Chinchilla - Running
 

I've decided it might be a good idea to host another game for new/newish players.

I'm thinking around 10 players or so (we'll see how many we get, anything over 4 is good fun), and a not-too-large map - maybe around 15 provinces each. In my experience this is plenty big enough for lots of interesting things to happen, but not so big that it can get overwhelming. We can sort out details when we see how many players we've got.

Edit: I think we'll probably play on Cradle of Dominion, if we can get enough players (12-14 perhaps), since I think it's a nice map.

Edit Edit: Woohoo, we filled up! Cradle of Dominion it is.

Oh, it'll be an MA game.

It's up to you to decide if you're "newish" enough. If you've played only a few MP games, I reckon that's good enough. SP games don't count I think - it's a surprisingly different skill.

Please post here and choose a nation if you'd like to play.

We have:

Machaka - Burnsaber
Caelum - Chicanist
Agartha - Salamander8
Abysia - Valerius
Jotunheim - Sleet
Arcoscephale - AreWeInsaneYet
Pangaea - Ubercat
Marignon - Warhammer
Oceania - dementd
Pythium - sum1won
C'tis - parcelt
T'ien Ch'i - IndyPendant

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Man, Tower of Avalon. I am currently playing my first MP game for either Dom2 or Dom3 on Gandalf's Blitz server.

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Machaka is my cup tea. I'll take it.

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sure, i'll try (first MP game ever). Can I take Caelum?

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I've been in 3 MP games so far (still in 2 of them), so I consider myself pretty new.

I'd like Agartha.

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I think I still qualify as a newbie (4 MP games, none finished). If that's too many, no problem, otherwise I'd like Abysia.

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Arrr, ye stole my beautiful Caelum already...
Ah well, I'll take R'Lyeh then.

For the record, this would be the second MP game for me.
The other one is on turn two.

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In one MP game.

Would like Jotunheim, Iron woods please? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I'd like to join as arco.
I've played(ing?) only 2 mp, and now pretty close to lose in both of them http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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I'll take Pangaea, please. I'm in my first three MP games right now, and not doing too hot. I especially screwed up the one I'm playing Pangaea in, so maybe I can do better with them this time. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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Count me in, but I'll need my hand held quite a bit. Need to figure out who I want to be...

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I have never played a MP game, Dominions or otherwise. I would like to try. I would like to try Ulm or Atlantis. I might need help on how to MP this program...

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I'd like to try Tien Chi. They've always looked interesting.

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Am I allowed to be in two of these at once?

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Cool, I'll add you all to the list! Wow, this game is filling up nice and fast.

I'm going to write a guide tomorrow as to how to upload your pretenders. It's all reasonably straightforward, promise. I'm really glad to see some brand new players, by the way.

LazyPerfectionist - yep, of course, I can host as many games as will fill up so you are more than welcome to be in more than one.

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PS Ubercat - glad to have you in this game, but be careful not to join too many games - later on they can get more time consuming if you aren't knocked out. I reckon 2-3 is probably a good limit for simultaneous games in general, depending on how much free time you have.

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Looks like space for just one more if we're going for 14 players on the Cradle of Dominion map.

If you see this post after the game's filled up though, post anyway and I'll put you down for the next newbie game (which I can start as soon as I get the impression it might fill up).

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Okay, here's an outline of how to upload your pretenders when you've got them designed:

- Go to Game Tools -> Create a pretender god in Dominions
- Go to the savedgames/newlords folder in the dominions directory, and find your pretender file (e.g. mid_pythium_0.2h)
- E-mail the file to: pretenders[ at ]llamaserver[ dot ]net
- Crucially, you must have the game name, 'Chinchilla', in the subject line of your e-mail

You can see who's joined so far etc at www.llamaserver.net .

I hope that's clear-ish. Let me know if you have any questions.

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I suppose I should say when we're going to start the game. Let's set a target of midnight (UK time) on Wednesday - that gives everyone a couple of days to choose a race, design their pretenders and so on. If you want a bit more time though, just say.

Oh, I should also have mentioned - the game will be on 24 hour quickhost. That means it'll host 24 hours after the last hosting, or before once everyone gets their turns in. Generally people find this to be a nice speed.

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Quick couple of questions.

Is this going to be like the 2 servers of Velusions' that I am on? The pretender sending via E-Mail is more like the one PBEM I did before, but the auto-host sounds like a TCP/IP game.

Should we use/not use passwords?

When I did a quick check on the server it said Chinchilla was a late age game, but this is MA I thought?

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It's a PBEM, but ingeniously automated. It checks its own e-mail, updates the website and hosts at the right times, by itself. It's been my big project for quite a while. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

There's no need to use a password, since you'll be the only one to ever see your turns. Probably better not to in fact (easier if anyone needs a sub).

It is mid-age, and for some reason I put late when I was creating the game - well spotted! Fixed now.

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Actually, change that to pythium. I'm going to learn that nation this time around

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Looks like Marignon is available, put me down as them.

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I have a feeling I'm going to regret this (what? No bless?!), but put me down as Shinuyama. I do have a few reasons to pick them, though it makes me extremely nervous.

Just to be clear, is this vanilla Dom 3.08, or modded like Jaguar?

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Sign me up for Eriu. This is my first MP. I'm excited.

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If there is any space left put me in for Mictlan.

Thanks

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Changed my mind..put me down for Bandar Log.

Thanks

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Wait i want to join this game any race is fine for me.

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how does the game go?24hour/per turn??

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Okay, Torquemada and EarthRaver, I'll shift you over to a new game I'll set up in a sec, which'll be called SmokyBat (I have a list of South American mammals someone sent me that I'm working through http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif ). At this rate I'm sure that one will fill up fairly fast as well.

And yep - 24hr/turn - see my post further up this page for more details of how it works.

Everyone else - right, we're full, please get thinking about pretenders.

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dementd - I've put you down for Atlantis, since I think it would be a good idea to have two water nations. If you would rather not play Atlantis after all though I certainly won't force you!

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Do we use any mods?

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I actually meant Oceania, which I will gladly play. I will e-mail you a pretender design tomorrow.

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I've sent my pretender for MA Agartha. Trying something a bit different for me.

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I meant to say Salamander8 - Agartha is generally considered one of the weaker nations in MA (along with Ulm, T'ien Ch'i and Mictlan). If you're happy with it that's cool, but I thought I should let you know in case you haven't heard that said before.

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Oh yes, I know they are considered somewhat lackluster, but I like their concept and have been doing nicely with them in a recent SP game I am playing.

MA R'Lyeh is my favorite overall, but I'm playing them in the 62 player megagame, and wanted to try MA Agartha in a MP game.

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Hi llamabeast, question, is it alright to leave mods for another game enabled to play once this has started? I disabled to create the pretender (sent you an update on that by the way). Or question on the reverse, do we need mods enabled all the time to play turns?
In another game using all the CBM mods. Just want to ensure they work properly.
Thanks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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You need to make sure the mods are set up correctly when you make your pretender (i.e. definitely turn CBM off for this game). But after that you never have to do anything manually - each game loads the appropriate mods up behind the scenes, and it's impossible to do wrong.

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Excellenté. Thanks!

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OK, is midnight Wednesday tonight or tomorrow night? No big deal either way, I think I have my pretender picked out, just want to run a couple of sample games, etc.

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Tomorrow night.

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I've been having some trouble with my home (read gaming) Internet connection today, before leaving for work. We'll see if I cannot resolve it tomorrow, or if it has fixed itself. Not asking for any particular action right now, just an FYI I will follow up on. I do have other internet access, so I should be able to let you know by the pretender deadline what the situation. If I can't make it in, just drop me out of the running.

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Right guys, please try to get the last few pretenders in sometime today.

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I'm sorry, I'll have to back out of this game. Some other time, perhaps.

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That's a pity, LazyP. Okay, I'll take you off the list.

3 pretenders to go...

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lllama, may I give a random request for an EA game next?

thank you very much.

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I'd love to see an EA game, also. I'd want Agartha, of course.

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Sounds like a good idea, there's no particular reason I keep on running MA games. Guess I'll start one in two or three weeks then.

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Still waiting for Man, R'lyeh and Eriu... I've just PMed them.

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Next game--oh. enbreakglfastish?