Channel Hoppers Part I

[Frozzy]

Hmm... FlameFlash I would restart, but my CTP has more bugs in it than an Indian temple I can't load or start a game without being kicked to desktop. Also, I did give everyone 3, but I must have forgotten to reduce yours to one So, I can't restart the game as I can't access CCTP

[hatschy]

FlameFlash, if you are the only one, who started with three settlers, an easy solution could be disbanding the surplus settlers/cities. Let's wait what the others say.

Besides a settler I had 14,000 Gold and zero PW at turn 0 and the knowledge of the following advances:
Agriculture, Toolmaking, Mining, Domestication, Bronze Working, Stone Working, Shipbuilding and Religion.

[Frozzy]

hatscy, I used Keygans fast start-mod, but deleted the settlers... except FlameFlash's

[FlameFlash]

If I'm the only one, then I suppose I can disband this third settler now (not in a city, of course) and then start building a settler in my second city to slowly disband it, but since I didn't get a gold advantage you'll just have to wait on my actually getting that second city disbanded.

I'll start on the disbanding process of the second city, but I do want to hear back from the other players... redbull... are you sure you only left me with three settlers?

Also, if you used Keygen's mod, which one did you use? Generally when a game starts with his mod you get a few units in your first three cities... I haven't noticed that I actually got them (would have started exploring my little island).

Turn about to be played, disbanding of second city in progress, awaiting word from the other players regarding disbanding settler.

[Frozzy]

FlameFlash, in that case, dont' disband the 2nd city, and don't disband the settler. I suppose its about even 15k gold = 2 cities?

[geoffrey arnold]

yep

I agree dont disban

[Azrael]

just 1 settler here..but i agree hold on to your surplus settlers/cities

[Frozzy]

Hey, it's my first match I made for PBEM, do don't fry me

[FlameFlash]

Oh, we won't fry you!

Yet...



Anyway... Darth, geoffrey, are you guys sure? hatschy would undoubtably like it if I disbanded... I just want to know if you guys really think it's fair! I mean, I'm starting out with the advantage here so I've undoubtably got bias for keeping it (even if I'm not showing it) but it won't be any fun for me if I'm able to whoop up on the rest of you because I started with two extra settlers.

If it's agreeable since I want everybody to be happy (and since hatschy brought it up I'll let him make the major decision) which do you want hatschy? Is it all right if I hang on to the second city and get rid of the settler? Hang on to all of it and just wait until a certain turn to start settling other cities and locations? Or just disband everything and equalize the playing field?

Our moderator and two players don't mind what happened, one hasn't thrown in their two cents yet, while the original one seems to prefer a fair game. (I'm leaning toward a fair game myself, so I may just make the choice to disband at least the settler anyway.

[hatschy]

I agree with Darth Viper and Geoffrey: Keep them.

The reason I brought this one up was, that I had a look at the power graph and I asked myself: "Boah , what has he done? Do I need some more lessons ?"

It will be an interesting experiment anyway: Is it better to start with a pile of gold or with some more settlers?

[Frozzy]

Hatschy, If its a sucess, it'll be like Fleming and the Penicillin.

[FlameFlash]

all right then they'll stay and I guess I'll continue like I'd originally pkanned

[FlameFlash]

turn received... will play after work.

[Frozzy]

Hmmm... the turn rate is ssssllllloooooowwwwwiiiinnnggg... But it's not that bad

[Frozzy]

Its not like Monkey where the game went AWOL for 2 months