Scenario Preferences

[Jay Bee]

quote: Originally posted by Exile on 03-17-2001 10:49 AM What aspect of a scenario do you find most interesting/attractive?

Don't laugh at me but what I really enjoy is to build magnificent cities (above 35 pop points). One of my beloved goals is to get the 5 most important cities of the world, and achieve this with the least possible wonders.

I am an extremely peaceful player, so I almost never go to war. But when the AI attcks it never takes me by surprise. What I do is to conquer the closest AI city to my empire and sign a peace treaty. There it comes the fun for me; gotta polish my new city as much as can and as soon as I can


PS. Link to Carl Firtz's site (Gothmog) is in the links section of my site. I agree with Shaka, Justinian is an excellent scenario. I like Gothmog's scenarios; they always have *something*

[Masis]

Carl's Justinian scenario looks nice, I downloaded it.
Then I got a message saying that the Kushans were raiding the silk route-by the 5th century the Kushans were on the verge of political extinction so it is unlikely they would have the might to launch an attack of such a scale-a better tribe to have picked could be the Ephalites (White Huns).
For one of the Tribal towns of the Huns instead of using the anachronistic name of Scythians perhaps the name of Khazar or Ephalite could have been used instead.
Hispania looks a little too big, and the region of Normandy is missing from Gaul (France).
The capital of the Sassanid Persians was called Ctesiphon not Selucia.
Justinian did not exist during 410 AD a better name would be Arcadius.
The realm of the Goths needs to be re-alocated towards the region of Pannonia (Hungary) all the gothic regions in the Baltic were under Hun control at this time.
More variety could have been given to the individual characters of the Special Forces units to represent the Leaders such as Chosroes the Persian Shah.

Due to the time scale of the Scenario, a better name for the scenario could be Fall of the West or something similar to describe the situation.

Also the Dacian town needs to be renamed to something like Gepids or Bastarnae, the Dacians were no longer a political force at this time in history.
Eburaca needs to be renamed to Pons Aeli, York is not so far north, I know I live in England.

So, if these changes could be met, as well as a more appropriate Title to illustrate the situation of the period it will prove to be a superb scenario.

[Exile]

JayBee; you're a perfectionist! I am so accustomed to seeing warlords and militarists in civ2; playing w/you in a game sounds like it would be a welcome change of pace.

Chris; the Long 19th century is a Napoleonic scenario of epic proportions, but it doesn't stop at 1815. It runs until 1920 and its tech modifier is 8-1; it takes forever to gain new techs. I usually play it set on prince, but a good multiplayer or pbem game set on king, emp, or deity would be a real treat. If you're really interested, email me and I'll tell you more about it. It's really an old scenario, I think, but huge.

Anybody else wanna state their preferences in scenarios and why?

Salutations,
Exile

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[Chris 62]

I'll send you a message when I get off the boards, Exile.

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[Shaka Naldur]

Masis,
wow,
you would be an awesome playtester
where can I found your scenarios? I heard that you have a few

[The Hogfather]

Exile- I have played, but I am frustrated at the fact that you can never get engineers in the game.

[Shaka Naldur]

it´s Carl Fritz´s version
I don´t know where can be downloaded from though
In his webpage but I don´t know the url, sorry

awesome scenario anyway

[Henrik]

hmmm... Masis would you be interested in playtesting a scenario taking place in europe and begining 1655?

[Prometeus]

quote: Originally posted by Masis on 03-17-2001 03:31 PM ...a better tribe to have picked could be the Ephtalites (White Huns). For one of the Tribal towns of the Huns instead of using the anachronistic name of Scythians perhaps the name of Khazar or Ephalite could have been used instead.

1) True. Kushans were limited to several small Kashmir kingdoms in this era.

2) Naahhhh... much better Ogundurs, Utrigurs, Kutrigurs or Vhkundur Bulgars.


[This message has been edited by Prometeus (edited March 18, 2001).]

[Masis]

Well, all scenarios by me that are currently available-play by all means-but they are not the 'finished product' merely proto types to see what works and what doesn't.
Currently I am giving a lot of them graphic beutification, for example I found a nice Hill Fort city type, and it is going to be used in the new version of Age of Arthur.
Utiger, Kutigers, Bulgars etc, came later during the 6th century when the Hun Empire fragmented into the competing tribes of Atilla's numerous sons, besides those Ephalites need a base don't they?

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[Masis]

Trivial I know-but the best name actually for the anachronistic 'Scythians' town in Carl's Justinian scenario should be Sabirian Huns.
Such things as I have mentioned are mere polishing offs for a good scenario, generally Carl's scenario is good.

[The Hogfather]

So??? Which scenario will we be doing then???

[Henrik]

I am interested, I like lots of cities if it is a long scenario, in a short scenario lots of cities are bad though.
I might not have made that clear earlier.
[This message has been edited by Henrik (edited March 21, 2001).]

[Chris 62]

I don't have a problem with long or short scenarios, Exile. I'm in on both the long and the short. Long 19th century is fine. In fact, I'll put a bid in now to be the Russians, or the British, and a thrid choice the Prussians. Set the start date.

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[Henrik]

Where can I get the scenario?