Multi-Player Head to Head Tournament

Deathstalker · #1 April 21st, 2001, 02:30 AM

Since we now have the map editor it is possible to do a 'standard' tourney map. And have players in 'forced start' spots. Could be fun with a few outlying sectors that all lead to a middle sector with a ringworld/sphereworld in the middle to fight over. Planets could be carefully controlled/modded to provide bonuses and penalties (+to research or -to hit while in orbit but Huge planet, etc.)....Damn this could be fun

(and with a standard map it takes some of the 'luck' out of it and adds more strategy....people will play with the map for days to plan their use of it....man, I'm thinking too much...)

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

Deathstalker · #2 April 21st, 2001, 05:46 AM

If you need a designer for a tournament map I was working on one earlier......here is the skelton of it (systems only, no planets). If you don't already have one in mind I would be happy to go ahead and design the rest......
Later...

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

geoschmo · #3 April 22nd, 2001, 03:45 AM

I am leaning against the idea of using a premade map for the tournament. I think it would be better not knowing exactly where everything is before you discover it in the game.

I think a standard map would be more appropriate for a single player tournament as a way to equalize the starting positions of all the contestants. That isn't really an issue in this type of format.

Geo

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geoschmo · #4 April 23rd, 2001, 10:35 PM

I've had three responses so far.

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geoschmo · #5 April 26th, 2001, 08:03 PM

Doesn't appear that my tournament idea is going to fly. I have only received about five responses.

I will leave it open through the weekend and then contact those that emailed me about playing a Last man standing multiplayer game.

If anyone is interested in getting in on that and hasn't contacted me yet, send me an email.

dayton_dragons@yahoo.com

Geo

Puke · #6 April 27th, 2001, 12:42 AM

i really want to jump in, but i have been lagging so hard on the PBW testing, that i dont know if i can do it and maintain the other things i was supposed to have committed to. rrrgh. if i can get arround to trying out some things on the web host tonight, then i will sign up for the tourney also.

geoschmo · #7 April 27th, 2001, 02:39 AM

All of a sudden I we are up to nine. Maybe we can make this go in some form.

I have updated the tournament website with the names of those that have expressed an interest to this point. Check it out!
http://www.geocities.com/dayton_drag...OURNAMENT.html

There's a couple of names there you may recognize.

But newbies are welcome too, as long as you can commit to staying in the game, we can teach you how to do the PBEM stuff. It's not that hard after a couple of turns.

Geo

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