Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

I sure hope it does. A mod switch at this point would be a nightmare. Almost everyone has already sent their pretenders in.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

If it doesnt work, we'll juts have to play with the old mod?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

From what I've read in other games, we would only have to resubmit pretenders if the pretender was changed by the mod. Using the updated version of the mod should still work as long as the pretenders weren't changed by the new version of CBM, which I am pretty sure is the case. But I redid my pretender with the new version on the off chance they were changed just to be extra sure.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

12 players in. Who are we waiting on? Oh, where is EvilHomer?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

Septimius and Amonchakad from our team, and Evilhomer from yours.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

My pretender is in, I think that only Evilhomer's missing now.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

R'lyeh is in, so yeah, evilhomer is the only one not in yet.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

Pretender has been sent

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

Alpine Joe, you're still not registered on the other forum ;) You left a message registered as a guest but never went through the registration process. If you're going to use the other forum you'll need to do that, and I would suggest sooner rather than later. I have left you a few pms to that effect, I guess you didn't see them?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

So the game has started it seem!

May the best noob win!

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

BTW, if you appreciate the awesome service that llamabeast gives us in hosting this server you should drop a buck or two into the donate button on his site. I'm gonna do it when I get home from work and drop my first turn.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

Indeed, please donate to the llamaserver. I have done so, but need to do so again. Such an awesome server.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

OK so how the hell do I upload my turn. Without it replying with no game for pretender to be uploaded too

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

If there are no objections, I'm going to post a link to the noob forum for convienence purposes on the main page of the thread. Security should not be an issue.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Upload Pretenders.
 

I don't know why your getting this message, could be an e-mail issue or a server problem. You didn't have any issues getting your pretender in I assume?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

NoobsvsVets and no subject both came back with it saying that I couldn't upload a pretender because that game didn't exist. And yeah when I first uploaded my pretender everything went ok.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Well, I'm going to assume that since the turn hosted with no stales you figured it out :)

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I'm happy to report a successfull first turn for Abysia. We even found the magical site The Throne of the World. All the peoples of the world will now tremble before our might!!#

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Yeah for my first time I had some stuff ups. Needing the first turn resent, and then not until the 5th try did I finally get my turn in.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Wait, you can find magic sites in your home province? I've been told that no additional magic sites can be found at your capitol.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

He found the Throne of the World just like I received a squad of affliction-less tartarians at my capital.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Hahah yeah I was just fooling around. :) The Throne of the World is like the best site in the entire game. I dont think it can even be found randomly - has to be part of a map file. And you cant find sites in your capital either, correct.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Wait, your Throne of the World didn't come with its own Tartarians? Wow, how unlucky. I'm going to have to make do with the Seraph that just arrived at my capitol.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Hmm. 50 Aboms just showed up at my capitol. Wonder what I should do with them.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

In the first month of noob wars, illwinter gave to me?

Your abominations can play with all the chayots I got this turn.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

those are all very impressive, but -I- found a massive expanse of pink dots and green graphics corruption! Now my laptop boots up with six tiny subscreen screens that flicker at random!

...

I think it's dead.

So, uh, yeah... I'd like to request a 48 hour extension while I work out what the heck I'm going to do about that, please.

:(

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Uh oh. That can't be good.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Yeah that does sound bad :/ Sorry bout your computer probs, darloth.

Any chance that one of your teammates could cover a turn or two for you tho? After all the delays starting, I'd hate to only get two turns in and then stall again. Early turns are so short, anyway.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Hopefully I can play the turns on another computer, if I can find my CD code... That or recover the hard drive, or even boot through the graphics corruption and just copy stuff. I'll try and keep you posted.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I could play for darloth, unless you think you can swing it. Your call darloth.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Perhaps boot the computer in safe mode, and toss everything over on a USB?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

can't boot, the graphics are corrupted from the post onwards. If I don't manage to submit a turn tonight (within 8 hours or so) please anyone on the Noob team feel free to take my turn instead (Septimus, as the game Admin, should be able to set that up). If GiantMoth wants to then give him first pick please. I'm attempting to shift computers, reinstall and update Dominions, and find my manual. I knew I should have written the CD key on the CD wallet -_-.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I shall institute a short delay for now. In the meantime, Giant Moth, if you wish to take Darloth's turn, you need to PM me your e-mail address. I'll be monitoring the situation till then.

Early turn staling on such a cramped map is not desirable.

Don't forget to PM me as well, whenever anyone needs a delay as I check my E-mail first.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Oh, I was wondering about all the sequential delays. I had hoped to do my turn tonite.

I can empathize about the computer problems though. I know I have had my share of them.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Apologies all, I've checked and I have a fairly good idea where my CD key is, but it's not where I am at the moment. Looks like no dominions for me for the next two weeks or so until I can get it back again.

Sorry again, but I can't play in the meantime. I'll keep watching the thread and update you if anything changes.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

That's alright, I have stolen your turns. Well, as soon as I get it emailed to me :)

Fix your IM so you can tell me what to at least.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

darloth: If you can even get access to your laptop files (through some recovery mode or boot disk or something, depending on how disastrously it's died), there's a file called "key" in the dominions3 folder which contains your CD key.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Thankyou for the advice, and I do know of it, but unfortunately I can't get it to boot at all. Harddrive is fine as far as I know so I'm considering getting a separate enclosure for it and reading it that way but it won't be instant, and I can't seem to get it to boot into safe mode or dos or anything - damn vista :)

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

PROBLEM!

Dominions 3 snarled angrily at me for playing Darloths turn, and thus cancelled all my orders as Jomon, saying there was a cd-key violation.

So he did nothing for his last turn =/

It said that he was using the same cd key as another player(that is, me, since I sent it in), thus we need to find a substitute for Darloth that is not in the game.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I know that it is possible for one player to play more than one nation in a game. Seen it happen several times as teammates cover for each other just like this. I talked it over with some people and they said that you must play both turns from the same computer. What dom3 doesnt like is if you play one turn on one machine, and then another turn (in the same game) from another computer. That makes it think that you've illegally shared your key w/ someone else.

Hopefully that addresses your problem.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

On a different note, is it just me or are the independants unusually strong in this game?

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

You can see the independents strength under Options > Game options, in-game.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Not good news for the noob team, at a crucial early stage, something I feared might happen, but not a fatal blow either.


Either that or wait till Darloth can get back up and in the game.

I had anticipated this, that was the purpose of having alternates. We need more for both teams.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Independent strength is set at 6, it's also noted on the main page of the thread. Though, they do seem rather strong. Though I think 6 is managable. Another way to alter the speed of the game (expansion-wise) is via this option, I was considering lowering it had we kept the orginal larger map.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Oh, I didn't even notice they were turned up a notch, heh. It's just strange having so many independants near my capitol. Oh well, nothing that interesting.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Can we get into contact with one of the substitutes then? I'm not sure if it will complain about the cd-key if I try another turn as Darloth.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I'll see if Tifone is interested in a temp sub for Jomon. Meanwhile, lets do what we can to bring in some more alternates.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

I've tried to contact Jachra, possibly known as Jachranit, as a sub for me. Please set Jomon's turn-email to jachranit@gmail.com - that should clear things up. I've also taken steps to recover my harddrive, best case tuesday, worst case next week saturday, I hope.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

In case that doesn't pan out I may have found someone willing to sub a position for us.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Game Running.
 

Yeah, it will. I don't know if it is a fairly recent change, but you can't play two nations in a game from the same CD-Key. You get that message, and then the turn orders are ignored.

I've had it happen to me in two recent games where I was trying to set a staling nation to AI.