SE4 by Committee

[Askan Nightbringer]

I like the sounds of this.
I'll be a Senator.

Askan

[Lemmy]

I only need to do IM chat with the particular General who is involved in that particular combat.
If more than one is going to be in the same fleet, they would decide beforehand who will lead and when the other can take over.
The likely choice would be the one who is present at the time, and if both are, seniority would decide the leader unless the fleets are already divided up somehow.

What if the general isn't Online, or 2 generals are needed for 2 consecutive battles, and only one of them is Online, do you stop the game? Or let the other general take over combat?

[Sabaoth]

I really like this idea. I would like to be a system lord, if the opportunity arises.

[oleg]

Originally posted by Sabaoth:
I really like this idea. I would like to be a system lord, if the opportunity arises.

There shall be only one System Lord - your god Apophis

[Suicide Junkie]

What if the general isn't Online, or 2 generals are needed for 2 consecutive battles, and only one of them is Online, do you stop the game? Or let the other general take over combat?

I can leave the game running on my PC for a few hours while waiting for the next General to wake up/get home from work/etc.
Not a problem.
Generals should have a proxy player in another timezone, preferably.

The finance minister is the Last job we will really need filled (at least before first contact). Plenty of power since most things boil down to needing money Anyone want it? Lemmy?

Signups:
#1: Geo. (General/Colony Ship Captain)
#2: Arkcon. (Science Minister)
#3: Matryx (General)
#4: Dead meat (Defense Minister)
#5: LazarusLong (Colonization Minister)
#6: TerranC (R&D Minister)
#7: Lemmy (General/Simulation Minister)
#8: Tesco Samoa (General)
#9: Dan C (Transportation Minister)
#10: Skulky (Construction Minister)
#11: Askan Nightbringer (Senator)
#12: Sabaoth (System Lord)
#13: Krsqk (Finance Minister)

Minister jobs:
- Individual planets: small ones seem popular with RPers and those with little time to be in the spotlight. Manages ships in orbit.
- System lords: Rules all planets in a system that have no individual ministers. Manages ships making intra-system journeys.
- Political: One overall, or possibly one Minister for each race as an Ambassador.
(Taken) Finance: Watches over the budget and expenditures.
(Taken) Defense: Manages the overall inter-system distribution of warships.
- Economic: Manages resource generation, and general facility construction.
(Taken) Transportation: Manages the overall non-military shipping and travel arrangements.
(Taken) Colonization: Organizes colonization efforts.
Covered by Transportation if nobody claims the job.
(Taken) Science: Manages research projects.
(Taken) R&D: Designs ships.
- Covert Ops: Manages intel once researched.
(Taken) Construction: Decides locations to build at, and negotiates with local ministers.
- Naming Minister: Renames planets, ships, Design Classes.

[ December 18, 2002, 14:25: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[Krsqk]

I'll volunteer for the finance minister.

[Ragnarok]

This is all a really interesting idea.
I will probably take political minister.
What all would be involved with that one? I wouldn't need to be Online in like IRC would I? Let me know what all I would have to do.