calling all players is in motion...

[Arralen]

Ok, Naresh, I would like to play if you could do me a little favour:

a) shorten your sig.
Especially short posts of yours are 75% sig and ugly to read therefore

b) choose a map with 15...20 provinces per player
(with 1 start prov, o.c.), otherwise the game will get out of hand micromanaging-wise very quickly

c) game settings
"5 indy, 55% sites, standard research, rich" - No, you don't want do that, especially with 31 provinces/player as originally planned: Way to much gems, way to much research, way too much production before players even meet. Basically it's a game that happens only in late Mid- and Endgame. Before that, it's tedious province gathering and MMing everything in place, but nothing more.

With 30prov/player "<40%sites, very difficult research, ,normal" would work much better. Lower indies make for faster expansion (and earlier meeting of players), but indies 9 gives more interesting indies ...

With 15prov/player I would suggest "<50%sites, normal research (or difficult), normal". Indies see above

d) Think about using mods.
There are some glaring imbalances in the standard game with spells, summons and pretenders. So I would opt for "conceptual complete 4" ...

[High_Priest_Naresh]

teams are:
1.me-man
2.anyone who wants to

1.anyone
2.anyone

1.anyone
2.anyone

people who are playing please write in to say what team you would like to be on thank you!

[Endoperez]

Do people want to have spesific teams? If not, random teams might work.
I don't know if either shovah or CuriousCat is the Pangaea-playing friend Folket mentioned, but depending on that, we have 4 or 5 players (including Naresh and me).

I would like to go for the settings Arralen suggested. They are closer to the ones I play with in single-player, and I had my doubts about the speed of game with that many provinces even before...

Using Conceptual Balance mods changes so many things that those of us not yet comfortable with it would be experimenting even in-game. Other than that, I agree with you. In addition, we could use my Improved Ulm Graphics with the Conceptual mods even if Arralen's Black Steel is incompatible.

[Folket]

Neither of them is my friend. I'm pretty sure he will be known as Evilhomer, or something closeby. I will try to kick him into action today.

My friend has not played the conceptual Balance mods but I'm sure he can set himself into it.

[shovah]

i would like to be on naresh's team if he dosnt mind

[High_Priest_Naresh]

note: I do not want to use any mods apart from version 2.16 okay?
shovah
1. its Naresh
2. what team are you?

[shovah]

High_Priest_Naresh said:
note: I do not want to use any mods apart from version 2.16 okay?
shovah
1. its Naresh
2. what team are you?

yea, i no what it is, just made mistake, and im fine with no mods