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Llama has graciously offered to help me get a newbie play by email game going. I'm hoping for people with less than 5 MP games played, or veterans willing to take it easy and show people the ropes (before massacring them).

Early Age
version 3.17
Cradle of Dominions Map
Mods: CBM 1.3
8-10 players
game settings: default

We're currently waiting on llama to do us the awesome service of making the game. It's going to be called 'Jotunland'.

I'll try to cackle more.

Whisker Biscuit - Agartha
WingedDog - Aroscephale
ArkkiMeisseli - Caelum
Anticipatient - Kailasa
mujava68 - Sauromatia
Pelthin - Ermor
Aezeal - Hinnom
CyborgMoses - Formoria
Namad - Nieflhelm
GrudgeBringer -Helheim

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Hello, sign me in for Arcoscephale please.

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...nobody's booked Caelum yet?


What are you waiting for, sign me up as them!

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whsiker, could we play CBM?

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possibly, if you tell me what that is...

Sorry, I'm not up on all the acronyms.

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I'm going Kailasa please http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Conceptual balance mod 1.3. It's designed to make less things suck to the point of being unplayable. It also makes some of the more powerful, overused things a little more expensive.

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Sauromatia for me, please

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Ermor for me if you Please.

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Not that many games use CBM, so it would be a little unusual to use it in a newbie game. On the other hand, it arguably should be used much more (I'm beginning to think that, for instance), so perhaps it makes sense to get to know it early.

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My instinct is to do it modless, since it's a newbie game, but I'll read up on it after work.

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My 2 cents is that it's actually easier for new players to use Conceptual Balance. The reasoning being that many of the 'pitfall' options new players often spend valuable resources on are improved (things like independent light cavalry, horned serpents, many titan pretenders).

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I'd like in as Hinnom

I'm just trying them out and can't even beat the AI so I guess I have somethings to learn, mighty vanheim and helheim dominate me (mictlan helps them too)

I'd not mind CB mod, don't know it really though but what the heck http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Aezeal, surely you are too experienced for a newbie game, especially as the powerful Hinnom.

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I would like to take a shot at Fomoria.

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i'll play also... i'm busy finalizing my nefelheim pretender for another game today but tomorrow i can work out a pretender for this one..

cbm sounds good since it seems like everyone uses it and stuff might as well learn on it and forget vanilla exists?

oh i thought it sounded clear.. i'll be taking nefelheim unless anyone objects or whatnot..

i've never ever played a MP game but i signed up for one yesterday and i've hosted three small blitzs since then... if this game starts this weekend... i'll probaly have hosted like five casual duels by then but hopefully that still means i'm quite the tenderfoot http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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It sounds good, I'll look at it tonight, but probably end up leaning on experienced players for a recommendation.

Namad - nation?

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I'd like to sign up as Marverni if theirs still a spot left.

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Could I try Niefelhelm....

3rd game 1 finished (19 turns sigh) 1 starting and this one, you WANT me in this one.

GrudgeBringer

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I'll try R'lyeh if I can't have Niefelhelm (maybe if i'm in the water everyone will forget me)....

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i didn't see your post when i posted.. i think technically you beat me to the punch so if anything you should get nef and i should be forced to take ryleh... which i'd be perfectly willing to do!

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no go ahead ...I don't know either one at all...so I think I would like to try a water nation....Thanks though for the consideration. I'll stay with R'yleh

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I'd like to join as Pangaea.
Another vote for cbm.

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I agree. I personally dont mind if aez plays, but I don't think you're a newbie, aez:)

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Aez is ok with me...if he doesn't swim well!!

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oh i'd like it if we played cbm simply because nothing about cbm is at all more diffucult than basic... and cbm seems so popular in other multiplayer games that we might as well learn cbm (i've been studying hard to learn cbm for the past 2days!)

but i am totally fine with not using it...

and... we'll just have to make sure to send a buncha diplomatic messages around in an attempt to form an anti aez alliance!

additionally is it considered bad manners to use aim instead of ingame messages? since ingame messages take ages to work out .. once you get friendly terms with someone is it possible to use messaging to communicate? or is that bad manners towards all the people not doing it?

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Any game that doesn't specify what diplomatic channels to use is pretty much any thing goes.

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The most common method for diplomacy is forum. I have used forum, email, aim and in-game diplo.

Usually I make first contact in-game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Could I play as C'tis?

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By forum I mean PM via forum. In-thread diplomacy also happens a bit. Unless there are rules about it, talking is talking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Yay, just one more player to go before we start it up http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I don't mean to be mean to my friend Aezeal, but if he plays Hinnom he will EAT YOU ALL.

I think probably if a more experienced player is going to play in a newbie game they should at least not play a rush nation, because they'll end up knocking some newbies out straight away.

I'd recommend Marverni. Or Aezeal, you could just join a non-newbie game.

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I'm interested in playing Ulm if there is still room. I've just started playing so don't expect brilliant strategy.

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Ok! We're full up! I'll update the OP shortly, everyone start thinking about your pretender (and our 9 man dogpile on Aez)

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and sorry to Coreyhd and rtyffg for not updating fast enough http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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And what's the game's name?

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this realy is a newbie game...Congrats, you did a good job!!!

Now to AEZ, Hinnom really is an aezzzz kicker (sorry about the pun) and if everyone is ok I am ok with it.

I just lasted 19 turns on my first MP and 8 of them I was dead but would not quit.

If its all of us agianst him, bring it on.

But I would like to be around long enough to make mistakes and be able to recover from them and learn because the other guys are as new as I am and maybe won't see the mistake.

Thats it folks...I will say no more about it one way or the other (besides I am playin a nation that I have never even looked at so I have no delusions of where I am going to end up)!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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Yeah, I'm hoping he's willing to take it easy on everyone, as I'd like to learn from my mistakes before dying.

I'll talk to llama about setting up the game soon (after work, hopefully). As for a name...lemme think.

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We don't need to go all against him http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif If you guys need advice, the IRC chat is a good place to talk about it. Find a link in the sticky under the main dominions folder of the forum http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Maybe aez could bow out to let Coreyh play. I've only played a handful of multiplayer games (and have hardly finished one:) and I almost feel guilty being here http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Let's get the game started up so we can upload our pretenders.

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Oh whsiker, you might want to decide yes or no on CB before you start the game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Any nays on CB? No reason not to use it if everyone is on board. I'll PM llama and ask him to walk me through setting the game up.

Also, I figure any diplomatic channel you want to use is fair game.

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Well I've played in some games (7-ish?).. but last 2 had to be ended due to vacation, and never had much succes.

I'd not mind looking for another game cus llama does have a point (though my SP hinnom went abysmal)

I'd not mind being given a random nation either though...
if I'm given a random nation I'd need to know asap so I can look into it (I really only know Niefel and TC a bit as EA.. and giving me Niefel wouldn't be a good idea I think cus I have had more practice with them and I can get a good early game with them)

ow and I didn't like TC very much so plz a random nation but not TC or Niefel..

or just kick me out and I look for another game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

As I said no experience with CBM here.. so would make me more of a newb too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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you're fine Aezeal, no worries.

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I say let Aez stay, just put him as far away from me as possible. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif haha (just kidding)

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well no.. while I disagree with llama that I'm anything near a good player.. playing the race considered most powerdfull might be over doing it a little..

give me Yomi.. I'll need a day to look into them before I can send a pretender though.. if you need to start ASAP I'll just play Hinnom and eat you all http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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I have CB Complete 1.3 Is that the one your talking about?

Also I have Worthy Heroes Enabled...do I need to turn that off?

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The host should add all mods needed to the original post

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I will once we're decided. Sorry I have to do these quick little posts...being stealthy at work!