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NEW -- Space Empire Galaxies
This is an official game of the Space Empires Galaxies, a roleplaying community. The game is to be used to develop the roleplay. Roleplay is what is important, not winning the game. As such, completely annihiliating an empire (or reducing it to rubble) is contrary to the roleplay aims, and is generally not a good idea. It will not be considered bad if the game never actually ends, as ending it is not the point. It is an aide to develop roleplays.
The game host will NEVER be a player in the game. He will have no vested interest in any decisions that must come up, and is a neutral party. <font color=yellow>All players must give their passwords to the game host, who will use them to make sure that all empires comply with the rules, both before the game starts and during play.</font> The host reserves the right to refuse any empire file that does not comply with the rules. The host also reserves the right to kick any players found to be acting contrary to the rules of the game. Game turns will process once per week, to allow for plenty of time for roleplays. The game will not be using the PBW forum, as it is limited in features. The forum to be used is located at tescosamoa.com Roleplay Posts must be posted in the appropriate subforum, depending on the nature of the roleplay thread. When any war is declared, a thread must be started about it in the War Roleplays subforum, with both sides participating. The game will be using the official Ladder Mod, available here. http://www.spaceempires.net/home/mod...=getit&lid=337 The mod is based on Pirates and Nomads mod, but with various alterations. All races and empires must be unique and original. No sci-fi canon empires, no human empires, etc. Your race/empire can be influenced by such races/empires, but not direct copies of them. The galaxy represented by this game has no connection to any other galaxies, so all roleplays in this game are not to be connected to roleplays in other Galaxies games or other PBW games. No carrying over grudges. The same empire may be used by a player in different Galaxies PBW games, but they are to be considered as separate entities with no connection to each other. You may not communicate about in-game details with another player via any external media until you have met them in-game. Once you have met them, you are permitted to communicate via email, IM, telephone, face to face, forums, etc. No duplicate ship sets will be allowed. All players are required to select their ship set from the list when uploading their empire. If a stock set is to be used, this must be indicated by selecting it from the list. All players must fill in all RP related elements of their empire, such as Bioligical Description, History, etc. All players are required to post this information in the Character & Empire Profile Development subforum in the game's forum before the game begins. Surrender is disallowed. Therefore, gifting all of your planets, ships, etc. to another empire, which is an attempt to subvert this rule, is also disallowed. [ September 08, 2003, 17:09: Message edited by: tesco samoa ] |
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Please ask questions here or at the forums.
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I've created the first Space Empires: Galaxies PBW game, and it's now open for new players to join.
You can find the game at PBW under the title: SE: Galaxies - Aldan The Galaxies guidelines are also presented under the game info, and register at Tesco's Website to get access to the special game forums. I want to get the game underway by Oct 1st with at least 15 players, so don't procrastinate as you're going to miss out on this new adventure. If it wasn't going to be great, you know I wouldn't have been involved. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif |
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This sounds interesting. Hmmm...
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Then sign up! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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BUMPy BUMPy
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There are already 6 who have signed up and 1 more who is likely to sign up once he recieves my e-mail reply. So, if you've been holding off - don't delay much more!
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There are 9 players that have joined the game, leaving a maximum of 11 spots left. If you're interested in a more "substantiated" role-play - than this if for you!
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BUMP!
Come on, folks, sign up! This is my first PBW and I'm eager to get started! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif SpaceBadger |
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This quote was a player who expressed interest in SE: Galaxies at Tesco's website, but wanted to a bit more info. I though my reply would be helpful to those that might be interested, but are undecided...
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It's not that complex really and that's why there isn't much more details listed. Space Empires: Galaxies is essentially a substantiated role-play. What that really means is that events from an actual PBW game are used as the starting points for role-playing in the forums and stories. This gives it an organized structure that prevents many of the problems that plague other forms of unsubstantiated role-play. The forums serve as a place for players to project their interpretation of game events and to develop personalized storylines and characters that participate in them. As a player in the game, you're responsible for role-playing your race within and outside of the game and participating in the forum on behalf of your empire. The turnaround times for turns are long and provide ample time for you to develop your storylines and respond to other players. Guidelines for the PBW aspect of Galaxies were added to help keep the focus of the game on developing your role-play and avoiding any sort of controversy that could disrupt the game. But most of all, the goal of Space Empires: Galaxies is to have fun and employ your imagination and creativity. The more you participate, the more people are going to respond to you and the more successful the experience will be. |
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hmmm... I'm VERY interested, but the link in this thread to the mod seems broken. Can I get it anywhere else?
Uh oh, now I'm having trouble downloading Fyron's Quadrant mod, which I notice is also hosted by spaceempires.net... Problems? Ok, I definitely cannot access spaceempires.net. Is it possible the problem is at my end, or should I just try back tomorrow? [ September 25, 2003, 03:09: Message edited by: orev_saara ] |
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It seems that spaceempires.net is down at the moment, but I'm sure it'll be back up in a little bit or at least by tomorrow. There's no serious rush, the game isn't slated to start until 1st Oct.
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Hmm, it seems that Tesco's site is down too. I wonder what's going on? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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10 players have signed up for the first game.
5 spots are left now. |
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Oh dear. I was getting Tesco's site, although it was extremely choppy. Hope everything's alright there. I also hope that you won't mind if my empire is a human culture. I know homo sapiens is prosaic, but I have trouble getting into the role of aliens, and I don't think folks would enjoy it as much if I tried. I'll make one more go at getting the mod, then call it a night.
nnnnope. Definitely no mod for me today. And I was all excited too... Thanks anyway, Kwok. [ September 25, 2003, 03:22: Message edited by: orev_saara ] |
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The irony is that I haven't played Space Empires in about two months, and I haven't posted here in much longer. I happen to look around just in time for something cool to pop up, and a divine bolt of lightning strikes spaceempires.net. [ September 25, 2003, 14:54: Message edited by: orev_saara ] |
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i've always liked the ideas of special techs...
its really hard trying to come up with a whole WORLD and history for my race http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif reminds me of the old days of being a DM in ad&d ;p [ September 25, 2003, 15:04: Message edited by: Cirvol ] |
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Oh yes, names are such a pain to make out. Random generators might be useful there with some changes afterwards. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
As for history, you could consider such questions: for how long your species has been developed? (That is also the length of their history) Were they people waging wars or more peaceful folks, asking questions before killing? Did they discover space travel centuries ago or was it only a recent discovery? Were there changes in the society, the behaviour, the beliefs, along the course of history? A turning point in history? I tend to believe the Biologic part is the hardest, what can you say about the organism of an alien species? There isn't much to say usually, except if your Empire is featuring subspecies for instance. Or perhaps I am not imaginative about such fields. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif |
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And look at your race set up. Basically your using the description to explain the who , what , where and when of you race. THe why will come out in game play.
Or you can just copy one of the current ones out there for the 200 races around. Cut and paste one together. THen as this game goes along update it. Does not have to be a novel. Just something to read during contact. And for how to react during rp. For Race names... I like using city names from other countries. Or Famous People from other cultures. Hence the Vassili. Which is based on a Russian Genreal who was involved at Stalingrad and also the name of a famous sniper. So all the names of people and planets and cities are all Russian names from ww2 era. |
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I'm sorry Orev Saara, but we've specified no human races in SE: Galaxies. But, feel free to play a human-like race if you want, there's nothing wrong with that! Just don't base your race on some group of humans that left Earth etc, blah, blah, blah. We're going for a bit more creativity here!
If se.net doesn't come back by later today, then I'll provided access to the ladder mod via my site. |
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Oh yes, there's anywhere from 5-10 spots left. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
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Thanks for the advice, everybody, but my biggest problem is not having the mod. Any help there?
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Thanks for the advice, everybody, but my biggest problem is not having the mod. Any help there?
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The mod download is still offline since Fyron's site is down for at least a few more days. I don't have the most recent copy, but if one of the other players has got it, perhaps they can e-mail it to me?
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If the latest Version is 1.00.02 I could send it via e-mail to you, or to anybody interested for that matter. (Edited because the Spelling Fairy struck again)
[ September 28, 2003, 07:22: Message edited by: Alneyan ] |
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please do send it to seiv at sympatico d o t ca
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I know you said we were gonna use the ladder mod...Why? and Would it be alright if i didn't I would certainly prefer not to install yet another mod but I'm also an avid roleplayer and play all mine as roleplays regardless of whether any others in my game do or not and furthermore i was reading the section on not using the scifi canon but i was wondering if a shipset for say the Hyach <my rp race has always used this> would be ok, i have my own original self written history, description so on and so forth but i like that shipset..alot. lol thanks for answering my many questions!
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I wouldn't be concerned about the mod. It's really small and just adds some balance and additional features to the standard game - some that are quite handy for role-playing.
Are the Hyach a Babylon-5 race? Anyways, Since I don't think it's a technically 'canon' shipset, that's fine - just be sure to create a unique history etc. and not based on whatever was seen on the B5 show. |
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ok kewl well i guess if im allowed to use my shipset i might as well d/l jsut one more mod...
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you can use what ever shipset you want. ( there are so many nice sets out there.)
I will be using a ship set as well. Since I cannot make one. |
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SpaceBadger</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Most of those features are just lifted from the Pirates and Nomads mod or the Adamant Mod. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif The Hyach are most certainly a B5 canon race, you know. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif But, they were rarely seen in the show, so nearly nothing is known about them. It would be difficult to RP them in a canonical way. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif [ September 29, 2003, 22:44: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ] |
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I guess my next question is what galaxies are there to play?
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I want to get at least 15 players in the first game, so I'll be delaying the start for one week. So, if you're procrastinating on joining - stop and join up! In the event that we end up with less than 15 - then I'm starting the game anyways! Note that the game map will feature an east-west and north-south wrap - so there are no corners!!! The Aldan Galaxy website will be uploaded before the game is started and includes game settings; basic galaxy map; and info about each player's empire. |
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WOW what a frighteningly pleasent surprise!! I came here to mention that I had no way of getting the ladder mod and badda boom badda bing lo and behold there it is...ThX Fyron!
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I'll be closing the game to new players on Wed Oct 7 and hopefully the first turn and website should be available by the weekend if everyone uploads their empires!
If you haven't joined, please do so now. It's only 1 turn per week, so it's quite managable for even you "busy" guys. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif |
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Keep in mind that a lot more is required than just submitting one turn per week...
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Today is Monday October 6th, so I guess Kwok will be closing the game either tomorrow (the 7th) or the next day (Wednesday). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Come on, folks, sign up! (Also, half of those who have already signed up have not yet uploaded an empire...) SpaceBadger |
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At least one of them has not been able to upload an empire. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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Woops, make that Wednesday the 8th of Oct!
Anyways, it looks like we'll have just ten players unless a few sign up tonight. In that case, I'll just make the galaxy a little bit smaller. If you haven't uploaded your empires, hop to it, and be sure to let me know your password. I also need it to update the Galaxy website which will ready once I get all the player's empires in. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif |
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Alright guys! The game has been closed to new players, so upload your empires so we can get the game rolling! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
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