Invisible Swarm 2 - in limbo

hoo · #1 October 17th, 2007, 01:38 PM

I'd like to jump in as well unless it's a 24 hour turnaround.

CUnknown · #2 October 17th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention the host time.. Yes, I was thinking it would be 24h turnaround time, at least for the first 20 turns or so. After that, we can set it to 48-h. And generally, if you haven't ever staled before, I will give extra time by re-setting the clock if someone is in danger of staling. But the second time, I'll probably just let the person stale.

Meglobob · #3 October 17th, 2007, 04:13 PM

I will give Abysia a go.

WraithLord · #4 October 17th, 2007, 04:50 PM

I vote for Pasha's 3 lake map.

IndyPendant · #5 October 17th, 2007, 06:19 PM

Well if there's still room, I would like to try my hand at playing R'lyeh.

CUnknown · #6 October 17th, 2007, 06:59 PM

Yes, you are welcome in, IndyPendant, but I think that is all the room we have! I will still allow Jeffr in if he wants in, but besides that we are closed.

If we decide to play a larger (140-150 province) map, we could easily open it up again for another person or two, but if we're going to do a smaller (100-110 province) map, we had best cap it here.

I count one vote for the 3-Lake map, any other votes?

archaeolept · #7 October 17th, 2007, 07:08 PM

yah i'd be happy to try that

IndyPendant · #8 October 17th, 2007, 09:40 PM

Hmm...the Three Lakes map does look neat, but I see a few difficulties using it in this game:

1) There are 9, maybe 10 players. The map has 104 provinces, which means we will have only 10.4-11.5 provinces per player. That will make for a *brutally* vicious game, particularly under difficult research.

2) The mountains and border mountains are clustered together, which reduces suitable starting points even further. I suspect fair placement will be difficult to implement for this map.

3) This is a preference thing; some players may call this an *advantage*. ; ) --There are zero choke points on this map. There are also few plains.

Note that I'm not saying 'no'. Just pointing out potential issues with the 3-Lake map, in this game.

I suggest the wraparound Silent Seas map.

--No, I'm kidding. : )

If we wanted large expansion room (which could fit the difficult-research theme), we could go Cradle. Or we could use Cradle and invite one or two more players.

Otherwise, of the maps I am aware of, I would probably prefer the Desert Eye over Three Lakes. That isn't a strong preference though, and I will play in either happily.

archaeolept · #9 October 17th, 2007, 09:45 PM

yah that's a bit small - especially with difficult research.

IndyPendant · #10 October 30th, 2007, 01:47 AM

Hrm. This is the first MP network game (any game, not just Dom3) I've ever played, so please forgive my ignorance.

According to the manual, I click "Network", enter the IP, then the Port, then select my nation, and then I "can upload or create my pretender".

However, as soon as I select R'lyeh, it says "Your god is now in control of R'lyeh." --I never had the option of selecting/creating a Pretender. I do have one (and only one) MA R'lyeh Pretender saved in my 'newlords' folder...can I assume that the game has auto-selected that Pretender for me...?