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[ducki]

Oh, yay, so I'm not holding it up? Woopie!
I had to come double check where I can settle. I dislike my starting location for a very minor reason and wanted to make sure moving wouldn't help me out.

Now, to check where I can settle and what modifications we've made to other things.

I'll be ready next time it comes around. Wheee!


Edit: I was unable to reach 'poly for some time, so I missed the turn order discussion. There's no way I can play a morning turn, not with the little one already slowing down my launch into traffic.
I'm CT in the US, so GMT -6. I usually can start playing around 9pm Central (0300 GMT, if my math is right) and only have a couple of hours before it's bedtime for ducki.

Not sure how that fits with the play order, but whatever works, works. Whoever is after me, PM me your email if possible.

[Harovan]

I will look into it when I return from work

[Harovan]

Ok, I am at home now and tried to fix it. I still have the scenario, no big deal. I set the difficulty before loading the scenario this time. Victory conditions also seem fine now. However I noticed, that the game assigns other civs.

If you want to preserve your civs, I need to know them (didn't pay attention), and I will set them instead of random. If not, I can bring the new game anytime.

[Dominae]

Sir Ralph, a quick checklist:

1. Did you set the correct victory conditions in the Multiplayer Setup screen?
2. Did you set the difficulty to Emperor (it appears as "Custom" after you load the scenario in)?

As for the civs, my opinion is that if we have the same map, we might as well have the same civs (I would say that, as the Celts!). Just assign the civs manually in the Setup screen.

Dominae: Celts
Beta: Babylon
snoopy369: Maya
Aqualung71: Spanish
vovan: Vikings
ducky: Portuguese

Edit: I suppose we vote on whether or not we want to have new civs, but this will delay the game further. How about: if 4 or more players respond saying that they want a re-roll, we re-roll.

[Aqualung71]

Keep the same civs. I think I was the only one who vented frustration, and I don't want to feel guilty about it

[ducki]

I'm not really a fan of the Ports - I think Aqua and I are the only ones that would want to change, so no biggie. I mean, who would vote to give up GS's or 'Zerkers or, dear god, don't let me start next to Snoopy or Beta.
But it's cool. I've always wanted to be the Mouse that Roared. (Bonus points for naming the star.)

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Dominae
As for the civs, my opinion is that if we have the same map, we might as well have the same civs (I would say that, as the Celts!). Just assign the civs manually in the Setup screen.

Negative on that; I ran a first test and you got Mongolia. That's why I asked in the first place. I will wait another hour, but if nobody speaks up by then I will set up the game with the civs you posted,

[Dominae]

Yes, please set up the scenario as before, except at Emperor difficulty and with the standard victory conditions. Thanks!

[vovan]

Well, fwiw, like I said, I don't care either way you put it: same map, different map; same civs, different civs - it's all good as far as I am concerned.

[ducki]

Well, sure. You got the Vikings. Just race to Invention and open a can. J/K, no sour grapes here. Maybe this'll get me out of the ordinary.

[alexman]

Are you up for it?
AU 601: Introduction to Multiplayer

[Aqualung71]

We've been infiltrated by a pink frog! Go back to vine swinging where you belong!

[alexman]

I just thought you were missing some frog-spam in this thread.

[snoopy369]

Frog spam: Reprocessed fly carcasses, packaged in tins. Also known as "Bait".

I'm fine (well, obviously) with keeping civs and map. I'm fairly sure i'd be fine even if i had drawn ... gasp ... the portuguese. Honestly, though, doesn't matter a whole lot to me. But that's the direction i vote if i get a say.

[Harovan]

I emailed a new version to Dominae yesterday evening, but he didn't respond yet. I hope it's ok this time, but I have my doubts, because after it messed up the civs assigned, it might have messed up the order of starting locations too. Mail me if you have problems, in which case I'd make a completely new map.