Game Settings

[Dominae]

In order to make nye's life easier, I think it's a good idea to combine all our votes for the game settings within one thread. If I'm actually complicating things, feel free to delete this.

Everyone needs to vote on the following settings:

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Ragin
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, >=Monarch
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge

[Krill]

First things first, I am PO at the fact that some of the votes will be added in case of the tie, for example if there is a tie on which game speed between quick and epic, and one team votes marathon and 2 normal, epic wins.

Utter bollocks for the obvious reason.

[Dominae]

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Raging
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, >=Monarch
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Krill
First things first, I am PO at the fact that some of the votes will be added in case of the tie, for example if there is a tie on which game speed between quick and epic, and one team votes marathon and 2 normal, epic wins.

Utter bollocks for the obvious reason.

Yeah, but let's just make it clear what our team wants internally, we need to know that anyway to vote.

[Krill]

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Ragin
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, >=Monarch
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed - Must be done first hand by Aeson. I don't trust anyone anymore on this issue apart from Aeson, Dominae and Alexman.
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge

[Krill]

Dom, I took "Alliances" to mean Permenant Alliances a la NGoW'D, and not "Military Alliances" like in Civ3. Is that the meaning, or does the Alliance choice mean somethign different...?

[DeepO]

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Raging
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, >=Monarch
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes (none)
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge

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Alliances: GoWND should be possible, but enforced: the moment it is internally decided it should be published in the game.

DeepO

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Krill
Dom, I took "Alliances" to mean Permenant Alliances a la NGoW'D, and not "Military Alliances" like in Civ3. Is that the meaning, or does the Alliance choice mean somethign different...?

I think it strictly refers to what comes with Police State. I actually have never used the option in the setup screen, so I'm not sure.

What I really want to know is if we're going to allow allied victories (maybe through a Permanent Alliance - but when would they have to sign it?).

[Hot Mustard]

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Ragin
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, Monarch, Emporer
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge

Edit: Level changed to Emporer

[Krill]

BTW, what does City razing option mean? On = you can raze cities, Off = you must keep any cities you capture?

So if it was off, and we captured a town someone had shoved on our border, we would be stuck with the crappy town?

[Arrian]

1. Game Speed: Normal
2. Starting Era: Ancient

3. Barbarians: Normal
4. Difficulty Level: Monarch
5. Alliances: No Permanent Alliances
6. Tech Trading: Yes
7. City Razing: On
8. City Flipping: Normal
9. Choosing Civs: Preferences
10. Map Type: Continents
11. Map Design: Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Normal
13. Map Size: Normal

-Arrian

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Krill
So if it was off, and we captured a town someone had shoved on our border, we would be stuck with the crappy town?

Yes.

I voted yea to this option because I think it adds a strategic dimension to the game that would be a refreshing change from the scorched earth landscape of Civ3 PBEM and demogames.

[Krill]

Where is the choice though?

Scorched earth only applies if you are on the defensive, and you can't abandon cities you have already placed. The only way to wipe cities off the map is when you capture them, and that option is being removed? We're losing choices if City razing is off...

[Dominae]

Sorry, I meant scorched earth as an offensive policy (burn and rebuild).

[asleepathewheel]

1. Game Speed: Quick, Normal, Epic, Marathon
2. Starting Era: Ancient, Classical...Modern

3. Barbarians: None, Normal, Ragin
4. Difficulty Level: <=Warlord, Noble, Prince, >=Monarch
5. Alliances: On, No Permanent Alliances, Always War
6. Tech Trading: Yes, No
7. City Razing: On, Off
8. City Flipping: Normal, Only After Conquest, Off

9. Choosing Civs: Random, Random With Veto, Preferences

10. Map Type: Terra, Pangea, Continents, Archipelago, Lakes
11. Map Design: Handmade, Customized, Previewed
12. Resource Balance: Scarce All, Scarce Lux/Food, Normal, Plentiful Lux/Food, Plentiful All
13. Map Size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge