Players wanted for PvK\'s Proportions Game #1
 

We could use some replacement players for the PBW game "PvK's Proportions Game #1".

It'd be best for players who want to play a game with lots of very long-term strategy, as it is set in a large quadrant using the Proportions mod, which means it takes a long time to do things, and several players eventually left due to this, leading to other players leaving (and others left for unrelated reasons).

On the bright side, the empires available are rather well-developed, having got the long process of building up over with. On offer are:

Space Vikings (Rollos Vikings shipset) - a powerful central empire who has captured the Kobaian homeworld.

Human Confederation (ConFed shipset) - a corner empire with a superior intelligence, safe-ish position and many meticulously-named ships.

The Slu'vek Society (SEOR Fleet shipset) - a side empire with god-like research and intelligence ability, temporal technology, a safe-ish position, and territory to expand into.

Daitoon Consortium (Leonine shipset) - an empire with a central location which I don't know much about.

People's Empire of Night (Stock Shipset - Xiati) - a strong empire with a central location.

Kazharii Imperium (Vorlon Empire shipset) - a widespread empire with a very good position and organic technology.

Enlightened Plague (8472 shipset) - a strong empire who helped the Vikings capture the Kobaian homeworld.

Not occupied but not really available are the Rex Dominion, whose royal elite took most of their empire with them when they left the quadrant, and the Krsqk Imperium, whose leader Krsqk may return when he gets his Internet connections working again.

PvK

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Man, that game is still going on? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I was the original Daitoon. Of course I left so long ago I am sure the empire is unrecognizable now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Is the Kazharii Imperium still in 1st place? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I guess the rest of you decided to go ahead with the game, heh? Good luck. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I had no idea that the Vikings and the Plague were friends at one point. After the Vikings went under AI control, I spent most of my time (as Plague) taking over Viking planets.

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Hehe. I can't tell if the Kazharii are still in first place or not, since the statistics aren't displayed, but they haven't been attacked. Lisif took them over for a while, but then had to leave for personal reasons - he might remember, though. I'd've thought the Vikings would've been in first place with the captured Kobaian homeworld, depending on how much the Plague has taken over. The Plague's trade is on par with the other major nations, but trade doesn't include mining income.

The Vikings are hostile with the Plague, the People's Empire of Night, and officially with my Draconians (and the remaining Kobaians and Rexians). The Plague are hostile with the Vikings, the Kazharii, and the Kobaians. I'm trying to help the Kobaians eventually recover their homeworld - it gives me a challenging goal even while many of the other players are away. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

PvK

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I just remember that even after the Vikings took the Kobaian HW, the Kazharii were still in first place (I didn't even find out about the takeover until some 20 turns after it happened). How that happened, I do not know. Probably from the number of mining bases I had built in the spread out empire. I think they hit 2nd for a turn or two, but that might have been a different game...

[ October 03, 2003, 03:22: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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I'd like to have a try playing the Slu'vek folks. What do I need to do to get into the game?

I have a copy of Proportions v.2.5.3.1, but haven't played with it any yet.

SpaceBadger

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You just need Proportions 2.5.2.2, and the shipsets listed on the game page for the other races.

(Proportions 2.5.2.2 is the same as 2.5.3.1, except solar collectors are as strong as they were before 2.5.3.)

PvK

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OK, I got Proportions.2.5.2.2, and I got all of the shipsets listed on the game's page at PBW. Now what? Just click the Sentry-shield icon for "Take Over for Player"? Or is there anything else I need to set up before I click that?

Why do two of the empires not have a shipset listed?

SpaceBadger

[ October 04, 2003, 15:39: Message edited by: SpaceBadger ]

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Yes, just click that option on PBW, and I'll get an email notification and then I go approve you. You should then get the current turn and the password for your empire. (Let me know if you don't get the password, though - for some reason, sometimes replacement players don't seem to get the old password, so I and/or a PBW admin have to clear it.) Then you do the turn and send it in.

The two empires who don't list shipsets, are using stock shipsets which don't conflict with any of the others.

PvK

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OK, I received the emails with the approval to join, and the password, and a couple of nag notices for a turn that was due two days ago http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif , but did not receive a turn file, or empire file. How do I get these?

SpaceBadger

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I went to this game's page on PBW and found the button to download the current turn. This gave me a zip containing the .gam, .cmb, and .trn files, but did not give me the .emp file for my own empire - how do I get that? Or don't I need it, since the game is already in progress? (Aren't the design files for this empire stored in the .emp?)

SpaceBadger

[ October 05, 2003, 00:38: Message edited by: SpaceBadger ]

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You don't need the emp file for a game in progress. Emp files are used to create games (and can be used to carry designs from one game to the next), but emp files aren't used during play.

PvK

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Looks like I have one more hurdle to get over before I can get into this game and do my turn. The password that was emailed to me doesn't work. When I put it in and try to enter the game, I get an Invalid Password message.

I set my Path.txt to the correct mod folder, start SEIV, click Load Game, click PVKPROP1, then it shows me the list of empires in the game, I select the Slu'vek, I type in the password down below, click Login - then get the message that the password is invalid.

Now what?

SpaceBadger

[ October 05, 2003, 02:44: Message edited by: SpaceBadger ]

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Hey PvK,

I'm all set; got the password and saved game files. Everything seems to be working now, and I'll have that turn submitted for you by tomorrow. Thanks!

[ October 05, 2003, 04:22: Message edited by: Hippocrates ]

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I might have a shot...

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If anyone picks up the Plague, and need a few pointers on where I left off, feel free to message me.

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SpaceBadger, you are doing it correctly. Evidently, for some reason, not everyone gets the right password from PBW when they take over an empire. So I will email the previous player to request that he email you the password. If he doesn't do that before all of the other new players send in their turns, then I'll do it "the other way", which means you'll play the next turn instead, with a new password.

We're up to six players now - thanks for joining!

Vikings, Daitoon, People's Empire of Night, and Plague are still available.

PvK

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That happens when a player does not enter the same password in the empire file and on PBW when uploading it, and also when the player changes their PW mid-game, but fails to update what PBW has stored for it.

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I thought that would make PBW unable to process their turn... I guess the command line interface just requires player turn orders files, and not passwords (or, only the gamemaster password)? So, the PBW password is just for convenience?

PvK

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it needs the plr password in the game to work. not the one listed on pbw.

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Wow, if there are enough new players, I may even be tempted to take the plague back! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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We've got six players now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

The Plague, Vikings, PEoN and Leonine are still available.

PvK

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If someone takes the Vikings, I WILL take the Plague back. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Come on people, this is the only faction that has TWO homeworlds!