Begginer PBEM

[JMO707]

jmo707 at gmail dot com

Peacekeepers here.

[Flubber]

Perhaps I can offer my services as creator of a map here. generally in PBEMS it is much more satisfying to have a designed map so you don't get crappy unequal computer generated starts where the Hive starts in the jungle while someone else is on an arid 4 tile island. Most people don't want to invest months in a game that is ruined by such crap

It also allows me to engineer more beneficial starts (ie everyone gets a river and a monolith) so that the game advances more quickly. Its a real benefit to get into the real action quicker--You can also add additional units ( for instance, some games I played started everyone with FOUR colony pods each)

Let me know

[Kaleidoscope]

Nice to see everybody so eager and excited to get started.

Oy gevalt...

[JMO707]

That would be nice Flubber!
It would be a shame to have inequal starting possitions, let say, a contienent for one and the other one for the rest =p

Im going to install the game right now, I only have one question to confirm my participation: would it be any problem the OS?, cause Im using the Planetary Pack for Linux. For what I had understood in some internet page, there should be no problem in PBEM.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by JMO707
That would be nice Flubber!
It would be a shame to have inequal starting possitions, let say, a contienent for one and the other one for the rest =p

Im going to install the game right now, I only have one question to confirm my participation: would it be any problem the OS?, cause Im using the Planetary Pack for Linux. For what I had understood in some internet page, there should be no problem in PBEM.

My understanding is that dofferent OS is not an issue but I will double-check with a more experienced PBEM creator

[vyeh]

Flubber,

There are problems with Mac OS. In ACDG III, Kody wrote a problem that solved it. See the turn tracking thread near the end.

I also have problems with single player. mart7x5 found a solution. You could PM him. My issues were idiosyncratic to Mac OS. i don't know about Linux.

[Addled Platypus]

thanks for the map skills Flubber


give us a noob suprise


spartan - platrex@gmail.com

[Scorpi40000]

Ideally i would like to be Peacekeepers but if that's impossible then Morgan, Gaia or University.

[JMO707]

Well, I think we are ready. Flubber, when you got something, just post it =)

[Addled Platypus]

he just doing the map ?

or set up as well ?

does not matter to me


let me know if I need to do set up

[Flubber]

Ah you folks are beginners so perhaps I should have mentioned that I need more information.

Here is most of the setup of my last PBEM-- please advise if its all ok



AIs-- do you just want 3 AIs and not care or do you want me to eliminate them and play with just the 4 of you?

Map settings
- Large world:
- Standard Planet
- 50-70% Ocean Coverage
- Average Erosive Forces
- Average Native Forms
- Average Cloud Cover

Everyone starts with ???

( MY last game started with 4 colony pods, 3 scouts, the usual techs and other advantages for faster development

Rules are:
- All victory conditions on
- NO Coop victories-- this was a game specific rule since we eliminated all the AIs and did not want two humans winning together
- Look first
- Directed research
- No unity survey
- No contacts before meeting ingame

Energy Stockpiling after unit builds: allowed
Crawler upgrading: allowed
Upgrading via Workshop and attacking on the same turn: NOT allowed

If all this is good -- please reply to say it is, I will get to work--


Oh and PBEMS are almost always on TRANSCEND level but since this is a first PBEM for you, I didn't know if you all wanted a lower difficulty level

[Addled Platypus]

since its us noobs

4 humans only

agreed to your set up

player order does not matter to me

I am west coast USA. work nights
usually play 12-3am PST

[Kaleidoscope]

All sounds good to me, Flubber.
Your effort is appreciated.

[JMO707]

My votes:

4 players is fine.

I would say "Thinker" level.

I would like the Coop victory allowed =p

2 Colony pods, 2 scouts. I, personally, enjoy the beggining of the game, but thats just me.

[Scorpi40000]

4 humans only

Your setup is fine.