Are Replacements becoming a problem?

geoschmo · #1 September 16th, 2002, 02:58 AM

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Originally posted by Skulky:
I think he's trying to get a way for people to advertise spots they really really want filled, but it seems kinda redundant as, in the game where i'm an admin, i'd really love to have someone fill up the empty spot, and i bet most admins would too. If people properly mark dead empires (and make less work for you incidently) then the replacement player game list is truly a listing of games needing replacements.

Also, something for anyone who is admining games out there, i've seen/been in several games where the admin marks empires dead even though they are still technically alive, they are just so wasted that there is no point in offering them up for grabs, also, it can help alleviate concerns about crossing over between players.

Well, we also have the open games forum on PBW, and people often post for replacments here. Typically the Game owners that post more requests tend to get their games filled up more quickly.

Baron Grazic · #2 September 16th, 2002, 04:37 AM

Thanks for clearing the "Conquista" game Geo. Grandpa Kim, Do you want to advertise for the Lint Navy, I don't want to, since I'm fighting them.

Another game I am in the replacement players seem to hang around for 5-10 turns before starting to miss turns and then dropping out - Always just when we have agreed on a trade I need, but before they accept it.

And 6 days for each turn, we seem to be waiting awhile for replacement players.

[ September 16, 2002, 03:41: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

Slaughtermeyer · #3 September 16th, 2002, 06:12 AM

One way to tell if an empire that you're considering taking over as a replacement player is dead is if its score is a multiple of 200, which means that it probably has no ships or planets, only researched tech levels, since each tech level is worth 200 points. Of course this doesn't help if this statistic is turned off.

dumbluck · #4 September 16th, 2002, 06:25 AM

So what exactly does marking an empire as "Dead" actually do? Does it mean that the spot just isn't open to replacement and the AI will run the turn, or does it mean that not even the AI will do anything?

Baron Grazic · #5 September 16th, 2002, 07:22 AM

Quote from the PBW FAQ - Section 3.6

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The 'Finish' command is used to tell PBW that players will no longer be submitting turns for this empire. It marks the empire as dead for the PBW server (IE. The server will no longer wait for that empires turns as it will let the AI play for that empire instead). It can be used when the empire is dead in the game or when the game admin wants to turn the empire over to the AI to play.

Finishing an empire that was created with the 'NO AI' option basically sets the AI doing pretty much nothing, including accepting surrender.

dumbluck · #6 September 16th, 2002, 08:03 AM

Thanx, BG. Now it's your turn to gloat.

Makinus · #7 September 17th, 2002, 01:36 AM

I read your discussion about replacement players and i simply can't understand why the people don't like to play replacement spots....

I love to play in replacement spots, because every time you take over an empire you have differente chalenges, because normally the spot you pick is losing in a way or another and you must think hard how to survive....

I love challenges and love to start a game from a losing position and fight "uphill" to a better position, i don't care if i win or lose, the only thing that i care is the "fun factor" and fighting from a losing position is a lot of fun...

Actually i'm playing 4 games, being 3 of that replacement spots that i picked up... In 2 i managed to better the position i take over and in the other i'm going "downhill", but, like a friend used to say: "screaming and kicking all the way down".

Just my two cents.

Makinus