epic game PBEM with multi-turn-sessions

[sabrewolf]

rommel2d

i tried using MPTournament.biq 3 times (once random, one land mass set to 40% and once 20%) ... each time it was is the usual range. i've attached an image of the random try.

anyway... in SP the 40% ocean doesn't seem to work... maybe it'd go in MP, i don't know

[ChrisiusMaximus]

Ill play any size map its ok , I just like huge ones.

I think smaller maps are probably better for PBEM but I love massive ones for SP

[sabrewolf]

well, i won't play huge

would you to agree on following:

- large map
- each player (currently it looks like only 3 of us) plays 2 separate civs
- rest of the players filled with AI
- everything else random

[smellymummy]

i thought there was 4 players?

and I'd prefer standard, just to make the game a bit faster paced.

2 civs is cool

the rest randomized

[ChrisiusMaximus]

isnt Rommel playing ?

[Beta]

My recommendation is to not play anything larger than standard. I am in one large map game with 6 players - and it is not particularly interesting. 4 human and 4 ai's on standard would be OK.

[sabrewolf]

rommel's first post:

During the week I usually check for turns around 15:00GMT and 03:00GMT and am up until 6:00 or 8:00GMT

i interpreted this as playing 15:00 and 03:00 GMT, not between 15 and 03 GMT... or am i wrong? for our multiple turn sessions, we wanted times between approx. 20:00 and 23:00 GMT


smellymummy, no answer yet from the other two for quite a while...

a problem with having a standard map and everyone playing 2 civs: not enough space! with 4 human players we'd use up the 8 spots on standard. no more space for the extra AI.
or we could take a between value: somthing like 120x120

[smellymummy]

i think that all depends on personal opinion. I'm in one pbem on a huge map, and the game is getting very interesting (110AD)

[smellymummy]

I guess I like standard size, because it will probably mean early warfare, and i like that. so i say standard sized map is the way to go.!

however, if you guys go for large, then that's okay too. whatever the majority decides

[sabrewolf]

so standard?
but then not 2 civs each? or do we cram the continents up with many civs?

[ChrisiusMaximus]

Im happy to play however you decide to go and am raring to go

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
i interpreted this as playing 15:00 and 03:00 GMT, not between 15 and 03 GMT... or am i wrong? for our multiple turn sessions, we wanted times between approx. 20:00 and 23:00 GMT

You are correct, sir. My only block of time during the week would be 3-7GMT, but I also have time for a turn before work at 15:00. I can play 20-23 on the weekends, although that doesn't line up with the schedules mentioned previously.

If these times work well with someone else, we can start another game...

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
anyway... in SP the 40% ocean doesn't seem to work... maybe it'd go in MP, i don't know

Were these generated by the editor, or launched as part of SP games? There have been complaints posted over at CFC about the 40% feature producing too much land, but I didn't notice if they mentioned how they were generated. My guess is that this is a special file that isn't modifiable with the editor, so if it is launchd from the MP screen, the 40% will be used. I'll experiment with this a little later...

[EliitMees]

I don't really like the idea of playing 2 civs each. 4 human players + 4 AIs on standard size map would be the best option for me.

[sabrewolf]

so many different (and all nice) ideas!
but i agree with CM on the one main thing: the most important is to play!

currently, we've got 3 different paths:

a) fast game, my original idea, which eliitmees prefers
b) smellymummy's variant with 2 civs per player (details not yet clear)
c) a game in which rommel2d can also play... so a less fast (probably 1-2 rounds per day)

as i like to play several PBEM games, i wouldn't even mind playing three seperate games. would you people be up for that?