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[M. Darkheart]

So far I've only been able to join a few ongoing games but I really want to start my own civilization.

So I'm looking for players for a new PBEM game. Please sign in here.

I'm also looking for a moderator.

[checkMate]

Ok I'm in

[Maquiladora]

Me too

[M. Darkheart]

Great,

Hatchy is also in.

I'd like to get about 6 or 7 players, but 4 or 5 will do as well. We've got 4 now including me.

With regards to settings, this is my first time setting up a game so any
suggestions or advice is welcome. Personally I prefer to start the same as
in a normal game against the computer AI, so with one settler and few
advances (because I'm a perfectionist and I like to outsmart my opponents by
getting a more perfect start), but since most players prefer the "PBEM Mod
Lite (designed by Keygen)" I'm willing to use that as well. Or a different
one somewhere in between, with less predefined advances, less gold and less
pw.

Other settings:

Difficulty: Deity (negotiable)
Map: Gigantic
Shape: Earth World (negotiable)
Rules: Bloodlust on (negotiable)
Pollution on
Barbarians: Ruins only (negotiable)

[Maquiladora]

1. Skill level - Deity
2. Barbarian Threat - Max
3. Map Size - Huge
4. Civilization - Spanish
5. Leader Name - Maquiladora
6. Gender - Male
7. World Shape - Earth
8. Bloodlust - Off
9. Pollution - On

and ModLite

[M. Darkheart]

I've found the following list, you can just fill it in as your preferences are:

Game Settings
(as in the single player mode)

1. Skill level
2. Barbarian Threat
3. Map Size
4. Civilization
5. Leader Name
6. Gender
7. World Shape
8. Bloodlust
9. Pollution

[hatschy]

Hm, there is one thing to think about: With that combination of a gigantic map, starting with one settler and bloodlust on, what time do you expect the game will last? Experience tells, that with 6 or 7 players you can't expect the turn rate to be better than one turn in 3 or 4 days at best (which is quite optimistic, regarding all the games that come to a standstill every 20 or 30 turns). So it could take us several years to finish that one.

[M. Darkheart]

I would be honored to play a game that takes me my entire life to win or lose Like a chessgame between 2 masters, after a few years they start to learn eachothers moves so well that they begin to think like eachother. Or 2 world leaders like Reagan and Gorbatjov (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) who know eachothers moves before they make them.

But hey, I'm just a crazy civilization fan, so if most players say "PBEM Mod
Lite" than that's no problem for me.

But I do want the gigantic map though since I want room to expand first before I meet another civilization. But having a gigantic map doesn't really increase the game's length that much. The rest of the settings don't matter that much to me, only the setting of gigantic map.

[hatschy]

My preferences are:

1. Skill level - Deity
2. Barbarian Threat - Raging Hordes
3. Map Size - Huge
4. Civilization - Canadians
5. Leader Name - Hatschy
6. Gender - Male
7. World Shape - Doughnut
8. Bloodlust - Off
9. Pollution - On

+ PBEM Mod Lite.

These are just my preferences. Any setup will do .

[Maquiladora]

Okay i dont mind a Gigantic map, but thats no guarantee that we wont start near one another

[Mathemagician]

hi
are u talking about CTP 1 or 2
if 1, Im in, if u havent started yet, that is
if 2, where is the email mode in CTP 2 ? havent found one yet.

ive got a few questions though:
please mail me to mathemagician@gmx.de if possible.

1.) can i start a multiplayer game with more than 8 civs by modifying the text files. ive succeeded in doing so only for the tutorial game so far.

but now to actual questions about the game:

2.) what is mod lite ?

3.) will it work if i have a german version of the game ?

4.) can i play my own civilisation in your game ? i know its possible, but i requires editing the text files as well.
if yes, i will gladly send you the data
if not, i think ill play germans or turkish

so here comes my 'vote':

1.) Skill Level - Deity
2.) Barabarian Threat - Raging Hordes
3.) Map Size - Whats the difference between Huge and Gigantic, i thought there was small, normal, big and huge ? anyway, the biggest please, like 70 x 140
4.) Civilization - Own, if possible, else Turkish, then Germans
5.) Leader Name - Rainer
6.) Gender - Male
7.) World Shape - Donut (please
8.) Bloodlust - Off
9.) Pollution - On

[M. Darkheart]

Mathemagician,

it's CTP1

2) Mod Lite is a startup kit or something, I haven't tried it out yet, but it gives you the following features at the start (copied from another thread), it speeds up the early beginning of the game:

8 predefined advances: Agriculture, Toolmaking, Mining, Domestication, Bronze Working, Stone Working, Religion and Ship Building.
1 bonus discovery randomly selected between Astronomy, Theocracy, Monarchy, Geometry, Iron Working and Writing.
3 free caravans.
3 settlers with increased movement by 900, totaly 1000, only for the first turn. After that turn the settlers' bonus movement will stop existing.
10.000 gold and 5000 infrastructure (public work).
1st city to be built within the first 5 turns will grand population of 3, bonus good within the city tile, 2 phalanx, 1 mounted archer and 1 settler.
2nd & 3rd cities to be built within the first 5 turns will grand population of 2, 2 phalanx, 1 warrior and 1 settler.

3) I'm not so technical but I would say if they made this game correctly that shouldn't be a problem.

4) It's easier for me to set up a game without having to adjust text files, since I'm doing this for the first time. You might try it with someone more experienced than me in setting up games and adjusting text files, I might make a mistake.

[Maquiladora]

hi
are u talking about CTP 1 or 2
if 1, Im in, if u havent started yet, that is
if 2, where is the email mode in CTP 2 ? havent found one yet.

CtP2 PBEM doesnt work properly so they disabled it.

[hatschy]

Originally posted by Mathemagician
hi
are u talking about CTP 1 or 2

...

2.) what is mod lite ?

3.) will it work if i have a german version of the game ?

...

All of the threads in this forum ("CtP-Multiplaying") are about CTP 1.

PBEM Mod Lite can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/costas_ctp
Read the installation instructions, if you want to try it (although you don't have to, since only the person who does the game setup needs it). Works also for single player mode.

If you own only the German version of CTP 1, play order should be arranged such that I follow you - or is there anybody else who wants to receive German messages concerning diplomacy, wonders and the like ?

[Maquiladora]

If you own only the German version of CTP 1, play order should be arranged such that I follow you - or is there anybody else who wants to receive German messages concerning diplomacy, wonders and the like ?

Not me