Agouti (Noob Team Game) Closed.
 

All,

We're starting a noob teams game 2v2v2v2v2, 10 players in total. Teams have been made, by request and then by random coupling.

Map: Eight Gates, Version 2
2. Gates provide connections between faraway lands, and nodes harm those who stay in them for long. Nodes are weakly guarded.
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...&fpart=all

Era: EA

Race Selection: Once teams are made, each team will PM me a list of their first race preference, four choices. I have already sent my team list to Llamabeast, so I can't cheat based on already knowing your choices. The teams will be randomly chosen in some order, and that is how races are assigned. The second round (the second race for a team) will be done the same way (send a 2nd race preference list after we are done assigning the first race per team). Whoever got last pick in the first round gets first pick in the second round and vice versa. Hopefully this system seems fair to all.

Turn Time: Start at 48 hours/turn. We will be lenient on giving hosting delays, but not on stales.

Team # ... Current Players
1..........Zylithan...TrajanX...Niefel and TienChi
2..........reinselc...MAJ_Disgrace...Vanheim and Arcos
3..........Nozshand...Cerlin...Mictland and Agartha
4..........Sivoc...Janlm...Caelum and Kailasa
5..........Everz...Wokeye...Abysia and Lanka

Okay, we are set. Once everyone decided which players is which race, go ahead and upload your pretender to llamaserver.net with game name = Agouti
Instructions are here:
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...o=&fpart=1

Re: Agouti (Noob Team Game) Looking For Players
 

Heh, second newbie game? I don't think I have time for a second one.

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I'd play if it was a 48 hour turn cycle (timezone differences to you folks on the wrong side of the earth + new baby makes 24hr troublesome).

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I would be interested. I am in Wokeye's boat with a job and family that 48 hour turns would be nice.

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You can put me down as a player. I've played about 4 games and got my tail kicked in all of them. I can say I'm improving though.

I'll send my nation preferences as we get closer.

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I'm fine with 48 hour turns.

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OK, then put me down - I've not yet completed a game, so easily qualify as a noob I think. 4 preferences PM'd

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sign me up, abysia

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I'm looking to join my first MP game and this looks like a good place to start. Count me in.

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Would teams benefit from having common themes/ characteristics?
eg heat vs cold vs undead vs blood/holy?
or maybe elements? fire/air/water/earth?

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possibly. I send a PM for my picks already, but if anyone wants to join "Team Cold" I wanted either Niefel or Vanheim.

I have never played a human game and only finished 2 SP games, so I am likely terrible.

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Or if nozshand wants to get a Fire & Ice thing going, that would be cool.

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I havent played a game in almost a year, does that make me a newb? may have played 3 ever....
Need another?

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I'd like to join up as caelum

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i'm in, i'd like to team with sivoc

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Nice, it looks like we are almost full! Zylithan is running the game, not me (just playing) but I know he's in the middle of a move right now. So to clarify something --

The way (I think) he planned to do race selection is in the top post. Each team should send him a list of four races in the order that they would like them. You could post publicly if you want, but you might prefer to do it via PM instead (just in case someone wants to be sneaky and try to game the system). I know that he's already given his (our) team preferences to Llama at the start, so that there's no advantage or disadvantage to anyone.

Once each team is assigned the first race, the second race will be assigned based on new preferences and with preference given to any team that didn't get their first choice.

Yeah its a little confusing but if you think about it, its very fair, especially to people who want to sign up now but are worried that being late they won't get their preferred race!

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I would request people PM race preferences to me instead of posting publicly, because public posting could affect votes for other people.

Also, no need to send race preferences until you have a TEAM, because the preferences are for the team, not for individuals. I revised the first post, it does look like we are nearing fullness.

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I don't have a team http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif I'm happy to be placed in a team if that's easiest. Anyone else need a teammate?

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hmmm...i'd like to try a team game...

Wokeye, can i team with you?

The map looks very nice. Is it from Age of Wonder?

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I'm happy to team up with you Everz, however I wonder if the server is already full? Is there room for Everz, Zylithan?

Re: Choosing Races
 

Okay, let me clarify the race-picking process, as I don't think what I wrote above was totally clear.

There will be two rounds of race picking. One round for one race per team, the second round for the other race per team.

For round one, each team talks amongst itself and makes a list of the 4 races it would most like to be its first race. This can be all done by one player, or 2 from one player, 2 from the other.. whatever, I don't care, you decide as a team.

I have already sent my list of 4 to llamabeast, so I can't be affected by your votes. Please PM your TEAM VOTE to me so your votes are not seen by/affecting other teams' votes.
Once all are in, I will use random number to order the 5 teams picks. You get your top choice, unless a team with a higher pick already chose them, in which case you get your second pick, etc.

Once the first round is done, each team has one race picked. Then we each make a list of four favorite races for second race. The order of picks is opposite of the first round, so teams that had low picks in first round have high pick in second round.

Please send me your FIRST ROUND LIST OF FOUR PICKS BY PM ASAP.

Thanks!

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Just grabbing the map now...
Which (if any) mods will we be using, Zyl?

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My plan was no mods. Just vanilla 3.10.

Nice Pic Wokeye... or is it... Tim?

Everyone else... please PM me your teams top four picks for 1st race as soon as possible. Thanks!

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hehe yeah Tim the Enchanter

...my RL name, minus the last bit.

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The previous icon from Fallout is also very funny.

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I'm in need of a team, preferably someone who has played at least one or two MP games since this is my first. Any takers?

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Ok so Nozshand is on my team? and we talk about which teams we want? Or do we each pick a set of 4 and send them to you?
I know which I want but we should confer, yes?

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you should find 4 nations together with your team mate, prioritize them and then send them to zylithan...

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Ok thanks just clarifying. I shall send him a PM then...
Arigatou ne. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Agouti (Noob Team Game) Looking For Players
 

I sent in some preferences for MAJ Disgrace and I.

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Alright, the lottery was, from first pick to last:
Team 4, team 5, team 3, team 1, team 2.

The first races are:

Team First Race
1 ...Niefel...
2 ...Vanheim or Arcos (The two of you sent me the same four races, but in different orders.. please let me know asap)
3 ...Mictlan
4 ...Caelum
5 ...Abysia

So, Now I need every team to send me a prioritized list of 4 races for their second race. Same as you did before.

The picking order is of course reversed, so conflicts will be resolved in the order of:
(first)Team 2, team 1, team 3, team 5, team 4. (last)
I have already sent my teams choices to llamabeast, so you can send me your any time.

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Sweet. Maj Disgrace ~ I sent in your top 3 choices for our second pick. Send Zylithan a #4.

I am looking forward to a showdown of hot vs. cold with Niefel & Caelum aligned vs. Abysia & Mictlan, even if they are on different teams.

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Sent the choices for the second round for team three.
I look forward to playing with you all!

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Yes I am looking forward to this as well. Just so you know I might have a tough time returning turns from Dec 24-30 as I am going to be travelling to visit family. I will see if I can find a computer to run Dom3, but I am not 100% sure I can.

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Check first post. All races are picked (except second race for Sivoc/Janlm, but they have last pick in second round, so they can pick whoever they want that is not already chosen.)

You can upload your pretenders. Instructions are in the first post.

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hmm, i'll pick Kailasa..

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I think since we picked last in the first round and first in the second round we'll take Vanheim & Arcos.

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all teams are set (see first post). you can upload pretenders now.

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Alright I am in as Vanheim. Should be a good time...I wanted Niefelheim, but my second choice is ok too. Are we going to start next to our partner or far away?

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I am fine either way. Because of the map, it would be hard to be TOO far away from your partner, but if people want to start close, I can look at the map, create starts points for five teams of two, and then randomly put the five teams in start points. Preferences?

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Looking at the map, I think random works fine. You can get anywhere pretty quickly.

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I am in as Agartha.
I hope I dont do too bad http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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i vote for start close http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Not sure when everyone will get their pretender in, but I will play the first turn Wednesday night. I am travelling until then and won't be able to get to it until then. My pretender (Vanheim) is in.

Re: Agouti (Noob Team Game) Looking For Players
 

Its going to get messy over Christmas, with ppl heading away at various times. I'll be away Jan 2-8 but may be able to get a sub.

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I think its totally understandable for us to be slow for late december and early january.

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I wonder if it is possible to run without a turn deadline for the next two weeks or so - then we work to the speed/timing of the slowest until things get back on track in early Jan, maybe Jan 8 or so?

Re: Agouti (Noob Team Game) Looking For Players
 

yeah, iove actually considered that.. it might be of best course..

Re: Agouti (Noob Team Game) Looking For Players
 

ok so everyone is uploaded, how do we start?

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I only count 8 pretenders submitted. Isn't there ten?

When the turn is created, the server (turns@llamaserver.net) will email out your turn (.trn) files for you. You create a folder in savegames, place the turn file in it, turn off all your mods, load up existing game, have your go, hit end turn then send the .2h file back. Works well.