New MP Game - Random, Anonymous, No Diplomacy

Turin · #1 July 11th, 2005, 04:46 PM

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.

PashaDawg · #2 July 11th, 2005, 07:30 PM

Duh! What precisely is the effect of "enchantment bonus 50"? I have been too lazy to figure that out (and I am extremely lazy about that stuff... ugh!) Maybe one of these days, one of you guys will sit me down and answer my questions. I will bring the gin and vermouth.

quantum_mechani · #3 July 11th, 2005, 09:18 PM

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PashaDawg said:
Duh! What precisely is the effect of "enchantment bonus 50"? I have been too lazy to figure that out (and I am extremely lazy about that stuff... ugh!) Maybe one of these days, one of you guys will sit me down and answer my questions. I will bring the gin and vermouth.

Enchantment bonus 50 means enchantment rituals in that province will cost only 50% of the normal amount of gems.

PashaDawg · #4 July 11th, 2005, 11:37 PM

Oversway told me that he can't join in. So, perhaps, YC can play?

PashaDawg · #5 July 11th, 2005, 11:38 PM

Thanks, QM, for the education!

Jurri · #6 July 12th, 2005, 01:36 PM

Hmm... It would seem that on Orania, in Winterland (#277) there is an Ice Devil instead of an Ice Druid. Is it just me, or can someone maybe verify whether this is the case universally? The only mods in operation are the ones in use with this game, and the .map seems to detail there being an "Ice Druid" in the province. Do the Zen mods touch upon the Ice Druid, or only on the Frost Father? If it's renamed or something, I could see it causing behavior like this.

Not an issue, of course, as a stronger than usual province defense would touch upon everyone equally, but weird things are always intriguing!

Argitoth · #7 July 12th, 2005, 02:16 PM

I don't care to read 10 pages of post to see the status of this game. I'd like to join as C'tis... Note that it is the hosts job to update the first post with info. Come on people, don't be lazy!

Turin · #8 July 12th, 2005, 02:18 PM

My map file says that there is an ice devil. I think it�s intentional since he is accompanied by 15 frost fiends.

The ice druid is in winter woods, province 5.

But I�d really like to use my modified mapfile since a known enchantment 50 site with weak defenders is pretty unbalancing. The other preplaced special sites are fine imho.

PashaDawg · #9 July 23rd, 2005, 04:25 PM

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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 · #10 July 23rd, 2005, 04:33 PM

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.