Collaborative Scenario-Making Idea

[Hoek]

Oh wow! Hexagonian, that's really quite good! Can I put you down for documentation too?

[El hidalgo]

Firaxis will definitely support events etc. I'm willing to bet on it. I don't think they realized to what extent the mod community would expand upon Civ 2. But they were happy it did and they want to support this community as much as possible, not just because they are great guys, but because with all these free extensions to the game, that can only make the game itself more attractive to more consumers. So I have no worry that Firaxis will include or make available (probably for free) highly robust tools for scenario making.

If they don't include them, we can at least work on maps, concepts, units, etc. I have already plotted out a few maps of the largest (256x256) size, basing them on Civ 2 100x100 maps I've done at different scales.

Regarding possible commercial aspects and intellectual property issues, I will make my work available for free to all, but I just want credit, that's all. Everyone involved should get credit. It might be a good idea to collect voluntary payments, though ("If you like this scenario, please pay $1"). We could use the Amazon Honor System to collect. All money would go toward hosting and bandwidth costs for Apolyton, which is always so... darn... slow... (assuming this would be an Apolyton thing -- if not, then it could support whatever other Web site). I'm not suggesting that we require payments, but if this could help support Apolyton (or whoever hosts it), that would be great! Sorry if this idea offends anyone.

[El hidalgo]

Very nice tech tree, btw, hexagonian!

[TresXF]

@ hoek & el hidalgo

hmm, it seems that i misunderstood you. no offense you all know those "un-official" addons from dubious companies - collections of i-net levels, mods, scenarios and stuff which are sold for money (at least in europe). the authors never get any of those $$$ - just the lousy biz-men.
if you are planning a non-comercial group you'll have my support, no prob

btw, the only "commercial" stuff i'd accept are bonus-cd-rom/dvd which come along with game mags. pro-gamer attitude is a must.

[Hoek]

Tres: are you interested in joining?

[TresXF]

well, i'm a one man army, idea, concept and process of scenario making is the main fun factor for me. i am not very good in teams, i think. but i'd like to give you my stuff for hosting and publication for a handful of credits

if your project gonna start we can talk about my participation - i hope that firaxis won't smash the scheduled date...

[KrazyHorse]

I can do events also, Hoek. If you need any more people, that is.

[Hoek]

Thanks, KH. It seems that we have some good people assembled here.

[Bill3000]

I got something for us to work on to plan now:

I've been thinking about a modpack from the Atomic Age to the Nanotech Age. (Atomic, Info, Genetic, and Nanotech Ages)

That would be from say 1950 - 2500/3000.

I would like to brainstorm ideas with you guys about it and maybe work on the techs and units.

We can use historical research for the techs up to the end of the Info Age, and then using our imagination about what the future will be like, and with research on what is being researched today, make the future.

I've got some ideas for the tech tree, but I lost them.

[Hoek]

hey Bill:

I love the idea...I took a class last year called "america in the 21st century", and we talked about alot of these issues. I suggest we set up an email ring to discuss details of possible scenarios, so as to sort of congeal the group.

Andrew

[Vlad Antlerkov]

I could do rules.txt tweaking and playtesting. Don't expect me to be able to do much until December, though, with school, homework, sleep and all

[Bill3000]

Hoek:

Why don't you get ICQ at http://www.icq.com ? Most people in Apolyton use it, and it'll be a lot easier to talk to than email. Plus, my email's screwed up.

And I also think that we should make a website and apply for hosting here at Apolyton.

[Hoek]

bill: that's already in the works

I'll see what I can do about ICQ...i prefer AIM

[jdd2007]

as i have no skills in scenario making i would like to test scenarios. i could a pretty good advisor...

[TheRussianKing]

I have made a full functioning modpack for CTP1, and made a whole new feature to it (sky), but I used other ppl's graphics because the Sprite tool doesnt work on my PC
otherwise I could be helpful in a whole heap of stuff, maybe ever error solving.