Ryan Eye MP Game (thread name changed)

[alexti]

Originally posted by SurvivalistMerc:
That was a major battle, and I took quite a gamble on it. But with all those giants I felt rather certain you would have won, my gauntlet notwithstanding.

I was hoping you could tell me how my intrepid force of lizards managed to eek out a victory there. Alas, only Gandalf's computer knows how my (almost assuredly temporary but sweet) result was obtained.

I have some suspicion, but only Illwinter could tell for sure. My army was moving, so I was wondering that maybe after your force was defeated (as my replay shown) my army has moved to its destination (it actually got there) and then your second army took the province. I don't know how this kind of situations is resolved, but maybe something along these lines have happened. However, I had plenty of other battles with unexpected results (and mismatching replays), so I really don't know what is happening. Maybe there's some nasty bug hiding in Dominion 2 code and instilling unrest in the games

[SurvivalistMerc]

Thanks, Gandalf

John Osterman (?sp) seemed to indicate that using different Versions would result in battle replay inconsistency. Perhaps that is the explanation.

[alexti]

Originally posted by SurvivalistMerc:
Thanks, Gandalf

John Osterman (?sp) seemed to indicate that using different Versions would result in battle replay inconsistency. Perhaps that is the explanation.

I have feeling that it's battle report which is wrong, not the replay. For example, in one battle I had won with only 2 mercs left (of some weak variety). Usually these mercs rout way before they all get killed, so I can't realy imagine a scenario in which it would it be possible to win with only 2 of them remaining (opposition consisted of some indy forces). Replay was showing my mercs retreating pretty quickly after losing few comrades. And I had few other battles with weird results. Everytime, development in the replay looks quite logical and probably, but battle report sometimes produce results which I couldn't interprete at all (meaning that I couldn't imagine how the battle would have to be going to produce such results - as in that example with 2 mercs left).

[SurvivalistMerc]

Alexti,

I actually have a scenario in which I could have won that. My serpent dancers all radiate powerful fear, and I had a good number of them in the battle. You by contrast had no priests. I had those cute little poison slingers. And my sauromancers were casting terror.

If your longbowmen were terrorized.... All I mean to say is that the outcome we got was possible. Not likely but possible. I lost a number of high defense serpent dancers there by the way. Not that they are equal to your giants.

I do consider that I may be wrong, but the hosting may have worked properly. I don't think we can know.

[alexti]

Originally posted by SurvivalistMerc:
Alexti,

I actually have a scenario in which I could have won that. My serpent dancers all radiate powerful fear, and I had a good number of them in the battle.

That was very likely what happened, especially considering that I've got my army almost intact in the neighbour province which indicates that they've probably fled very promptly. One which was looking impossible to me was the one with 2 mercs left.

[SurvivalistMerc]

When does the game host next? 3 a.m. EST?

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by SurvivalistMerc:
When does the game host next? 3 a.m. EST?

After everyone voted, the midnight thing kindof fell off. I cant come up with anything simple for switching from quick to midnight without a chance of more stales.

So its still in quick mode and will process as soon as... [checking]... Pythium does a turn

[aldin]

Can anyone tell me if Pythium's taken the turn yet?

~Aldin

[Wazooking]

As of right now, no he hasnt

[alexti]

It looks we've lost our game master