SMAC (Not SMACX) game CMN needed

[dacole]

hello me and elfin are starting a SMAC game wanted to see if
anyone else wanted to join us. I will be playing Zak and elfin will be playing Morgan. We will be on a large map at transcend (of course). So if anyone else wants to join post here!
Thanks!

[Ka Plewy]

I could play Sparta.
I'm a Apolyton Multiplayer virgin. I need to start somewhere. What kind of turn rate do you expect?

Edit: I've had a couple of games with a friend, that Darsnan setup for us.

[Lord Raptor]

I would like to play Yang. I'm also a newbie. But the fun factor, cannot be taken out of the equation, right?

[Senethro]

I hear there is a shortage of CMNs right now. I'm somewhat tempted to take this if you have no unusual requirements. However, I won't be free until Wednesday and it might take me a day beyond that if I have to playtest the map instead of pulling a pre-made one off the hook.
I presume you're all patched up so that you can play on maps including the Nexus and Cluster?

[dacole]

No the fun factor can't be taken out heh if you want to take it Senethro that is fine if you have what you think will be a good map go ahead and use it. Would be cool if you could up the AI a bit (not to much I guess since we have a couple newbies but a little). So as it stands now we have

Dacole - Zak
Elfin - Morgan
Ka Plewy- Sparta
Lord Raptor- Yang

Good to see a couple of the millitary factions being taken keep us builders in line I recommend we all send our emails by personal message to Senethro. As far as I know I am all patched up so bring on the nexus and cluster!

[Lord Raptor]

What patch are we talking about? Cuz I'm not sure about it. I have the patch from the firaxis website. Is there another one? If so, please give me a link to it, so I can be up to date.

[Senethro]

Nope, that patch is good. I'm ever so slightly irked that there is no Unity Wreckage for me to play with though.

[Ka Plewy]

Stockpile/no stockpile?
Upgrading crawlers?

[Senethro]

You guys better decide on rules, I'll have this up and ready shortly.

If you wish a custom title in the game or faction customisation, now would be the time to ask.

[Ka Plewy]

I tried to jumpstart the discussion by being controversial...(stockpile bug).

[Senethro]

The map is finished, the factions are placed. One or two minor customisations are scattered around the map.

Map adjusted for rainy squares and pods.

Each of you begin with 2 pods, an HQ base, a formers unit and one supply crawler. The base is on a forest/sensor square beside a monolith nearish to a river.

The CPU factions begin with their bases placed, no colony pods, a few pieces of terraforming each and a road network surrounding them that I've found encourages expansion.

The believers also possess one probe team. In one of my playtests the believers managed to scrape together 200 ecs and mind control a Hive base in 2115. I have placed a few lurker worms between the Hive and Believers and set believing energy reserves to 1 in an attempt to reduce a likelihood of this being repeated.

CPU interests set to explore/build
Deidre is not a pacifist.
Miriam is more evil.


Difficulty transcend
No Unity survey
No random events
directed research
Climate: all average except high rainfall.

Your emails please gentlemen, and then you can begin. If you have a password request or faction customisation request please email me at senethro at gmail.com

[Ka Plewy]

Do you have a title?

[dacole]

ok email sent along with elfins (since he hasn't found this thread yet) by pm. Thanks!!

[Senethro]

And the rules regarding stockpiling and other such deviant practices?

[dacole]

oh and for rules I assumed we were going by the normal apty rules no stockpile no upgradeing of crawlers, no changing of government types more than once in one turn. There are others but I have forgotten them right now, basicly the tournament rules. I will see if I can find a link.