Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

Whoops, forgot to recruit another researcher!

Drat mountains, there goes my lovely smooth expansion plans. Ah well, it let me restock and resupply my army, at least...

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

Oh god, it's a black candle spreading Heat and Death. There are only two answers to that riddle, and they're both just awful.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

Well that'd be me. Hello neighbour! (Positive scales in your dominion are negative to other nations, right? Hence the death?)

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

No, whatever your scales are they are for everybody, meaning that the owner of that dominion almost certainly took Heat and Death. Death is generally a very unpopular choice, so I figure the most likely owners are C'tis (who have a vested interest in making their dominion a hellhole for everybody) and Abysia (who allegedly are not affected by the supply penalty for Death scales). Those being the two nations that I really didn't want to start near.

It's technically possible that the province just had a site that increased its Death scale, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

A death scale site would be nice. Usually generates Death gems, which are always useful.

Somehow one of my provs has misf 3 at the moment, so I think there is a site there.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Send pretenders!
 

Scales DO show up the same for everybody, yes. However, positive scales are not positive in negative dominion. Technically I think that what we decided was that most scales turn out to actually be neutral, with the exception the luck scale. However this is one of the more arcane subjects in dominions, and I can't be absolutely positive my recollection is correct here (there's a lot of conflicting statements on the matter too, and I can't be bothered to go looking right now). Anyways, assume that enemy dominion means neutral effect at best, and negative at worst.

*waits for calahan to come in here and rail at him for spreading misinformation :)*

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Wait...so if I control a province as Marignon, but its dominion is firmly under the influence of Man, and Man has Growth 3, I see three wheat symbols but there's no effect on the income or population growth in that province? But...what if I also have Growth 3? Normally dominion effects gradually change from one side's alignment to another's as dominion strength changes hands, doesn't it? So do I instantly jump from effectively neutral Growth effects to Growth 3 as soon as dominion becomes neutral or friendly in that province? Or do I whittle it down to Growth 0, and then back up to a working Growth 3?

This is no fair. I read the instructions and everything! I should know stuff like this!

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Extension asked for:

I will be going on a field trip to a 'Dig' in South America for part of my Grad school work in Anthropology. This will be starting starting Weds Sept 15th and I will return Monday Sept 20th.

Obviously, because of the location in the jungle, I will not be able to get internet time and would ask for an extension for that period. I understand we are moving right along, but this was an unexpected opportunity (to be asked to go) and I need to take advantage of it.

If you don't or can't wait, I will try and find a sub. But at this late date it will be hard to find a suitable sub AND fill them in on what the heck I am doing (as I am not really sure)

I will be able to do a turn late Tuesday or VERY early Weds and another on the following Monday evening.

Please Let me know, and BTW other than the occasional normal work (yep,I have to do that also) or home crisis, I am in for the duration.

Sorry guys:sick:

Rags

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That sounds like a great opportunity! But that's a long time to put the game on hold at this early stage. See if you can find a sub and if you don't have any luck I'll see what I can do. Worst case scenario, and if the other players don't object, I can sub until you return. If you haven't found anyone by Tues. please send me any whatever guidelines you may have and I can either pass them on to a sub or follow them myself.

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Personally I don't mind if we put the game on hold.