Seeking players for international PBEM game

[Dweeb]

I will gladly play. Unfortunately, I will not be available to send in an empire until Dec 9th. If the game has not started by then, count me in.

[Regul]

Greetings Competitors... :-)
Since our game seems to be nearly full and going to start very soon i would like to make a game setting suggestion.

Quadrant Type: Spiral Arm/Ancient
Quadrant Size: Large
General: All players planets the same size
Event Frequency: Medium
Max Event Severity: High
Tech Cost: Medium, All areas allowed

Player Settings!

Start Resources: Medium (20.000)
Home Planet Value: Medium
Number of starting planets: 3
Empire placement: Evenly distributed throug the quadrant
Score display:Player can only view all allied plyers
Tech level for new players: medium
Racial points for new player: 2000 Points

Game settings!

Max number of units p. player: 500
Max number of ships p. pl. : 1000
Mechanics: Simultaneous movement

Game Version: 1.11 seems to be newest

All discussable of course :-), but these settings might give a short jump start, while the 2000P limit does prevent to create 'monster-races' instead you cut other aspects.

If all agree then i would ask Dime to call for the *.emp files till the weekend so we could start out till sunday probably.

One bug we encountered due Pbem-testing, the game directory must be on the C-drive to have all create the same dir. Otherwise SE4 does not allow to save your orders correctly.

Hope to 'meat' you in space sooner then later...

R*

[greghacke]

Ok, I have a 2000 pt EMP file. I'm ready to start. Does Saturday, 2 DEC 2000 appear to be a good day for kickoff? turn all files into DIME no later than Thursday, 31 NOV 2000 for colation and beginnings?

[garvoid]

Dear Dime,

Please sign me up for your SE4 game!

race name : Garvoid
email address : garvey@adelphia.net

I would send you my *.emp file but I still can't see your email address. Please mail it to me and I will zip my *.emp file off to you right away!

And by the way, thanks for starting a game

Regards,
Jim Garvey

[thecyclemania]

If you still have room for that PBEM game,
count me in !!!

player name: thecyclemania
race name: workaholic
email: thomas.doyon@clamericas.com

Let me know !!!

[Dime Greenback]

Hello people,

looks like our ranks have pretty much filled up by now.

I am still waiting for confirmation emails from Ferendra, Jochen, SirDarwin and ShadeD1. Greg, please send me your email address, too.

So far confirmed are Regul, Galina, greghacke (I need that email!), David Little, spacebas (David), garvoid (Jim), thecyclemania (Tom), and myself.

Well, looks like recruiting is closed now. We are already eight players, 12 with the 'slow ones' , so this should be enough for a decent game.

My proposal for game settings is much like Regul already posted, except for some small modifications...

Quadrant Type: Midlife (alternative: Cluster or Spiral Arm)
Quadrant Size: Large
General Options: All players planets the same size

Event Frequency: Medium
Maximum Event Severity: Catastrophic

Technology Cost: Medium
Technology Areas Allowed: All

Starting Resources: Medium (20000)
Home Planet Value: Good
Number of Starting Planets: 1
Empire Placement: Evenly distributed through the quadrant
Score display: Player can only view own score
Technology Level for New Player: Low
Racial Points for New Players: Low (2000)

No Computer Players

Maximum number of units allowed per player (in space): 1000
Maximum number of ships allowed per player: 1000
Allow Gifts\Tributes
Allow Technology Gifts\Tributes\Trades

Simultaneous Movement
Autosave Every Turn

Victory Conditions: ? (Please make suggestions, else we have to fight to the Last race standing!)

Game Version: 1.11 (current)

Turn Generation: Daily

If we happen to be less than 12 players we could probably put in some AI players, but with a dozen humans the galaxy will be pretty crowded anyway...

See you soon,

Dime

[greghacke]

I'd like to make some suggestions for game settings that may be different from what is proposed:
-Number of Systems = [10 * # of Players] (Edit the Settings.txt file to insure a good volume)
-Quad Type: Spiral Arm (Most diversity of planet types)
- No Computer Players (regardless of how many players are in, no neutrals or enemy AI empires)
-Victory Conditions:
-Peace: 2.5 years (25 turns)
-Victory conditions only apply after: 2.5 years (25 turns)
-Game Version: 1.11 with NO edited technology, just play as it stands.

Oh, and my e-mail is (drum-roll) greghacke@columbus.rr.com