Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Mine will be in shortly...

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [2 alternates needed]
 

Players need the map image but not the .map file. Llamaserver will need it though.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [2 alternates needed]
 

Okay, good deal. I didn't need to bother give the map files to anyone then, since the image comes with the game.

EDIT: Okay, all done. The middle sea position is deleted to make a 23 player game. Nobody need worry further about it.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

to late to be in on this?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Nearly so. Are you okay with playing Oceania?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

haha ok. Ill just be a weak buffer until i get owned :)

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Was that a yes?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

He did say ok. I think EA Oceania has a fair number of things going for it, at least in the water. Transitioning on land is the real hurdle.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Well, there's always the build yourself an impregnable base in the water, then clam your way to victory. In a game this size, without limits on clams or the big late game Astral spells, it's not a bad plan.

Probably better than my late game plans.

Which are, pretty much, get killed in the mid-game to avoid late-game burnout.:)

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

seemed like a pretty obvious yes to me...

the map needs to be changed though doesnt it? I will get my pretender in after work

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Yep. And welcome aboard. Good that we can have a full game after all. I'll get the map switched back tonight.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

k cool. im in hawaii so my 5pm is a little later for you guys but ill get that pretender in as soon as possible

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

k just waiting for map to be changed

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

We have one AWOL player at the moment. I've sent him a PM. I think he was busy with school this week. I'll give him until tomorrow to respond.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

pretender sent

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Been on vaycayshun. Will send in pretender when home in about 4.5 hours. marv

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Oh, I must have had you confused for someone else. :p

Okay, so we'll actually get started tonight. Hurray!

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

game has started ;)

will get my turn in right after work

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Uh oh, I need some help it seems - I get this game-freeze error when I try to load my turn:

myloadmalloc: can't open ./mods/./sn3/indie_icon.tga

Any ideas?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

you prob need streamers and standards mod...

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

Got it working now - I had the mod, but I hadn't unpacked the folders properly. Thanks for trying to help me with my ineptness anyway ;)

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [send in your pretender!]
 

as long as it worked alls good :P

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Sorry, I didn't send my file yet. Weirdly TeaTimer from S&D deleted my dom3.exe I am currently re-installing Dominions 3 and re-patching

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Wow 1/2 pop plague event on my cap in the first turn........

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

That's what you get for snatching away my 2. nation choice :p

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Ewww ... I think its takes some bad scales to get that one ... death and bad luck? You're rolling the dice with those together.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Ehm...Hinnom here.
I totally forgot that today(monday) I was away all day...and so i missed turn n.2=/
If it's possible to do a quick rollback,it would be great, but it's my fault anyway, so I'm ok with just losing a turn.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Hey i just wanted everybody to know that anything i do that seems rude diplomaticaly is just part of the game. im not being an *** just to be an *** :P

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

ermor also stalled


...

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Just got a second half pop plague in my cap....with luck 3 scales!!!!

On the plus side now my capital is an ideal blood hunting population province

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

well all your doing is making yourself a prime target for conquest lol

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

I've had that happen in a SP game before with Luck 3 Growth 3 and it really sucks

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

so are we rolling back or not???

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

In a game this size, there are always going to be stales. While I don't have any problem with delays when people request them, I'd argue against rollbacks for anything less than actual bugs.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

EDIT: Again, posting before reading further back. Sorry.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

No roll backs for staling, if we did that we'd never get through a game. It's unfortunate and it happens that we forget, but it's up to each player to let me know before the turn is due.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

ok your the boss :P

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Yeah. The main problem with rolling turns back is that it doesn't just do the player's orders over, it also does over random events and battles. So rolling a a turn back can hurt the positions (or help) of players who had nothing to do with the reason for the roll back. So, to me, its only fair. Of course, if Llamaserver hiccups and stales everyone, that's something else ...

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Speaking of delays, what's the policy on potential delays, such as weekend get-a-ways, or even longer vacations? Getting towards summer here in the top half of the world, I know I'll be looking to take some time off now and again. :)

By the way, I see graphs are off. Is that typical in Llamaserver MP play?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

I am perfectly understanding that life is a higher priority than the game.

Delays are granted when requested, unless you are asking for over a week or more. Then I'll consider the situation. Its best that if you know ahead of time that you'll be absent for more than a week to find a substitute to play in your place while you're away so we can keep the game moving forwards.

Graphs off is just my preference. It's nothing to do with using Llamaserver. It makes diplomacy and scouting important, and adds a "fog of war" on things like army size and research, etc. I do dislike the fact that you can't see the VPs as a result, but it's generally known by talking to neighbors and alliance members who's holding which capitols.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Helheim Markets
Selling Water Gems for either Gold, Earth or Death Gems

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

That sounds more than fair. I for one wouldn't expect the game to go on hold for as much as a week - a couple of days tops, I figured - at least at this early stage in the game. Maybe later when the field has been winnowed down substantially. Of course, I doubt I'll still be around at that stage ;)

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

I'd be telling the person to try and find a sub, but if they can't, it'd be just as game ruining to make a player stale three times in a row when you know they'll be back ...

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

My apologies to everyone for having held up turn 5 - I played the turn, but only realized today that I never sent in my .2h file. :doh:

There's a rookie mistake for you.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

always good to check llamaserver now and then ;)

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [recruiting]
 

Hmm. Well, I don't think I have anywhere near 20 provinces just yet, and Niefelhelm is already charging headlong into my territories.

Any tips to survive the incoming rush on difficult research will be greatly appreciated.

Oh, and if you happen to be neighbouring Niefelhelm, please PM me.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

If you took a bless then your warriors of the 5 elements should be sufficient. If not... :hurt:

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [recruiting]
 

A Niefel rush at turn 8 is going to be tough regardless of the map size or research setting. Diplomacy is best weapon at this point in the game I think.

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

Maybe enough glaive armed footmen (the cheapest sort, of course) can quickly deal enough damage before being frozen?

Or maybe enough of the "cheap" light cavalry can kill some giants with the lance charge bonus?

Or maybe the dual knife wielding wolf tribesmen (only 7gp with CBM!)?

Re: Mists of Time: Early Era Newish Player Game [game started]
 

glaive is the way to go in my experience

edit: your smaller units swarm large units and are harder to hit