Quick Beta-test IC PBEM

[Rommel2D]

Ricketyclik has volunteered also. How about Paddy, Ric, T, and me to keep it within two timezones? Moonbars, if you want to try another one while waiting for Krill, just throw a lineup suggestion out there...

[Rommel2D]

Here's the Iron Civer Scenario version being used in the test games:
(v1.2)
1> SGLs will be turned off. Copernicus’ Observatory is a Scientific Wonder.
2> Basic barbarians are archers. Advanced barbarians are Mounted Warriors.
3> Democracy has free unit support equal to that of the Republic (1/3/4). Corruption for Feudalism reduced to minimal. Secret Police HQ are available to Fascism insead of Communism and becomes available with Industrialization.
4> Artillery, Radar Artillery, Tank, Mechanized Infantry, Modern Armor, and Panzer have wheeled property.
5> Ivory is a strategic resource, with appearance ratio of 160 (the same as Iron and Horses), disappearance ratio of 400 (same as alluminum). Tobacco is a luxury resource.
6> Colosseums can be a Tourist Attraction.
7> Espionage is an optional Ancient Era tech requiring only Writing will require Map Making, with a 30 base cost. 'Cursus Publicus' is a new small wonder identical in function to the Intelligence Agency, costing 200 shields, giving 1 culture, available with Espionage and made obsolete by Nationalism. Industrialisation is now the prerequisite for the IA. Steal World Map missions have a base cost of 10 instead of 1.

[Rommel2D]

...and the new test game #2 tracking thread.

[Dominae]

Anyone interested in starting a second test game? I'm looking for a rapid pace of play (a turn per day on average). Please do not sign up if you cannot play fast.

[ormuzd]

I can play a turn per day. But I can play most one turn too - evenings GMT (I'm at +2 GMT).
If it is OK, I'll join

If not, some other time

[Rommel2D]

Ideally, I'd like to get one or more of these set up where all the players are around during the same period occasionally so we can get multi-turn sessions in a few times a week. If you have a certain period you are regularly available to play (at work, after work, weekend afternoons, etc.), please post the times in GMT.

right now, just going by rough timezones, we have:

The Americas:
Rommel2D [early evening GMT]
Theseus [midnight/early early morning GMT]
Dominae [midnight/early early morning GMT]
Snoopy369 [early early morning GMT]

Europe:
Moonbars [nights GMT]
ormuzd [evening GMT]
Ljube [evening GMT]

Asia/Oz:
Paddy [late morning GMT (all the time, really ;-)]
ricketyclik [late morning GMT]

Actually, it might not be a bad idea to try some 3-person games just to be able to get further into the scenario...

[Theseus]

Early evening EST

[Dominae]

Same as Theseus, except for Tuesdays.

[Rommel2D]

SCENARIO FILE

Attached is the IC scenario if anyone wants to try it out on their own- I'm in way too many games myself already...

Remember to set play level before loading the scenario (Monarch to duplicate what we will be using), and to turn off SGLs, AP, etc. before launching- these could not be set through the editor properly.

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by Krill
PS. What was that ab0ut the 'o' key, R0mmel?

[I tried warning him to get that key checked out, but no, he has to wait until it spreads to his whole system. ]

Krill, if you get a chance to read this, maybe UnOrthOdOx can give you some tips on coping with your disability...

[snoopy369]

I think i'm going to be back up to speed in PBEMland now (starting tomorrow, given the time ) that my inventory is basically over, and it's nearly a month until the next beta for Guild Wars, so you can add my name to the list of people playing the beta IC. If a couple of you want to play along with me, especially if you play in the evenings EST/CST (USA) or on weekends (like this weekend!!) shoot me an e-mail (if you don't have mine by now you don't play enough PBEMs ) and we can get it started.

Rommel, is it going to be 4 player in the long run?

[Rommel2D]

The format I've planned out would be 3 4-player games at a minimum in the first round. If we have more than 12 participants, it could go up to 5 5-player games for 25 contestants. The championship game would have 4-6 players, depending on the total number of first-round games.

IE- first round 4 or 5, and 4-6 second round.

[Ljube]

I can play. Sign me up for the second test game.

[Krill]

Rommel, I think it would be safer if you took my name off that list. I won't have regular access to civ for a while...

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by Ljube-ljcvetko
I can play. Sign me up for the second test game.

Any times that you're available enough to play a few turns in a row?