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Is this a confirmed llamaserver issue?

I don't see any other games stalling.

Before I alert llamabeast can Marverni and Fomoria both confirm they sent their turn in and the details on any response email they received?

I have temporarily increased the turn timer to a ridiculously long time until this is resolved, however once it is fixed continue playing as if it were 24 as I will change it back. If Nosantee wants we can change to 30 hr turns now since we are nearing the end of the first year.

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A week? Fomoria has probably dropped out.

Pangaea is definately dropping out if this continues. I'll give it 24 hours then I'm looking for a sub or going AI.

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Same goes for me. Admin needs to decide will he cater for players who are irregular and slow in doing their turns and loose the players who get their turns done in a timely manner or vice versa.

Which kind of player do you want to keep in the game?

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Scheduling Dom 3 time can be difficult, but I'll always have my turn in before the end of the timer. I've been doing two turns whenever I'm last in. Sorry for any delays on my end. Feel free to let me stale if we approach the end of the timer.

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Tigerblood & HooleyDooley, reread what I wrote. Somebody said that llamaserver was having some type of problem so I set the timer temporarily to a long time. The real turn timer is 24 - 30 hours, although per Immaculates request I will make sure he is back from Montreal before I shorten the timer. Everybody should be sending their turns in like there is a 24 hr timer.

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I understood what you wrote the first time, but my other 3 Dom games on the same server had NO such issues.

If was an issue players SHOULD be posting such info on THIS forum for all to see.

When all I see and hear is silence, and a seriously delayed turn with no other information, I suspect the worst.

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I am back from montreal.

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HooleyDooley, what I did I did for good reason. Llamabeast had announced a couple of weeks ago that some games were intermittently getting paused due to his internet issues and a change in his network. Since the llamaserver dom3 hosting and website are run on different computers that communicate with each other by email my concern was that we might have been on turn 10 or 11 but not receiving our turns by email. I changed the hosting schedule to be on the safe side while I investigated the claim that our game was stuck and not receiving 2h files.

In short, there was no reason for you to get your panties in a bunch. We're on schedule since there was 1 36 hour delay that was requested and it is finished. To date we have completed about 10 turns as many days which is a pretty good pace. I have no issue with how anybody has been doing their turns in this group and don't see any need to choose some players over others. There was a long turn requested and 2 people seemed to have taken advantage of it to deal with rl stuff. I see no problem in that.

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Neither do I.

However, you NEVER communicated to us, the players, that there was a possible issue with the servers or that other players had requested a turn delay.

Immaculate was the ONLY player requesting a delay on the forum and his turn WAS submitted.

I am not a mind reader and if you communicated properly so that EVERYONE was in the picture I wouldn't get my knickers in a twist.


If your the only one that knows everything that's going on,don't blame others if they "jump to conclusions".

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In this post yesterday I clearly informed that I was increasing the turn timer ridiculously long while investigating the llamaserver issue mentioned in the previous post.

How could I have made this clearer for you?

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How??? Easily, by making it BEFORE we made our first comments over this issue.

The gate was already open and the horses bolted by the time you mentioned this.



I state again, clear and timely communication from EVERYONE, but espically you would have prevented this discussion.

Two choices.

1. We all learn from this and communicate openly and in a timely fashion and get on with the game.

2. Lets continue the argument and ruin the game.

Administrator, the choice is yours.

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I apologize if you think I did anything wrong.

It would have been impossible for me to inform that I was extending the turn before you said anything because I extended the turn AFTER you said something and posted that at the same time.

I extended the turn 2 times and notified each time.

The first time it was extended it was extended as requested by Immaculate. When you posted that was the first that I had any indication that one of the people that hadn't turned in their turn wasn't Immaculate.

The immediate response to yours alleged an issue with llamaserver and in response to that I increased the turn timer temporarily and notified simultaneously. At no time did I extend the time without notifying.

Now let's please put this in the past and move on.

I apologize for anything I may have done wrong or could have done better, however I insist that not providing clear notice is not one of them.

The turn timer has been reset to 24 hours, but it takes a little time for the web to update.

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My apologies as well.:)

I do ask that ALL players please post here on the forum if you turn will be late.

I don't mind waiting and being reasonable just like anybody. But its hardly fair to go about your daily life without taking 3 1/2 minutes of your valuable time to keep everyone informed as to your status if is abnormal.

Cheers,

Dooley

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Attn: Helheim, Marverni and Fomoria.

As fair warning since the game server says it has updated to 24 hours interval and the deadline change is not visible yet, the turn will host at the latest 12 hours from now. Please make sure your turn is mailed in tonight to prevent any stales.

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Got mine in. I'll rp post after the next turn arrives.

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"You laid out the feast?"
"The tables were drooping from the weight of the food."
"You rolled out the barrels of beer?"
"Every last one."
"You brought in the women?"
"They danced like mad. Luckily, the men had eaten the food by the time they moved the dancing to the tables."
"Then where the hell are the men? Only a madman would turn away from such festivities!" Cingetorix the Gutuater, recently in from preaching in the countryside addressed the party planner of the Marverni, frustration evident in his furrowed brow.
"The Carnutes finally arrived. They ARE madmen. And they and the mad prophet Vercingetorix took the whole drunken army north against the pale cave dwellers. The White Worms, they were calling them." The planner shrugged and walked away.

Cingetorix shook his head, cursing under his breath as he walked away towards his study. "This madness will lead us all to our doom. Where are the damned druids?!"

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I smell blood. Intoxicating...

-Natural Selection

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The Lord of Blood is not pleased. His borders grow but luck is seemingly not siding with his dominions.

This disturbs the great ones sleep, but not for long. Soon his time will come and he will awaken and direct his armies against those who hinder his ambitions.

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The terrible armies of the pale giants pressed ever inward. They besieged the very gates of Fomoria. Balor looked on and saw the ruin of his kingdom, the ruin of his people.

He called out to the other peoples of the world for aid against these terrible beasts. No doubt you have already seen their banners in the very seas next to your own lands. Soon, if no help arrives, they will also control the lands of Fomoria. He even called out to his old enemies the Tuatha of Tir Na' Nog. True, they had warred on multiple occasions, but he would rather have his people ruled by the Tuatha then these hideous monsters.

However, he did not place all his hopes in aid from other nations. The mages of Fomoria were crafting another plan as well. It was the last hope of the nation. If it failed so would the fomorian people

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Fomorians retreated like the baying sheep they resembled before the advancing armies of Pale Ones. Swifter than could have been predicted the walls of Fomoria stood besieged with the kine hiding inside like a bizarre petting zoo or one of those traveling circus freak shows so popular in the East.

Mandred, seeing the rebuke of Fomoria's hubris was going smoothly, turned his attention to the South where his messengers brought troubling news of rampant bandits disrupting trade amongst the conquered surface provinces and drunk, mad barbarians invading the southernmost lands. Mandred conscripted some Mercenaries to hold the siege while he took his swiftest Ancient Ones with him south to protect the Temple of Kolermegor while Seal Guards maneuvered to reinforce the rest of Agartha's borderlands against the madmen of Marverni.

When praying at the Temple of Kolermegor Harrow-gor came to him as if in spirit; as if in dream; and somehow simultaneously as if in the flesh.

"Too many Seal Guards have left already and they continue to wander to the surface as if on their own" Harrow-gor whispered/shouted with his dreamy non-voice.

"This was your will! I don't understand." Mandred responded, shocking Earth Reader Apil'Adad

"It is NOT my will, but it IS the only way. But, I had not anticipated that they would abandon their duty so quickly. The preparations are not complete. So, I have been forced to enter the Umbral Plane." Harrow-gor's mental voice boomed.

"Are you sure this is wise? Every one of our neighbors has turned against us and none give us solace. We need you now more than ever." Mandred beseeched.

"Have faith in the god that you have chosen and all will come to pass as it must. I WILL provide help. From within the Umbral Realm I have access to leylines of extraordinary power. When the need is great, take the Obsidian talisman that I have given you and press it against any solid rock of granite and shout "Locus Shadox Interminus" Teach this to the Oracles that you have entrusted with the holy obsidian and tell them to use it sparingly and only when great need is realized for this is both powerful and dangerous."

When the time came and the Marvernie barbarians crested the hill Mandred did as Harrow-gor had advised. slowly the granite compressed and solidified even as it flaked and chared until there was an Obsidian likeness of himself with black voids where eyes should have been. At first he didn't even notice, since his nightvision was so good, but when he realized that the world once again lacked the little color Pale Ones see and he saw his barbarian foe grasping around in the dark he realized that the Sun was gone. His Ancient Ones charged forth ripping the heads off the little men like they were statues of clay and the little Pale One miltia barely could keep up. Although the foe had numbered in the hundreds his small band of warriors killed them without taking a single casualty and the remaining third fled in disarray.

Mandred's only comment was thus: "Praise Harrow-gor"

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Well, that's depressing to read :)

Especially when I can't check on my turn for hours.

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King Balor calls for a holy war of all nations against the vile Arganthans until the threat has passed. If they are allowed to rampage across the land as well as control the sea they will be unstoppable. To arms!

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The East and South of the map must be boring. No tales to be told?? No stories to be sung??

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Come with bright eyes a-flashing
Come with your jaguars crashing
Come rend the sky asunder
Come with the fire and thunder
Break all that lies before you
Take all that dies around you
Ride with the Dogs of War
Fly with the Hounds of Hell
Take me to the Wild Hunt
Break me with the Wild Chase
Take me with the Wild Hunt
Take me riding wildly with the Wild Hunt now
In darkest green you move now
With oak and ash and thorn now
The cloak that's swathed around you
Denies I've finally found you
I've sought your untamed rage
Within the hearts of men
I've found both love and cruelty
In equal parts within
Come with those bright eyes flashing
And with your jaguars a-crashing
I feel I've always known you
And leave the dying day
But who knows who is hunted
And who shall be the prey?

-Natural Selection

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I've had the last 7 provinces the last 15 turns lol. Don't worry, We've got something cooking, updates soon!

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Soldiers dragged the struggling captives towards the altar of the sun. They were forced to kneel before the prophet. A cluster of high priests watched from the side. Their finery, feathered headdresses and brightly dyed cloaks, contrasted with the simple cotton garb of the prophet.

"Animals," sneered one of the priests. "An insult to our god."

The prophet turned towards the offending priest. "These were valiant warriors. Their strength and rage will feed our god. He needs their power to help defend us from chaos."

"But these... beastmen... have no place in the third heaven! Will our honored warriors have to see them in the afterlife?" protested the priest.

"That they served a false god is of no account. That they are not human matters little as well. They fought well on the field of battle and gave their lifeblood to our lord. That is enough." The prophet held out his hand. A young acolyte handed him an unadorned obsidian knife. "Bring that one to the altar. Our lord shall be given the blood of a false god this morn. May he keep the demons of chaos at bay for another night."

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TO WAR!

The war trumpets have sounded, and the Hinnom army has answered their call to arms.

To arms! To arms!

The giants in their gilded armour have set out to conquer for the Lord of Blood, and the Lord of Blood is happy.

Many new souls will now be available for his dark magic.

An unexpected foe has appeared on the Hinnom borders however. Another giant race subjugating the small ones to their cause.

Beware, BEWARE!

Re: Happy New Year, New Game, New Players (noob EA game: Running))
 

If I may make a suggestion.

Since we're at the 20 turn mark would it be to unreasonable to ask we begin 36h turns? Anyone else with me?

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Judging by the portions of the map that I can see, I don't think anybody's nations are overwhelmingly large that they are getting bogged down by micro-management.

If anybody is starting to feel this is the case, let me know. I would rather change the timing based on need rather than at prescribed turn intervals.

Anybody else voting for longer turns at this point?

Re: Happy New Year, New Game, New Players (noob EA game: Running))
 

i agree with nosantee. But thats more a function of my long work days.

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36 hour turns proposed and seconded. Resolution is passed.

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Mandred marched through the Marverni capital taking stock. Chubu, Oracle of Fires plodded along at his heels, 'It was wise of you to let the Ancient Ones vent their wrath on the people of Marverni. Their anger was almost unmanageable at the unceasing barbarian attacks against the pioneers in the outer provinces. Nerves were raw and many Pale Ones were losing their temper and fighting to the death over minor trivialities. Very wise indeed.'

Mandred spared one short glance behind him, 'Wise? They left me no choice. A week-old Olm could have made that call. But what concerns me is that this pulls us away from our Path. Harrow-gor has already committed himself to the Spectral realm and we need to do our part in the physical realm. We cannot afford these delays or Harrow-gor will be lost to this world forever.'

Oracle Chubu frowned and paused, but then decided to press on, 'Yes, but as I was saying. The people are angry. They want justice. Will you give the Marverni peasants to Rhuax to judge? The warriors have fought well and demand to see their enemy put on the coals.'

'They have already pillaged the countryside and despite our orders to police and assume peaceful control of Marverni's survivors have taken it upon themselves to make an example of any of these men that look a Pale One in the eye and as soon as no commander is around they are forcing themselves on their human womenfolk. It is an abomination! The enemy is all but vanquished. We are better than this. We cannot afford to become the monster that we fight. I would have expected this behaviour of the Marverni, but not our own. Nevertheless, we have bigger concerns ahead of us.' replied Mandred.

Chubu frowned and licked his pudgy lips, 'Yes, but...surely...' and got no more out before a breathless scout named C'teem burst into the Marverni throne room at a run.

"The Fomorian provinces are rebelling and the Fomorian host has revealed itself again! They have annhilated our besieging army with fearsome weapons of war and are heading straight for the Agarthan Capital as we speak!" the scout reported grimly.

Mandred turned his glare from C'teem back to Chubu, 'I don't want to hear anymore talk about bringing back the Old Ways of Punishment and Retribution. Take a Fist and subdue the last of Marverni's lands. We are needed up North and soon.' To C'teem he said, 'Enlist Wyrmlin and Gregor to defend the northern borderlands. Pay whatever they ask as long as they will leave the mercenary life and join with us. We will be there as soon as the southern border is secure.'

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Tir na n'Og
Military Update

We have finally managed to break free from our imprisoned little state in our corner of the world, and we couldn't be happier. Our best men have begun traveling along the water sides and are claiming more lands in the name of The Scaled One. We will make swift use of their resources and continue a grand campaign until they are all ours.

In the movements we have encountered the people of Agartha an have unfortunately taken a few lands that they view as theirs. As much as it saddens us we simply cannot return them and we have nothing which to pay them back with. They are ours now, and hopefully they will not raise to the situation of starting another front on their many wars it seems they have.

With much chagrin, we view the Formorian defeat as something that is a good, however we are left with the new neighbors that they are unsure of. We still wait for more development.

Our Helheim friends continue to be great allies and brothers in arms. We hope we may make future pacts and rule the land side by side with the claim of the land.

Finally, with our most feared item coming up, we have discovered Marverni. Not so horrifying, but they are under siege by Himnom! The greatest threat to the land that exists as it is. Already we are mobilizing to fight them. We send this message, give us their intel and weaknesses. We will exploit, we will help you to defeat the giant menace!

Cartography updated. The world is clearer, and only continues to brighten as our God ever inches towards his return to us.

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The Tir na n'Og lie.

It was the expansionists Agartha who brought about the demise of the Marverni. We have just cleaned up the dregs of their lost society.

Yes, you should fear the people of the Hinnom, but you should fear the Agartha even more, as I know they have the largest territory of all the peoples.

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The Agarthan diplomat stands up at the Council of Nations:

It seems that lying is not reserved by Tir Na N'Og and rugs.

Every territory that 'expansionist' Agartha holds has been claimed from an independent or has been forfeited by the host by virtue of an act of war against the nation of Agartha.

It is, however, true that we should be feared.

Agartha makes a both a fearsome foe and an implacable ally.

Choose wisely which you would have us as, saber rattlers.

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Tales of the death of Fomoria are greatly exaggerated. Our nation still stands, if weakened. We fight on against the hoards of Argatha, and still call upon the world to unit against this menace.

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The Lord of Blood has heard the cries of the Fomorian people, and answered them.

the curse of Agatha must be removed from this earth, once...and for all time.

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Hellheim cannot abide by the cultivating of the great mother oak in the heathen gardens of Acrosephalae. Such a great tree belongs anywhere else. Hellheim will provide essence of nature, death and fire to any nation who can steel the oak for themselves or sever the link the philosophers have to the oak.

OOC: Will pay for dispel or for you to cast mother oak yourself.

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The great oak in the very heart of Arcoscephale bears the last hope of survival against the rulers of the realm of death. Think twice before acting to burn the oak, because if such happens, there will be no one left to check the expansion of Helheim, already a major power.

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Do not take the nations of Shadowshore as fools upon a stage, your puppets to be yanked hither and yon. The nation of Arcosephale has shown itself to be much larger, richer and more advanced than the vast majority upon this land. To say that Helheim is already a great power is to indicate that either one does not invest in scouts or that one does not know how to count beyond six. We have had early success in combating your tyrany by using hit and run tactics with our glamoured forces but we need the strength of a sturdy ally if our small nation is to fight your large and advanced one- it is for this reason that we call upon potential allies on the world stage.

Nations of Tir Na Nog, Pangea, Mictlan, Niefelheim, hear my call; the pretender of the philosopher nation will whisper sly lies in your ears to make you fear the guardians of the grave stone (ie- us) but heed not their wicked lies- it is them that is the greatest threat and not us. Month after month they already have the capability to call upon an ‘animal horde’ showing their mastery of the more advanced forms of conjuration and it will only be a matter of months, not years before we see the elemental royalty, the ancient titans of air, lords of the ember, and even dead gods of tartarus bow a knee in servitude to these abominations. NO! We will not see such a day. We must fight them, all together, and stop them before this happens! It is for this reason that we must transplant the oak.

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Nice read Immaculate.

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thanks :)

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Sorry for the stale. I set my nation to AI as I have one province left. Thanks for the game.

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It would be nice to get an RP after-action-report from you and the Maverni player.

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AAR?

I started close to Mictlan and did not have the reasearch or mage support to deal with more than 30 Jaguars at a time. Lost my forts under construction and that's all she wrote.

Re: Happy New Year, New Game, New Players (noob EA game: Running))
 

I think RP was more of the key word than AAR.

Something along the lines of a heroic (or villainous) telling of Custer's Last Stand or the Battle of the Alamo.

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Tir na n'Og Military Update
Seizing of the Isle

At last what is ours has become ours. The faces of our enemies when our men rose from the waters to reclaim the lost land was something of bewilderment. Rapidly we have been moving across the land to take the yet unclaimed and we shall continue to do so. We much desire the other four water provinces but they are held by other forces. We must balance the choices we make if we should choose to do this.

It would appear that the people of Marverni and Pangaea are all but wiped out from our maps, only serving to strengthen the already mighty Mictlan and Himnom. Silence rains across our home borders as none of our neighbors are making so much as a peep military wise. Hopefully they aren't planning any surprises, we are prepared.

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The Agarthan threat has attacked the Tir na n'Og!
Our enemy has been declared! All forces diverted. The end will rain upon their land.

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Yes, the end has been raining on our land and we have been forced to reclaim the waterways that you have taken from us. It turns out that we really needed that income to defend our lands against Fomoria, Marverni, Hinnom, and now Tir Na N'Og.

As you said earlier: we had no choice.

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The beleaguered nation of Fomoria fights on, but their desperate situation has forced them to turn back to the dark magic of the past. The enemies of Formoria beware, dark shadows approach.