Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

The server seems to be down again.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

hi im lukes brother http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey All, This is your server host, Klatu.

The server for our game is up and running.

I have been having a problem with the server, when it hosts it crashes. I contacted Dominion technical support and we believe we have fixed it.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

it looks like tech support didnt fix it =[

getting in contact with klatu for him to reboot it again

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I was just now the Last to move in the game. The server crashed when it hosted. I guess than means it is not fixed...

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

thing is also why is it only crashing when it hosts?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Well, Its Klatu again, as as they said...it ain't fixed!!!

However it is back up.

My apologies.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey All, Its Klatu.

The Server will be down for about 1 hour, 7:30 - 8:30AM EST (-5 gmt). To attempt another fix to our hosting problem.

Cross your fingers!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Klatu here,

FYI, the server is back up. Let's hope this worked. Please!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Only the Luke brothers left for their turns, 3 hours until it hosts. I guess we will see by then if the server fix worked.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

New turn is up and it seems Klatu fixed the server crash problem when it would host.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Bah it looks like it crashed on the hosting again. Let me go give Klatu a call.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Kaltu you server host blah blah blah...

Well it hosted once ok, but now it isn't! Any suggestions might help.

THe server is up again.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

The nation list again. I personally need it to tell who is who lol. I edited in the name for Luke's brother Darksideoftheday.

Aku - Abysia
Klatu - Man
Boron - Pangaea
Pickles - R'lyeh
Drool - T'ien Ch'i
Starwarsluke - Caelum
Darksideoftheday - Arcoscephale
Alexi - Vanheim
PashaDawg - Machaka
Panther - Pythium

[ August 06, 2004, 03:10: Message edited by: Aku ]

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Um, Luke's brother has a name, btw. He posted as darksideoftheday. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

We could call him dark side, I suppose.

[ August 06, 2004, 02:07: Message edited by: The Panther ]

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Alexi could you please reply to the message I sent you.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hehe - maybe he does not want to reply because he appears to be killing you. Methinks you should have not taken that province from him next to his capital when he was weak. After all, maybe he was just pretending to be weak...

Now I notice that he has a province next to your capital and just might be thinking of wiping you out. Who knows? But I expect he ain't replying to you cause he didn't like being attacked in the first place.

I am just glad that I did not attack him when I had the chance. Taking a guy out early on is so risky, it seems to me in my newbieish ways. He even posted that he would go down fighting if I had tried to kill him early on. That comment of his had an effect on my decision back then.

Good luck and fight hard. Don't ever go down without a tough fight.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Server is down this morning.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

The server is back up.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Ah man new forums, going to have to get used to reading from top to bottom now lol. I probably have a turn to do, going to go check.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Looks like the game is going to start heating up soon. Man to my north. Pan to my south. And the lava men to my west. What's a Great and Honorable Spider Lord to do? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

new turn is up .
things will get interesting soon i guess http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Well the game is probably going to heat up a lot within the next 10 turns but it seems everybody is pretty peaceful with each other. Most of us are still establishing borders right now.

What do you guys think of score graphs gone. I am in another mp game and they have it enabled...kind of takes away a lot of the mystery of who is powerful. Also it kind of devalues the worth of your scouts. So I personally like score graphs gone, what are your guys opinions?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I was one of the Newbies in the game where Norfleet cheated (apparently) these Last few days. I don’t understand it all, but his armies were amazingly HUGE, and I was a little sad thinking that an expert could get so HUGE so QUICK. The graphs were helpful to see just how HUGE he was. To some extent, as a Newbie, I enjoy seeing the graphs for learning purposes. But, they do take away the mystery, and that’s part of the fun!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

This is my first game without the graphs (including SP, I might add). I find it more interesting in that you have to actually scout to see what is happening around the world.

But I do understand that the graphs makes it easier to catch cheaters like Norfleet was doing in that tournament game. Though why people feel compelled to cheat, I will never understand. I mean, what is the fun in creating over 4000 gems and limitless gold out of pure air like Norfleet did? I mean, 18 dwarven hammers by turn 22 as (no-earth) Ermor? Give me a frigging break. What a waste of time for everyone involved...

I suppose that someone in this newbie game could be an expert in disguise. That might also be considered a cheat if it were true. Having the graphs off makes it nearly impossible to detect this.

But, having said all that, I do admit that I like it with the graphs off. It makes building scouts much more important. I have built more scouts in this game so far than I normally would of in 100 turns with the graphs on.

So, I say it was a good idea turning the graphs off. It is different and quite fun. And we are all in this for the sheer fun of it anyway.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

19 Hammers, actually. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif Kristoffer have missed one that his GK pretender had, I think.

As for your question - beats me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif I honestly have no idea what possible fun could someone have by cheating in such way. Perhaps it is some extreme form of "grief player" syndrom, that exist in certian MMRPG. I don't know...

As for the graphs - personaly I dislike them, since they are too accurate to be realistic, and thye significantly deminish the value of intelligence gathering. But I certanly glad that we had them in our tournament game. We would never catched Norfleet without them.

Regards,
Stormbinder

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

new turn is up!!!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Uh-oh... it looks like the evil lord of a rotting PAN is gearing up with hostile intentions just south of the Loving, Peaceful, Never-Hurt-A-Fly, LORD OF SPIDERS's dominion. The sky is falling! The SKY IS *FALLING*!!!

We'll teach them the taste of spider venom. Take that.. and that... and a little bit of THAT... whisk.. whisk... (or whatever spiders say when the bare their fangs...) This one goes out to Shelob...

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Oh, and whoever is causing greater unrest in my Dominion... that's rude and an affront to the Lord of Spiders's sovereignty. Didn't your MAMA teach you any manners?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Well Pasha you have me at least as your peaceful neighbor. In regards to Pan I assume he has no choice since he is to your south trapped in that corner. But you never know either because I could say the same thing about Ryleh is going to attack me because he has troops on the border but we are on good terms. Hard to be certain with these kinds of things.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

My Ryleh troops on your border are looking a the water thinking hmm full of sea trolls I'm not going in there.
When I get enough guys with tridents they will poke them back into the sea

Pickles

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Good to know that you have no hostile intentions. Easy to get a little paranoid when neighbors pop up all over lol.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

new turn is up

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Alas the Carrion Pan Lord's filth has invaded the peaceful, fun-loving dominion of the GREAT SPIDER LORD!! The filth's inevitable DOOM and DESTRUCTION shall be swift. The mighty drums of our voodoo priests are beating the SACRED SMITE SONG. Fear not, we shall dash their hopes promptly and then retreat to our peaceful endeavors.

(How about an invasion from the Sea, GREAT LORD PICKLES? Have you no love for your voodoo bretheren? &lt;blink, blink&gt; Pretty-please-with-whipped-cream-and-gerkins-on-top...) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I think a message with pickles should of been done in a pm lol. Now Pan will be ready for that type of alliance.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I'm just teasing Pickles and Boron. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Sounds like a declaration of war to me .

Get the nasty Spider thingies!

Pickles

(where do they live?)

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Well Pickles you know where I am so go East like 2 provinces and you will see them.

Oh and new turn is up.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

me and pasha are at war since Last turn because i have nowhere to expand http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Lies! Lies! Lies! The Fetid Carrion Pan Filth is a warmongering monster attacking a peaceful neighbor. His aggression is unjustified. What really get's the GREAT SPIDER LORD's pants in a twist is that the PAN LORD attacked so casually... as if he's playing a harmless war game or something. Voodoo lives are at stake. We shall beat him back. The DRUMS ARE BEATING!!! BRUMM! BRUMM! BRUMM!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Quoting the mad spider god "Lies! Lies! Lies! The Fetid Carrion Pan Filth is a warmongering monster attacking a peaceful neighbor. His aggression is unjustified."

While I cannot fault your despcription of him he did not actually lie when he said he attacked you baecause he had nowhere to expand - this fits your description.

Good luck BTW
(Does anyone know if mandragoras can swim?)

Pickles

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

LIES!! LIES!!! LIES!! &lt;frothing at the mouth&gt; &lt;cough cough... weeezzzz&gt; Kill!! Kill!! Onward my spider minions... ONWARD!!!!!! Death to the Fetid Pan Filth!!!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Keep us posted on the war. Keeps the thread active and also something for us to read.

No clue about mandagoras if they can swim. I guess Boron or Pasha have to answer that one.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

New turn up. Arco staled =[.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

my poor minions unfortunately can't go underwater .

nice writing pasha http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif keeping the war on the board is a nice idea http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

this turn my poor minions had to master 2 great challenges because the evil SPIDER LORD doesn't give poor BELKELEL the lands that are rightfully her lands .

my carrion lord general Sirakzil was the victim of an evil bane spider assasin . Luckily he teached the coward Daraja the Last lession of his life : Coward attacks never succeed . Now Daraja can think about this while rotting in hell http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

The second challenge which my minions had to master this season was to prove their worth in battle in their first big battle . It turned into a big carnage . Luckily lots of Machakan heathens were killed but unfortunately lots of my inexpierenced minions too . Casualities were high on both sides . At least i won . But it was a Phyrrus victory . Almost crippled my first wave before it even started http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif .

at least a first small step on my long stony way to supremacy (hopefully http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif) .

so lets see how the war turns out . I learned that the lands of the mighty spider god are not a quick extension for my undead realm but hard to take .
If the mighty spider god though agrees to become my slave i might be generous and let him exist as a vassall http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I had a scout in that province and got to watch the battle! Go me!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Maybe you lost some troops, Boron, but it seemed to me you won easily. My conclusion from watching that battle was that the spiders are not long for this world. I still hold to that opinion. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

By the way, I have never played carrion woods before, even in SP. Those green things are darned UGLY! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Pythium that scout is a long way from home lol.

Oh just Arco left until it hosts.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Good Evening. This is Machata National News (MNN). Just in from the front line in the War of Pangeian Aggression, our on-the-spot correspondent interviews a common Machatkan infantryman.

Reporter: You look pretty bloodied up, son.

Yutu the Infantryman: Oh…. Oh… KABALKU!!!! &lt;Sobbing&gt; They were EVERYWHERE, man!! Holy Poobu!! EVERYWHERE. Green undead…. Undead, I tell you!! EVERYWHERE!!! &lt;grabs his face….&gt;

Reporter: Can you describe what it was like, son?

Yutu the Infrantryman: We were almost ready for ‘em… ALMOST ready for ‘em. Our smite drums were beating. Our priests were bestowing the sacred blessings. All was almost prepared. Then they came rushin’ over the hill… through the trees like they were a part of them! Undead… a HUGE undead army… Mindless… Fearless… without Compassion or self-concern. They rushed us… full on…. Ripping through our front lines and into our archers. &lt;eyes wide with fear… hands gripping and pulling hair&gt;

Reporter: Oh…. Holy Poobu! &lt;almost dropping the microphone&gt;

Yutu the Infantryman: They smacking railed on our holy spider riders… killed them all…OH HOLY POOBU!!! OH…… &lt;shouting loudly with unconsolable grief …&gt;

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Lies!! Lies!! Lies!! Panther and Boron SLANDER the Great Spider Lord. Don't believe THEM or what you hear from the NATIONAL MEDIA. They are in the pocket of the Fetid Pan Filth!! Our mighty spider cavalry SMOTE them down... they lost nearly their ENTIRE ARMY before MY mighty spider minions!! BEWARE and BACK OFF, PAN!!! Or we will release my SECRET DOOM WEAPON!! &lt;spittle sputters out over the Spider Lord's chin as he almost gags on his tongue in frothy fury&gt; [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hopefully you have a backup army being made.

I never played Machaka before so not sure how fast Machaka can recover from a battle. Guess we will see as the turns go by.