I had an idea for a game that i thought i might just throw out there to see if it generates any interest. It involves using a mod to create a sort of 'overwatch' nation who's purpose is to sit in 4-5 provinces and chronicle the conflicts of the other empires. Basically what you would do is mod one of the blood nations (for blood sacrifice so your dominion wouldnt be overrun...hopefully) then give them superpowerful wizards that also generate astral gems so they have access to all the money/gems/research they will need, and also mod them a super stealthy unit that has massive overland movement so they can get to all the hotspots. This neutral nation would then cast eyes of god and write an AAR style writeup on the turns as they progress and the major battles their spies witness. I think it would be alot of fun, but there are a few sticking points.
1. You need to find someone who is willing to do all the writeups and stick with it. Since it would be a pretty heavy commitment, and probably take a decent amount of time. I guess you could share this around by having multiple people switch off turns or something though.
2. All players would have to be ok with the extra information that would be available. Someone writing a AAR about a ongoing game might give away what could be considered vital information on empire size, army placement, and current wars and tactics. Especially if screenshots are posted of the overall 'eyes of god' view.
3. All players would have to agree not to wish for modded units. The overwatch empire would have to be given some heavily modded units that others could absolutely not be allowed access to. Somewhat easier to enforce because you would have the overwatch empire watching everything... but still.
There might be some others that i havn't thought of as well, but i think its a pretty nifty idea and i wanted to throw it out there to see what others thought of it. I could probably whip up the necessary mod in a couple hours if anyone ends up being interested, i already made myself a mod where i did something similar and just watched the AI's fight each other (dispensing cash and gems where i felt like it).
It can be kinda fun to give a losing nation 25 soul contracts and see how they do
[ June 30, 2004, 23:22: Message edited by: Cheezeninja ]
Kinda quirky game idea
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