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I'd also like commander renaming please.

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And I, so we are three.

What indy strenght and site frequency can we expect?

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renaming will be on
site frequency 45 and indy strength 5 (just standard values)

w00t full house

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Falkor - you're right, streamers and standards won't cause problems when creating a pretender for MP. Basically all mods which don't affect pretender design are fine. When the game's actually running though, you won't be able to use the nod - the set of mods you use in an MP game is always the same as the host, and Dominions does this for you.

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Thanks Ilamabeast,

so, even with the SnS mod active I will not be able to see the graphical effects from the mod, right?

Then I will just go back to the original artwork.

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Yeah. When you set which mods you want to use in "Mod Preferences", you're actually just choosing which mods to use for any new games you create. You have no control over what mods are used for games which have already started, whether SP or MP.

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Indeed. It is going to be a crowded map and more of a blitz game, since you will hit on your neighbours pretty soon.

Anyway, when should we start uploading our pretenders? And, I presume, for instructions on the thingumajig of turns and pretenders, see the llamabeast server faqs, correct?

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I asked llamabeast to set up the game, but it seems he has not done it yet. But as soon as the game is up, you can start by uploading your pretenders.

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Okay, it's done. I called the game "Blessing" for brevity.

To send in your pretenders:

- Make sure you have the same mods enabled as the game you're playing in (Preferences->Mod Preferences) although only mods affecting pretender design, such as Conceptual Balance, actually matter
- Go to Game Tools -> Create a pretender god in Dominions. DON'T set a password (they're not useful in PBEM, and occasionally unhelpful, e.g. if a sub is needed)
- Go to the savedgames/newlords folder in the dominions directory, and find your pretender file (e.g. mid_pythium_0.2h)
- E-mail the file to: pretenders[ at ]llamaserver[ dot ]net
- Crucially, you must have the game name 'Blessing 'in the subject line of your e-mail

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Votes (yes/total)
Graphs: (9/17)
Ban Astral Corruption: (8/18)
Ban Utterdark: (7/18)
Worthy Heroes: (12/17)

So just to doublecheck... we will be playing with graphs and worth heroes on and utterdark and astral corruption will be castable right?

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exactly

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Where can I find mods that ban spells?

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would we need the custom mode for this game installed?

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There are 2 mods you need for this game.

"Kitchen Sink II.dm" is in the attachment on Hadrian_II's post (above):

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...223#Post574223

There's a link to "heroes1_8.dm" in the post after that one.

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Is it possible to resend my pretender? How do I do it?

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I think you can just send it again, same as you did the first time.

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OK, i attached the mod also to the first post, and added also a link to worthy heroes there.

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Bump


Arcoscephale (Nicolai), malverni (hEad), sauromatia (Sir_Dr_D)

Looks like we're just waiting on 3 pretenders to be sent in.

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locked and loaded..

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Sent. Sorry for delay, I did not expect mods will not influence Pretenders.

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how much exactly is the increase in magic paths for forging items with the kitchen sink mod?

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just 1 increase in 1 path, so the items will cost 5 gems more each.

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The status page is here:

http://www.llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=Blessing

The Arco pretender does not show up in the list, Nikolai, so it didn't accept your god when you sent it. Was the subject of your email "Blessing"?

But that could be because the game says "Early Age, max 22 players" and we have 23.

rasko, Hadrian_II posted the item crafting changes as

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My pretender came back with this message:
"I received a pretender file from you, but unfortunately the game has just filled up. Sorry!"

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Looks like we need some llamabeast help!

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llamabeast help is at hand!

Okay, fixed it. I actually had no idea there were so many EA nations, I thought 22 was the max in any age. Hurrah for patches!

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Alright! Get that pretender sent in Nikolai so we can get this thing rolling!

I have way too much free time apparently...

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Sent. Sorry for delay, just got home.

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Are we there yet?

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Almost, now llamabeast needs to start the game, and everything is set.

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Great to hear!
I look forward to playing with you all!

EA in my opinion is the funnest age to play in..so much variety (Though that doesn't mean it all has an equal chance of winning.)

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Okay, the game is started! The first turn has a 48 hour timer, and subsequent turns will have 24 hours, until/unless HadrianII changes it.

Enjoy the game!

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now bow before the might of kailasa.

I will let the timer stay on 24h as long as possible, i will not change it before turn 20 and only if at least 3 players request it.

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"The True God is ascending.

You will see the signs of Her comming.
You will experience Her cunning, you will sense Her wisdom.
You will marvel at Her unequalled beauty.
You will seek Her protection.
You will feel Her overwhelming domination.
You will be afraid of Her minions, you will fear Her wrath.
You will die under Her penetrating gaze.

You will bow to Her and you will be forgiven."

From the works of Selafia the Prophet of Delophne.

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The mind blasting horror from beyond the stars just want to be friends. Come on down, we'll start a pot of coffee.

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I have a small request.
I'd like to ask that we keep the late hour of hosting (arond 23 GMT) Mo 14th to Wed 16th.
I'm away on Tu. 15th and won't be able to play the turn, but with this setting I could send the files on time without any problem.
So, I'm just asking that we don't change anything til Wednesday.
Will be grateful http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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Well looks like I'm in a mighty bad spot. I got the scales bug it looks like. Order 3 Misfortune 2 is gonna SUCK without the Order...

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If you had the scales bug your capital has many neighbours and that´s not bad at all.

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Nope, only 7 neighbors. And 3 of which are water.

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"Only"??!!

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i know! sheesh complaining! lol

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To get your scales back to normal, you need to spread your dominion to either of your first or seventh neighbor. One white candle in your either the 1st or 7th neighbor will allow your scales to start returning to normal. One white candle in both your first neighbor and seventh neighbor will help your scales get back to normal even faster. The scales will not immediately be fixed, but they will return to normal over a short period of time.

Say you started in #117. Edit maps/Alexander.map, and search for 117. You'll see the first neighbor is:

#neighbour 71 117

So, you could immediately attack 71, and preach in that province. Or sneak a prophet scout into that province and preach.

The seventh neighbor for 117 is:

#neighbour 117 119

So, after spreading your dominion to 71, or if 71 is inaccessible, then spread your dominion to 119. Unfortunately, that's a water province in this case.

If both had been water provinces, probably the best bet for a non-amphibious nation would be to preach with your prophet in your capital, to make your dom spread faster.

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Thanks for the help vfb. I think I'm just gonna have to tough it out, cause I'd rather lose a little money than slow down expansion.

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I did not get the turn file. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif
Requesting the resend didn't help either.
Anybody has some advice maybe?

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If you have confirmed, that your mailing works, i would inform llamabeast about the bug.

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- mailing works
- spam directory checked

Nothing else comes to mind.
Please, inform llamabeast.
Thanks,

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In the meantime couldn't someone just mail him the .trn file? They're not player specific right?

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I wrote llama a message, but you should contact him as you have the specifics about your problem.

btw. does "i would contact him" really say that i have to do it and its not a hint for the other one to do it (if its really this way, i just learend better english http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif).

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no, hadrian, your original formulation was correct. you were suggesting that he should contact llama

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Oh, sorry for misunderstanding http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif
Englich is not my mother toungue either.
And thanks for help. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

That could help for now, but the game is long so the problem has to be solved.
I will contact llamabeast too.