Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Fairly standard -- no ruins, no events, Good starting planet. Looking forward to the game, from what everyone says, you're the Man to Beat! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Those are OK for me. What about map, default (small spiral arm) or Balanced?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Aren't there problems still being worked out with the Balanced maps?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Goodness gracious, just catching up on the updates.

[bows to Asmala] Congrats and well done, Sir! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

And Geo making a hard run for the throne!! Superb.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I think the Balanced maps he is speaking of is generated by the Geo mod. Take a look around for Geo's comments on it (I did a review it in a thread I can't remember). Basically, there is NO advantage in taking any atmosphere/colony type. You will find the exact number of planets in EVERY system for each type. Also, they will ALL be 100%, 100%, 100%.

I will assume, since no one said anything else, that I will set up the game. I will use any map type that you two agree upon.

You may read further down on how I decide on starting points. I spent about 30 minutes picking a map for Asmala's Last game and adjusting starting points for the best balance I could imagine I would want for a game.

If you chose to have a random map generated by the game, I will generate over and over till I find one that looks interesting. Then, I will save it and look at it in the editor. I will look for balanced starting points. If the generated map doesn't yield a good position for each...nebulas, equal points out of the home system, etc., I will do another one...and look again.

Making a map that gives as much equal chance to 2 players playing for the crown is an important task to me. It's easier with the Balance Mod by Geo. But if you chose a random map...I will look for unequal nebula placement, asteroid placement, access to the center, etc. as I can when I decide a map is good to both players. I will NOT evaluate percentages, sizes, atmospheres, etc. when using a randomly generated map. I will make sure that the starting systems have lots of planets, warp points exiting are equal, and that, as much as possible, there will be colonizable planets within 2 jumps away from each home system. Just so you each understand, if the second jump from a home system results in a nebula, I will make sure the second jump from the other person's system has a nebula, too. (or asteroids...you know what I mean...a WORTHLESS system for colonizeing)

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

To shorten my previous response:

(1) I consider it a privalege to set up a map for an important game;

(2) My goal is as much equality as I can find in a map...even if I have to get map after map;

(3) Make it an interesting map.

When the game is over, my hope is that the loser will not complain the map was unequal.

There!

[EDIT] PS: Game is set up under 1.91 (if that matters)

[ February 28, 2004, 04:24: Message edited by: Slynky ]

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Ah, gotcha Slynky - thanks for the detailed response -- I was thinking of the Tesco maps, not the Geo mod.
Asmala - do you have a preference? I think I'd rather go with the standard map style (with Slynky's loving balance-checking), but I could be convinced otherwise if you want to go with the Geo style maps.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Yes I meant Geo's Balanced mod but since you'd prefer normal we'd take a standard map.

One more thing Spoon, do you want this to be a rated game?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sure, if you don't mind squaring off against an as-of-yet unrated player...I'd hate to have your rating drop too severely after I glass your worlds and sell your populations into slavery.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sure, if you don't mind squaring off against an as-of-yet unrated player...I'd hate to have your rating drop too severely after I glass your worlds and sell your populations into slavery. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You could always arrange a challenge or two to get that rating in a better spot. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Spoon it UP!

King of the Hill game underway!

Small spiral map;
1 good starting planet;
2K racial points;
V 1.91;
All else KOTH default.

Balanced placement...randomly generated map.

We expect updates http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

Good luck to all!

(I will be available all day tomorrow if there are any problems)