epic game PBEM with multi-turn-sessions

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
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.

Ok, I've figured out that the 40% ocean feature only works when the "tournament" drop-down is selected in the Multiplayer launch screen. All other land/water ratio settings (both on the drop-down and in the .biq menu) are ignored with this setting.

On a related note, I believe you can only launch a PBEM game with a max of 8 tribes, so having 4 players w/2tribes each plus 4 additional AI tribes would not work, as that would make 12 tribes.

[smellymummy]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
b) smellymummy's variant with 2 civs per player (details not yet clear)

2 civs per player means:

the game will have 4 human players, for a total of 8 civs.

civ 1-2 is played by player 1. so player 1 finishes civ 1's turn, saves, exits. Then reloads the new save and plays the turn of civ 2. then the game is mailed to player 2.

player 2 then plays civ3 and civ 4.

and so on.

[sabrewolf]

thanks... but i did understand _how_ it functions...
i meant it's not clear yet, how we're going to play concerning land size (small 60%, standard 40% or large)

[smellymummy]

no idea about the details, whatever gets generated is good.

if we could just get to starting the game

[sabrewolf]

i did write a message 4 posts above with a question about multiple games:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=2886590#post2886590

no answer so far from anyone... easter time i guess

[sabrewolf]

because i'm keen too on starting very soon!

[smellymummy]

how about starting a game with:

large map, 70% ocean (the middle one), continents, random everything else (barbarians also), 4 players, 4 AIs, monarch difficulty

[ChrisiusMaximus]

Yep Im in agreement with smellymummy, lets get one up and running asap and sort any others after

Random Random Random

[ChrisiusMaximus]

Added to above post the first game to be me smelly Eliit and you sabre, as its the fast one that we wanted then bring Rommel into the other/s

If thats cool with Rommel ?

[sabrewolf]

the fast one unfortunatly won't work with rommel because of his playing hours (3 AM- 5AM here ) ... i was hoping our first one would be the fast one... but anyway, i'll set up a game and start a new thread, then we can continue the discussion about another game (multiple civs, etc.) here... ok?

CM, shall we keep it like currently with you before me? ... that makes it easier and less of a mixup

so it'd be:

eliitmees --> crisiusmaximus --> sabrewolf --> smellymummy

answer soon if anyone's unhappy...

[smellymummy]

looks great

[ChrisiusMaximus]

[sabrewolf]

here's our new thread...

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=112758

all related stuff to the game, please post in the OTHER thread... all leading to new games, we can discuss here

[sabrewolf]

rommel, now that we've organised one thing, why don't you propose something with the 2 civs per person. i presume chrisius, smellymummy and myself would play this game... if AI is possible: great... if not... bad luck.

[Rommel2D]

Actually, I'm not that interested in playing with a multi-tribe setup- I was just being helpful while trying to figure out details on the MP launch screen and PBEM game mods.

Proposal A: I'm interested in finding out how the Tournament setting afftects PBEM games; 4 human tribes+ 4 AIs on a small pangea map using MPTournament.biq. This would not produce a crowded start since the 40% ocean will make for more land than a standard map at 70%. Seafaring tribes would be hurt by this somewhat, so I'd also suggest enabling y-wrap to give them more mobility.

Proposal B: Basically the same as the other game: 4 civs + 4 AIs on standard w/70% ocean- Continents or Pangea. I'd also suggest giving everyone a 'get out of the jungle free' card- a maximum of one restart for each player in case of a really poor position- but I suspect I'll be vetoed by smellymummy... ;-)

Either way, can we give the AI some teeth and put the game at emperor or diety? Also, no SGLs, regular production.