EPOTARA - Pythium Wins!! (Ironhawk Rules)

[Bluebird]

I do not mind play Vanilla, but I prefer the CB mod. With CB, I feel that I have a better choice of Pretenders. Vanilla has too unbalanced pretenders and you always end up using the same ones. But as I said, I do not really mind.

[PashaDawg]

We could choose to play with just the Conceptual Balance Scales and Pretender mods.

Might also need to play with Endo's quick fix mod for Pythium and Tien Chi.
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...b=5&o=&fpart=1

[archaeolept]

i would like to tentatively reserve a slot

[Lazy_Perfectionist]

Well... I'm not interested in perfection, but as from my first venture with Atlantis I need to ensure I can seize even just my surrounding provinces. I'll join in, though I'll be have less reservations about going AI than usual.

In alphabetical order:
Atlantis, Agartha, Caelum, Jomon, Patala, Pangaea, T'ien Ch'i

In order of preference, I'll probably put Atlantis last. I don't like to play the same race in two simultaneous games. Still, it's one I'm familiar with, and with a different starting position, who knows... All the rest are more or less the same to me. Though I prefer having more national summons and a death focus.

I suppose I'll sort them for you anyways, with several other criteria, being undead, strat move, simplicity of concept, vague feeling. It doesn't make a big diff, but if you don't have a die to cast..

Patala, T'ien C'hi, Agartha, Jomon, Pangaea, Caelum, Atlantis

Actually, because of all these monkey debates, I really want Patala.

EDIT:
Patala > Agartha > T'ien C'hi > Pangaea > Jomon > Caelum > Atlantis

[Aezeal]

let me know which race ASAP plz so I can focus on thinking about pretenders.. I usually make double bless pretenders but for these races I might need some research and maybe a completely different strat.. I noticed blessings ain't all.. and good scales work all age..

(he knows my race choice already)

[PashaDawg]

I am hoping to have 17 players. So, I am going to wait a little before assigning nations. Hopefully, we will have a full roster by Sunday night. Then I can assign nations, and I will give players a few days to craft their pretenders.

[Aezeal]

so it's gonna be vanilla then? and what map?

[PashaDawg]

Hi Aezeal: You can find the map link in the first post of this thread.

One player requested the Conceptual Balance mod early on. I am happy to play vanilla, too, although we might want to use the quickfix that was set up to deal with the broken things in late Pythium and Tien Chi. See here: http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...b=5&o=&fpart=1

We will probably use the Worthy Heroes mod, too.

We will finalize all such details in the next day or so once we have 17 players.

[archaeolept]

what about the CB pretender mod? it's stand-alone, and does give a wider latitude of good pretender choices.

[DonCorazon]

I am one of the Stardock Offer Noobs (a "SON") so please indulge my ignorance....

For the mods, we just just download them and save in the Mod folder? Any FAQs somewhere on using mods? Thanks.