Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Hrmmm, it seems the llama server is not my friend.

Anyone else end up with a stale?

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I can imagine that may have happened with a few people who didn't get their turn in on time due to confusion or maybe the server not checking the mail first before hosting.

My turn (And my enemies too, unfortunately --; ) went through just fine it seems as I've recieved a proverbial *** kicking in that one turn.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Yeah, if its only a couple of us there's no point worrying about it. Its kinda like an exceptional random event, I guess ;-)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Since you didnt take that beating from me (only got what, an Elephant?), is it save to asume live is good for Tien Chi?

But slowly the monkey poo giant is waking up... beware!

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Due to a battle being on my side rather than his side I've got to wait a turn now before I can attack again. I should have been seiging one of his forts next turn, but that wont even be happening for 2 more now due to the DRN hating me. (Why did it even pick my side? 60 vs 150, derp lets have it on 150s side! It's like when you sent five units at me and it had the battle on my side when I sent out my entire 60+ army) DRN hates me this game.

I misscripted one of my communion masters with communion slave by accident which means my eight slaves didn't get reinvigoration. They fatigued out at turn 4 and I lost the battle along with 2 of them.

Basically this turn was a cluster ****. Next turn ain't looking much better either since it'll just be me waiting.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I was hoping I could do my turn this morning, but it looks like the file won't be coming in before I leave. So... could I ask for a 24 hour extension on the next turn? Hopefully I won't need it...

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Hey, I just now saw this, but it looks like you already did your turn. For future reference, please note that I do always check this forum a couple of hours before the game is set to host, so I would have noticed way before you would have staled, and would definitely have set it back 24 hours. Hope you didn't have to rush the turn.

EDIT--D'oh, you're asking for the next turn lol. Yes, I'll set it back 24 hours.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

If you didnt like that turn, then this turn must have been pure hell :)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Lets just say I've lost unless I can pull a rabbit out of my hat

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Its not so hopeless i think...this was just one battle not the war...

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Also, once it is clear that you have lost you have the potential to make yourself endlessly annoying if you set your mind to it.

Korwin did a pretty good job on me (Sauromantia rampaging through the wilds of Hinnom) in my first game. :eek:

Learning from that experience, I am having even more fun as Ashdod in an all nations, all eras game. Its amazing how nice it feels to torch your tormentors temples and then run away as they chase you. :nana:

So I know the game is all about winning, but to be honest you can have about the same level of fun even if you are getting boned. Then you can ascend to Dominions 3 heaven :angel: safe in the knowledge that all of your enemies truly hate you :D

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Just wanted to let everyone know that I can no longer keep the game at 24 hours... running a successful empire is a lot of work. I'm going to change it to 48 hours.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Sounds good. I am starting to struggle with running a fairly mediocre empire on a 24 hour time limit, so if you are actually successful I can see it would be even more time consuming :-D

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Being in three games myself now, I happily accept the new 48h clock

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Well, Agartha made a darned good showing in the battle for his capital, especially given that he was outnumbered about three to one.

In the end, the massed hordes of undead, sacred vestals and legionnaires from Ermor were to much even for the brave Pale Ones of Agartha, but it wasn't for lack of trying or bravery on the part of Zend Kuh's people.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Is you Capital under siege, like mine?
(or did something change in the current turn? Couldnt look at it)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Basically due to me not knowing that routing isn't determined after each fight he cut off an escape route I figured would be safe.

I lost 16 mages and 100 hoplites in the turn. He's sieging one of my forts too. And your cap ain't under siege anymore. Well, it is, but its just a scout lol. My mages on your side are cornered. If both of you just keep pushing a bit I'm sure you've got me haha.

I still can't believe T'ien'chi went about this the way he did... I mean... Assaulting Arco with traditional armies (90% archers at that!!!). That's insane, its expected I'd have had elephants which would slaughter them and would just trample. I expected his expectation that he didn't have and wen't anti-mage/general army.

Lesson learned. Just mass elephants in the beginning and slowly transition into mages. This game has been a huge boon to my learning that not everyone thinks about elephants from the start.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Massed archers are generally considered a far better counter to elephants than infantry as they all get to attack and elephants go down pretty quick with enough set on fire monsters. Armored hopolites on the other hand are almost missile immune thanks to shield + high prot.
Generally I find you want a squad of elephants (maybe a dozen) then the rest it more conventional units. That means the opponents is forced to counter the elephants at the expense of being able to fight your infantry.
Also don't forget the trick of putting hypnatists into elephant squads to boost their morale.

In other news it turns out I have to go away for four days (8th to 12th.) I will take a portable install and will do my best to get turns in but I don't know exactly if/when I will be able to.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Alright guys something big just occured in my life and I wont be able to continue this game. I'm terribly sorry but I've got to drop out as I no-longer have the time (and possibly the ability to access) for the game

I'll try to find a sub as quickly as I can.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I m sorry to hear...hope it is nothing serious?

For the game: as this turn has shown arco is far from defeated....

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Sorry to hear that.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Haha no-no its nothing serious or bad (Infact its a good thing) it's just going to be occupying all my time for the next half a year or so. I'll miss domIII during that time!

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Dude, discovering your true sexual orientation is NOT a reason to skip out on Dominions! ;)

Congrats on whatever it is.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Good that it is something nice! But you are making me curious...will you share what lucky thing happend to you?

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Not really a lucky thing. I've decided to take a bit of a push in my life and have finalized my choice to enlist in the US Army. I'd been thinking about it for a while and have finally brought myself to do it. Being unemployed for almost a year and having almost no money helps make that push haha. Aparently a college degree doesn't make me qualified to even wash dishes or flip burgers in a common setting. Who'd have guessed?

I'm taking the ASVAB tomorrow. Going to try to get a nice high score so I can qualify for and enroll as a desk jockey somewhere over-seas and not get shot at.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

As much i support the idea of getting a job/push ones life i was always suspicious towards the army. I would always try to find something else then join there....but its my personal opinion for you its maybe really the right thing to do.

Well then good luck! See you over-sea!

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

So what are our plans for finding a sub? I reckon we should put the game on hold until we find someone (or set the country to AI maybe?).

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I posted a topic (Subs needed for three games!) that covers for all three. If interested you can go ahead and bump it. I should still be able to get in one or two more turns before if we can't find a sub quickly

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

As the initial intention was to have a game with players with a record of no staling....should a potential sub fullfill this requirement as well? Complicated i know....but for my experience subbed nations tend to be left more frequently (atlantis of Last Rites already has its 3rd or 4th player...)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

That's a good question...

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Is llamaserver having issues again? I sent in my turn an hour ago, but it's not showing, and the last time it was updated was about six hours ago.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

If we have the choice between two candidates, we should take the one with better history.
Since I dont think, we get that choise... Lets take whoever we can get ;)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Weird... unless I did a delayed hosting order while sleepwalking, and it somehow never went through until a few minutes ago, llamaserver just kicked back the turn by 16 hours. Agartha, do you need the extra time?

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Llamaserver had an strike yesterday.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Agartha, where are you? There's only a few minutes left! I'm postponing it by two hours, but that's it unless you let me know what's going on.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I wont be able to get to the turn today and would advise possibly extending it a day while a sub is still trying to be found. If I can't find one I'll have no real choice but to switch to AI which would give T'ien'chi a huge boon and possibly bring Bandar back into the game.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Gotcha... I'll put it back 24 hours.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

It looks like we found a sub! Thumbs up for Kennoseishin.

Do I simply substitute his email through the admin tools?

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

I've set the turn to host 48 hours from now, so that our new Arco player gets as much time as the rest of us.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Thanks, Kennoseishin. And welcome.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Arco, are you there? You were about to stale, so I postponed hosting for an hour.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Thanks for the extension. I should be fine from here on out.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

So, how goes the world for all the other nations in the game?

I am pleased to note that Ermor is experiencing an economic and cultural renaissance, fuelled by a surplus of undead labour.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

War is a-brewin' with Marignon. It got to the point where I had to either turtle or expand, so I had to break our peace (with five turns notice, of course... I respect my treaties).

If anyone happens to be on their flank, now would be a good time to attack them.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

With all that witch burning and suchlike, Marignon is clearly the main cause of global warming in this game. Taken together with their refusal to use an acceptable renewable source of energy (e.g. vast hordes of undead) despite the example of some of their neighbors, and we have no choice but to declare our interest in helping to horribly murder them. In a spirit of friendship and cooperation, of course - it is clearly in the long term best interest of the people of Marignon to be stabbed to death and then raised again as zombies.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Hey I am away for two days and will likely need an extension to make sure I don't miss a turn. I just sent in this turn and if the timer is 48h like I think I should be fine with just a 24h extension, hopefully I will get back in time but I don't want to stale out if I don't.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Ok, I'll extend it by 24 hours.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Well, if fighting Agartha's main army was like a near death experience involving getting kicked in the teeth by an angry horse and then run over by a tractor, fighting Marignon's turned out to be more like getting gently spanked with a wet lettuce by an elderly matron whilst drinking tea and discussing the weather.

As a consequence, I think it is fair to say that the unjust invasion of peace loving Ermor by the brutal witch burning bigots of Marignon has been successfully repulsed. Now for the counter attack! And possibly some more tea and wet lettuce. Mmmmm, lettuce.

(If I get time, I will post an account of the actual battle.)

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Well, that was an interesting three months. My predecessor was involved in a two-front war -.- But the great nation of Arcoscephale is no stranger to in-fighting! We shall soon be victorious against those ascetic (or is it asiatic?) monkeys! But towards the barbarous empire of the east, perhaps we can work out a deal...

Or maybe not. I mean, really, five elements?! There's obviously only four! Well, unless you count the ether...

I'll return once I consult with my sages. It's tough being a philosopher-king.

Re: Cradle to the Grave--for noobies with a record of no staling--FULL
 

Since Saros asked for a 24 hour extension, and my daughter just informed me that she needs my help on a project that is due tomorrow (she conveniently "didn't remember about it" until around the time I was going to start playing), I'm just going to delay this turn by 24 hours, because I probably won't be able to finish it until sometime tomorrow. If for some reason I am able to finish early, I'll go ahead and delay the next turn instead... does that work for you, Saros?