1799 will never be the same

[Paddy]

July 1802 to Lord Shogun Gunner

[Shogun Gunner]

After a quick conference call with the British Foreign Service Directorate, July 1802 turn away.

See how we do things in England? It's all very efficient you know.

[Andydog]

--> Mike

[Mickeyj]

Erm gents,

I've lost an aweful lot of troops near Berlin and the city has been raised. The AI wouldn't raize its own city that they were in, any chance of a combat report before i send the turn on?

[Paddy]

why not just play the turn oh great invader

what is that word - procras......

[Shogun Gunner]

uh oh. Here we go.

Yes, combat reports are necessary due to the poor design of PBEM in Civ3. Not necessary when you are slaughtering AI troops, but a human player's units, it is important.

[Mickeyj]

Paddy, you know the gaf, combat report please.

[Paddy]

sorry lads, but I remember no such agreement at any time regarding such reports

but I can tell you that One Russian Army and any other units that were located at this place have been dismissed

I will go back and get full details if you wish

do you also require to know the massive carnage that your units caused to my fine lads on the rescue mission?

[Andydog]

Paddy, fully detailed combat reports are required.

Such as the ones I provide in the Easygoing game.

I'm surprised you're questioning this.

[Paddy]

come forth with the post where I have ever provided such a report in a thread where the request for combat reports was not clearly stated in the opening posts

but if that be your desire so be it

so do I need to go back over the last save before the Czar will play the save that he has obviously opened

come on lads

I never ask people for them

I never do them

I am in just a few cames on three different sites



so do I need to go back over the last save before the Czar will play the save that he has obviously opened

[Andydog]

Paddy, it is not unreasonable to ask for combat reports, nor it is unusual.

As Shogun mentions above, Civ3 multiplay was poorly designed. This means that it is impossible for the person defending to ascertain how many troops attacked him, how many bombarding troops, how many promotions etc etc etc, which is essential information for strategy and is provided by the game during single play.

In all games that I have been involved with it goes without saying that combat reports are provided for those very reasons.

I guess it's up to Mike if he requires a fully detailed report from you before playing the turn, but I quite understand if he does as his next moves will depend on how many troops/armies he should have seen you attacking with.

that's all.

[Paddy]

as I said I will do them for this game - and the only one of my games where I thus do

actually it would then be very interesting how the Czar would be able to know what happened at the battle - seeing that all of his units were dismissed

so will the game be only played once a week from now on?

you probably think that this question is also unreasonable, but well we were playing at quite a good turn rate there for a while

[Mickeyj]

Paddy I've fowarded the turn on but am still waiting for a report.

I'm sure your keeping good records for your story anyway

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Mickeyj
Paddy, you know the gaf, combat report please.

What's a "GAF"?

Paddy, will taking a few notes when playing your turn really slow down the gameplay? Maybe I don't quite understand your post.

I hope everyone is still upbeat about this game. I like this particular scenario...

[Paddy]

Originally posted by Mickeyj
Paddy I've fowarded the turn on but am still waiting for a report.

I'm sure your keeping good records for your story anyway

lucky old me

now I have two saves for this game to play

the details of replaying them will not be 100% accurate etc
but I will give you a good show old chap