Wwi Pbem

[Wib]

I'm still in. Just let me know when we're ready to go. My email is winnbrad AT ctsi DOT net

[snoopy369]

I'll probably have time to work on this this weekend and/or monday-tuesday (2 days off! Thank goodness for expiring annual vacation time ... ) I'll probably have to make a scenario setup for it, and it will take a bit of work.

What do you all think about;

• Having AI play whatever spots we don't?
• Having to download files (ie unit graphics etc.) to play as opposed to using stock units and/or unit pics?
• How many people should we wait until we have to play? I think we have 5 at the moment ...

I'm up for 6 players - as listed above. Paddy, do you think Chrisius would want to join in? Or Aqualung?

[Paddy]

Looks good

I do believe that Aqua met his game limit 4 - 5 games ago

Chrisius may be able to spare the time, we have been discussing the options for a new game these past weeks

I will be chatting with them both either tonight or over the weekend, and will invite them both to have a look over the thread




and Hi there Wib

it is good to see you here in Pem land

I hope you have a lot of fun, and feel encouraged to get involved in some more games soon

[Paddy]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll


or takes off with their spouse/mate to do..REAL LIFE THINGS

well we all have real lives

even if we do try not to admit it very often

[Wib]

Thanks Paddy! I will. I'm looking forward to playing. And I greatly appreciate the nice welcome I've gotten from everyone.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Paddy the Scot



well we all have real lives

even if we do try not to admit it very often

I often jest but for real..20 years this August and damn fortunate to have my sweetie

[marcuspeddle]

I would like to be the Ottomans. An industrial start sounds good.
I wouldn't want locked alliances as it takes some of the suspense out of the game.

[Paddy]

I think the alliances are part of it

are they?

[marcuspeddle]

Snoopy offered a choice in the first post.

[Grandpa Troll]

Re: Wwi Pbem

Originally posted by snoopy369
Heya, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in playing any form of a WWI PBEM.

Any form meaning:

• Starting from 4000 bc, but with the major combatants from WWI as players, and locked / semilocked alliances (ie if not locked then starting point alliance, but you can change if you want, but discouraged, as it's the point of the PBEM )
• Starting from AD 1870, or 1890, or 1900, or 1910, with or without a fast city start (ie prebuilt cities), with or without the map of europe, with or without locked alliances
• A WWI Scenario, if there is a good one out there, again with or without locked alliances

I'm up for anything, tending towards playing at least in the industrial era, if not on a real map etc. I haven't had the time to look into scenarios, although at worst we could take the Napoleonic conquest and hack that into a WWI scenario, since it has roughly the same combatants and map ...

Any interest??

yup..thrice he mentions it Paddy

[snoopy369]

I prefer locked or semi-locked alliances ... perhaps semi-locked allowing people to change sides, but with restrictions - perhaps 20 turn locked alliance, or something like that ...

[marcuspeddle]

Starting the game with a mutual protection pact sounds good. That way nations can pull out of the war or make peace with rivals should the going get too rough. If you can't set that up in the editor then we could all sign our respective MPPs on the first turn.

[snoopy369]

I don't remember if it can be set, but as you say we can set it in turn 1.

I understand wanting to have diplomatic options, but I do want it to be relatively close to the real thing - in the sense of the two sides being as they were and whatnot. I just want some security that we'll stick to the alliances at least for a little while

[marcuspeddle]

What about units? I think the light tank and ANZAC infantry from the WW2 scenario would look okay in WW1. Cavalry from the Napolean scenario would work as well.

[Paddy]

Re: Re: Wwi Pbem

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll


yup..thrice he mentions it Paddy

well there ya go

looks like I need glasses

now which country will I invade first then.........