Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Hey C'tis, I can see that you had a bear, a moose(!) and a giant spider (!!) in that big battle with Ulm. Where did you recruit those guys from? I now have a hankering to recruit a whole huge wad of Moose and set them on someone :-D

Just to be clear, by "someone" I mean that cowardly wave-hugger Atlantis, and by "set them loose" I mean "kill them and re-animate them as gift-of-reasoned lich-Moose equipped with Crystal Hearts and assorted MR gear". Let's see your priests banish them goodies, fishworm!

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

A friendly reminder to all: if your mages are stealthy, you need to hold control while clicking on the adjacent province to move them. Otherwise they sneak into the province and get eaten by the 50pd there who discover them on patrol.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Propably with "Summon Animals" a nature spell. Some weird animals were also present when the Peoples Liberation army of Ulm liberated the Ctissian Slaver Stronghold nearby.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I can see that Abysia staled this turn. If it were to happen again this turn, I'll try to extend it until we know what is happening?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Speaking of staling, my last turn will be this Wednesday. Any hope for a temp by then? It won't be difficult for him -- just drown anyone stupid enough to be underwater.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Coincidentally, C'tis will probably not last beyond Wednesday, so I could sub for you.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Bah! Sorry!

Played turn 28 and never sent the 2h. Was in a hurry on Friday and didn't check the status again until I got back today.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

yeah, stupid sneaking guys are more trouble than they are worth. its worse when 30 elite wardens hide in the trees watching everyone else get burnt to death >.<

They said it couldn't be done but then they did it! Waterbreathing unicorns! they weren't all they were cracked up to be though :(. -3 attack and defence really messes them up. do your floppy fishmen get penalties on land?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

That was a rather interesting battle at Ctiss capital.

The usefullness of reverse communions with the master spamming low fatigue banishments has been noted, and will be utilized should forces attempt to attack Ulmish positions.

The peoples Liberation army has further increased its emphasis on rapid tactical destructions with evocations of Mass destruction as a result.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

My good bard Eric wrote a nice poem. I think it could have more unicorns in it, but he assures me there were none in sight of the battlefield.

**************

Many, many, many were the hordes.
Many, many, many, many. Lots and lots and lots and lots,
and lots. A darkness to bloath us all and drowb us in the ablast for everlast.
The trees fled fail and stood, the squirrels hope eskated, frozen in terror, defated.

But...

but.. as i uncover my eyes, for surely in Lucy's arms in heaven.. I see lizards!
How could this gaghast odour bumfoul Her Beautifulness's sweet embrace?
A twisted form rising from flame and steaching bog!
Those gangulflexy legs and rockly pustulus.. it could only be.. Spottygoose!

The lizardly stench seems not so gagchurgling, today it plays a merry tune on my snout!

**************

Lucy, Goddess of the Lake.

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The union of proletarian Poets urgently urges the merry Manese to cease their Paltry Poetry Productions. Non of those rhymes actually rhymed, nor can mere (non)rhymes compare with awesome alluring alliterations advised at behest of the Peoples Poetry Trainers! Perhaps the Bards of man actually have solely nonpoetic abilities?
We will have the NKVD and KGB investigate!

Lawrentji Berija,
Security Minister (and part time Poet) of the peoples Republic of Ulm

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Nonsense! my bards assure me that they are the best poets that have ever lived. There only seems to be a dispute over which of them is the best.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Abysia had bards once. I can write you a prescription to clear that right up.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

That would work well, yes. So how do I set that up? I probably have to tell the llamaserver to send my turn to you somehow?

Hmmm, I see there is a password request -- is this something only the admin can do?

http://www.llamaserver.net/doAdminAc...on=changeemail

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Nope, but it's hard to come up with enough resources underwater to put together any kind of decent invasion force. Atlantis is something of a turtle nation. Although we do get some good surprises :)

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

@Momfreeek- that was a beautiful poem. "bumfoul Her Beautifulness's sweet embrace" is pure genius.

@mightypeon- There was actually only one communioned priest, but he did plentiful damage. The real destruction came when the hordes finally got close enough for "wither bones" (6AOE, and no resist!). Of course, since Im bad at estimating distances, I put my mages too far back, and they wasted lots of time and gems going off script. And I managed to microwave all of my slaves, but hey, it felt good to kill almost 800 enemies.

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It was most effective - I am quite impressed by the carnage that you caused :-)

I shall take notes for future use.

Now that C'tis is still hanging in there, shall I try to rally up another sub for Abysia?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I had volunteered to sub for Atlantis; does Abysia need a sub too? At any rate, I think I can still manage to sub. Im still in negative upkeep, and running out of gems, so it's only a matter of time. That said, I would rather not sub for more than one person.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Sorry, my bad - it was Atlantis.

The only issue with you subbing for Atlantis is that you guys will get bitten by the Dom3 copy protection. If more than one nation shares the same licence key, it begins to do very nasty things to you.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Oh no! What kinds of nasty things?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I think the below is what happens (haven't seen it myself) - you certainly wouldn't want to have it happen to you!

"Q: My Dominions screen goes blank when I play, all I can see is the map, but none of the user interface components. How can I get it to work?
This means either one of two things:
1) Your Dominions installation has been corrupted. Reinstall the game, enter the product key that came with your manual and see what happens. If the problem persists, contact Shrapnel technical support. Do NOT ask around the forums.

2) If you do not have a manual with the product key and you have this problem, you are using a pirated version of Dominions and what you have just encountered is the copy protection. Contact Shrapnel to purchase a legal copy of Dominions 3. Reinstalling the game is not going to solve your problem."

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Lose manual; become pirate.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Yes, only I can change the email address to which llamaserver passes turns. Also I have no way (or at least I did not found where it is) of knowing the current address the email is sent to, which means once I will want to set you back once you return, I will have to ask your email too (send a PM). That's exactly what slowed Spottygoose (damn, that nickname is contagious!) by one turn :cold:

Regarding the copy protection, I think as long as you do not send a C'tis and Atlantis turn at the same time (with the same product key) it shouldn't fire off. If you would do that, I think it would invalidate both turns and simply not do the orders (meaning a stale).

If Shinuyama is still around here, he's a candidate for a sub as well. By the way, I was quite amazed how long he actually survived (and his annoying raiding at south considerably contributed to C'tis's current bad position, I think). Talk about a successful final charge.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Actually, if 1 legit CD key is used twice in a game, what happens is that one of the turns wont get processed.
The dissappearing interface happens with wrong CD keys (happened with me because I mistyped it), and no amount of simultaneous playing will change wether your CD key is valid or not.
What you could do (even though I do not know if this is breaking forum rules), is to backup your key file, change 1 number of the cd key and play the other turn with the slightly different key while playing your turn with the correct one.
When I was playing with a CD key that had a single number error, the copy protection occured only rarely.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I've found a sub for Atlantis (Tzarin) - I'll PM his email address to you Lung Drago, then help him get the map and any mods so that he's good to play.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

That all sounds pretty bad. Maybe it would be better if Jimbojones's friend subbed for Atlantis instead.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I've sent his details to Lung Drago, so hopefully that is all sorted.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Looking at the quantity of Tien Chi's armies about to stomp me, I probably won't need a sub for very long.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I changed the email address and requested a resend so that the sub can see the situation (even though krpeters sent his turn). The map and mods and such are sorted, I take it?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

It seems Pangaea is going to stall? Postpone for 12H or something?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Too late. Maybe his spirit was shattered on the strong gates and high walls of Marignon?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Pangaea, Y U NO send turn?

But seriously, I can't exactly do anything about someone who is about to stall during that particular time of a work day :( At least the current turn is more time manageable for me, so I will act if it was to repeat :)
Marignon seems dug in with it's pretender and summons at it's capital. But hey, fighting those Fall Bears during a fall is of course not the brightest thing around so Pangaea might aswell be making a wise stall :eek:

But all this will become meaningless instantly if C'tis actually pushes his enemies back. Has anyone seen my jaw? At this rate, even if he fails I will be thinking about using soundtrack from 300:Battle of Thermopylae as a departure music :shock:

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Very good :-D

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Lol, thanks Lung Drago. I'll try to have a last stand worthy of a spartan send-off!

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

He, the awnser of the peoples Republic to siege defenses are suitably oversized Artillery Concentrations.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Any1 got an idea where Pangaea dissapeared?


My scouts infiltrating Marignon's last line of defence tell me Marignon's troops have been able to throw Pangaea out twice already, but ofcourse they dont stand a chance in long run anyways, so could it be possible Pangaea got demoralized or lost his temper?

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I hope morale is not the problem. Europa Universalis 3 taught me that morale restores itself at the start of each month! What do we do?[/joking]

I already did an extension and it ended up at a bad time now, so I am going to extend it for another 12 hours and hope we get some news from the Wild People 'till that. It would be kinda stupid if we moved on when Pangaea is standing mighty but then again it would be stupid too if we were sitting ducks for days when we commissioned a sub for Atlantis :doh:

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I think some delays are ok, but they are not at war with a player and could likely eat a stale without much troubles.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

How bad is Pangaea's position, does anyone have a good feel for it? (e.g. should we bother with getting a sub, or just flick them to AI if they are not back before the turn is due to host).

I'm very happy with delays for people who let us know what is happening, but when they just disappear for a couple of turns in a row typically it means they have abandoned the game in my experience (like Sqeelch did with Marignon).

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Pangaea should have a solid stance, maybe a little bit delayed tho, because of the long strife with Marignon. He was pushed back to his capital and hes been build everything up from the scratch again.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

hey new turn, whats up?

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Pan is back - yay! :-)

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Abysia needs turn to be postponed until Monday morning, please!

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Your wish has been granted.

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

The one where Fishworm does that slow s*xy dance dressed only in a skin-tight pink tutu and then makes mad passionate love to Lucy?

Oh wait, that's a fantasy, rather than a wish per se. How embarrassing :o

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Poor Marignon. Pangaea is angry :D

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Sorry for the stale guys, forgot to send my turn file in :-(

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Can we increase the turn timer? It would make staling less likely over the weekend for me, at least :D

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

I got exactly the same idea when I saw those 2 stales. All right, I am changing the hosting interval +1 day ;)

Re: I Need More Power! - yet another MA newbie game - Running
 

Turn 35 or so is a good time for that anyway.