Anyone interested in playing PBEM on Earth map?

[Adagio]

With the correct starting positions? Then I'm in for a game. The map, will be this map: (Kal-Els Earth 180x180 v1.6) from the scenario folder included in PTW... I just changed the starting positions for the new Civs (Since they wasn't added in the original file)?

I know I'll play as a random Civ

Anyone interested?


Btw. I'd say we should use my mod:

I have added a lot of cities for the old Civs.
I have made a minor change (road now requires wheel)

The last change can quickly be changed back to normal, but I'd like to play with more cities, than there where in the orig game...

Players in the game:
ADG Playing as Random
Eli Playing as Persia
Ananias Playing as Celts
Conqueror Playing as Americans
Dissident Playing as Aztecs
jshelr Playing as Russia

The playing order:

1) ADG
2) Jshelr
3) Ananias
4) Dissident
5) Eli
6) Conqueror

[Eli]

Yes!

Let me check the map before I pick a civ though.

[Adagio]

Btw, where does Celts, Ottomans and Carthage start? I have no clue, so I just placed them somewhere, where I think they might belong...

[Eli]

I'll take India.

Can we reduce corruption a bit? To 70-80%? It ruins the game for me.

[Eli]

And I think we should avoid from starting too close to eachother. The map is big enough.

[Adagio]

Sure, no problems... I don't like the corruption much either...

I've set it to 75%

[Eli]

Hmph.

I'm rethinking my civ choice.

India has a great starting location, but sucky traits.

Persia is very near, and has great traits.

But if I take Persia, and someone else grabs India...

[Adagio]

Hmmm...tough decision... Try random... that's a very good Civ, it has all Civ traits

[Ananias]

sounds fun. I'll be the Celts unless they start too close to somebody else. BTW, for starting position for them just about anywhere in central or west europe can be defended as a good historical choice.

Carthage should start on the north west coast of Africa, since that's where Carthage was. They were originaly a phonecian colony, so I think the civilization should be called the phoneicans. But thats a different topic.

Ottomans should be in Asia Minor (Turkey) since thats where they held the seat of their power for so long.

I'll pm you this message with my email added.

[Adagio]

Ok, thx for the information. That means I have placed both the Carthage and the Celts the wrong place... I'd better go change it now, before I forget

[Conqueror]

Re: Anyone interested in playing PBEM on Earth map?

I could see this as great fun So i'm in.

But there are few things that need some clearing:

Originally posted by ADG
Btw. I'd say we should use my mod:

1. How are we able to use a mod in PBEM ? BTW - i dont exactly like the idea of road requiring the Wheel but if others are up for it, then OK.

2. What are the game settings (huts, difficulty, barbarians) ?

If the huts are enabled then I'll take the Americans, i like exp/ind if there are huts to pop.

If not - i have to rethink my civ choise.

[Conqueror]

Re: Re: Anyone interested in playing PBEM on Earth map?

Originally posted by Conqueror
1. How are we able to use a mod in PBEM ?

Hehe Quoting my own text

I meant that ofcourse a scenario or a mod can be loaded when creating the game but how would one be able to use two of these at the same time. If we are already using the world map, that would be the scenario one - how can you use another one at the same time.

[Adagio]

Difficulty: Regent (Since it's just in the middle)... huts/babarians haven't been decided yet...

That reminds me: I have changed the Americans to sci/ind, but I believe most people prefer them to be exp/ind, so I'll change them back to normal

[Adagio]

Re: Re: Re: Anyone interested in playing PBEM on Earth map?

Originally posted by Conqueror
Hehe Quoting my own text

I meant that ofcourse a scenario or a mod can be loaded when creating the game but how would one be able to use two of these at the same time. If we are already using the world map, that would be the scenario one - how can you use another one at the same time.

Doesn't it just load up the normal .bix file when starting a game? And that scenario haven't any rules (Well... I can't edit the rules when opening that map...and I'm playing that map now, with my own rules AFAIR, but I might be mistaking...I'll go check)

[Adagio]

Yes, I just started a new game, on that map, and I've got the roads not avaliable until Wheel...

How do you others think about that change? Should I change it back to normal, or should we try it out? I just made that change, to make the invention Wheel a little more interesting (That one is usually one of the last inventions I invent, during that age...)