Attack of the Ankle-Biters - Replacment player needed.

[Slick]

Ok, since this is a partial research project and partial fun game I think we should just draw the line in the sand over a few things and let the cards fall where they may. Here's the plan:

- Purpose: to have fun and to explore the idea of the original post in this thread for a possible mod.
- No mod for this game. Players agree to remain flexible and report any improvements to the setup or suggestions to this thread. If it becomes necessary to institute another gentleman's agreement during mid-game due to some unforeseen issue, we will as appropiate - this is would be to extend the viability of the game both for more data gathering as well as more fun. Please don't be too wrapped up in winning the game. If successful, this effort will lead to a polished mod which can be used for more serious games.
- Players will play in the spirit of the idea of this game as discussed in this thread to the maximum extent in an effort to flesh out any improvements while still having some fun.
- Players commit to finishing the game and getting turns in on time.
- Intel ok
- Existing settings as per the intro file description at PBW
- Any satellites ok
- Any fighters ok
- Transport Carriers ok.
- If planet capture is too hard, it may be a result of the original idea which is that planets are expected to be very tough. Consider an alternate approach like attacking the economy, or blockading, etc. However, after playing, if deemed too difficult, it can be addressed.
- any/all racial traits, max/minimizing characteristics, etc for empire setup is ok.
- edit: And one more thing, since Geoschmo suckered me into this game even though I said I was overloaded, Geoschmo also playes this game ( )

Anything I missed? I say give it 1 more day for people waiting on the game definition to firm up then we start.

Last call for $0.02 on the setup. Speak now or hold your peace.

Slick.

[ July 30, 2003, 07:44: Message edited by: Slick ]

[Fyron]

Originally posted by deccan:

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
i vote no for intel

I'm not religious about this but the thing I have about turning intel off is that it creates yet another trait to minimize to get racial points off of.

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If the game is going to use a mod, the Cunning trait can be modified to have a minimum of 100. No free points, no fuss, no muss.

Slick, if the game is for researching how to make this idea viable, it would make more sense to create the mod now, to iron it out.

I should point out that attacking a planet IS how you attack the economy. You have two choices: glass or capture. There is a third, reduce the planet, but that is very hard to accomplish in Strategic combat.

[ July 30, 2003, 08:24: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[geoschmo]

Fyron, your opinion is noted, and as always appreciated. You've given us some good things to think about, but from this point on I think the goal is to reach some agreement among the players actually in the game. So unless you are gonna join...

Geoschmo

[ July 30, 2003, 20:30: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[tesco samoa]

sounds good slick

[Loser]

We do have four or five votes for the mod, and I think the game has enough people to survive if the mod drives anyone away. Can we put this to a vote or is there even a possibility you'd relent on that issue, Slick?

[Slick]

I don't have a big problem with using a mod. If we can still meet the intent of the game and address these issues, the someone can make it.

- First, I won't be making the mod for this first run of the game. I haven't really put anything even this simple together yet and I would just delay the start of the game in the unlikely event that I found time to make it. I have no problem if someone else wants to make it.

- Second, the mod should absolutely minimize changes to the game and only change the ship restrictions (and WP's, etc) mentioned in this thread and the game setup info at PBW. This is because we should minimize the variables so that we won't have to have many games to iron out tweaks.

- Last, and most important, players agree to remain flexible for gameplay issues. If some unforeseen issue comes up, we may yet have to address it with a gentleman's agreement. Should this happen, I don't want to have to restart the game with a new mod. It is the feedback from this game that would lead to all the other tweaks that people are mentioning like satellites, planet capture, etc.

That's my opinion on the matter of a mod. All 3 of these would be easier with no mod, but I'll play with one if these issues won't be a problem.

Slick.

[ July 30, 2003, 16:31: Message edited by: Slick ]

[geoschmo]

Ok, game has twelve players. I think that is enough. Once we settle the final issues about the game settings people can get their empires in and away we go.