Age of Discovery PBEM Sign Up Take 3.

[CerberusIV]

For myself, I never considered that anyone didn't realise it was available as a Conquest scenario. I will admit to grabbing one good spot for Jamestown but delayed building any settlers until I could build colonists instead, so I haven't taken anywhere else and don't even have any colonists en route to the New World yet.

If you are not familiar with the map the easiest thing to do is have a look at the scenario file in the editor. That makes it a level race from now and no-one is significantly disadvantaged.

[SirOsis]

I'm just going to play it out without looking. I don't think it is likely the Dutch will win anyway but as long as New Amsterdam does not become New York I'll be glad.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

I thought everyone knew this was a Conquest.

I don't think anyone has a big advantage this early in the game. If you want to see where the resources are simply open up the MP version of the AoD scenario in the Conquests Editor and you can see the entire map and resource locations.

The only strategic aspect to the game is the direction and strategy of the other players. Your playing France so your best area to colonize is probably North America.

The first Treasure producing improvements are available with Colonization which is currently being researched, the second set of improvements are available with Mining? which requires the tech after Gunpowder (which we are ALL waiting on someone? to research )

I don't have a problem restarting if you feel you didn't plan accordingly, gosh knows this is the third time we've tried to start it up. But I don't think you could have done anything to disadvantage yourself as of yet. Besides you can always build Privateers and steal our Treasure from us anyway.

FYI:

Treasure is a flag unit produced at set intervals by specific city improvements. You can build those improvements when the resource required is in the city's radius and "hooked up" ie shown in its strategic resource box.

Treasure is a stationary unit, it can be "grabbed" by military units. Once a unit has grabbed a Treasure the only way the unit can get rid of the Treasure is by
1) getting killed
2) upgrading the unit
3) moving the unit into your Palace at which time the Treasure disappears and you get 200 gold.

The point is to deliver the Treasure to your Palace. If your Palace moves you have to take the Treasure to you new Palace. For example, in the other AoD pbem Holland has been eliminated from Europe. When Holland establishes a new city in the New World that will become his capital and all Holland has to do is haul his Treasure to the capital and he gets his gold. Basically Holland won't need boats he can deliver it all by road then.

I would recommend playing the scenario SP or the Conquest. It explains the rules in the opening of the Conquest so you can get used to it a bit.

[BigFree]

Originally posted by CerberusIV
For myself, I never considered that anyone didn't realise it was available as a Conquest scenario. I will admit to grabbing one good spot for Jamestown but delayed building any settlers until I could build colonistsinstead, so I haven't taken anywhere else and don't even have any colonists en route to the New World yet.

If you are not familiar with the map the easiest thing to do is have a look at the scenario file in the editor. That makes it a level race from now and no-one is significantly disadvantaged.

What are colonists? I take it that they are some sort of cheaper settler or the make colonies which replace the workers ability to make colonies? Whn I get a chance I will have to load this scenario up. I definately do not want to restart. I will just suck it up and do some research and go on from there. I just hate that it takes out the idea of 'exploration'.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Colonists can build new cities like Settlers, but only take one pop point away from the city that built them instead of 2 pop points.

[CerberusIV]

Printing Press allows you to build the colonist unit.

Unfortunately, once you have played the map you know it and there is no way to avoid that. To be honest it doesn't take much historical knowledge to figure out many of the key locations anyway.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Sent to Wittlich.

[Wittlich]

Ghengis, as of yet, I have not received the save. Please resend. Thanks.

[Wittlich]

*Bump*

[BigFree]

PM are better than bumps.

[Wittlich]

Actually, I did both.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Didn't realize you hadn't received it, an email gets a faster response from me.

Resent.

[Wittlich]

Ok.... Problem.

I received the save from Ghengis, but for some reason my password no longer works!

By chance, did someone access my turn by using the administrators password? If the administrators password is used then the prior existing players password is automatically erased. This is the only reason that I can think of as to why my password is no longer recognised....

So, I guess until I can have access to my turn, I guess the game is at a standstill.

[Wittlich]

I think I know what happend. Ghengis, you sent me the wrong file. This PBEM game is Aod Take 3 (AoD3 for short) not AoD. Can you please send me this game's save? Thanks.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Resent the other one. If that isn't the correct save then I don't have it and will need Uber to resend me his last save.