PBW "newbie game"

Hotfoot · #1 July 22nd, 2001, 05:26 AM

If you all are planning another newbie game, what would be the limit to how many people you would allow? And when would you plan on starting?

-Hotfoot
"Enter Prince Mortova..."

Phoenix-D · #2 July 22nd, 2001, 05:47 AM

We'll see what everyone thinks. I'd like to keep em small though.. Fleetwars, a game I'm in with 8 players, is just taking too long per turn.

Phoenix-D

Dragonlord · #3 July 22nd, 2001, 06:48 AM

I'm in Letharg's PBW game, 10 humans and 10 AI's. Lots of fun, only marginally slower than our newbie games were. At top speed we did 3 turns a day, usually one a day, won't ever reach the record we had in Newbie I of 8 turns one night.

I'd say 6-8 players is about right, plus maybe another 6 AI races (non-neutral). AI on high difficulty, medium bonus. Intelligence disabled (due to 1.41 bug). Spiral arm Large galaxy. Starting with at least 3 planets, max 5 planets start. Good planet starting value, to get to the interesting stages faster. Victory conditions: 400% of second place player, or 1 year of peace after 5 years. 3000 racial points.

How does that sound? If you all like it I might host it myself. Invite any friends whom you know from other games , knowing that they roleplay well.

Dragonlord · #4 July 22nd, 2001, 06:52 AM

Phoenix, it seems like in Newbie I the replacement for Baal is also giving up, he's missing turns. What do you suggest we do with this game, cause I know that at least Capt. Spoogy wants to continue it. Find another replacement? Set Nostro race to AI control?

BeeDee10 · #5 July 22nd, 2001, 09:22 PM

I think I'm ready to stick a fork in Newbie II as well. If the General's willing, then that's all of us.

I would indeed be interested in playing another newbie game, it'd be nice to test out some of the strategy that I've learned in the course of this one. But I'm not sure if it would be fair to call myself a _newbie_ now, and there are others who want in. Think I should?

Maybe I should try running one of these newbie games myself, come to think of it. Then I could be a newbie administrator.

Phoenix-D · #6 July 22nd, 2001, 09:34 PM

The game admin isn't that difficult, actually. It's all in the setup- once that is done, it pretty much runs itself.

Rematch perhaps? But with different settings, and no team mode?

I'm about ready to stick a fork in newbie *1* actually, since Dragon is in an overwhelming position again. I kinda got stuck with the cheap part of the galaxy

Phoenix-D

Dragonlord · #7 July 23rd, 2001, 02:56 AM

Phoenix, I agree, Newbie I is not much fun anymore either. My main fleet is glassing Baal's planets, another fleet is defending my frontier, and a third is in position in case Spoogy wanted to attack me.

I think I will set up a new game on PBW and invite you all. I'll post the game config shortly, I didn;t get much feedback here about how people would like it. I hope changes can still be made to a game config before the game starts.