Re: Turn 31
 

We realize that education is not the strong suit of "Barbarian Kings", so we will clarify (using small words):

You're holding the map upside-down. The "N" goes at the top.

The old palace is being held by sushi-slurping, sake-swilling, silly samurai. We still occupy the summer palace in New Ulm, downriver and south of old Ulm. (After the glorious transcendence of our god, there was really no need to stay in old Ulm anymore.)

Your hordes occupy one of our many guest houses. We understand how it looks like a palace if you're used to living in animal skins stretched over sticks.

Re: Turn 31
 

stop bickering amongst ourselves.. just attack atlantis and or man

Re: Turn 31
 

While our Ulmish neighbors would like you to believe they have left the "Black Forest" and their savage ways behind them for a more sophisticated urban lifestyle, Jomon was shocked to find that behind the architecturally stylish walls of Old Ulm, we discovered lunatics singing praises to a bird bath filled with blood. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif

We were horrified to say the least and happy to report we knocked over the bird bath.

Re: Turn 31
 

I've heard that the odd lords of Ulm also did unspeakable things to their pet squirrels and geckos in private! Wash the ceilings and remove the staples!

Re: Turn 31
 

Indeed, it seems I have overreacted. I have done that quite a bit of late. I apologize for my comment about complaining Aezeal, but I am still going to cut open every Midgardian I come across.

Dominions politics: Politely committing genocide since the Early Age.

Costa Rica!!
 

Hey all, I'm off to Costa Rica for a week! I've left my nation in the capable hands of Micah, in case you need a contact. I'll be thinking of all the brave armies of dom3 clashing while I am drinking mai-tais on the beach http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Costa Rica!!
 

Have fun!

Turn 32
 

Turn 32 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday.

Patch
 

Hi:

It looks like the current patch is available. Please remember to play your current turn in this game before you apply the patch, unless you decide to have more than one copy of the game on your computer (one with the current patch and one without). I would like to wait until tonight to decide whether to use the patch for this game. If players have thoughts, please post them in the thread.

Thanks.

Pasha

Re: Patch
 

In the RAND game, some players suggested that we wait a few days before patching for this game. It is not uncommon that little problems creep up from the patches. I recommend that players have more than one version of the game on their computers (patched & not patched), which is very easy to do. Just copy the program file before patching.

Pasha

Re: Patch
 

OOps already patched after sending in current turn.

18-0 Go Pats.

Re: Patch
 

I could wait a bit but I would like to patch in the near future.. and I'm not going to run 2 games on the comp.. anyway.. I'll be out soon it seems so it's of lesser importance http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: Patch
 

It's not that big a deal, especial for PBEM... it takes less than half a gig for me, and I have every user-made mod and map I could find. Just copy the old version to the desktop before you patch, and run the games from there for the non-patched versions.

One of the big questions of course is if the mods work with the patches.

Turn 33 (With Patch)
 

Turn 33 is out.

Deadline is Thursday.

I hosted the turn with the patch.

Pasha

Re: Turn 33 (With Patch)
 

I'm probably leaving the game in the next few turns depending on how bad things go.. I guess I'll AI it then.. can't really give this nation to someone else

Re: Turn 33 (With Patch)
 

Jomon,

We are disappointed. Not a season has gone by since we headed to the summer palace, and you already have hordes of barbarians roaming the streets of old Ulm. Or perhaps those are your in-laws, we aren't sure. And now you come south, to New Ulm, to presumably do the same? For shame!

Re: Turn 33 (With Patch)
 

I can assure the world, the fruits of Ulm are riddled with worms. Why all the unrest in Old Ulm citadel given our new benevolent and non- blood-worshipping regime? And we quickly lost the province of Old Ulm to a barbarian uprising. Is that some power of Ulm or just misfortune - which Lady Oponn rarely if ever should experience? And now the paranoia Jomon suffers never knowing when a contingent of stealthy rangers is going to strike.

Better had we stayed in the Imperial Palace sipping on sake.

Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

The patch changed the names of the Pythium .trn & .2h files. Because I did not know this, Pythium accidentally got a stale turn. So, I am rehosting the turn to take care of that problem.

Because of the delay, I will extend the deadline to play turns until Friday night.

Pasha

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

Remember, whenever there's a rehost, dump your old .2h file along with your old .trn file. That seems to lessen the chance of later weirdness. Or so we superstitious folk believe.

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

The fortune tellers of Ulm are proud to announce that, through their wise ways and mystic might, they have reversed time itself and brought the universe into a new and better reality, one in which they have prevented the invasion of their former homeland by barbarians. As much as Ulm hates Jomon, we admit they are slightly more civilized than the rampaging hordes (that we suspect are related to Tien Chi).

You may show your thanks by making large cash contributions to the Ulm's widow's fund (of which you are largely the cause anyway).

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

I have determined, through general mishap, that Pangaea's forestfolk fear of Tien Chi horses and many would rather hide than fight them. We are not amused.

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

Jomon can barely afford to feed the dregs of militia that show up at our doorstep every turn (the so-called "luck" of Oponn), much less support all the miserable orphans and widows in squalid Ulm!

We do, however, have a solution to Ulm's poverty that involves a new form of fertilizer...

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

Time has reversed and Transubstantation now walks the earth! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

need extra day plz

Re: Glitch - Rehosting Turn 33
 

Okay Aezeal.

Turn 34
 

Turn 34 is out.

Deadline will be Tuesday.

Pasha

Re: Turn 35
 

Turn 35 is out.

Deadline is Thursday night at 9:00 pm Boston time.

Thanks.

Pasha

Re: Turn 35
 

Oh, btw - I'm back from my vacation and in control of my nation again as of last turn. Seems like you all have been busy!

Re: Turn 35
 

Micah was very busy as your agent!

Re: Turn 35
 

Heheh, I know! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I had thought that I would have to hold off on the Aby attack until I returned. But I mentioned it to him and he jumped at the chance to drop the hammer on poor ol' Aby. But its not a done deal, either - you know how dominions is.

In addition to that tho, I was noting how CTis has apparently sacked the TC capital with no losses while I was gone. That was a real shocker.

Re: Turn 35
 

Hello, excuse me, no losses...if we had not changed from 3.10 to 3.14 and reset the graphs, the army graph would show I destroyed half the national army of Ctis. Indeed well doing so I also destroyed most of Pangaea's army as well.

So to set the record straight I fought a 3 front war vs Ulm, Pan and Ctis and destroyed 1,900 (approx) out of 2,000 enemy troops that dared, dared I say challenge the considerable might of the barbarian kings. Sadly, those 100 ctis troops that survived were just enough to conquer my capital Tien Chi. This slight misjudgement could well spell the demise of the barbarian kings, sadly... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

War is a *****... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

Re: Turn 35
 

See, attacking Ulm is bad luck!

We will now wait comfortably in our summer palace for the universe to strike down Jomon in like fashion.

Re: Turn 36
 

Turn 36 is out.

Deadline is Sunday night.

Pasha

Re: Turn 35
 

Yep ctiss generals are currently anxious having to send live being to battle. Ctiss live troops are not use to battle, they usually hide behind undead.
Does blade cut ? Does it hurt a lot ? Some questions coming from basic grunts.....

Of course we can yet use the luxury and the enlightment of the tien chi capital city before your massive counter attack army reach it....
As an example one old sauromancer was found dead yesterday in the barbarian harem. Too big for him.

stelteck, prince of the snake.

Re: Turn 37
 

Turn 37 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday night (9pm Boston time)

Pasha

Re: Turn 35
 

Hilarious! The grunts could get some good answers on these types of question from Ulm. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Re: Turn 35
 

My Pans might ask the same questions http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Turn 38
 

Turn 38 is out. Deadline is Thursday.

Midgard has staled twice in a row. I suggest that we turn him AI.

Pasha

Re: Turn 38
 

EDIT: wrong game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif *Goes to Capuchin thread instead*

Re: Turn 38
 

Rlyeh? There should be no Ryleh.

Re: Turn 38
 

Depends whether or not Midgard still controls its capital. Cap seiges are fun and extremely dangerous - not to be left to the computer. If not, I would say just AI them since thier nation is on the way out.

Re: Turn 39
 

Turn 39 is out.

Deadline is Sunday night.

Pasha

Midgard
 

Midgard is now AI.

Re: Midgard
 

Were motoring along now!

Re: Midgard
 

The lord of Ctiss, long time ennemy of Tien chi has been victorious in battle, and so claim all tien chi territory as loot.

Stelteck, prince of Ctiss.

Re: Midgard
 

Tien Chin,
That was weak. The AI is not as nice as you. Next time please provide a turn or two of warning.

Your former friends in the East,
Jomon

Re: Midgard
 

Chelms (Man) is looking for earth gems and is willing to trade an equal number of nature gems for them.

Re: Midgard
 

I want to apologize for not putting myself on AI before I went on ski-vacation.. I hope it was not too much slowing you all down.

It's good I've been put on AI since there was not much left of my territory anyway.

Good luck to you all and kill atlantis for me.. and then man and then marignon my long time ally who left me out to get killed... though I suppose the other 2 must see him as an easy target now.. wedged inbetween them... (hint hint)

anyway GL and maybe see you all in a new game one fo these days.

Re: Midgard
 

GG Aezeal.