When do we start playing?

[nbarclay]

Now that the beta patch is out, does anyone have any idea what the timetable is for when we'll start playing our first C3C AU game (presumably the Power of Seafaring game)? I'm not in the hugest of hurries since I'll be away from home (and from Civ) for a few more days visiting relatives, but I'm a bit curious since I'd expected it to start almost as soon as the patch came out.

Nathan

[lockstep]

I'm also looking forward to the first C3C AU game, but I think that it should - for 'marketing' purposes - be coupled with at least a rudimental new version of the AU mod (and the possibility to play under AU mod rules).

I don't know how many changes alexman still wants to squeeze in the first version of the mod, but I could live with a version that includes just the changes yet voted and agreed upon (naturally, without the changes 'under consideration').

[ducki]

If details of Power of Seafaring have not been hammered out, I'd love to put a vote in for Spain. Man I love those guys.

I'd like to get playing also, but we might be getting a beta update on the 10th, IIRC, to fix the fix for the FP - maybe around then would be a good time?

[Catt]

I was strongly opposed to starting an AU game before the first patches, but I wouldn't oppose starting before the Jan 10th patch (which I suspect will come sometime after Jan 10). The 1.12 BETA patch, IMHO, makes it less interesting to expand aggressively or conquer a large landmass, but I suspect it puts the human and AI on quasi-equal footing in terms of inherent potential advantage regarding corruption (IOW, I personally don't see it as a radical departure from the 'intended' civ even though a true 'distinct core' is nerfed or at least hobbled, and I also suspect that it has less overall positive / negative effects on AI interactions that might make a game too out of the ordinary to learn and apply).

Long-winded-ness now over, I'd abstain from voting regarding (but not oppose) a game immediately (and would play that game if favored by others), and would also be content to wait until mid-January for the first C3C game.

Catt

[Dominae]

If the patch is due on the 10th, we might as well wait another week. The Power of Seafaring game is ready anytime, though.


Dominae

[Jawa Jocky]

Personally, I would like to wait for the 1st official patch. However I fear interest in AU is waning because we haven’t actually played anything yet.

I say put it to a new vote.

[alexman]

Originally posted by lockstep
I don't know how many changes alexman still wants to squeeze in the first version of the mod, but I could live with a version that includes just the changes yet voted and agreed upon (naturally, without the changes 'under consideration').

I no longer have any desire to squeeze anything into the first version of the mod. I have come to terms with the fact that it will take a long time to address all the issues that we dealt with in the PTW version, so the first 'complete' C3C version will definitely not be out any time soon. We might as well test the changes that have been accepted as soon as the first AU game comes out.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Damn shame that this took so long I am back in the swing of a new year of work and likely miss out again....

Where did this info on the new patch date come from?

[Stuie]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Where did this info on the new patch date come from?

Jesse posted it here:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105283

[Theseus]

I'd vote wait for the official patch. I've had some fun messing about with epic games in the interim, but, I dunno, we have to think about posterity or something. What if someone, post-patch, wanted to go back and play this first AU C3C game? We can wait a little bit.

[vmxa1]

Do you mean the Junish final or just a solid beta patch?

[Tassadar500]

Alexman, can you send me a PM with all the changes so far in the AU Mod? I would like to wait for the official patch when most of the current bugs are hammered out. Hopefully, some things in the AU Mod will be set and we can use version 1.0

[alexman]

Your PM box is full, but the changes are listed in the second post of the AU mod thread (follow my signature).

[Jawa Jocky]

Originally posted by vmxa1
Do you mean the Junish final or just a solid beta patch?

Sounds like we only need to wait until early March for the official patch.

edit:

My attempt to link didn't exactly pan-out. Jesse started a 1.13 thread on the Conquest page and also stated the official patch would be late Feb.

[Theseus]

I meant the final BETA patch, which Jesse says will be next Friday, 1/16.

The big concern will be whether the corruption model in that BETA will be maintained in the final patch, but I can live with that. Heck, if need be, we can re-play the course.

(Interesting idea to offer up to Jesse, btw: If Firaxis is still really torn up about which way to on corruption, which it seems they are... what if AU played out its first C3C course with half of the people using the PTW corruption model and half using the C3C BETA 1.14 model? We could invite a bunch of the CFCers and other site pros in on it too.)