New Dawn - EA Dawn of Dominions

Mind Elemental · #1 August 29th, 2007, 06:12 PM

Hm, well, didn't Oceania (check the previous page) say he wouldn't be able to continue after the 15th?

As for the rest... I know sometimes the game status page isn't correct. I've seen it report people (including me) as 'missed a turn' when in fact they just hadn't uploaded one this turn yet.

PM/email them, and look for subs?

Amhazair · #2 August 29th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Taereswarto posted sometime age (not in this thread) that he was having less time for dominions due to his personal situation. I'm not sure how he's doing now.

Amhazair · #3 August 29th, 2007, 06:38 PM

Damn, I'm done for. I really thought I had what I needed to inflict one last defeat on Arco before going down, but it seems I was wrong.

I've had great fun this game, doing my utmost to delay, damage, annoy, and otherwise frustrate my opponents on multiple fronts, but I've played my last trick now. Ermor is now reduced to history, where I hope they will be remembered for a while longer.

P.S. anyone who lets me know in the next couple of days that they have plans of going to war with Arco will receive the pitiful remains of my gem hoard. Unfortunately I used it almost all up in my war effort, so it won't be much.

Mind Elemental · #4 August 29th, 2007, 07:47 PM

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Amhazair said:
Damn, I'm done for. I really thought I had what I needed to inflict one last defeat on Arco before going down, but it seems I was wrong.

I've had great fun this game, doing my utmost to delay, damage, annoy, and otherwise frustrate my opponents on multiple fronts, but I've played my last trick now. Ermor is now reduced to history, where I hope they will be remembered for a while longer.

"I bring news from the armies of the south-- by the God, what happened here?"
The sentry squad was led, of all things, by a mystic. The hermits weren't lookers at the best of times, but this one seemed to have aged twenty years in a day.
"Battle. Big one. I'll take you to the command tent."
The mystic swung aboard the chariot and pointed the way. They rattled past rows of bodies, Ermorian and Arcoscephalian, past healers' tents and the sounds of moaning and priestesses' chants, past captains haranguing ragged ranks of troops towards the Ermorian fortress looming in the distance. Even mages were addressing troops -- with a start, he realised what casualties amongst the officers must have been like.
"What happened there?" The messenger gestured at a particularly dense pile of charred corpses and half-melted chariots.
"That was where their false god made his stand. Victory is wonderful, isn't it?"

--

Thanks for playing, Amhazair! You were a great opponent, with an amazing knack for turning the situation around every time I thought I had you down for the count. Even this showdown was extraordinarily close (no thanks to my mages, who didn't cast some of the spells they were scripted to!).

I'm glad to hear you had fun, and I look forward to playing against you again.

P.S. Did you see what happened to your bane? I was too busy watching that huge melee in the middle of the field to notice his death -- did he get taken down in melee, Soul Slain, or what?

lch · #5 August 29th, 2007, 08:06 PM

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Mind Elemental said:
P.S. Did you see what happened to your bane? I was too busy watching that huge melee in the middle of the field to notice his death -- did he get taken down in melee, Soul Slain, or what?

That big water elemental ate him up. 4x Crush + Weapons of Sharpness = ouchie.

Mind Elemental · #6 September 1st, 2007, 10:28 PM

Now that was a bit of unhoped-for serendipity!

By the way, what happened to the new turn?

lch · #7 September 4th, 2007, 05:55 AM

I turned off the timer because only three players had their turns in at that time. Plus, the following:

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2007-07-28 14:09 early_kailasa.2h

2007-07-22 16:25 early_oceania.2h

2007-08-05 19:17 early_ulm.2h

2007-08-13 22:46 early_vanheim.2h

Those are the last times that those nations uploaded turns to the server. 5 weeks for Kailasa, 6 weeks for oceania, 4 weeks for Ulm, 3 weeks for Vanheim. I think the game is pretty much dead if they don't continue playing. That's quite unfortunate, especially for you who has clear chances to win the game, but do you really want to beat a dead horse for that win? I think I have some chance at winning, too, given the situation and Micah's excellent subbing in my absence, but I have no trouble to declare you the winner and move on. Would be easier than to find subs for over half of the players still in the game. What do you think?

P.S.: In case we hear back from those players I'm all set for continuing the game. If you are one of those nations that has been stalling and came back, please say hello!
P.P.S.: I think what killed the game was the turn timer. I think I will stick to 48 hours for my games from now on.

AlgaeNymph · #8 September 28th, 2007, 02:43 AM

I have just completed the turn for Kaliasa.

How will I know when my next turn is?

lch · #9 August 29th, 2007, 06:40 PM

The stats page is always correct in a sense that it does exactly what it is told to do.

"Missed a turn" only happened when we stopped the timer and nobody told the status script. I have, however, checked the game files in both cases to confirm the real stales for those four nations.

Mind Elemental · #10 August 29th, 2007, 07:48 PM

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lch said:
The stats page is always correct in a sense that it does exactly what it is told to do.

"Missed a turn" only happened when we stopped the timer and nobody told the status script. I have, however, checked the game files in both cases to confirm the real stales for those four nations.

Oh, okay. I guess it's time to get in touch with the players, then...