New & raw web based Dominion II game server

[Pillin]

Can't create a game, no error message or anything.

[PhilD]

Originally posted by Esben Mose Hansen:
I've uploaded a new Version of the hosting site. Most game options are now availble, though there's probably bugs. Report any you find here, please

I'll be gone working and visiting most of tommorow (2004-02-16). And now I'm going to get some sleep.

'night!

I believe you must have forgotten some part on the site: I see the same interface as before, with no more options. That may be why we cannot start new games.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Something must have gone wrong when I uploaded. Fortunately, I had the beta laying around on the server, so I've now really upgraded and tested the site.

I created a game on urgaia, 10 VP to win, 10 VP total and (I hope I checked this) one extra pr. capital. The game launched succesfully, and if anybody joins, I will start the game tommorow evening (local time, but very close to GMT).

Again, sorry. From now on, no more just-before-I-go-to-sleep upgrades.

[Johan K]

I belive "No nation select when resuming" is a pointless switch for a server. It might be useful for clients who want to connect quickly, but they have to specify it on their computers anyway.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Originally posted by Johan K:
I belive "No nation select when resuming" is a pointless switch for a server. It might be useful for clients who want to connect quickly, but they have to specify it on their computers anyway.

OK. I wasn't sure what it did, and decided to include it. I'll remove it.

In fact, I want to redesign the "New Game Section" to add some more descriptions and help for all the options... but first, I want to have AI's :-) And more stats

[Peter Ebbesen]

Originally posted by Esben Mose Hansen:
but first, I want to have AI's :-) And more stats

Stats such as which nations are close to winning by VP would be VERY nice, if you can manage to extract them from the file. It is so easy to forget going to the right ledger page each and every turn, in order to see whether anybody else is close. (And to remind you that it is a VP game)

Which means that you can lose without expecting it

Of course, I would prefer if the GAME displayed an "You: x/maxVP Strongest enemy: y/maxVP" on the main game display all the time when playing a VP game, or second-best, displayed in line 1 of the monthly progress report, and likewise with dominion or province victory condition, but that is a different issue - and one that would make such games slightly more approachable. Having the enemies progress towards winning conditions hidden away in the second tier of a submenu has always seemed cruel and unusual punishment to me.

[Tiltowait]

"I hadn't thought about either Valentine holidays"

It's why I was not here at least, to give you my heartfelt thanks for doing this for the dominions 2 community! You are a saint!

My comments
-Would it be possible to set a force-hosting schedule? For instance, I want to start a game that forces a host Monday - Friday at 11:55PM, no force on weekends.

-Custom maps please? Pretty please? It's not so hard to download them, especially when people are going to spend weeks/months stareing at them. (and I designed all my maps for balance with multiple people, since I am sick of computer opponents, and I really want to get feedback about some big games on them)