Any "newer" players out there want to play "Noobz in space"

[Fyron]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Im going to step out then. I thought it was going to be a PbEM and I need that under my belt

PBW is PBEM, just without the drudgery of manually processing the turn for the host. On the player end, it can function identically, as PBW can handle email without problem.

[psimancer]

settings look fine to me more ships more units sounds good too hmmm ... maybe 1k ships and 8k units

[LonghornXtreme]

just edited the subject... hope that doesn't freak anyone out at all

[Fyron]

I updated the settings on the PBW page. Any objections?

[Kana]

What do you consider a Noob?

I want to know if I qualify?

Kana

[ June 15, 2004, 06:12: Message edited by: Kana ]

[primitive]

Just a tip: Leave out the AI’s.

The AI’s tend to screw up any attempts of meaningful diplomacy and opens for some nasty exploits from the more devious players. Fun enough if that’s your thing, but not a good tool for learning to play humans

[psimancer]

fyron looks good to me
and yes i like the ai's in there makes for some confusion in your dealings sometimes the chaos factor can be very helpful -evil grin-

think i intel attack an A.I. on another player
he has no idea who did it whereas i intel attack the player onto thwe A.I. hmm he might get a message if my sucess is not perfect (darn spies are never precise hehe)

[kerensky]

Okay,I signed up for the game. How do I upload my empire file?

EDIT: Realized I typed in my empires name instead of the shipset needed. Fixed that.

[ June 15, 2004, 17:29: Message edited by: kerensky ]

[Fyron]

Once approved by the game host (which I did just now), an "upload empire" button will be available to use. Make your empire file as if you were starting a game normally, with the correct racial points setting. But instead of hitting "Begin Game," click on "Save To File."

[brandonp911]

If playing with AI players, I would strongly recommend that the host disable the Applied Intelligence tech tree and remove Intelligence projects from the game. The AI's have a way of wrecking any meaningful attempt at diplomacy.

Barring that, all the human players should agree beforehand that unless a certain wording is used in the declaration, any declaration of war is invalid (the AI frequently fakes Messages issuing a declaration of war between two other players. Makes a fine mess of diplomacy and is far too powerful an attack to be in balance with the game)