Re: Simplified Player List
 

LP--

If Saruud wants T'ein Ch'i, I'll switch to Midgard. That sould let you lock down the rest, yes?

Re: Simplified Player List
 

Okay, entering the list into earliest post. That can be changed later upon request (or necessity), but I'll let it lie as is for now.

Re: Simplified Player List
 

R'yleh is being played by r'yleh http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Jazzepi

Debatable Settings
 

Meh. We'll, you were careful to state your preferences. All I can hope for is revenge, but I've been whacked by R'lyeh each time I've fought them... bah.

I've put up a proposed list of settings - and it IS open to debate. I'll keep things up to date in my earliest posts, and leave this posts' listing static for purposes of discussion.

If anything, I think my site chance is too high for such a large map, but I do want more sites than normal... Feedback invited.

Proposed Settings
Late Era - Glory of the Gods (Multiplayer) 227 land, 47 sea
Number of starting provinces 2
Strength of independents 5
Special site frequency 75
Money Multiple 100
Resource Multiple 100
Supply Multiple 100
Random Events are common
Score graphs are disabled
Hall of Fame Entries: 15
Standard research
Standard victory
Master Password is enabled
Renaming is allowed
Cheat prevention is active

Re: Simplified Player List
 

I would probably just leave things at default. The max I would ever move it up to is whatever the EA site searching defaults to.

Jazzepi

Re: Simplified Player List
 

I'll take Marignon since it's still free.

Re: Simplified Player List
 

I think I will give Jomon the nod here.

Recruiting
 

I'm setting starting provinces to two for two reasons. 1st, the gold derived is fairly inconsequential. 2nd, R'lyeh has all those 1 resource Illithids, I'd like to make sure resource heavy nations such Ulm and Atlantis have a little edge. I can be talked out of 2 starting provinces, but I like the idea. Site level toned down, still can't make up my mind between 35 and 45.

Warhammer, MAJ_Disgrace, noted. Since things have been pretty much straightened out, I think its time to recruit full-bore.

I'm open for mod suggestions. What I'm currently considering is...
Worthy Heroes (not epic)
Velusion's Big Game Mod (hard to find)
Blessing Hotfix (is it necessary with 3.08? Can't remember what it does)

Re: Simplified Player List
 

I agree with Jazzepi to not change the default of the special site frequencies. Otherwise I do agree with a 2 province start.

I have no opinion about mods since I have never used one of those proposed mods.

Re: Recruiting
 

I've never played in a two province starting position game outside of SP, but it seems fairly silly. There's no reason to do it, he game is balanced for a single starting position. If you give people two provinces to start with, those with awake pretenders, or fast expanders, will be hurt.

Since you already want to increase how often the magic sites occur, which makes site searching rainbow mages more effective, there's no reason to make them /even better/ by giving out a free province.

I have a hard time believing that R'lyeh having 1 resource illithids is a reason to start with two opening provinces, and you shouldn't be changing the game just to balance against /one race/. I find this quite offensive. LA R'yleh doesn't even have a reputation like EA Neiflhem, so I'm not sure what, outside of your own experiences losing to R'yleh, you are basing this on.

Also, you shouldn't be changing the settings just to boost a race you are going to play in the game, and supposedly hamper another that could quite possibly be in direct opposition to your own. That's just silly. If you want more resource points, then buy productivity +3 for an extra 45%, and make sure that you attack a forest/mountain province first, don't adjust the game settings.

Jazzepi