PBW Star Trek Game

[Atrocities]

Game will be posted at PBW on or before Tuesday.

View Races

Currently Taken:

M - Dominion
CNCRaymond - Cardassian
Fyron - Tholians
Gandalph - Klingons
tesco samoa - Romulans
Spare Hawk - Ferengi

Still availible:
Federation (Three races to choose from for this player)
Species 8472
Breen

[ March 03, 2003, 10:50: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Atrocities]

Game settings: (NOTE: Please offer any and all suggestions. Thank you.)

Game is a reserved player Game only for a maximum of 10 players. To sign up for the game, visit HERE

PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS PLAYER. Experienced does not matter, the game is open to all who are first to sign up.

This game will be a Star Trek based game using the newest star trek races from Star
Trek Races I ask that you go to this site and download the races. Please use them to over write your current Star Trek race. Be warned, if you want to keep the original set, you may want to zip it, rename it, or move it. The new sets are not
necessary for game play, but they are the latest ship sets.

The mod will also be using the Fyron Quadrant mod Deluxe. You can download it from here:
FQM D 2.0

The game will be set to 48 hour turns. Please read the other rules at the bottom, and thank you for joining.

Starting resources: 100000
Starting planets: 1
Home planet value: Good

Score display: allied
Technology level: Low
Racial points: 2000

Quadrant type: Midlife "Dense" (est 200 system)
Quadrant size: Large

Event frequency: None
Event severity: None

Technology cost: High
Victory conditions: Total victory, or Allied conquest

Maximum units: 5000
Maximum ships: 1800

Computer players: None
Computer difficulty: None
Computer player bonus: None
Neutral empires: None

Other game settings:
1. 48 hour turns, Automated
2. Forum Private
3. My email atrocities@astmod.com
4. Ship set available Here
5. Random Map using Star Trek system names, Midlife Dense, Large (200) system +/- 20.
6. Reserved Players ONLY. (10 Max)

Guidelines:
1. Please play your race as it would act according to its nature. IE, the Borg seldom if ever have allies, and the
Federation does not normally set out to conquer the galaxy. It is your empire, and you can play it as you see fit, but
please keep role playing in mind.

2. Please play with the newest Versions of your race. You can get them from
Here

3. Please download the FQM D 2.0 mod and install
it.

4. Please do not use any exploits either known or unknown that are considered "cheats" by general description. (Offer you a
solitary advantage over the other players by means of game exploit that is either known or unknown, and widely viewed as a
cheat.)

5. If you have to bow out of the game, please try to give us notice.

6. If you are going to miss turns, if possible please let us know before hand.

7. Have fun, and thank you joining.

[Atrocities]

Bump again again again.

Just trying to keep it on top for a day or so.

I have not offically played a PBW game since Last October when I went to the hospital. I never did recover from that set back, and now I want to try and get back into the swing of things. I know that my butt will promptly be handed to me once the game starts, but at least I can give it a whirl until then.

[tesco samoa]

What ERA is this game set in.....

[Fyron]

It is using the default game tech files, so that doesn't really matter much.

I do like guideline #1 though. That sort of thing was a problem in the previous ST PBW games.

It should also mention that the 8472 are out to destroy life in the Milky Way Galaxy, so they would make fewer treaties than the Borg would.

[ March 03, 2003, 20:32: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[gravey101]

It wasn't a problem in the ST game I played in, since guideline #1 was not in effect. In fact Atrocities stated explicitely in the game description, and in subsequent game news, that all races were free to ally with whomever they pleased. The only problem I witnessed were people not understanding that this was the case and complaining without base for such. I guess it may have been a problem in other games but I wouldnt know 'cos I wasn't in 'em.

[Fyron]

I never made a complaint about it because of how that game was set up.

[gravey101]

Fair enough.
My opinion only of course, but I think guidline #1 leaves too much room for interpretation. Ok if everyone is on the same page about doing their best to RP their race, but some people are much more familiar with what they are _supposed_ to be doing than others, and then find fault with other's gameplay. I never really watch ST, so have a little idea about the various races traits and allies/enemies. Becuase of this I would not feel comfortable joining the game lest I do something un-raceX-like and upset someone(s).

[ March 03, 2003, 21:10: Message edited by: gravey101 ]

[Atrocities]

I think Guideline 1 is more or less for those who really want to try and simulate a Star Trek universe experience. I regret that many people would feel locked into a role that limit their creativity and game play style.

The point to GL1 is that people should keep RP in mind when playing the race. IE the Borg do not normally forge alliances with the Federation and then conquer the galaxy. But that being said, it really is up to the player.

I would hope that a player would appreciate the limitations of his/her race and play them accordingly, but that is really an unobtainable expectation given the limiting nature that such arbitrary boundaries would generate. A player must be free to play his or her race the way they deem necessary for their game goals.

I agree that Role Playing is important, but everyone that has ever played a game knows that treaties are necessary for survival. The problem here is that some races are defined as out right hostile. The Borg and 8472 being the examples. However, 8472 and the Borg have both allied themselves with the Federation on at least one occation each.

So treaties between HOSTILE natured players is a natural evolution of game play regardless of race characteristics.

Besides; "Make the enemy of thy enemy thy friend, then on the eve of victory against our common foe, attack thy ally and assure utter and complete victory for yourself and yourself alone."

[gravey101]

Atrocities, I think GL#1 is fine if everyone has your attitude, but unforunately, IMO, that is not the case. In feel it gives some people the excuse they need to start making snide comments about how others should be playing the game according to their Version of how-things-should-be. Indeed in your Last game, despite your clear desciption in the game setup, one player sent some pretty nasty emails to me after I did something not to his likeing. I think at the time I offered to resign but you would not hear of it. Clearly everyone joining this particular game is happy with GL#1 and that's fine, it's just not my thing. I hope I have explained why.