Giga map succession game??

[Scouse Gits]

Would anyone like to play in a Gigamap succession game? You would have to d/l Julius' 'patch' for MP (now in the ACS database) in order to play - we would like to try :

Deity, 180 * 180 world (32,400 squares), Raging, Bloodlust or AC, 10 player succession

any takers??

the scribes should have a field day of this one...

(SG1 will run the web-site and SG2 the slots etc. if we get going)

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[jcarkey]

Good idea. I don't think that playing a bloodlust game will be very easy on that large of a map. I am not interested in joining though.

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[Julius Brenzaida]

Well,

I am ready to try. But, I think everybody will have to agree to some policy (key wonders, fast expansion or not, size of the cities, key techs, etc) and stick to it. Mixing it up could bring real bad problems. As Jcarkey said, some civs are hard to find on those maps, and if an expansionist and militaristic tribe starts next to some civilized rational one, you can have some bad surprises. In one of my last gigagame, I was playing Prince level and The Russians started on the island next to the Americans, on the other side of the map. By 1400ad Russian Marines were landing on my continent (I was playing perfectionnist) ! I was not used to that at Prince level. The Ai doesn't get smarter, but it has more room to move on !

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[DaveV]

I'd be interested in this one. I think the only one who needs the patch is the first player; everyone else should be OK with standard MGE.

[Julius Brenzaida]

quote: Originally posted by DaveV on 11-04-2000 06:56 AM I'd be interested in this one. I think the only one who needs the patch is the first player; everyone else should be OK with standard MGE.

Dave, you are perfectly right. The patch is for creating giga random maps , every MGE user can load the saved files of gigamap games.
But getting the patch is not a bad idea ...


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[Paul]

I'm not surprised, you are interested, DaveV. On the giga-map you should be able to bring ICS to the next level. The only problem should be the 255 city limit.

Anyway, I'm also interested.

[jcarkey]

Julius, I know you removed the pop. limit and gold limit, but did you remove the city limit?

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[Julius Brenzaida]

quote: Originally posted by jcarkey on 11-04-2000 09:35 PM Julius, I know you removed the pop. limit and gold limit, but did you remove the city limit?

No, I was not able to do that. Looks like a tough nut to crack ! Many things are linked with each cities, and the number 255 (FF) appears too many times in the programm for anyone to do anything without the help of the original programmers. Sorry, I would have love to get rid of that number of cities limit, but I just can't.




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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[Scouse Gits]

As we have the giga patch - the SGs will start the game. I will make the list in the order of signing up.

Player 1 Scouse Gits
Player 2 Julius
Player 3 DaveV
Player 4 Paul
Player 5 Andemagne
Player 6 Muad'Dib

Player n kcbob

I am playing a giga map at present. The AI is no different, but the size of the world means that the other civs have had more time to develop without human assistance! Expansionist civs build a long away from their capital, and need finding. There is an element of micro-management related to logistics. Efficient transport systems are important. Caravan bonuses are impressive! Trans-continental railroads are useful for troop supply lines. The giga game is good fun!

3 more players needed.
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[This message has been edited by Scouse Gits (edited November 06, 2000).]

[kcbob]

Please put me down for slot number 10. That'll give me time to get the patch tomorrow night. And if I have any problems, it'll give me time to shoot myself.

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[Seeker]

Slight Problem: won't the player who builds MC virtually win by default since he will be able to fill that huge area with tons of cities??

[Scouse Gits]

Fine kcbob you're in - if you read the above you will see that you don't need the patch - your MPGE will do just fine.

EVERYONE - the Web site is up and running see here we have started - not a lot to say in our first twenty turns - two cities founded - end. Julius - you are next up - the game is in the mail or you can get it from the web-site.

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[Scouse Gits]

Seeker - you miss the point - this is a Succession game - we each get twentyish turns in turn - would you like to join us?

[Seeker]

Sorry, November is too busy for me as it is, maybe in December.

[Andemagne]

Andemagne and his Paladins are here
_AGAIN_ to save The Day.

we're in for the GIGAgame.


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