PBEM advice needed

[Dr Kellogg]

Hi all

I am planning to create a scenario about world war 1, intended for PBEM play. I will use a slightly improved map from Exile's Age of War scenario. The Graphics are almost done.
As I haven't played lots of PBEM games, what features make for a good PBEM game?

Thanks in advance.

[Exile]

Argh.

Not again!

[Dr Kellogg]

Don't worry Exile! This scenario won't be History part 2
It's ww1 only, it will have its very own tech tree, different graphics and a different gameplay. I simply love that map

[EmuGod]

How making an Austro-Hungarian civ and making Spain a barbarian civ with a whole lot of defences to make her hard to conquer? That would make the game interesting and would help make it different from Age of War.

[jasev]

making Spain a barbarian civ

*ahem*
I'll act as I hadn't read that

[EmuGod]

Spain was neutral in WW1 and Austria-Hungary was not. It would be more logical to make Austria a civ as it was actively involved rather than Spain. Spain could be given good defences to stop it from being invaded and the barbarians can control it.

[DarthVeda]

Why not make the central powers all one civ?

[St Leo]

I demand a playable Serbia!

[Dr Kellogg]

My first thought was to unite the Central Powers and to make an Allied Balkan civ including Serbia, Romania and Greece. However, the Central would be too powerful that way.
All 7 Civs will be playable: Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Italy. The barbarians will act as Neutrals and Bolsheviks.