Version 3.08 Newbie game (finished)

[lch]

Since my server is patched to 3.08 now and I plan to host more games soon, I'm opening another multiplayer game. This game is supposed to be for newbies. If you already have had lots of multiplayer experience then please leave the slots open to new players. I won't play myself, but I'll watch the game as a spectator. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon10.gif[/img] TCP/IP game, not PBEM.

These are the rules:

• Host interval will be 48 hours, quickhosting enabled. The first dozen turns shouldn't take that long, though, see if you can play one turn every day.
• If you are going to have to take a break from the game for whatever reason, then inform me about it. If you are going stale for two turns, I will search for a substitute player for you.
• If you want to set yourself to AI, then ask here if somebody else wants to continue playing for you before doing so.
• Everybody has to prepare his pretender offline and send me that file via email, including his password.
  Make sure that you set a password for your pretender! If I have everyone's pretenders, I will start the game.
• Talking about the game in this thread is encouraged, people who try to roleplay get bonus points.
  Don't take this game too serious though, it's supposed to be fun.

Now for the goodies:

• Vanilla game with the 3.08 version, everything set to default. No Mods.
• We will use the Parganos map, so I'm looking for 6-8 players. I will make sure that nobody will start on that island unless his nation is amphibian or has commanders with the sailing ability.
• The game will be in (early age or) middle age, to see the new 3.08 nations (Tír na nÓg and) Eriu in action. Edit: It will be middle age
• The game will have auto-notification via email when a new turn starts.
• The game will have a status webpage where you can see who has already done his turn, who hasn't, and how much time is left.

If you're interested in joining then post here with the age (early or middle) you want to play and the nations you'd want to play for both of the ages (can be different nations). I expect that the game will fill up over the weekend and I hope that I get your pretenders by Wednesday at the latest. I'll update the main post later on.

[lch]

The players so far:

• Eldanesh: voted MA, Lanka (EA) or Marignon (MA) - pretender received
• Bluebird: voted MA, Eriu (MA) - pretender received
• Mow: Abysia (MA) - pretender received
• Lily: voted MA, Mictlan (EA) or Machaka (MA) - pretender received
• jutetrea: voted EA, Tir na n'og (EA) or Pangea (MA) - pretender received
• Siever: voted MA, T'ien Ch'i (MA) - pretender received
• cupido2: R'lyeh (MA) - pretender received
• Horst F. JENS: Man (MA) - pretender received

[Eldanesh]

My vote is for mid age, no desicion on teams just yet. Maybe Magrinon.

[Eldanesh]

Alright, I'll say Lanka, land of demons for early age, and Magrinon for Mid Age. Ry'leh my favorite but I don't feel I can play them well enough in DOM3 just yet.

[lch]

Okay. You can playtest a little till we start the game and if you feel like playing R'lyeh instead and nobody took it then you can still switch. As soon as we have 6 people together I'll make preparations for the game. If somebody else drops by this thread then and we get 8 players in total, even better.

[Bluebird]

Hi, I have a friend who I want to get addicted to the game. He is an utter newbie. May I register two players for the game? For him and me?

[Eldanesh]

U'd have to use the same comp, I've tried it on lanning and u can't use just 1 key.

[lch]

I expect that Bluebird does have two copies. I will check the game for duplicate keys before starting it to prevent it from getting screwed up.

[Bluebird]

Sure - to be precise: I have purchased 4 copies and resold one of them to the friend - so there should not be any key colision, but thanks for the warning.

[lch]

Hmm, I expected this game to be already filled up with players, maybe I was too restrictive. So, instead of requiring that you're not playing in other games already, now I'll just ask that you only join if you can really consider yourself still a newbie to MP gaming.