PBW : Devnull4 bis
 

Players,

It seems the game was just deleted by binford before it even started http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif . As he mailed to us , it seems he was caught up by RL problems pretty hard. I just hope he'll be all right, but in the mean time, lets kill each other in a good old devnull game.

Here are the rules that have been agreed between players :

V1.84 + devnulm mod v1.70
36h turns

Starting resources: 100000
Starting planets: 3
Home planet value: Good
Score display: Own
Technology level: Low
Racial points: 3000
Quadrant type: FQM
Quadrant size: Large
Event frequency: Low
Event severity: High
Technology cost: Medium
Victory conditions: player votes
Maximum units: 20000
Maximum ships: 2000
Computer players: None
Computer difficulty: None
Computer player bonus: None
Neutral empires: No
Other game settings: NO INTEL, NO STELLAR MANIP

Random spiral arm map.
14 players max, priority to players previously in the devnull4 game.

Now, I would like to have this game running by the end of this week. I am ready to have this baby up and running as soon as we have 12 players. So run for it. If you were from the aborted Devnull4 game, join and upload your empire, settings are the same.

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Game created.
?? What was wrong ???

[ September 08, 2003, 16:27: Message edited by: Unknown_Enemy ]

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Already 10 players.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Be quick and we'll even start before the end of the week.

EDIT : did I said 10 ? Huummm let's say 12.

[ September 09, 2003, 12:31: Message edited by: Unknown_Enemy ]

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

All ready people are jockying for power. Someone accused Rollo of winning Dev2. Which he of course vehemetly denied. Pressure is up already as several players have joined in a 48 hour period. No stellar manipulation frightens and entharalls me at the same time. If war breaks out in this game It could be like a Webber book Long periods of peace puncuated by intense all consuming war. Some of the players I know from other games. Others I have never seen before. Well more later.
Gozra

[ September 17, 2003, 19:26: Message edited by: Gozra ]

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Dear Devnull Bis4 Diary

The game is off to a start. not a very good one turn three and I have already met another Empire. They have ignored my diplomatic pouch but I think it is a adminastrative Faux Pa. I am busy building ships and have implemented plan 36 Aloha. I hope I can establish frendly relations. This game will prove to be interesting Having 3 planets I can almost see 19% of the map.
More later

[ September 17, 2003, 19:16: Message edited by: Gozra ]

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I WANTED to play - i was in the first devnull4...

this one got started too quick http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

damn - is there any chance i could join?

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Sorry to hear that.

Geoshmo send a mail to all devnull4 players, to tell them I was setting up this game.

I am afraid we did not have anybody jumping off the cart, so the game is quite full.

I will contact you if someone leave a place with a viable position.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

I am alone in the universe again. The alien race we spotted on the turn 2 has remained elusive. And refuses to communicate. We must prepare for war and hope for peace. I suppose we can assume he is as afraid of me as I am of him. 'Him.' I refer to him as him because a female alien would be too much to expect. And I guess I should look to see what it calls itself. Hmmm it maybe I should call it an it. And if war does come I can Demonize an 'it' easier to rouse the people to crusade against an enemy. If you just don't think of them as human then it's easier to do what is necessary. In another game I spaced 50K of population to make room for a Population exchange. I still have nightmares about that one. until next turn
Gozra

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

I finally got a reply from the only other person in the game. Caution is the watchword. I did find a nice black hole and survived to tell about it. So much for stepping out into the unknown. I don't feel comfortable about my position but then again I would not feel comfortable unless all my enemies were crushed beneath my feat. Devnull and the Fryon map mod really enhances the game IT should prove to be interesting.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

They are coming out of the woodwork! Other races are everywhere! Interesting Messages going back and forth. Politic and more Politics. I now feel surrounded and confined. Not sure how to handle all the Diplomacy. I see diffrences in races imediatly and what is worse is I tend to place attributes on the ship sets that were noticed in other games. I hope all the other playes have this problem also. I have not noticed my shipset used before so maybe I can start with a clean slate. Well things should get interesting and it is very early in the game. Chines curse " May you live in interesting times"

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">LOL !

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well the natives seem to be friendly at this point. But I will not let my guard down. The Fryon map generated for this game is interesting to say the least. My production is ramping up and Things are moving along well. And the people I met seem to be Live let live folk. But the amount of good colonies seem hard to come by. Not sure how to approach this game. But that's why I play. I have built several ships and my economy is good. I will have to admit that all the races I have met compared to mine are butt ugly but I won't tell them that.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well so far so good The three races I have met have made no overt acts against me and one (we will call them the BP's short for beautiful people)Have given me friendly replies to all my communications. The Russians have expanded quickly But I think they will respect my borders. And the SO's (Silent Ones) remain pretty silent. The space I am in is rich but poor at the same time. I have numerous empty systems around me. And expansion seems to be at an end. I have produced my first warships and I am sending them out. I will have to expand if I am to survive.

(names of races have been changed to protect the innocent until they prove guilty.)

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i cant help but wonder who am i there http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well the russians are not as friendly as I thought they would be. And by this time maybe they found out that I can be forceful also. I did have a fellow player and friend accuse me once that 'no one can live next to you goz!' Refering to a SEIV game we were playing. And other people I play with claim I can never be trusted. and nothing I do can change their minds. But no one knows me in this game so starting with a fresh slate is good. I will try to be a Good SEIV player. My Empire is doing well but I don't think well enough. The map is darn near the 13th player in this game(Fryon's Map mod) I had a closer look around my systems and it Appears I am surrounded by nebulas and black holes. I think I can turn this to my advantage.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well I have sent out my diplomatic pouches. Hopefully this will not back fire. After examining the game It looks like it will be won or lost in the Diplomatic realm. And the ablity to make good on threats or promises. It is early in the game but being prepared for anything will be necessary also. Not as easy as saying it. I await the replies to my overtures with excitment and dread. I guess this is why I play SEIV.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

It has been days since I Last posted. A lot has happened. The russians are exploring my systems and The SO's have finally spoken. I accidently stumbled on to one of the So's home systems and wa about to colonize there when I spotted my mistake and all is well. I would not like people settling in my home system.
On another note the beautiful People implied that they were in conflict with another race and since then I have contacted this race informed them that we did not like ther aggression. They communicated suprise at this charge. What an interesting state of affairs. I will have to mull this over. Mean while I have met even more races the universe is looking small but in order to win these game you must be able to expand. Or cede control of your fate to others. But there is something to be said for having polite neighbors.

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I agree, I haven't seen open conflicts yet.
As if the diplomacy will win the game...I am not sure on this one.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

PBW is back! I turned in my turn. IT was good to recive gifts and look at the situation again. There are to many Empires and not enough space. Things will get crowded soon. I am grimily preparing for war and hoping for peace. My neighbor to the nort seems to be a peaceful race but we are so close together I am sure that stress will be put on both Empires. Fryon's map mod well what I can see of it makes it the 21st player in the game. Hats off to Fryon.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well things have heated up. I have a broken treaty a lost planet and I suspect that my neighbor is being run by an AI. Ah well it could be worse. It also seems the PBW being down has affected others in the game. well so be it. war has come I will stand by my friends.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well things have cooled down it was nothing more than a runaway AI. As the game goes on using a Fryon's quadrant map I am noticing a pleasant surprise. The Fryon's Map mod with it's many asteroids and extra planets and moons takes the edge off the must expand syndrome. I am limited to about 10 or so systems for various reasons black holes, other races, nebula's ETC. but I have never lacked for resources. As in this game everyone is fairly experienced and willing to cooperate until they think they have the advantage it gives everyone a chance to build large fleets and extensive defenses. There are no close neighbors that I have any desire to provoke as they seem to be friendly.This my be like another game I am in and Last for 2 years or so I am in no hurry as I have found out a mature game with extensive role playing is quite fun.
More later...

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Duuuh???
For me the heat is beginning to burn !!
But I am near this game's sole AI..

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary
I am sorry I neglected you for so long. The ebb and flow of the game continues unabated. The Empire to the south once again was taken over by the computers. Those folks really need to tame their robots. I kind of wonder if having the AI do your turn can help. The few times that I have had that happen to me have had good results. In this game I had several colonies smashed and I lost a couple of ships. No where near the damage inflicted on the revolting empire. Hmmm is this the start of a new tactic? Let the AI run your Empire for a turn and then apologize and reestablish a treaty. Well the third time this happens I think I will just continue the war. And speaking of war and conflict you can just feel the forces of evil stirring in the great beyond and the forces of good rising to meet them. (why is it that the other guy is evil and you are not?) At any rate due to trades and what not I am in a very good position in this contest. More later....

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Well well well
What a game this is turning out to be. Factions factions everywhere the eye can see. It appears the holy joes may get a new lease on life and does it pay to be the Empire in the Middle? And a general question should leagues be formed where players of similar experience should tend to play players of similar experence? Well War has broke out in the galaxy and it looks like there is no stopping it. Like that's not what we are all playing for but Devnull mod is a very interesting mod to play in. I sure hope I can compete.

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Dear Devnull Bis4 diary

Chaos reigns supreme throughout the galaxy. The Greens are at war with the rest of the galaxy. But The Union of great space empires are fighting wars within wars. Hardly anyone in the Union are talking to each other. The Greens are putting up a united front. Great battles are being fought the Fate of the Galaxy will turn and turn once again. Both sides have burning planets Who can Last the longest? A great confrence of the Union must be called. A mighty leader must arise. To unite aganist the Evil Green menace.