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Old April 6th, 2010, 02:49 PM

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Default Re: YARG2 , 24 players EA RAND game [send your pretenders!]

@ Rytek - Did you manage to unpack the map file ok?


@ All - For all those who haven't yet done so, can you please make sure you have downloaded the map AND successfully unzipped it asap. Since the last thing rdonj needs as admin is someone PM-ing him (or worse, posting in this thread) an hour before hosting asking how to unzip the map file.

This thread should go very quiet from now on apart from posts by the admin (as is the usual for RAND games). So I'll take this last opportunity to wish everyone the best of luck. Hope you all enjoy the game. And a final reminder to everyone to only PM rdonj regarding anything to do with admin jobs for this game (delay requests etc), and please DO NOT post admin requests in this thread (don't PM WraithLord either for that matter, as he is a player and not the admin).

And of course if you do need to drop out of the game for any reason, please don't just set your nation AI, as that affects the game negatively for everyone who is still playing. Instead, please PM rdonj so that a sub can (hopefully) be found to take over your nation. Even if you think your position is hopeless, some players actually enjoy taking on these hopeless positions to perfect their fort defending skills YARG1 had a good record for keeping nations out of the hands of the AI, and I'm pretty sure a lot of the players who have signed up for this sequel will be hoping for a continuation of that trend.


Right, talking over, the battlefield awaits us all
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Old April 6th, 2010, 03:49 PM

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So we have already found a pre-game issue I'm going to unstart the game and get that fixed... then wait for the next one
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@ Calahan--> Yes, figured it out. I err, clicked on one of the google ads below the link and dl the wrong program while waiting on the D7 link to start uploading. File Helper. I am a bit embarrased, but the stupid ad was misleading and it was late and I wasnt paying attention.
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Old April 11th, 2010, 12:44 PM

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Guys, we have had a disturbing number of stales for just the first 4 turns. 3 stales on turn 4 is 3 too many! If you need extensions, ASK FOR THEM. I will not be watching the game status page very closely, and especially at this stage of the game I have no intention of granting delays for people whose turns are looking like they won't get in on time who do not ask me for an extension. I also highly advise you to check the game status page shortly after sending in your turn! The llamaserver sometimes has issues and needs a little extra prodding to make sure things move smoothly. One or more of the current stales is/are confirmed to be due to turn files that were thought to have been turned in. Probably not a llamaserver issue at this point, but please, practice safe playing.

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For future reference, difficult research is probably a mistake, especially for the EA.
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For future reference, difficult research is probably a mistake, especially for the EA.
Why?
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For future reference, difficult research is probably a mistake, especially for the EA.
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Because it gives a big advantage to the giant races that don't rely on research. I think that's what he is saying.
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For future reference, difficult research is probably a mistake, especially for the EA.
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Because it gives a big advantage to the giant races that don't rely on research. I think that's what he is saying.
not just giants but pretty much all heavy bless/thug nations, including Mictlan, Lanka, Yomi, etc... also EA doesn't have as good national armies as later eras, so getting stuck with them for too long, especially if not a bless nation, you're at a severe disadvantage. thinking mainly about Ermor, Ulm, C'tis, Marverni, etc...
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Old April 12th, 2010, 08:32 AM

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Why?
Because it gives a big advantage to the giant races that don't rely on research. I think that's what he is saying.
not just giants but pretty much all heavy bless/thug nations, including Mictlan, Lanka, Yomi, etc... also EA doesn't have as good national armies as later eras, so getting stuck with them for too long, especially if not a bless nation, you're at a severe disadvantage. thinking mainly about Ermor, Ulm, C'tis, Marverni, etc...
I was hoping for something more insightful than this conventional wisdom.
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Old April 12th, 2010, 09:23 AM
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Its conventional wisdom because its true. People complain about bless rush nations even at normal research settings. Arguably an EA RAND game should be set to easy research, since there are no diplomatic solutions available.
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