game idea: junkyard wars

Puke · #1 July 19th, 2001, 09:21 PM

you dont need to download the mod to play. the projected start date is still on for tomorrow, unless we are full now, which i have to go check on.

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"...the green, sticky spawn of the stars"
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Rollo · #2 July 19th, 2001, 10:39 PM

Okay, I know the mod is only for practice and I have also uploaded my empire by now.
But one question still remains: What about the Empires that use non-standard shipsets? There is three of them (Dragon Hegemony, Yanerian and Galctic Empire). Do I have to download them and put them in my Pictures/Races folder?

Sorry to ask such basic questions, but PBW is new to me.

Thanks,
Rollo

geoschmo · #3 July 19th, 2001, 10:52 PM

If the Users have set it up correctly, that is all you have to do. If not we can figure it out when it comes up.

It would still work even if you don't use there shipsets. It would just give you a different picture for them each turn. It's kind of wierd, but does not aafect the game play.

Geo

Rollo · #4 July 19th, 2001, 11:16 PM

Okay, thanks a lot.

Quikngruvn · #5 July 20th, 2001, 02:24 AM

20 players, 20 empires uploaded!

I can't wait, though I STILL think I screwed myself over in empire creation. Ah... we'll see!

Quikngruvn

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"That which does not kill you will make you stronger." -- Nietzsche

Puke · #6 July 20th, 2001, 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by Quikngruvn:
20 players, 20 empires uploaded!

and all but one of them was made with the right number of points too! thats pretty darn good! if we dont get a new emp in for the person in question by friday afternoon, we will go ahead and launch with 19. never fear, if you did not get an email from me, its not you.

I am going to setup a thread in the game forum for people to link to whatever shipsets they are using, since it seems like half or more of our people are using custom shipsets yet have not provided a link to one. what this means is that they will look different to each person on every turn, making ship recognition and diplomacy a real pain. I would HATE to think that people did this on purpose. and to the people who are just using the standard races from the game and have no idea what im talking about, dont wory, this does not apply to your empires.

but yes, this should be very interesting. I too think that i could have benefited from some different choices at race creation, the more I think about it, the more I think that Ice would have been the way to go.

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"...the green, sticky spawn of the stars"
(with apologies to H.P.L.)

dumbluck · #7 July 20th, 2001, 09:57 AM

Ok. Please bare in mind as you read this that I have no clue what I'm doing. When it comes to PBW, that is.

So, what all, exactly, do I need to/should do to play this game. I have to download all the custom shipsets. Ok, where do I put them?

How do I start up my turn in SE4? Just copy the game turn from my email to my saved game folder, and open it that way? How do I send my turn, as above in reverse order?

Is there anything else I need to know about?

Sorry for my computer illiteracy.

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