Tarzan PBEM

[Gamecube64]

To rommel.

[alexman]

Let's play them in parallel until Rommel confirms everything's OK, or until the two saves catch up to each other. Did Dominae play Rommel's turn? How come Dominae sent directly to Sir Ralph?

By the way, I noticed now that the game is at Regent level. Is that OK? It wasn't what we planned because the terrible barbarians are now less terrible, and it also makes the tech rate go faster (you have to spend less on happiness, and of course techs cost less).

[jshelr]

Alexman is right. The regent setting is no good. Since it's early -- I vote for restart.

Alexman can keep the Russians (Scouts should be wheeled, IMO. It's enough that they always get good results for this game. )

[Harovan]

Rommel asked Dominae to repair this forgotten password with his admin password, but Dominae didn't respond for a while, so we got the parallel turn going. Rommel instructed Dominae what to do, so I suppose Dominae played the turn and hence, passed it directly to me. I don't see what could have failed. By any means, I will send only one save along, even though I get two. I think, I will wait until Rommel replays the 3900BC turn. Shouldn't take long, and I'm still at work for at least 2 hours.

[Harovan]

Oh, and regarding the difficulty level: Yes to restart, but if it goes with the same map (as it should), we should make sure everyone gets the same starting position, may be even the same civ.

[Krill]

Restart, so long as we get the same starting locations and civs.

[Rommel2D]

3900b

to SR

Oy vey, vhat a mess...

Emperor!

If we use the same map and everything, we'll have to repeat our same moves, right? I don't want to repeat the same bad moves for the fourth time...

[Krill]

Could we add an AI and up it to Sid?

[alexman]

If Dominae kept his biq file, it should be easy to get the same civs and map. Otherwise it might not be possible.

I'll PM him...

[alexman]

I agree that Russia is the best of the chosen civs on this map, but I think wheeled scouts would be too big a blow to the trait. Mountains are where scouts normally try to end their turn, and it's likely that forest/jungle will completely cut off most of the map to wheeled units. Hopefully the raging barbs will take care of many of Russia's scouts.

I have no problem re-assigning tribes, or even adding more expansionist civs (but no AI!), by the way.

[Harovan]

By the way, is settling hills allowed? I've seen in Dom's Jane mod it's off. I think it should be on, how's your opinion?

[alexman]

Settling on hills is not allowed, as per the first post of this thread. We can certainly allow it if you think it's better.

[Rommel2D]

keep it disallowed...

[Harovan]

Hmmm, tough one, as I didn't intend to leave it out (it's a mere mistake). After all this game is about adding more tactical choice, and to take away a possible defense bonus is definitely the opposite.

I'd say make settling on hills possible.

[Krill]

More terrain choices to settle = greater strategic choice = Better gameplay

I thought the AU mod was supposed to create a more strategic element in the game, and that takes it a way.

I would like to settle on hilss, biut if we can't, no biggie.