Spencer's game

[SpencerH]

we're movin today

[Eli]

Sent.

[delmar]

Originally posted by jshelr
This post is from the strat forum and is about a list of players we are getting together to start games early next year. You guys are "reliable vets" and we would love to have you folks participate if you have an interest.

Not to be a jerk, but what's the guarantee that the other players will be "reliable vets" as well? I don't know any of them except you, so I am just curious.

Also, from the subsequent posts I deduced that these games are going to be based on the AU mod. Can you summarize the changes in that mod or point me to such a summary? I read the first few posts in the "Apolyton University Mod (PTW version)" thread and those talk about creating a "killer AI". I don't quite get how you can achieve this as you can't change the algorithms that are the foundations of the AI. Or can you?

[SpencerH]

Delmar theres a readme on this page

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69089

[jshelr]

Eli, I hope you can share the Eurasian continent in peace for awhile. We will meet soon.

I ran into an advanced start game over at fanatics. It's not really civ, since it takes all the city placement away from the player. But if you want a quick war, this looks like fun. I'll post the first turn when I can get at it this evening.

Ok, I admit it, "reliable vets" could prove to be a stretch, although many of them care enough to write well reasoned pieces and also to engage in critical debate without being nasty. Consider the term advertising copy.

The moderator idea is, I think, necessary to make PBEM tick. Our game is far far better than average, but a moderator could make other games more like ours.

There will be non-mod games in the strat group.

Some will be AU mod games, because the primary authors of that mod are involved and because I like the changes to the industrial and modern era -- I think they will help us in human games. For example, in my current game I'm using infantry offensively, due to their 8 attack, even though cavs are available. This change adds to realism for me and makes the industrial era a bit more wild and adventurous. Some of the airlift changes are also helpful, particularly on large maps. But all that is definitely debatable.

[SpencerH]

Are you a warmonger jshelr?

I think our game is going very well. I dont know this, but I would guess we're further along than most other games. Maybe we can be first to finish a game on a regular size map here at poly .

I will be available pretty much all the time from sat till Jan 3. How about y'all?

[jshelr]

Yes, quiet weeks ahead. I should probably spend a little time with my grandchildren mixed in with stomping on my neighbors in civ

[Eli]

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[Eli]

Jshelr :

Grandchildren? How old are you?

[jshelr]

See.... now they have to be nice to me.

Married my childhood sweetheart. So, not as old as dirt. But I'm getting there.

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[delmar]

Originally posted by SpencerH
I think our game is going very well. I dont know this, but I would guess we're further along than most other games. Maybe we can be first to finish a game on a regular size map here at poly .

Isn't this a Large map? I am really curious because it looks a bit bigger than I would like it to be.

I will be available pretty much all the time from sat till Jan 3. How about y'all?

You must be a teacher or a student...

I'll be working as usual, except on the obvious holidays (Dec 25, Jan 1), so in general don't expect more than 2 turns a day from me. On the weekends/holidays I will be online pretty much all the time.

[Eli]

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[jshelr]

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This is the file that I said I would post so you could see what an advanced start game looks like at the beginning.

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by delmar

Isn't this a Large map? I am really curious because it looks a bit bigger than I would like it to be.

Its not impossible but I dont think so since a regular map automatically sets up eight players.

You must be a teacher or a student...

I'll be working as usual, except on the obvious holidays (Dec 25, Jan 1), so in general don't expect more than 2 turns a day from me. On the weekends/holidays I will be online pretty much all the time.

I'm a scientist

[delmar]

Originally posted by jshelr
This is the file that I said I would post so you could see what an advanced start game looks like at the beginning.

Interesting. As you said, I would never place cities like this. Must be good against the initial boredom though.