New MP Game - Random, Anonymous, No Diplomacy

[Arkas]

Yeah, i was playing a test game out with my faction. It probably is from a game in action. I will modify the pretender and resend when i get home tonight.

[Cainehill]

Remember, you send the nation.2h file from the newlords directory, not from a game directory.

[Huntsman]

Arkas said:
Yeah, i was playing a test game out with my faction. It probably is from a game in action. I will modify the pretender and resend when i get home tonight.

There's really nothing to modify. As Cainehill said, just go to your \newlords folder and your unmodified pretender for your nation will be there. Just send it off and away we go!

[Cainehill]

Well - if he hasn't created another pretender for that nation since then. Arkas might want to start a game with the pretender just to make sure it's the one he thinks it is (with the _default_ pretender name, etc).

[PashaDawg]

Ok. I have everyone's pretenders. I will get the game started!

It is my understanding that the map folder is not being modified. I just need to get the victory conditions right.

[The Panther]

You will have to use the modified map (it is included in a previous post) which removes all the preset VP provinces. Then you do the followiong:
1. Click on 'Standard Victory'.
2. Select 'Victory by victory points'.
3. Put the 'Required victory points' to 9.
4. Put the other three slider bars to zero.
5. Click the 'One VP per capitol box'.

And that's it!

[PashaDawg]

Report:

1. Hmmmm. The game says that King Lear's pretender is not a dominions file. I will ask him to send it again. Sorry for the continued delays. The game recognizes everyone elses pretender files.

2. About 4 players did not assign passwords to their pretender files. Does this matter?

3. I did a test run, and I think I have everything right. However, let me make sure I have the correct mods:

- Zen Items 1.0
- Zen Pretender 2.2
- Zen Spells 1.8
- Zen Scales 1.2
- Hero Mod 1.2

4. I assume that the map mod is not being modified. Instead, I need to make sure that victory points are set at 9 (with only victory points in capitols). (I assume that I otherwise set the VP scales to zero and just "click" the "VP in capitol provinces" box.)

Thanks. Sorry for delay.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

The Panther said:
You will have to use the modified map (it is included in a previous post) which removes all the preset VP provinces. Then you do the followiong:
1. Click on 'Standard Victory'.
2. Select 'Victory by victory points'.
3. Put the 'Required victory points' to 9.
4. Put the other three slider bars to zero.
5. Click the 'One VP per capitol box'.

And that's it!

Ok - thanks. I will find the modified map.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turin said:
I just had a quick look at the mapfile and there´s one thing that I find really bad. province 173 has the oak of ages as a special site which gives an enchantment bonus 50!
And it´s only guarded by an ivy king and a couple of vine ogres/men, so it should be no problem for an early game pretender to take that site. So if you could alter the mapfile and replace it with the mother oak or something similar it would be great.

I have attached a mapfile without victorypoints and which replaces the oak of the ages with the motheroak.

Hi Panther:

I assume that this was the only modified map file. Yes? Or should I keep looking?

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

I think I have the map all set (I did a test). I will try to use the file again that was given to me by King Lear, just in case it works. Otherwise, we wait.