Dagur MA (Started)
 

The third game spawned from the Halls of Valhalla, Dagur is a play by email game. Llamabeast will host and create the games, I will administer them, and you will play them.

The settings are as follows:

Middle Age, Standard Settings all around
Dom3 vanilla, no mods, latest patch.
Map is Aran.
Score graphs disabled
Hall of Fame entries limited to 5.
Renaming allowed
Random events common
30 hr quickhost

Changes to the settings will be made by general consensus.

Currently proposed changes:
Papastoss - Worthy Heroes

Current player list:
1) Janlm - Jotunheim
2) WraithLord - Pythium
3) Warhammer - Marignon
4) Papastoss - Ulm
5) duke_commando - Abyssia
6) shogi - T'ien Chi
7) Folket - Bandar Log
8) Digress - Eriu

If you have questions, check out the LlamaServer FAQ, then ask me. There's also a series of handy, though not necessary, links in the first post of Halls of Valhalla.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I would like to join if I could. I could be either Pythium (if Wraithlord doesn't take 'em) or T'ien Chi.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I'm in if I can play Bandar log.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I'm going Marignon.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I'd be interested in this one as well. Same objection to Aran, though.

Jazzepi

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I would like to give Eriu a go.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

that makes us 10, whats your objection to Aran?

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Mostly the starting positions and the lack of space in the ocean. I detailed them already in the last Valhalla thread.

Jazzepi

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

ok, can't find that post, but I don't mind changing maps, what would you suggest then?

Also I don't mind using the worthy hero mod either.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Since this is MA, Eriu is Man, Tower of Avalon. Just a heads up.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Hmm? What's that Warhammer? I see Eriu, last of the Tuatha, in addition to Man.

Hmmm... I'm going to shakedown the player/nation list, streamline it a little bit, and look at maps with ten players in mind.

I'm fine with removing the player cap if everyone's for it, and going to a larger map. Otherwise, I'll stick with the 8 previously outlined. This game did fill up faster than I expected.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Uh, you're right. We're going back into our cave...

Personally, I would prefer a smaller game, if only because the turns go faster. However, if everyone wants a larger game I am fine with that.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I will create the game, so that people can start uploading their pretenders. See the FAQ (linked in the first post) for how to do that.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Until we hear from everyone... I don't know whether we'll have a slot for everyone.

So... I'd like to wait on submission of pretenders for everybody who's not in the first seven I listed.

P.S. I'll make the next game I open up a larger one. This one will be on Aran. The next game will be on a bigger map, with more players. So, sorry, Jazzepi, you're out on this one, but you can go to Halls of Valhalla and pick the settings or just the map, for the next game.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

So following your edit above, the list of players in the first post is the final one? So, I think we're just waiting on pretenders and we can start?

I'm off for a week first thing on Saturday morning. So it would be good if we could get all the pretenders in by Friday afternoon UK time (Friday morning US time) so I can get it started before I leave.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

No problem http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Jazzepi

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Sure... We'll get this kicking. The above list of eight players is the final one. We'll get this one started ASAP. And then I'll start planning for a larger game to kick off in a week or two.

Hope you have fun with this week off, Llamabeast, and not that its for anything like a root canal.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I actually have a randomed map you might like. I'll mess with it a little sometime.

Jazzepi

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Nope, no root canal! I'm off to the Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I'll take my first choice - Pythium and upload pretender today.

So far this is the most streamlined PBEM spawn process I've witnessed. Good work LP and Llamabeast, very nice http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Re: Faction To: wraithlord - good to hear.

Re: Faction To: all

Now, everyone has a nation assigned to them that is either their first or second pick. I've updated the first post to reflect the situation. If there's any doubt as to your faction, check there

Re: WraithLord - Thank you. There's a few things behind that, but it helps that the system is LlamaPowered(tm), and I only have to handle half of the equation of getting the game going.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Llamabeast, how much time left do we have for these people to get their pretenders in?

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I'm experimenting with some new pretender designs, but if I need to get a pretender in quick, let me know.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Well, I looked back a page (should have done this earlier), and Durrh... I asked a question after it was already answered.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

I can set it to start once full if you want, in which case it can start when I'm already away. So no desperate rush in fact.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Although if you want to play on Aran LazyP, I won't have time to place the starting positions by hand myself (which I do for most games on my server). If you want to do that you can (and send me the map file by tomorrow afternoon, otherwise we can let Dominions choose the start positions, which is also fine.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Well... I'm not playing myself. So... basically, I want to go with Aran because I'm stubborn. That, and no one's particulary objected to this map, other than Jazzepi. I hear more objections about starting positions, then I remember and learn. But stubbornosity says... whatever.

Aran, random positions... If people want your version of parganos - im fine with that. However, I refuse to make any decision, other than that of inertia. Hah!

If someone else is more decisive than me, I'd be willing to tag along. But HAH! I'm in an odd mood.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Aran works for me. This being my first game, I'm gonna be equally indecisive since I don't really know the maps.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Waiting on shogi's T'ien Ch'i pretender.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Okay, the game will start once shogi's pretender is in.

LP - Note that the game'll start on 24 hour host, and you'll have to change it to 30 manually. Normally I do this myself (it's not the best system), but this time I probably won't be here.

Re: Dagur MA (Almost)
 

No problem. Thanks for the headsup.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

i wonder if shogi has forgotten about us..

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

We'll give shogi some more time to get in his (her? Hooray for internet anonymity) pretender. If all else fails, we can get a substitute or have me sub in, instead.

Re: Dagur MA (Recruiting 5/8)
 

Just heard from shogi, he says he will send in his pretender tonight.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Game is go. If I've done everything right, you should have 48 hours to get in your first turn, and 30 after that.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Just a quick question, if I want to do my turn over for some reason can I just send in a new 2h file?

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Yessir. Unless you're the last person to do a turn.

AFAIK, the server always accepts a replacement order file, as long as its not in the process of computing a new turn. You should get email confirmation, as well.

If you're the last one to go, though, you better make sure everything is done that needed to be done.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

cool, thanks.
I always get seized by doubts and second guesses as soon as I push the button. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Yeah... I've resent my turns plenty of times- with both network and PBEM. It's a lifesaver, especially if you get an out-of-game diplo offer.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Ahmm, good luck guys http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

here's for a fun game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image.../beerglass.gif

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Would it be a problem to delay this game over the weekend? I'm going to be out of town from Thursday through Sunday. I'll have game access Thursday night, but will not have game or internet access over the weekend.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

did you try and find a sub?

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Good point, Janim.
See if you can find a sub you can trust will follow your game plan. Are you in peace or war right now, Warhammer?

I can postpone hosting, but if you just need some research and site searching done, there's little reason not to sub. If, on the other hand, you have a ferocious war raging, I can see how you'd like to keep it hands on.

If you do decide to find a substitute,
There's a substitute thread I suggest you hit (linked to in HOV), and if you can't find anyone by thursday (AND do want a sub), I can follow some simple directions and do some short term subbing.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

I've got a fight on my hands, and my planned sub is tied up this weekend as well. But, I am talking to someone else and if he wants it, he can fill in.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Burnsaber will be filling in for me. I don't know what I need to do for this though.

Re: Dagur MA (Started)
 

Burnsaber needs to private message me with his email address.
I will then log into the llamaserver (or to be more precise, access the web interface) and point the turns to Burnsaber. When the time comes to switch back, I'll need your email address, Warhammer.

Re: Dagur MA (Started) *DELETED*
 

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Re: Dagur MA (Substitute)
 

Burnsaber substituted for Marignon and Warhammer. Let me know if there's any problems.
No need to slow things down for labor day weekend?

Moving hosting deadline back to noon, Friday, GMT.

Re: Dagur MA (Substitute)
 

Abysia <-- pwnt by Marignon

Re: Dagur MA (Substitute)
 

what?