S.S. KOTH Needs a New Helmsman

[javaslinger]

EOTU? Emperor of the Universe???

First I've seen of this,

Javaslinger

[Captain Kwok]

The basic duties of the KOTH administrator would include setting up the PBW games for opponents, updating the website, and resolving any problems that pop up. It's probably a couple of hours work per week.

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Here's a thread on the EOTU:
http://www.spaceempires5.com/en-US/node/4194

[javaslinger]

hmm, I don't know jack about updating websites, so I'm out...

Javaslinger

[Suicide Junkie]

Hmm.

Could the whole thing be automated?

An admin would still have to poke around with registering new players and tidying up every now and then...
But with the loser-notifies system, the match ups and regular updates could be fully automatic.

[se5a]

if we had a java programmer who had the time and was trusted enough to poke around with the PBW code, then yeah it could be automated. no-one wants to actually DO the work though.
I'd give it a shot if it were python, but I think even if it were, it'd be beyond my basic scripting skills.

[Suicide Junkie]

I didn't know it had anything to do with PBW... I figured the players set up their own games, by any means they wanted.

[Fyron]

Most games are done via PBW, but I think there are some that have been done by plain old PBEM. A PBW game is best for strangers that don't necessarily have a pre-existing level of trust for one or the other to host the game themselves.