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yep, got the two map files, and sent my pretender to you.

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How many people have sent their Pretenders in now that the 34 hour time has gone past? I hope everyone, cuz at least I'm itching to see what kind of a place I'm gonna start from!

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Niefelheim - Vathmoth didn't get me a pretender by this morning, so I ran without him. The remaining 19 of us should now have our turns in our email inboxes. I have already sent the maps out and the game name (the directory name) is: Boil_the_Ocean

If there any problems, email me please.

Deadline is 24 hours from now - 9:30AM EST

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Woo first multiplayer started!

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First turn sent in! As a side note, I can't believe I'm this excited by the whole thing. :O

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My game can't seem to find the .rgb file, despite it being in the /maps folder. What am I doing wrong?

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Try putting it in the actual game directory folder?

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Another player had a problem with the map, he said:

By the way, I had to rename Boilingtheocean.rgb to Boiling the ocean.rgb not
sure if anyone else had this problem

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Uskglass, the map is looking for Boiling the Ocean.rgb

rename boilingtheocean.rgb to boiling the ocean.rgb (add spaces) worked for me.

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Killing the underscores did it. Thanks.

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This is gonna be interesting, the only way to get to and from that top right island is a flier or sailor with 4 map move or actually crossing through the water, which will be hard for the land nations with three nations down there.

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I don't believe flyers can cross sea zones - can they?

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They can't. And even sailing units can't cross multiple water provinces, it'd have to be one big province for them to cross it. So if some poor bastard started from the corner, he'll be fighting the water nations for the most part, but on the other hand he'll be very safe from attacks by proper ground forces...

Unless more than 1 guy started from the corner. Now THAT'd be bad for them, considering that it'd give us more provinces (good for us) while they're fighting over a rather nominal number of provinces (bad for them).

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Turn 2 has been sent out. Deadline in 24hours, 1PM EST. Any problems please email me!


Thanks.

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Uh. I was looking at the Hall of Fame. It's turn 2, and according to it Arcoscephale somehow has 8 commanders, most of which don't even fit Arco's naming scheme. Um, what the fuxor?

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Maybe they're mercenaries?

Jazzepi

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Can't be, if you look at the mercenaries page. Only Ermor has a mercenary group currently.

But does the Hall of Fame show Arco having 8 commanders to everyone else? Or is what I think (the game's bugging for me a bit) happening?

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Nope, I see it too. Arco's got a mighty tall army size in the score graphs too.

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Now that you mentioned it, yeah. It was twice as high on turn 1 as the next best guy. Ermor got close thanks to the mercenary group of 20 + 1 commander... Hmm. Actually, it's possible he got the flagellant (or the militia) event on first turn which would've effectively doubled the amount of people he had, so that is explainable. If it was excessively over being double the second guy, it'd be suspicious.

The only unexplainable thing in my view is the 8 commanders in Hall of Fame. I'm really hoping it's a bug (which it probably is), and different people's commanders are being shown there as Arcoscephale's. Although Tien Chi's god shows as Tien Chi's hero, and none of the names that show up on the Hall of Fame were in the list of new prophets...

Seriously, this is weird.

EDIT: I was just told on IRC that the game does bug sometimes on this point and gives Arco credit for commanders he really doesn't have, so it apparently was what I really hoped it was. A bug. That's good. Although, after thinking about it, the thing with his army size can't be about an event. Events don't happen on turn 1. Could it be a bug related to the Hall of Fame bug? Since otherwise he started with like 20-30 troops more that shouldn't have been there, and that doesn't sound very feasible.

Yet Another Edit: I think the Army Size graph is screwed up. Caelum gets 15 + 15 and is halfway to Arco's troop amount, but somehow Mictlan who starts with 15 + 20 is actually even below Caelum. I think it shouldn't be trusted for now, just like we shouldn't trust the Hall of Fame for now, from the looks of it.

Unless somehow Caelum and Arco are x1111111771ng out of the roof, which I'm sort of doubting. ;p

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Um, I'm arco! and I can't do my next turn for some reason, I put it in the directory, still thinks it's turn one.

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Nevermind about that I got my turn working! and I figured out what all those heroes are too, most of them, except one which is one of my heroes, are well, well their pretender gods, untouched, no bonuses to magic, their just liches, mother of serpents, other stuff too, I don't have any of them, they must have appeared there because two out of what, 19! people attacked independence in the first turn and gained a province, while when your facing AIs they always attack of the first turn and such making lots of low level, independent heros and some of their own heroes.

Just ignore them, they'll go away as soon as we get some real heroes out there!

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Turn 3 is sent out, deadline at around 9PM EST

Email me if there are any problems.

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Turn 4 is sent out, deadline around 6PM EST tomorrow.

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Turn 5 is sent out. Deadline around 7PM EST tomorrow.

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Ooo I found me a nation to eat yum, yum, nations.

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I recently tried a game with the new nation Eriu, and arcoscephale got a couple of heroes early on. Funnily enough arco wasn't even in the game. I'm not sure but I started the game with the same name as an earlier game, so it might be that it wasn't properly cleared between games. I'll notify JK.

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Turn 6 has been sent out. Deadline around 6:30 EST tomorrow.

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My prey tastes like money...

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Turn 7 has been sent out.

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Hey, um, I got Ulms turn, I deleated it, but I'm arco, so if ulm might not have their turn yet.

ps: I did get my turn, forgot to mention that.

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Are we planning to patch?

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sure im running the turn in one hour (one person is late and is receiving a grace hour and fifteen minutes!) , then we all patch.

cj

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So uh, you're running this turn with the old version, right? So we need to patch before the turn tomorrow at latest, am I right? Or do we patch before we send back the turn you're going to be makin' in an hour?

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that is correct, when i run the turn in the next 20 minutes, it will be run with version 3.06. When I run the next turn in 24 hours and 20 minutes, it will be run with version 3.08.

cj

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Server has been patched to 3.08, turn 8 has been sent out. It is due tomorrow by 7:30 PM - 23 hours from now.

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turn 9 has been sent out, turns due in 23 hours. Also, we may be needing an alternate for a position...

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Turn 10 has been sent out, it is due by 10PM EST tomorrow (about 22 hours, 45 minutes from now)

Also if anyone can find an alternate, it would be appreciated.

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turn 11 has been sent out, it is due in 24 hour hours, midnight EST.

Also, Sauromatia has been made AI for multiple no-turns-received and lack of replacement...

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Well, it looks like I am discomfited. However I'll never admit to a lack of planning, only to a series of unfortunate events.

And holy [censored] are Lanka's sacred troops tough as nails.

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I hear ya.

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Turn 12 has been sent out, turns due in 24 hours at 10:15 PM EST tomorrow.

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Turn 13 has been sent out and is due in 24 hours, 11PM EST tomorrow.

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There is a new player for Tien Chi, who has dropped.

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Turn 14 has been sent out, Tien Chi has dropped and been replaced by johnarryn


Turn due 10PM EST tomorrow.

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Turn 15 has been posted. Turn due in 24.5 hours, midnight EST

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Turn 16 has been sent out, due in 24 hours at 11AM EST tomorrow.

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Hmm, I haven't gotten my turn. What gives? :/

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My bad - deadline extended to noon tomorrow.

cj

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Turn 17 has been posted, deadline is tomorrow night at 10Pm EST

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T'ien Ch'i must be stopped.

He has sued me for peace - and under other circumstances I'd accept, but he's just too large.

We can either stand togther against him or die separately.