EpikBattel - Started

Zeldor · #1 December 3rd, 2007, 12:38 PM

Gregstrom:

We have agreed on WoG, that is more adventurous map and it introduces new players to new type of game - cumulative VP. I think no one played that before, even in SP.

I bring the 125-150% gold only because it would make late game more interesting, with that battles for central island.

otthegreat · #2 December 3rd, 2007, 01:03 PM

I agree with bringing the gold up to 125-150%. I have played SP a fair amount but difficult AI still slaps me around. This would be my first multiplayer game.

Niarg · #3 December 3rd, 2007, 01:11 PM

I'd still rather we had a game at the default settings, especially as this will be the first MP game for most of us.

My experience is dabbling in SP and not started an MP game yet (I only got the game recently).

llamabeast · #4 December 3rd, 2007, 01:31 PM

My advice: _Really_ don't play on World of Geometry, it's far too big for 12 players. I mean, it's fine (really cool in fact), but only if you're deliberately setting out to play a huge game, which is the case for the other group of players who are just starting a game on it. I would definitely not play your first MP game on it. It will go on for ever, be micromanagement hell and put you all off. I normally aim for about 15 provinces/player or a bit less. Cradle of Dominion would be a nice map if you get a few more players. I've actually just started a game on that with 19 players, but 14 or so would be a very reasonable number.

If you stay at 8 players then I have a modified version of the Parganos map which I think is excellent for 8. The modifications are to make it a fairer map, because the default version has excessive clustering of terrain types, meaning e.g. one player ends up with all the farms, another with all the wasteland.

I have to say I would also leave things like income on default. People very rarely change those settings and I don't know why you'd want to - they're about right as they are.

Zeldor · #5 December 3rd, 2007, 01:44 PM

Big map is a good thing

I really think WoG is the best map to play on available now.

Zeldor · #6 December 3rd, 2007, 01:45 PM

otthegreat:

Did you unpack it into /mod folder in Dominions3 folder?

FrozenFalcon · #7 December 3rd, 2007, 01:55 PM

Well we have only 8 players now, and if it stays like that I think we should take heed on Llamabeast's suggestion and play a smaller map, maybe that customized Parganos.

Otthegreat: Mod is packed into a rar file. You have to unpack it to the /mod folder. Like Zeldor said.

DrPraetorious · #8 December 3rd, 2007, 01:58 PM

I"m quite experienced - behold my mighty post-count! - but I do love team games and would be happy to be either paired with a relative newbie, or given, say, Ulm.

Unclaimed nations that I like and haven't played in a while (in order of preference): Arcoscephale, Oceania, T'ien Ch'i, Pythium.

Nations that would count as a handicap at least if I play them: Ulm, Caelum (boy do I suck at Caelum), Agartha, Shinuyama.

otthegreat · #9 December 3rd, 2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Zeldor said:
otthegreat:

Did you unpack it into /mod folder in Dominions3 folder?

Sorry to bother you with this again but I can't find a /mod folder. There are folders titled: battlemaps, doc, maps, rawsound, and tutdata but thats it.

otthegreat · #10 December 3rd, 2007, 01:44 PM

Hi its me again! I'm having trouble with the Worthy Heroes mod. The computer keeps complaining about it being an RAR file or something. Help please.