recycling Tanks, Perimeter Defense, Network Node and Recreation Commons

All factions start with the starting techs of all factions in the game (eg. if Gaians, Hive and Morgan are the players, they all know Centauri Ecology, Doctrine: Loyalty and Industrial Base)

200 starting energy credits, except Morgan has 400

Each faction starts with 4 independent scouts, 1 former and 4 colony pods, plus 2 non-independent formers

Does that sound good? I'll look into that tonight when I get home from work. I'm assuming we take the locations given by the AI and then edit it like a scenario?

[Lazerus]

My e-mail is Kris_no1@hotmail.com
I aint played that tourney stuff before, dont mind if its just that or regular. Any1 got an idea for a suitable time then ?

[duMa]

Have you room for one more?
I'm interested in giving the Believers a go.

[mox]

duMa, you're #4 and we'll call it good.

I usually don't get on til 10pm EST (3am GMT) during the week. The weekend is a possibility. Any ideas?

Lets also firm up game rules.

duMa is the Believers
Lazerus is the Hive
mox (me) is the Gaians
Gunnar is the Spartans

I'll check back in the am...

[Gunnar Thor]

How about standard PBEM tourney rules? HQ establised is fine by me if we can't do ICP.

I'm available this weekend from 6 pm until around 10 pm GMT for ICP, I work in a bakery on the weekends and have to get up early. How about you guys?

[Lazerus]

I'm at college so other then if im going clubbing at the night then all weekend is free (tonights free but i think that might be too short of a notice for all of you).
3am during the week nah i get too little sleep as it is