MP Game - Play The World: CANCELLED

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
[...] popular move. It's also not actually my server, so unless somebody has directions for how to make two Versions coexist in Linux, the patch is a no-go. [/QB]

That probably isn't that difficult. If nothing else you could run one Version chroot'ed. But if the game is halfway sensibly created, a separate installation directory shoud suffice -- and running the game from another directory, maybe even under another user.

[Daynarr]

Let me put it briefly and as simply as possible since I hate long quote/answer style which apparently lots of posters like to use and tends take parts of Posts out of context.
If the server is NOT going to be updated at all, the you should say so CLEARLY so that everyone participating in this game can choose whether they want to continue playing or not. No mush-mush about clans, voting etc. No one cares who owns the server, who updates it, votes for it or who plays most of the time on it.

BTW. The game hasn't moved from turn one and it's not possible, at the moment, to connect to server; so I'd say that you haven't gone through hassle to start this game since game hasn't really started yet (or to put it in other words, you still have a lot of hassle to go ). That is also a reason why I'm thinking of dropping out since this game simply can't seem to start.

Bottom line is that I don't really care that much about Version I play, but I have a problem with reason you gave.

[Gandalf Parker]

Doesnt Linux co-exist happen the same as Windows co-exist? Just rename the dom2 executable file to dom211 then update.

[Norfleet]

Grah! Screw it. This is so not worth it. Between the constant squabbling, the fact that we already bombed one start, and now a patch on top of that, and the fact that I'm really fed up with the entire mess, rather than wait for players to pull out one by one, I'm going to just cancel the game. This isn't working. Maybe I'll try again when/if I regain sufficient interest in playing.

GAME OVER!

[Reverend Zombie]

Why did you have to go and make the old man crankier than he already was?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Tuskerlove:
So do I need to upgrade?

No. We're not upgrading the server, so upgrading Dominions II would actually cause more problems. With the way the new patch has been received in the clan, this is not likely a move that will meet with approval: The opinions on the patch run from "Meh, where's my Skratti and Great Warlock?" to things which are far less positive and not fit for repetition here. The move was soundly voted down by 4 nays to 1 abstention. Patching does not look to be in the future of the server.

[Argitoth]

... I SAY WE GET THE VILLAGEMEN AND CHASE NORFLEET OUT OF TOWN..

Who's with me!?!?

I say who's with me!!!!!

...ILL DO IT MYSELF!!!

[ June 11, 2004, 20:48: Message edited by: Argitoth ]