Ascendant - Game On! - Page 16

Darkwind · #**151** April 20th, 2008, 02:58 PM

Actually, no, we're on two different water-masses. I can't get my Giboleths to their side, sadly.

Frumious · #**152** April 20th, 2008, 03:06 PM

Ah...that's a problem for us then. Both of you have big oceans to yourselves. Looks like 8 provinces for Atlantis with another 3 a hop away, and 11 for Rlyeh.

lch · #**153** April 20th, 2008, 04:46 PM

I'm sorry, I was away over yesterday. I reset the server timer once when I left, but still two people staled. I was hoping that this was enough to tell people who didn't receive the email where to get the host/port from:

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lch said:
Please give me an email address that can actually receive the turn notifications. For a game that's running with a 24 hours timer this could be very important unless you check the game server status a couple of times each day yourself. In there is the server/port info how to connect, too, Darkwind.

To be honest, I really don't like to host 24 hour games because those do tend to get quite hurried, I much prefer 48 hour games which end up with less stales and more or less the same turn frequency in early game due to quickhosting.

How should we proceed now? Take this as a lesson and continue, or do the staling parties feel strongly that I should reset the game and host the second turn again?

lch · #**154** April 20th, 2008, 04:47 PM

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Wrana said:
So THEY began to fubar your mail?

And also, what's the reason you consider this more convinient than PBEM?

If you mean spammers by THEY, then yes. I'm on the net for over 10 years now and thus quite aware about those bots that are spidering through the web and harvesting email addresses.

I think that email shouldn't be the transport medium for something which can be done directly on the net. Especially considering how email is encoded and delivered. It's like riding on ox carts for your travels because you're enjoying the countryside so much or whatever. On the user side, I don't like to receive more mail than I must in general, and hate anything other than basic-text messages, plus the downloading of the turn files into the appropriate folders and attaching the proper files into the response messages.

Darkwind · #**155** April 20th, 2008, 06:00 PM

Well, I don't really care too much about that one turn, though it could easily be the key between winning and losing. R'lyeh can produce ~1 chaff army for offense every 2-3 turns. If I don't care about whether or not I use Mind Lords as commanders, I could easily get a chaff army per turn from each fort.

Though resetting the game would be nice, it's not necessary, I think. The other staling party might not think so, though.

Renojustin · #**156** April 21st, 2008, 03:56 AM

The prophet of Frannabelle fell into a trance. Upon awakening, the fierce warrior-priestess prophesied through her filed, bloodstained teeth, "whosoever captures the middle water shall hold the seas entire."

Wrana · #**157** April 21st, 2008, 04:16 AM

To Ich:
Understood. Can't say I completely agree but this idea has something in it. (on reflection): And probably more the more games/etc. you take part in.
And yes, I meant THEM exactly. BTW, idea of posting mail as picture has something to it, too.

Vellon · #**158** April 21st, 2008, 05:20 AM

I like the idea of moving the limit up to 24 hours and letting the autohost take care of moving the game faster.

Renojustin · #**159** April 21st, 2008, 05:29 AM

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Vellon said:
I like the idea of moving the limit up to 24 hours and letting the autohost take care of moving the game faster.

That is what is happening now. Says it right there in the OP. Not to mention playing the game so far ought to have maybe given you some kinda clue.

Vellon · #**160** April 21st, 2008, 05:57 AM

Whoops! I meant 48. It is very late, I swear.