History PBEM

[Scott F]

I don't understand it. I don't know the first thing about hex editing (I wish that I did, as I would like to turn off global warming in my Harry Turtledove scenario). My personal theory is that I accidentally played with the wrong rules file. (I had been playing the game in single player and was messing with it. I thought I had copied the old one back, but apparently not.)

At any rate, sas has been trying to get rid of me from the game from the beginning, calling for votes to get me kicked out even because of minor delays in posting my save game file due to my crappy and limited internet access. Real life circumstances will be keeping me away from the game anyway. My computer has died from putting Windows XP on it and I am presently hunting for a new job. I won't have much in the way of internet access for at least a week, which is (to say the least) very inconvenient at a time like this.

Someone else can take Germany if they want, assuming that whatever is wrong can be fixed.

[Soundwave]

Is that what you want?

[Darius871]

If that's the case I suggest Soundwave take Germany, and then Germany and AH can work as one cohesive central european civ.

[Jacobite1688]

I kind of saw this resolution comming for a while. I figured, guilty or not, Scott would just drop out of the game sooner or later. As much as I dislike the suggestion, historical circumstances seem to reflect that Darius' idea is good solution. Austria did issue Germany the famous ''blank check'' in 1914. However, German improvements and military forces must be brought back down to realistic levels before the game continues. Hopefully this will done be quickly so we can get on with it.

[Darius871]

But how are we to know what is and isn't supposed to be there?

[Jacobite1688]

Could we look at another History PBEM elsewhere and get some idea? That was what first tipped us off to the irregulariity.

[Cyrion]

If Scott wants to quit, ok, that's his choice!!

But I wish we could discover what really happened, because now some people might not trust him any longer (I still would, because we only had "hints" which, however strog they are, are no evidence...)...

And about the "unification" of A-H and Germany (after destruction of the extra improvements and units): sorry, but no, I don't agree!!!

OK, it would be historically coherent, BUT the player would be in a much too strong position!!

Just my opinion, of course...

[Jacobite1688]

Too strong? That was the exact feelings of the U.K., France and Russia in the early XX century. Let's do it and see if the League of Nations can maintain peace in Europe.

[Darius871]

Yes it would make the one person's position strong, but only as strong as an alliance between the two nations would be. It is just naturally confusing having it be one person, but if it helps just consider them allied.

[Jacobite1688]

Agreed

[Cyrion]

OK, you've got a point!!!

Let's say I agree, then...

[Darius871]

I played out the French turn for now BTW, so it is now the German turn for whoever will be playing them.

[The ANZAC]

Everyone: first, did anyone see the stuff under their avatars yesterday is it only me I should ave taken a screen shot and I will next time it happens...

Also I support Germany and AH being seperate players, but alliances might conflict. And also here is one thing: are we striving to recreate the Triple Entente and Alliance or have it play differently than history? Because yes we could do that, but doesn't that take some of the unexpectedness out of it?

[Jacobite1688]

We don't HAVE to follow history, but events have developed that are leading us in that direction. An alternate solution is that Germany could be declared unfit for self-government and divided among the major powers.

[Cyrion]

First to ANZAC: yes, I saw it too, it looked like the stats for a RPG, didn't it?? with H.P., exp., etc.

Weird...

And about the game: I would prefer 2 players for Germany and A-H, I agree for 1, BUT I fully disagree on a partition of Germany!

And about this, it won't be so easy for you to make me change my mind this time...


And about recreating history: I think we don't need to push in that direction: if it occurs, fine, if it doesn't, even better: more surprises...