Re: Sauromantia, the war fool
 

Ulm won. My guess? *someone* messed up with the game settings. You need to just capture one capital and keep your previous one.

Re: Sauromantia, the war fool
 

One turn notification mail bounced back:
Wrana, please whitelist my sending address or whatever you need to do to tell your email service provider that it isn't spam.

Re: Sauromantia, the war fool
 

Hmm, what? I tried to match the victory conditions as close as possible regarding your request. I'll have a look about "what happened".

Re: Sauromantia, the war fool
 

Hum I don't think I'd like a fix now.

A restart might be nice though, I could use not killing Claire on turn 2.

Re: Sauromantia, the war fool
 

Kasnavada, why even suggest that when everyone has played so hard and long to be where they are? He has the file for the turn, it shouldn't be too tough to just plug that into where we need to be.

That was a quickie
 

This sucks. I must have really messed up when creating this game again. We did reset once, right? I remember that I set the VP requirement to win to 50 VPs when I created the (first) game. Because without a VP win condition, you can't have capital VPs. But it seems I forgot to change the slider the second time, because the VP win condition was only 2 VPs now. Couldn't you have noticed this earlier? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif It's in Options -> View game settings. Well, this is my fault, and I have to apologize - I'll try to fix this, somehow, but I don't think it will really be possible.

Re: That was a quickie
 

Not really what we wanted to hear after trusting you with our game and putting a lot into it the last few weeks. You can do it!!

Good luck with the fix.

Re: That was a quickie
 

Because I had the case in another game and we had to restart : I therefore doubt very much that it's possible to fix it. Furthermore, the fact that we know have everyone's position is too much of a spoil in my opinion.

And, restarting could also enable you to make some adjustments for the map : I thought you wished to make all three seas connect each other ? (making an underground tunnel between 94 - 86 and 92 - 85 could solve this).

I'll do what people decide though. I didn't mean to discourage people... And I'm among the ones that played here too. I'd rather go on too...

Re: That was a quickie
 

The map seems very balanced for two water nations.

That's not the issue at hand here really, is it though? lol

Re: That was a quickie
 

It's not a major issue, yeah.

Well. We'll see if Ich can work this out.

Re: That was a quickie
 

People seeing the map isn't necessarily all that bad. Everyone knew what was going on pretty well. So we all get Eyes of God for a turn. That's dramatic and magical.

Re: That was a quickie
 

Oh yeah Ich, there was no restart.

Re: That was a quickie
 

Hmm, I could swear that there was something which required me to do the same procedure to start the game twice. But I don't know what it was anymore.

Re: That was a quickie
 

If we restart, can I resend my pretender? I forgot to set a password for Yoth'Shothogg http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif

Re: That was a quickie
 

Wait what!? What is happening to our game! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Re: That was a quickie
 

I'm asking Kris O if there's anything they can do about it. 15 players playing their first game... together, we've spent nearly $1000 on Dominions, and we've played this one almost a month now. Maybe there's some jury rig they can do to the file or something. I'm sure they'd want to help us, their loyal customers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: That was a quickie
 

I already asked KO, and he replied that he can't do it. Nevermind, I think I have found a solution. Patience...

Two birds with one stone
 

In case you didn't get the email (Wrana, fix yours): Delete your old game files and connect again.

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

It seems to work, but everyone's troops are deserting because there's no gold. Can we try that again? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

edit: the problem seems to be that provinces are all equal to 0 income

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

Oops. Okay, I will try again. I'll have to be faster in convincing the game that it hasn't ended already...

Everybody, please delete all your savedgames files for Ascendant / Ascendancy.

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

Nice work! Tell us when we can reconnect again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

And now wtf? Also, Ich, I usually just look at your stats page, so mail shouldn't be an issue... And my mailbox also has no your messages in spambox, too. So it's probably YOUR mailbox which needs rechecking.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
And in case this will not have to be restarted (which I'm not against as I missed 2nd turn! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif) -
R'lyeh - we do not need ye permission to do what we damn please, ye abomination! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

About Claire - I've seen several times that the titles were given regardless of gender of Pretender in question as given in description... Probably either female-property was forgotten for some of those planned as female (as its main game effect is immunity to succubi... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ) or title-giving doesn't look at it. I'm more inclined to think it's the first case.

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

A couple of provinces don't really connect like it looks like they're supposed to. Any way to straighten that out before you get the server back up?

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

It's often the case with random map generator. Possibly with manually editing *.map file?

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

You can do that now. Remember to delete old game files first.

The message is bouncing back from your email server, see my quote. That means that it never touches your inbox or spam folder.

No. I wasted enough time on this as is. I'm not supposed to be patching the game while it's underway. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

If the map generator uses the same algorithm for neighbor detection like the original fan made one it was based on, then that thing really sucks. I have coded something for this which I'll release later when I get to polish it a bit, but in any case these changes have to be applied before the game has started. After the game has started, the map graph goes into the fthrlnd file and the game ignores the .map.

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

Hey, you did it! Nice job man!!

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

lol wow- i didn't even realize all this had happened. I guess i got lucky and logged in after it was all resolved.

Re: Two birds with one stone
 

Wow. Ich is amazing. Well.

Two Birds With One Stone
 

Sauromatia lays claim to the sacred Neck. The ancestral homes of Old Sauromatia lay on the banks of the vast Middle Sea. Once a proud people lived there in shining cities.

Then Stravinsky the phoenix god came down and took the form of a stork. He gathered the wise old men of the proud city together, and challenged them to a game. He showed the men his golden-red rubies the size of kiwis, and then they knew greed.

Stravinsky used the air itself to move his cards and trick the men, and before long, he had won all the men's monies. But Stravinsky was a cruel god, and he offered the men one last "chance" to get their gold and jewels back.

Goober the Witch King, the Swamplord himself, rose and took the trickster's challenge and bet the ancient lands of the Neck against the shadows and trickery of Stravinsky. The challenge was simple.

"Heads or tails?" Stravinsky squawked - the stork suddenly burst into flame, cackling and howling like a thing of both the fire and the wind.

And a tritoness was carried in screaming by four monstrous black apes in metal armors, their immense figures sleek and dangerous. They readied their razor-sharp falchions as she struggled to breathe through drying gills.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

To Ich:
I surely got your notification mail from May 03. Did the message you had quoted was from later time or did by "one turn" you meant earlier? For earlier I had one of your messages spamboxed, but after I notified server this didn't repeat. BTW, about "thing that sucks" I can only agree... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

To Renjoustin/Sauromatia:
Well, and what these pretty words mean? You want to beat crap out of somebody? Just tell him:
"I want your lands. I want your gold. I want your women. Prepare to die!"
Or did you eat up too much Sidhe meat to be able to speak plain now? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

"Two Birds With One Stone"? I assume you're warring with Atlantis as well as Kailasa. Or am I wrong?

At any rate, my war with C'tis is about to take a bad turn before it gets better.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

I noticed that... they have freaky research and they're crushing your invading armies.

Kailasa gave me a smack to the face last turn as well, but I ended up killing a good 60-70%% of what I lost in gold, and still expanding. It looked pretty bad till the end, but then my archers fired one last time before breaking, and shot up a squad of Yavanas pretty well.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

I have great research too, I just focus more on the whole army thing, since, you know, gathering an army requires tons of gold for me.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Snakey Snake Slithering Soundly grins as he surveys what used to be a full blown invasion force, which, is now a pile of gore, mush and calamari. Tonight, the lizard slaves feast over the arrogant remains of the Mind Lords, but steel themselves over the the invasion towards Maverni...

Claire, feel free to take over Forest of Gun (#51), a gift to you, from your humble neighbor, the lizard peoples!


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eh_vs_Ctis.gif

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Reno-

The talking skulls you mentioned in your worldwide message; are those the research bonus skulls? If so, what is your price per?

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

I'm sure you'll have great fun when I get Antimagic. Perhaps even greater fun if I get a spell that can kill your pretender.

And remember, Marverni is in this war too. Don't think you can attack me and not pay for it. Your pretender can only stay with one army. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Claire sends her thanks. Claire also says that her people now owe you a resonable favor, and will do what is in her power to repay you (privately http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif).

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

This is the best manufactured casus belli I have ever seen. I'm not sure what the deal with the tritoness is, but everything you say about Stravinsky is absolutely true, especially the bit about the rubies.

Throw a large army of low-protection archers at a nation with strong earth mages, and the results are predictable. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

We can afford these rates to conquer the ape people, whereas the flower of your demigod leadership falters and dies against easily replacable mortal men... your soldiers wane of disease and poison and fewer and fewer smile at your Phyrric victory over their cookfires at night.

Still we didn't expect our little probe to actually be repulsed. Though we are surprised you called it a large army.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

I just checked the server and looks like Arco, Tir and Abysia are about to stale.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

And what the story with tritoness actually meant? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
And, Darkwind, if he meant that he wars with Kailasa and Atlantis, he should call it - "Two stones with one bird"!

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Claire nearly forgot to give her orders... but did just in time.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

. . . Abysia is going to take over Forest of Gun? That is my province, and it appears that since C'tis has realized its dilemma(attack me and Marverni attacks, attack Marverni and I attack), it will stay mine for at least a little while.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Claire noticed.

Claire would propose a peace treaty between both of you by taking the province that would separate your lands, but Claire will not do that without both agreements. That would leave C'tis able to attack the opponents from the east, and leave Ryleh-fishes the land in 76. Claire does not understand why the Ryleh-fishes need this land when Ryleh-Fishlord can conquer lots of islands west of the sea, but Claire doesn't care.

Claire says that doing that would benefit everyone.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

{in roleplayese, as this is a diplomatic message}

Yoth'Shothogg will not consent to Claire's peace. At this moment, She is preparing a powerful army tailored to destroy C'tis. R'lyeh will not settle for a white peace--C'tis will lose this war.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

Do you fear the fish men that much Claire?

And as for you Yoth'Shothogg, I tire of your idle threats, and promises of false destrucion unto my peoples.

I still don't know why you so adamantly defend the bare chested savages, but then again, how smart can you giant fishes really be? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

We defend these "bare chested savages" because they are more civilized than the men of C'tis, if you can call cowards who hide behind other cowards men. C'tis is a threat to civilization; those who worship the dead should be just as dead as their gods.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

You're past the early game, turns take more time to prepare now. I propose to increase the timer to 48 hours, which we'll eventually have to do sooner or later, anyway.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

I would say that turns are easily done in 5 to 10, 20 minutes tops right now. I would vote against increasing the timer.

But we'll see; if there's a few people who'd rather have 48 hour turns, that's fine. If someone wants an extention, that's cool too.

I think that everyone is still pretty excited to play in what for most of us is our first multiplayer game.

Re: Two Birds With One Stone
 

An extension wouldnt be that bad, as long as nobody stales, and do their turns as fast as possible?

I just got a new job, so that, on top of possible school? Imma be swamped w/ things to do. So an extension would be nice, but not necessarily necessary http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif