Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

poor spider lord . if man hadn't intervened your going poof would have been probably in about 5-10 turns .

at least you died in a great battle which will never be forgot .

so my thanks to man and grats to the spider lord for fighting so long against poorest odds and surviving much longer than i thought .
though you lost you can be proud to have survived the war so long http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

hopefully you participate in our new newbiegame which we hopefully start when we finished this game .
i would defenitely miss your great entertaining and very good role play stories .
i enjoyed every of your spider lord Posts http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

yeah pasha you have to play more games with us

and boron you know when this game ends we will want to start it again with the same group of people

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Just let me know. I will be in Italy from Sept. 24 - Oct. 5. So, I am trying to avoid joining any new games until I get back. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I have alchemist stone and im going to use it...I believe it says a message to everyone that whoever is using it is cheating. So I am just letting you guys know that I am not lol. I am just using the alchemist stone that I just forged to alchemize some fire gems.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

is that a known bug?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Any news, Guys?

The ghost of the GREAT and *MIGHTY* SPIDER LORD has an inquiring mind.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

ive seen it posted on the forums but that was a month or two ago

im not even sure if it still does it...guess we will see when it hosts bec i just alchemized like 75 fire gems with it

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

well pythium has a huge army invading caelum

the vanheim attacks on me have stopped

ryleh seems to have two nice water queens

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey guys, I apologize for being so long...The server is back up 8/30/04

Klatu

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

turn 57 is up

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Greetings to all from the Pythium News Network.

It is a sad day that we report from the front lines. The Great and Holy Smaug hangs his head in grave defeat. He was blindsided by a lying, swindling devil who issued false proclamations. The Great Smaug barely managed to retreat from a glorious battle. I have even heard that he is now mute in addition to his other wounds.

"NO!! Say it ain't so!"
"Sorry, but this is true."

Yes, it is a sad day in land of Pythium. Even though the message from Aku, God of the devils of Abysia, was signed in blood and sealed properly, the message content was most false. And we must also report that the great and wonderful Pythium Empire did believe the false message.

"But sir! Why did you believe the unholy nation of Abysia? They are devils!"
"Yes, but our greedy Minister of War thought we could change the holy orders from Smaug and cut off the retreat path of the losing army of Caelum after an easy castle seige. All it would have done was hasten the demise of Caelum by maybe one or two months. But now, Caelum may survive for a bit longer due to the treacherous words from Aku. Of course, the evil empire of Caelum will die quite soon regardless."
"Greedy, you say?"
"Yes, greedy. Smaug, being a great and noble commander, knew that one should not split his forces in the presence of an enemy, even if that enemy promised not to attack. However, our former Minister of War has paid the ultimate price for his miscalculation. His body has been separated from his head."

And we of the Great Empire of Pythium must now decree that the evil leader Aku can never again be believed. Once any future message has been received, it must be burned immediately.

So let this be a warning to all other nations who may have hopes of surviving in the Land of Karan. The evil, devilish empire of Abysia, controlled by the false pretender of Aku, cannot be trusted henceforth. Any future Messages from that false god must be examined carefully and only partially believed at best.

"But sir, can you give him another chance to prove his trustworthiness?"
"Doubtful. Perhaps he could apologize for his devilish deed and send the healing chalice for enough time to cure poor old mute Smaug. And maybe some gold to pay for the rebuilding of the Pythium army."
"Will he do that?"
"Maybe. I doubt he will, though, for an evil person rarely can change their ways."


So, while Smaug limps home mute in shame, the battle goes on. At least the glorious and completely trustworthy underwater nation of R'lyeh has managed to convince the evil air queens to join the side of right. They can no longer be considered evil, now that they follow the fishes.

Cheers! All hail Pickles, pretender of R'lyeh! Hip hip horray!


And so ends another installment from the only true source of real news in the land of Karan.

"But sir, didn't I also hear..."
(A scream is heard, followed by total silence)

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hmm even talking to the evil backstabber Aku is bad enough.
Anyone who wants to summon an air queen now is your chance
& on a not totally unrelated note
Can anyone lend me a treelord's staff or moonvine bracelet & thistle mace?
Please?

Pickles

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey All, there is a new ptch 2.13. Should we upgrade? It says if you are in multiplayer game, all should upgrade.

Klatu

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I upgraded already. I didn't even stop to think that it might not work. Sorry all if I screwed it up.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

anyone know what we should do? im not sure if current mp games are staying 2.12 i dunno

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I suggest we stay 2.12 going by what Sheap posted in his server thread since he is hosting a lot of games:

More patch info...

In general: As of now the Linux patch is not working at all, this prevents me from upgrading just yet. Once the Linux patch is fixed, it will be up to the organizer of the game whether to update that game to 2.13 or keep it at 2.12. I can run some games on 2.12, and others 2.13, so not everyone has to upgrade at once.

It seems there is a fairly serious bug in 2.13 causing crashes with various artifacts. Until the scope of this bug is determined, and either fixed or workarounds discovered, I'm going to recommend against using the new patch, but the final decision is up to the players.

Anyone that upgrades to 2.13 will still be able to play on 2.12 servers, but the battle replays will be wrong. Not sure if the reverse is true or not, it probably is.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

nice story panther http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

pasha when you are in holiday will you be able to spend 5 minutes / day for a quick turn ?
i guess about 15-30 september our new game will start since we are now coming to an end slowly but surely .
it is just an estimation from me though depends mainly on aku hehe .

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Belkelel can't tell you any news . We are just recovering from the casualities your brave nation inflicted on US in your attempt to stop us . Though it was not successful you weakened the glorious nation of PANGENEA enough to be cornered now in this edge of karan . We (still) don't feel strong enough to risk a war with one of our 2 neighbors , the EVIL and ARROGANT ABYSIANS who would need PUNISHMENT nor the strange nation of MAN . Their foul Gift of Health enchantment makes them a tough target too .
Great Belkelel is probably gone Poof soon too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image.../firedevil.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rant.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hi Boron:

While I am away, I will not have access to a computer. I don't want to worry about taking my beloved laptop on the plane, etc. I will be away from Sept. 24 - October 5. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Italy.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Italy.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Italy.gif[/img]

I could probably find a substitute to play for me during that time. I would hate to miss out on a game with you guys. You're all such good sports.

~ Pasha

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif <froth froth> AHA!!! I knew the GREAT SPIDER LORD'S secret DOOM weapon would do the trick! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/skull.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/skull.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey all, Arco and Caleum have missed thier Last 3 turns. According to the usual "rules," they should be turned AI.

Unless I hear otherwise, or they reappear, I will turn them AI at 12 midight ESt (-5GMT).

Klatu

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Well! That sucks the BIG WAD! I had to go *POOF* in order to earn the privilege of missing three turns in a row. Hurmph! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rant.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

did someone go into my turn by accident or something bec i just checked the game now and its a new turn BUT it said i ended my turn already so wtf

and to answer the question in advance...i dont have a password

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

did my turn .
now new turn up and it hosted BUT only 10 hours left now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Hey guys,

I heard this rumor (and it's Boron's fault that I heard this http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ) that some of this group are considering starting up a new game soon. The Posts in this thread have been highly entertaining (Pasha's Great Spider Lord was classic, while he Lasted), even to a non-player such as myself.

If there is any interest, I'd like to play in another mosehansen game, but I'd rather not start yet another one myself (I've started 3 already http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif). I understand you guys are using Klatu's server, but mosehansen does have a slot open right now, and it does have a nifty web front end http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

- Thufir

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

thnx for the tip thufir .

i took the mosehansenslot http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

i posted that about 8 slots are reserved first for us .
if you want to participate just claim your nation at my newbiegame 3 first .

i hope we get 12+ players and the map will be probably the small faerun map .

for settings etc. just read my other post .


this comes a bit sudden i know but the oppurtunity of an open mosehansenslot was just too tempting http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

News Flash from PNN: We have interrupted the normal broadcast for a first-hand report on a most GLORIUS battle on the very shores of the wonderful capitol of Pythium.

Two nasty Ice devils invaded into the Sea of Carrassos, the land adjacent to our beloved homeland. The devils quickly went berserked and fought to the death. Our mighty forces managed to cut deep into those devils and we smote them down!!!

Thus, we are announcing to all false pretenders in the land of Karan that two ice devils with many afflictions have returned to neutral status, no longer content to live in a land of fire. If any nation that is friendly to Pythium wants to summon the devils, the mighty Smaug has decreed (using hand signals, of course) they we will give the 55 blood slaves away for a mere 30 nature gems or their equivalent.

Please respond if this deal meets your requirements.


We now return you back to the regularly scheduled broadcast.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

yey I finally get a reliable connection to the internet again. If someone would be as kind as to repost the ip adresss and port number me and my brother will take our turns again. As usual I have managed to disrupt the game again in my inconsiderate way. I will not explain my excuse because clearly no excuse makes it excussable. Anyhow as for the second game If you actually want me to join which I certainly wouldn't blame you if you didn't I would not be able to join if it starts this week and probably not next week and I am sure you all are getting sick of hearing this but sorry for causing trouble yet again. Also Aku I am sorry about this I can imagine this has caused you trouble in game and I know that apoligizing isn't enough for that. If there is anything I can do to make it up please tell me.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

only 3 hours into turn 62 and already there's only Aku left to play!

I think I'll go back into my turn and throw a few green stones Panther's way. And don't bother sending me the virgins, I've already got a girlfriend.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

omg afaik aku is at work .
there was a bug this time it hosted without crash but only 10 hours time between the turns this time !
so perhaps aku stales now totally unindepted http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif


hm i wonder what panther plans with all this nature gems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Here is executable to the game, Luke:

dom2.exe" --tcpclient --ipadr 24.90.74.183 --port 10275

Welcome back. And I had NO IDEA that you had 45 mages in that castle. Boy, did I ever get whipped bad!

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

LOL how do you kill 45 seraphs anyways?

Edit: other then the obvious answer "Very carefully"

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Starvation comes to mind. Dominion is another idea. But yes, the answer is very carefully.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

doing my turn now

umm i watched that battle with my ice devils...and they didnt die they actually won the battle so how did they die in the battle report?

is this a bug?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

For some reason I can not take Caelum's turn. When it is at the nation select screen it does not show Caelum. Have I been set to computer controlled?

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

i watched the battle again

one ice devil died from poison after pythiums army retreated but my other ice devil has almost 300hp and was perfectly fine and pythiums forces were dead or routed and the battle ends and he is fine

so how the hell is he dead?

this has to be some type of bug

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

yeah klatu set caelum and arco to AI

luke it wouldnt have been much to control anyway bec pythium basically had all your land conquered =[

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

My first guess is that he failed a MR roll against a spell like decay and didn't have any regeneration items. That will kill him at the end of the battle regardless of hitpoints. The second is that you aren't using the same Version of the game as the host computer.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I just talked to the host. We are both on the same Version. The other party in the battle though I just found out is on another Version. And in his battle replay my ice devils got butchered real fast while in my replay I slaughtered all his troops.

BUT we have a new problem...I was Last person to do turn for it to host AND the game just time warped several turns backwards and its like this for 3 of us so far.

WTF!!!!

All I know is that this is getting very frustrating...should we kill the game or everyone make sure they are on 2.12 or whatever patch we agree upon bec all these bugs is making this not very fun.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

On the battle replay I saw, both ice devils died quite easily. It was not even close. I lost 1 hydra and maybe a dozen vine ogres and several summer lions was all. Oh, and all my tritons died as well, but they were there only for the poison anyway.

In fact, my replay matched exactly the battle result. I even had several artifacts I found from the dead ice devils. I guess it is another result from the patch problem with the buggy replays.

Of course, with the game so messed up right now with the server reseting to before the battle, I would say this game has reached the FUBAR stage. The battle where I killed the ice devils has not even happened on the server now!

Very bad. I knew I should not have upgraded to 2.13.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

yeah the game literally time warped back some turns

now how the hell can the game timewarp turns backwards

boron had left me a message also that we should consider ending the game...its really looking like we should give it the axe

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

but I had a big bad army all ready to march! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

actually, i wouldn't care if we ended this now.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

Yeah ok to end by me looks in my limited world view that Aku has won (at least he has beaten me!). If anyone could have attacked him recently he would be pressed but I do not think I will be even a distraction much longer

Pickles

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

how can the game warp backward several turns ?!?
very straaange

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

yeah i dont know how the time warp is even possible

looks like everyone wants the game killed so you can kill it klatu

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

It's too bad, for this game was so fun. But I think it is badly hosed and must die a painless death. We have had many a problem all along, and it is amazing that it was stable enough for us to go so far into the game.

As for declaring Aku the winner, the great and holy empire of Pythium will never agree on this. I even believe that after all the massive recent battles, the loss of the air queens and ice devils, and the (near) elimination both of the devil's two allies, Abysia is now only third best in this game.

I think Man is currently strongest, though my own Pythuim might be just as strong. It is difficult to know for sure without the score graphs.

Pangaea is certainly fourth, followed by Vanheim, R'lyeh, Arco, and then Caelum. Just my own opinion in my corner of the world, so I wonder what the other folks think.

To summarize, here is the official standings from the completely unbiased network, the one and only PNN:
1. Man
2. Pythium
3. Abysia
4. Pangaea
5. Vanheim
6. R'lyeh
7. Arcoscephale
8. Caelum
9. Machaka
10. T'ien Ch'i


I do have a question for all. I was not all that far from completing all research. When that happens, I was envisioning all my 100+ mages/priests reverting to defend castle. So, when I cycled through the next commander hot key (n), I could just see myself having to mess with a gigantic number of idle dudes. And every single turn too.

I assume that this dilema has happenned before to someone.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

I would disagree with ranking me third. I had all the arch devils and 3 ice devils(actually if it would of went to the next real turn it would of been 4) in my capital and was resummoning one a turn. I also in the next 2 turns was going to summon back 2 air queens. And on top of all that I was constantly summoning devils.

I personally feel I was the strongest nation. I had the most sc's, I believe the biggest gem income, and I know I had to be the biggest clammer. Too bad I didnt get to experiment with my idea with assassins with blood thorns and the dusk daggers =[.

Pythium and Man did have big armies but Man's armies would of been vulnerable to my flames from the sky because his troops have low hp(especially after I would of dispelled his gift of health if we went to war). I honestly didn't have any fear of defeat in the game. As time went on I would of had vampires for home defense and devils for offense but also complimented with multiple sc's(I wasnt going to send them out commando style anymore). And the air queens when resummoned I wanted them to go out with storm demons. I had a lot of plans I wanted to play with but the game got bugged bec of the damn patch =[.

But oh well I was ranked 3rd in the first newbie game until everyone actually realized as the game went on that I was the most powerful. It is because I go for the long term win but focus on the ability that I cant be destroyed bec I was fully confident that I couldnt lose in this game. But anyway, Im happy enough to give Klatu the win just for the sake of hosting the server through all the bull**** he had to deal with because of all the server problems of constantly having to reboot it almost everyday lol. But through all the problems this was a great game and a lot of fun with all of you guys.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

ARE YOU CRAZY, PANTHER? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif How could you possibly put THE GREAT SPIDER LORD on the bottom of the list? C'mon!!! I was the first human player to go *POOF*. That should be worth at least 650,000,002,000,430,000.54 points!! I wanna see your math!! <froth froth> http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/Injured.gif

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

These are interesting points, Aku. I guess after watching my hydras utterly rip your ice devils with ease, I suppose I decided that they could kill any SC. In fact, I had only 11 hydras in that underwater battle, which was less than 1/3 of them spread around my army. I also am fairly sure that the blessed hydras would rip the devils to shreds, what with the nine attacks (arranged three by three) per hydra and the poison. So I put you third because I felt I would be able to take you out fairly easily. Vampires are totally hopeless against the hydras with their regeneration. It would have been like swatting flies (flies seem immortal too when they swarm around you).

Plus your flmes from afar was fairly ineffective against my vine ogres, summer lions, and hydras, which was the only troops I recruited in the Last 20 turns or so.

However, I would have had severe trouble against man. His legions of longbows would have ripped my poor, slow hydras and they would have all gone berserked, thus making them even more suspectible to mass arrows. He would have lost tons of knights to the poison, though. But I would have probably lost all my hydras eventually to the longbows. That was why I thought he might have been ahead of me.

And as for you being able to rip Klatu, that sure makes sense to me. His longbows are no match for your fast flying devils. And flames from afar would utterly destroy his longbows before they got near you.

So, perhaps it might have been one of those rock/paper/scissors thingies.

Now, for Pasha Dawg, may I remind the UTTERLY DEAD spiders that they had exactly ZERO provinces left at the end? Even Caelum still had one province left, though it was under seige when the game went to the dawgs.

I also have to say that Serpent Cult is not all that bad a theme as I had orginally thought it was. In fact, had I gone 10 nature and got the extra regeneration plus the 4 berserk, it would have been even better. Blessed hydras rock big time! Each one is a full mini-SC without leadership. And the reduced upkeep cost on them is wonderful. But I was stupid and went only 7 nature, for some such newbie reason. Still, Serpent Cult was pretty darn decent after all, in my opinion.

Re: MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)
 

well the ice devils lost bec i assume they went berserk from hell swords bec of the tritons flying on them right away causing them to not cast any of their spells =[

but that was my intial sc's where equipment was limited, my new sc's all had blood thorns and lucky coins for a shield so no berserk messing them up

also i was going to stop sending sc's alone and send them with devil armies

the flames from the sky i stopped casting on you bec they couldnt kill the high hp units but the spell would of wrecked havoc on man if he invaded me

so i could of devastated man while man could of devastated you lol

for the hydras i could of gave them poison immunity with one of those misc items since a slot would be open from the lucky coin also could of done bane lord or wraith lord sc's

would of been interesting but oh well