Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

THE GAME: Noobiewars


Setups:


Middle Age Game

Server: Llamaserver

Map: risingsun
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=39855
(download from 3rd post)
131 land + 9 sea.

Mod: Conceptual Balance Mod v1.41
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=668379

8 players

Turns: 24h + quickhost (turn will roll as soon as everyone sent them)

Starting provinces: 3

Renaming of units is allowed

Statistics graphs are disabled

Hall of fame: 15

Rest: Default



The game is for noobs only!

Its my 2nd MP game and 1st that i'm hosting so any suggestions (map changin, victory conditions etc) are welcome :)
Sign in nations that you choose in this thread



Nations:
1.Abysia - ketonur
2.Pythium - jmb
3.Eriu - AI :(
4.Atlantis - Frozen Lama
5.Jothunteim - hEad
6.Pangea - mikh4il
7.C'tis - Alpine Joe
8.Ashdod - MaxEffect

And just to make sure everything will go allright :)

- Make sure you have the same mods enabled as the game you're playing in (Preferences->Mod Preferences) although only mods affecting pretender design, such as Conceptual Balance, actually matter
- Go to Game Tools -> Create a pretender god in Dominions. Don't set a password, since for PBEM games they're not helpful and occasionally annoying (e.g. if you need a sub)
- 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 in the subject line of your e-mail


NAPs (Non Agressive Pacts)
Well i've made mistake in post #27.
Rules of the NAPs:

1.Players who sign NAP post it on the forum, for egsample: "NAP3 Mictlan-Marverni, turn 8"

2.NAP3 for egsample means that each of those players, who want to break the nap MUST inform his ally (Private message) and post it on the forum three turns before possible agression. For egsample (Mictlan break NAP3 Mictlan-Marverni, turn 26), so he can attack Marverni on turn 29.

3.Unofficial NAPs (which you dont post on forum) are permitted offcourse but You cant be sure if your ally won't cheat you.


Current NAPs:

NAP3 Yotunheim - Abysia on turn 8

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

cbm 1.41?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I am interested in joining this game with Ulm.

May I suggest (as Mikh4il did quickly) using the latest Conceptual Balance mod (1.41)?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

OK, no problem. Post link next time please. It will be easier for me :)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Here it is: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=668379

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

If I am still considered a noob after four MP defeats, I'd like to join as Pythium please.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I sent you a PM regarding me but I post more than I play hence the higher rating.....

I would take Arco if its Early Era as its one of the weaker nations (kind of a handicap)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

As GrudgeBringer advice me i think that we should pick map with fixed starting places to prevent placing capitols near each other, what could happen if we pick map that i choose.
So anyone against map changin ? :)

GrudgeBringer -> i replied you PM, we are playin Middle Age :)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Think I can join in as Skaven. Want to try them in a MP game

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I have yet to win a game, and I have never made it past mid game. If that qualifies me as a noob, then I'm in as Arga Dis, since you are allowing mod nations.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

i dont rly like middle age so i wont go for this one,

but good luck for the pretenders ;)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I'll gladly join in as the underdog nation of Eriu.

I'm a dubious noob in that I have come out as a winner in two of my four games, yet I had lucky positions in those two and comparatively strong nations (to Eriu), still far less games under my belt than most of the people in this thread ;)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Well we are playin with cbm 1.41 only and i didnt find such nation in this mod

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Skaven aren't in the CBM either (which doesn't add any nations).
If you want either, they would have to be added with mods.
Could be fun, surprises are always fun for someone. :smirk:

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I know i shouldn't join another game, but i will.

I'll try Atlantis if we can be water nations.
otherwise i'll give Ashdod a try

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Can I have Jotunheim please?

(been registered for a while but still yet to finish an MP game)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I would like to use cbm 1.41 mod only.

As i wrote its game for noobs only so any mod give too much adventage to the player who is using it. Change your nations and you are welcome :)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

made up my mind
it there is still some place, i ll go as pangea

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

judging by the origional post, it is ok for me to be Atlantis right?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

water nation? :s

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I think it is fine on a map with just 9 sea provinces, though it gives room for another player above water.

I think Grudgebringer wanted to sign up as Arcoscephale - I don't see him in the original post's player list.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

he wanted to sign up as ea arco :(

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

yeah, i figured its ok to only have 1 water nation cause of the small sea. just want to try them out.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Alright if no mod nations then MA c'tis for me.

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I was wanting to play a EA game as Arco and try something new...

I didn't read the description well enough to see that it was MA.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Looks like a full house!

Would it be possible to have renaming on and Hall of fame set to 15?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Ok, we have 8 players so i close recruiting.

My proposition is 14h turns for first 5 turns (if anybody is against it we will stay at 24h) then we will go for 24h. What do You think about it ?

I was thinking about map changin because of no fixed starting postions but i think that we could stay at current map

My last proposition are NAPs (Non Agressive Pacts). To avoid any further problems we can use them as follows:
Players who would like to sign such pact declare it on forum (write for how many turns they wont attack each other), for egsample:
'Arco and Ulm enter a Nap3 on turn 4'
then i will copy-paste it to the first post so nobody will break such agreement.
There will be secret pacts permitted also but you wont be sure if your temporaly ally wont break such agreement, and if it would happen betrayed player will not be allowed to have any charges against betrayer. This will help to keep good atmosphere at this topic :)

GrudgeBringer said that he will not play MA because he knows this era too much. Its a very nice from his side to give us noobs chances to play game on our experience level. I hope that our noob veterans (Redeyes with 2 games already won and Alpine Joe) are not too good because it will destroy fun of this game.

I give you 14h to post any further suggestions (map changin, hours per turn, non agressive pacts, etc) then i will start the game with such settings as i posted at 1st post.

Sorry for my english, hope its communicative, i have't use this language for years :/

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I'd rather stay at 24h turns from the start. I may not have the time to go faster during work days. Anyway, if you enable the quickhost mode, the turns will proceed as soon as everyone has submitted their turns, so we will automatically go faster than 24h if we can.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Sure! So we stay at 24h

hEad -> changed, hope that nobody is against it :)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I'd like to play. I have only ever played Rlyeh but I'd like to try something else. I see Atlantis is taken. But I'd be up to try anything.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I saw the closed recruting too late sorry

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Ok i've create the game, everyone, who signed in please join. Password is CSS

And very noobie question - how to change thread name ? ;)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

i'll have my pretender sent in in about 5 hours if thats ok. sorry to make you guys wait

edit: nvm, i got it in.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Just sent in my Pretender which makes it two left to go...

Oh, I hope not!
I think I, Alpine Joe and jmb, are at about the same level since the last game we played together.
At least I picked a nation I thought weak to handicap myself ;)

Worst come to worst, you'll have learnt something for your next game. I have probably learnt more from loosing battles than anything else but reading the guides here have helped too.

I think you can change it if you edit the first post in the thread, you should still be able to do so.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

I saw that score graphs are off.
They are a rubber-band because they allow everyone to know if someone is very powerful.

I think games with graphs off are shorter because of that, and "strong" nations/players have gained the most in the games I have been in.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - recruiting
 

Personally, i'd prefer to have graphs on. it helps me get into the game more.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

Ok. Graphs are on, still waitin for Ulm (Heinrich)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

anyone know what happened to Heinrich? I was hoping to get my first turn this weekend. maybe we should PM him?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

Oh and one more thing: is the 1 province inland sea designated nostart? i was messing around in SP and Ryleh started in it, and i'd rather not have that happen.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

Frozen Llama -> I thought that land nations start at ground provinces by default. :(

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

? i'm Atlantis? therefore not a land nation.?.? ah whatever, i'll just hope i don't get really unlucky

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs - closed
 

Forgive me but I fear I won't be able to play this game.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [RECRUITING]
 

Hey,

I haven't been around much and only been in one game so I'm noob.
May I play as Ashdod?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [RECRUITING]
 

oh well give me Shinuyama and you got your last player

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

Ok. I see that Ashdod join our game, welcom aboard MaxEffect, sorry Lavaere - You were second. Good luck to everyone. Game started.

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

ashdod :s

how strong are the indies?

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

You can see it if you click "Options" -> View Game Settings (just above "Quit Without Saving").

I think they were strength 5, but I can't check right now.

Probably not strong enough to kill a gorgon (you're pangaea, afterall) ;)

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

kthx
maybe gorgon
maybe carrion woods
maybe ninja partying drunk satyrs from hell

Re: Noobiewars. Game for noobs [started]
 

does anyone know where redeyes went to? Eriu has staled twice now, and they will soon be crippled beyond repair i fear.

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dont know, sent him a pm, no answer yet :s