Favorite MP Settings/Rules

[War4ever]

BUT REMEMBER , DOUBLE MOVEMENT REQUIRES MORE SKILL

[atawa]

Yes, and 2x1x is the most balanced way to play

[rah]

.............wait, .................. he's right.

[War4ever]

the way to play is x1x1........ but i suppose if your going to play x2x2 it should be done on larger worlds...

small worlds suck for x2 move

[atawa]

True, but either 2x2x or 1x1x for me usualy, 2x1x is too much trench warfare with way too many units.

[War4ever]

true, but x2x1 just speeds up the techs....for one night games its perfect....

but i am a true x1x1 player.....again, better on a larger world where the terrain is less hostile

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Cobra
Additional I like sim-starts. Simultan playing until first contact with the opponent spends lots of time.

That's not a bad suggestion. In fact you could extend it by making it simult until war breaks out somewhere on the map.

Usual settings for the games I host - deity, 1x1x archipelago, slightly larger than small map, no city or unit bribe except against the ai though ai usually not included. Barbs at villages. No alliances but tech trading and other cooperation allowed. Simult preferred but by agreement.

[deity]

Hey, I just voted and all my prefs are in the majority categories:
deity/1x1x/villages/med map/islands/no AI/no city bribe/no alliances...
I can now host with broadband so I'll propose to use these popular settings, eg the new Aussie Sat night game

[Cobra]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse


That's not a bad suggestion. In fact you could extend it by making it simult until war breaks out somewhere on the map.

We already played games up to the end simultaneously. With war however confidence and discipline are necessary. There´s a sequence which shows the units may be moved, (normal color sequence). If a player moved all his units, he gives the ok for the next. Discipline is necessary, because also wounded units may not move up to the ok.

[rah]

On the small rocks we play on, playing simul till contact wouldn't be that many turns in simul

[Alexander's Horse]

the colour order thing was suggested but we lack the German discipline.

[rah]

Yeah, we did too. But then I'm only 1/4 German.

[atawa]

For MP games it might be ok, but it seriously screwes up teamgames

[War4ever]

lack of discipline...haha..... i remember all hell breaking loose playing with markus and simul moves....bloody free for all......

stiill it was amazing how quickly those games progressed......

[Hydey]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
the colour order thing was suggested but we lack the German discipline.

I don't know about discipline, I think it was more that we couldn't be stuffed