Preponderance 2 [epic team game returns!]

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by DrPraetorious

I have to assume that the partnerless player would immediately quit , leaving the area occupied by 1 AI instead of 2.

And if it were occupied by 2 AI players, they could be set as allies in the .map file, which none of us have seen anyway.

So that's my proposal, anyway. Since only Ironhawk has access to the absent team's identity, and he (understandably!) does not want to recruit a replacement, I see no alternative.

Personally I am strongly against starting with 2 CPUs. That would throw a big monkey wrench into Zeldor's and Ironhawk's carefully balanced game rules and the map. Considering the cutthroat nature of this game, having CPU as a neighbor (actually 2 CPUs) will give some players huge advantage over the rest.

It doesn't matter that only IH has access to players directory, any of us can recruit players (by posting on the forum threads or directly in IRC), we just need to tell them that if they are interested, they need to contact IH who will have them added to the game - he has agreed to do it, he just doesn't want to deal with recruitment/advertisement process.

[earcaraxe]

it would hurt the anonimity principle, i think thats the main reason they havent try to find a replacement.

[Calahan]

Originally Posted by earcaraxe

it would hurt the anonimity principle, i think thats the main reason they havent try to find a replacement.

Standard procedure for RAND games on the llamaserver is usually for the admin to keep the ID of all substitute players to himself until they are either eliminated, or the game finishes. No other way to do it, as the admin log on the llamaserver gives away too much info in RAND games otherwise.


@ Ironhawk - If you've found a new team willing to play then IMO, and if you haven't done so already, give the old team a few hours (few as in 4 at most) to sort themselves out or be given the boot.

And I trust your judgement entirely with regards whether any new team is allowed new nation picks, and/or how much time you allow them to upload Pretenders.

Plus another thanks for the selfless admin work you are doing for us all. As there's no game without you.