History of Colonization: The Colonies 3.12 PBEM Game

[Chris 62]

Of course, Manolo. I learned about that some time ago.

For some unexplained reason, Holland just doesn't seem to function properly.

[Waku]

What if we change the playing order?

[Henrik]

Who plays before Chris?
John?
Are you hitting ctrl-n John?
I had a simmilar problem in the hellas game, where my cities didnt get any new shields even though the turn changed, this was becouse the player before me wasnt hitting ctrl-n...
This might be something similar.
Also, is everyone loading the game as a tcp/ip net game?
Hmmm... What could it be more...

Perhaps the playing order as Manuel says, but if you change that people will lose their turns, wont they?

What happen if you try to load the indian civs chris?
Or even the European ones (well I think everyone has passwords but I guess we could remove them).

I can't think of anything else right now

[Patient English]

I am definitely hitting Ctrl-N at the end of my turns. I have just loaded my last saved game (as any of you can do if you want - I'll send you my password) and you will see all English units cannot move, even the fortified ones.

It looks like the AI has traded Flintlock for the Dutch, possibly with the Indians. Have you traded Flintlock to the Indians, Henrik? I haven't. Check to see if one of them has it (load the game as an Iroquois for example, they aren't passworded).

TCP/IP, net Game. Yes.

Please post your weirdo game, Chris, after changing your password to something I can be told, and I will look into it.

(Your proper password will then still protect your active game).

Changing the turn order now might mess things up, but I'll try it with one of my earlier saved games, play a few turns, and see. To do this, you will all have to send me your active passwords, but you can change them all straight away. You'd have to take my word that I would only peek into a 1670 game or something, nothing too near our current position.

I certainly have no problems with net games of Colonies playing Dutch/English as human and the rest AI. I have played up to 1750 with no problems. (We stopped the game there as the other guy had to go home to his family - spoilsport!)



John

[Patient English]

Calling Henrik...

Henrik, are you ready to play????

[Waku]

Chris, I haven't heard from you lately. is it everything OK with diplomacy?

I still miss Henrik's posts

[Chris 62]

Estado muy ocupado en el trabajo últimamente, so i haven't had time to try it, Manolo.

[Henrik]

Journals of Henri the younger:

1688 a year of grief:
Today my father, the great Henri de Lohmander passed on. After having fought valiantly against the strange and evil disease which also resulted in the loss of the ability to move his arms a few years ago, he died in his chambers in our family manor in Normandie today, dictating orders to the collonial governors into the very last moment.
As his oldest soon I will now take on the task that was once my fathers.
I have also started to update his journal, which as you must have noticed, has been left unchanged since the disease reached my fathers arms. He could not trust a servant to write in his place, and so several years of our families history in the service of the king is sadly lost.

I will undertake to shortly tell what has happened during the last few years, I can sadly not give any dates or be very specific, as the man whit all the details is dead and deeply mourned.

• Great progress has been made in the North-Eastern parts of the New World, the provinces of Ottawa, Powatomi Hills and Fox Woods has been added to the french possesions.
• Traders have been traviling between the old and new world continiously during these years, and due to the wise trade policies of my father this nations economy is booming.
• In Africa the province of Agadir has been added to the French colonial empire, and several expiditions has been sent into the dark and unexplored lands of Africa
• Collonists has settled the prospering area in southern north america that is known as Luisiana, the collony of Noveaoux Orleans was erected at the incredibly important riverfork, all trade on the river will now be tolled by the French.
• Several traders has opened enterprises trading whit the Dutch collonies and the Low Countries themselves. The relations between the Netherlands and France is softening up.
• The Meditereanean Fleet has passed trough the Straits of Gibraltar and is headed for the new world.

That is but a few of the great things that my father was able to conduct as long as he was still alive. I can only hope that I will be able to somewhat live up to the great expectations that everyone has for his succesor.

• Henri the younger
• Head of the Lohmandér family
• First minister of France

[Chris 62]

The diplo problem persists, despite everyone's efforts.

[Henrik]

1689

My first year in this possition was marked by a peacefull fullfilment of my fathers plans, many trade routes between the new and the old world has comenced all ordered a long time ago by my father...

Mapmakers and cartographers has been hired to draw a large map covering all of the new world, but it will probably be many years before such a map is completed, it will also require the cooperation of many nations, perhaps this project is doomed to fail, but I have hope...

Henri

[Henrik]

Would anyone want to make a map like the one we have in this game and update it from time to time? (I could do the updating if someone got me a map).


Also, would you please mail me the saves chris?
I wont necesarily notice them if you just post them

[Waku]

Originally posted by Henrik
Would anyone want to make a map like the one we have in this game and update it from time to time? (I could do the updating if someone got me a map).

I really really love the idea as I'm a map-fanatic (I can spend hours watching a map)... but my advisors think it would reveal confidential information so... not sure.
(I will get you the map(s) anyway Henrik)

[Patient English]

1689

Lord Charles Monk writes to a fellow MP in Parliament…

Westminster Palace, 1689

My Lord Duke,

The pirate’s nest of San Jorge, weakened by many punitive Dutch raids over the last twelvemonth, has fallen into our hands without a shot fired! Due to an unfortunate confusion over names, it too has been called St. Kitts. The previous colony should now be called Guadeloupe, I gather, after it’s original French name.

In another change, the old settlement of James Town has been renamed “Norfolk” after the Duke now running the colony, to remove unfortunate associations with the King’s predecessor.

Closer to home, the new King’s continued largesse has made him the most popular English Monarch in living memory. Quite an achievement in a country never too partial to Kings. One of his most successful innovations has been the more tolerant attitude to the Englishmen in the New World who are carrying on their own private war against the Papists – and the Papists’ gold! That gold would sit well in our depleted Royal Exchequer. Although it is not yet official policy, methinks a change is in the wind….

Your obedient servant, Sir.

Charles Monk, 2nd Duke of Albemarle

File sent to Chris and Posted here.

[Chris 62]

Played and sent.

[Patient English]

1690

Lord Charles Monk writes to a fellow MP in Parliament…

Westminster Palace, 1690

My Lord Duke,

More manufactures – this time from the new mills in Birmingham - have been exported to the Dons in Havana – for a VERY tidy profit.

Also, a Turnpike Trust has been set up to improve the roads leading to and from the Capital. These Toll Roads will generate much profit for the London merchants as well, of course.

In a development that I hope will please you, an Iroquois encampment NW of Nieuw Amsterdam has been captured and the new European settlement there named Cumberland, after your Grace. It is the least we could do after all your generous political and financial support for our American war effort…

Your obedient servant, Sir.

Charles Monk, 2nd Duke of Albemarle

File sent to Chris and Posted here.