New PBW game: SPIN CYCLE
 

Consider a typical grid map.
Now, connect the top and bottom edges, as well as the left and right edges. You now have a type of Spherical map, in which there is no boundary, and you can keep travelling in one direction forever, eventually reaching your starting point from the opposite direction.

Now, consider what would happen if all the warppoints leading westward and northward were collapsed, leaving only one-way warppoints directed south and east.

Enemies to the northwest will be able to attack you at will, and you will not be able to counterattack. Any losses you sustain must instead be recovered by taking your southeastern neighbour's territory, and your empire will slowly rotate in a south-easternly direction.


Will you be able to keep up with the whirling merry-go-round of violence?
Can you handle the dizzying geometry of rotating territory?
Which race will come out of this cosmic spin cycle squeaky-clean, and which ones will be relegated to the dustbin of history?

SPIN CYCLE - Now open to join on PBW
Using Stock SE4, with stellar manipulation disabled.

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Nice idea for the map!

Keep the map around - others might want to use it later (particularly with a mod; at least PvK Balance Mod).

PvK

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Nifty, but how do you make one way warp points?

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I might join if I wasn't too busy with other stuff.

One interesting ramification of all the one-way warp points is that you will have no indication of where the warp points inbound to your territory come out until something comes through them, at which point it could be too late to even try blockading the sector.

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Simply by deleting one end of the warppoint in the map editor, while leaving the other end alone http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I once tried making a map that looked like snakes and ladders without the snakes, but the AI couldn't handle it.

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The 'closed universe' is a good idea. Making it all connect with ONE WAY warp points is not.

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Heh, so far "SJ scares me." is tied for the lead! (It's what I voted http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif )

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You might want to disable stellar manipulation. Otherwise, the map features will be ended once WP openers and closers come about, which doesn't take all that long in stock.

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Might want to read the last sentence there again, Fyron :p

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Always up for a bit of experimentation, SJ. Sounds interesting. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

Only glitch for me is I leave next Tuesday (22nd) in the morning for Ohio to visit my family over the Thanksgiving holiday and arrive back home on Saturday (26th). If the game can't be paused for me during that time, then go ahead and boot me (rather than me miss crucial beginning turns and lousing the game up).

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You can stop by my place and play your turn. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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That's for sure...we should be passing right by your town if I remember correctly http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.

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Will said:
Might want to read the last sentence there again, Fyron :p

What? Who's last sentence? Where?

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SJ said
"SPIN CYCLE - Now open to join on PBW
Using Stock SE4, with stellar manipulation disabled."

right above the poll

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If it's anwhere in the western third of the state you should be heading right up 75, which goes right by me. If you are going to Columbus or Cleveland though you will probably veer off at Cincinatti and miss me by a far piece though. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Four players have joined already, so I've increased the player limit from 6 to 8.

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8 sounds interesting. And I'll assume the game can be paused while I'm away for 4 days since you approved my entry. Who knows, depending on execution times, waiting on me might not cause the game to be too delayed.

Looking forward to the game.

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Its only 10 days from now.
I figure by the time everybody gets organized with empire files uploaded, you'll almost be back.

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cool map idea

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Yep, up to Cincinatti and veer toward Columbus, or more specifically, Whitehall.

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Very interesting concept, but maybe you could use AT's Expanded mod (is stock but slightly more)

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Hey SJ, I see you have already 8 players , but is it possible for me to get in the game , PLEASE !!


Didn't do PBW for a long time, so I think it is time to start playing again.......

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I'll ask eorg to increase the number of players to 9 next time I see him.

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Off to Ohio. Back on Saturday.

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Thanks,

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The game has started!

Good luck to all the participants. You'll need it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Round and round the warp-points,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought it was all in fun,
And pop'd the weasels' homeworld!

* Ok, not quite the ring of the original. Still, I think it fits.

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I can't load the turn. I get an "exception error". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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PBW isn't loading for me, but I'll check it out when I can.

You might try re-downloading the turn when PBW comes back, in case that was the trouble.

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Yeah, I tried that (files unzipped the same). Tried rebooting...no go. Tried with the Launcher and straight from the SE4.EXE file...no go. Last time I looked, no turns were uploaded so wondering if it might be systemic to the whole turn (instead of just me).

Thanks!

SPIN CYCLE completed
 

Well, it seems congratulations are in order for Khyron of the RDF.

Carefully balancing a stalwart defense and a strong offence, he has emerged victorious in this game after 130 turns!

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And thanks to SJ for putting together a map and a truly unique game. Frustrating at times (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif) but that's the way it was supposed to be. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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It was a very unique game. Not being able to pull back into your own space made for some interesting choices. I was moping up the Claw Beast empire and sent a large fleet unknown into Skynky's space. Normally I would have backed up, but my only choices were to attack or move through 8-10 systems to get back where I started.

At the end Slynky was by far my biggest worry. I got lucky and defended against his counter attacks into my space only with very disproportionate losses. If I didn't have 2-1 or better odds I wouldn't consider fighting an option.

Great game everyone.