Nightfall - Newbie EA Game - Running

[Ossa]

I'd like to try Abyssia - never played them much.

[GrudgeBringer]

I just tried 4 practice starts with Aran...

1 time I was on a peninsula and had only 2 Provinces around my starting Fortress.

1 time I had 3 Provinces and started VERY close to another faction.

1 time I had 6 starting provinces and no one around me (LOL, wish I could warp that starting position into our game for me).

1 time I had the usual 4 provinces and was in a ok position.

So, I would say NO the positions are not fixed,

Agian, its your game and you set the rules. As I see it you can do any of 3 things.

Start the game and if someone is really screwed you can restart until everyone is ok with thier positions.

Start the game and you get what you get..no whining and no quitting. Just try and make do (sometimes its not much fun if you only have 2 provinces and your cut off and have no army to fight) but usually only 1 has a terrible start.

Ask some of the guys that know and see if you can place nations in starting positions. Or perhaps change the map to one thats about the same size but has starting positions.

I am not the one to ask about maps but ask some of the higher ranks and they would be able help you.

AGIAN, its YOUR game and your preference's so I am in for whatever you decide.

[rdonj]

It's actually really easy to set starting locations up, but you'd probably want to save the map under a slightly different name so you aren't overwriting everyone's copies of Aran.

[statttis]

I'm guessing that the solution would be to mark all but 8 of the provinces as no-start, then save the map under a new name. Once I know whether anybody wants to play as a water nation, I can do that.

[rdonj]

That would be the least complicated way to do it.

[GrudgeBringer]

Sounds good to me....

[Juffos]

I have already some experience under my belt, but I am still itching for some hot online action.

I would like to join as Ermor. It hasn't won any games to the date (at least by the hall of fame), so it should maybe balance a bit.

[jmb]

Can I join as Tien Chi please?

And btw, statttis aren't you participating too? You haven't put yourself in the list

[Slobby]

I do have some experience (like juffos I've never won a game yet tho), if that's ok then I'd like to sign up for Oceania.

[GrudgeBringer]

I think you are setting yourself up for a headache.

If you want treaties to be honored then have them registered in the forum and stipulate that.

They can be regulated and if someone breaks one then the rest of the folks in the game can refuse to trade with them or gang up on them or whatever.

IF you DON'T want to make it public (secret agreements are GOOD sometimes) 6then don't be suprised or mad if you are stabbed in the back.

But to say you would like them to be honored but its a war game will pit some folks agianst each other and we will have a 13 page argument likei have seen in some other forums.

OK...I have said what I can, If you want to leave it as it stands I have no problem with it.

Just trying to clarify it because we all are new and friends (and enimies) will be made in the first few games.