Buggy- LA - Llama server - Send in your Pretenders

[Pelthin]

Information: I wanted to try a new pretender online. So I figured I would get the game together.
Age : LA
Map: The Eight Gates
Turns: 48 to start, 24 after everything is set
Number of players: 6
Mods: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=39679

Let's keep it civil, and keep any treaties that are made.

1. Pythium - Pelthin
2. Ulm - Licker
3. Man - Grudgebringer
4. C'Tis - Ossa
5. Mictlan - Hoplosternum
6. Utgard - Dragar
7. Atlantis - Nikelaos
8. Midgard - nozshand

Game has been set-up on Llama server, here is the link to the game page: http://www.llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=Buggy
Changed the name to Buggy, as Llama wants at least 5 letters in the name.

[licker]

I'd like to sign up, though I'm not great with LA nations, so I'll have to hold off on picking my nation until I get a chance to refresh my memory on what LA nations I like

[Pelthin]

Feel free to suggest maps. I am looking through them on Llama server, but if they are not on the server let me know.

[GrudgeBringer]

If we don't have Ryleh or Ermor I will play...I would take man just to see what he can do ( I am pretty new by the way)

[Ossa]

I'd like to give Ermor a try

[Pelthin]

Originally Posted by GrudgeBringer

If we don't have Ryleh or Ermor I will play...I would take man just to see what he can do ( I am pretty new by the way)

Does it matter if someone plays Ermor? Are they way over powered or something?

PS - I am kinda new as well.

[Hoplosternum]

Originally Posted by Pelthin

Does it matter if someone plays Ermor? Are they way over powered or something?

PS - I am kinda new as well.

Yes Ermor are very powerful. As long as the rest of us act accordingly then there should be no problem. But if you treat LA Ermor as an ordinary neighbour then there will be problems.

Basically LA Ermor should comfortably win any 1v1 conflicts.

Plus his dominion kills population very very quickly so even at peace with him he trashes your lands (Ermors domain should always be 10 and he will be actively spreading it). So it is extremely hard to fight him in his lands (low or no pop = no supplies). And unwise to be next to him

His army grows hugely and losses are fairly meaningless to him. He will soon field armies of hundreds, then thousands and not really care if they get destroyed so long as he is causing your armies damage in the process. Expect his army after the first year to be many times the next strongest on the graphs. He is rubbish at sieging forts though His army looks more scary on the graphs and on the field than it really is, but numbers in the end do count.

Of course this power comes at a price. It is hard for Ermor to make friends and strong though he is he can't fight everyone else at once. At least unless the rest of us let him get established

The reason why he (and LA R'lyeh) are so often banned is not that they always win. Although they are strong they can be ganged up on and pulled down. But that they dominate the game that they are in. All of the rest of us have to play with Ermor in mind. Build lots of priests (Banishment is the best spell vs Ermor for a long while), fight him or at least not fight those who are etc. Until he is dead or has won. If you do kill him off there is then a large dead (no pop) area where he once was.... This game will be all about LA Ermor. That is both good and bad

[Pelthin]

Yeppers send a pretender to pretenders at llamaserver dot net.

Subject needs to be Buggy and it needs to be compliant with 1.3 CBM.

Also, the map is at: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com//showthread.php?t=36215

Hope that explains it. Feel free to PM me if you need help.

[GrudgeBringer]

Sigh....Now it says I cheated on my pretender.

I am pretty computer challenged, could it be because I have CB on?

I just assumed that if the game wasn't set up for it then the gmae wouldn't read it.

What do you want me to do...it says it reduced my power but I would like to see HOW it reduced it...

I'm sorry guys,it seems as if I am being an anchor on this game.

[GrudgeBringer]

I just checked and I have NO mods enabled....can someone clarify why it says I cheated.

No where in the description does it say that any of the CB's are included.....

Just tell me what to do and I will do it...sorry