Last DOM-I PBEM party - Page 4

Pocus · #31 October 24th, 2003, 10:20 AM

I can handle the hosting, if you are ok to use an hybrid system some of us use :

- you put your 2h files, or retrieve your .m files with an utility which is linked to a distant server.
- the hosting is done manually by me, if everybody is in. I check the files once a day, generally between 20:00 and 22:00, GMT+2 (thats evening French time).
- After the hosting is done, the files are put again on the server. You then get a notice by mail to retrieve them.

Just tell me.

edit :
for whose interested :
question : why I dont simply host with an IP address?
answer : I cant have my auxiliary machine run all time, because of noise and room constraints. (And it wont change before long)

[ October 24, 2003, 09:26: Message edited by: Pocus ]

st.patrik · #32 October 24th, 2003, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
I'm sorry, I'll quit the instant the demo comes out

I'm afraid this is probably true for me also. However, maybe we could get a Dom II Demo PbeM game going...

Gandalf Parker · #33 October 24th, 2003, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by st.patrik:

quote:
Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
I'm sorry, I'll quit the instant the demo comes out

I'm afraid this is probably true for me also. However, maybe we could get a Dom II Demo PbeM game going...

I could go for that. If so, then dibs on Pangaea

Psitticine · #34 October 24th, 2003, 04:13 PM

Speaking of Pangaea, albeit on a total side-topic, I started a new SP game Last night, playing as a Blood and Nature wielding god of the Carrion Woods Pangaeans.

I adore this particular theme. The Manikin you raise (living vines that merge with the bones and other remnants of the dead) have many different forms, based on what kind of critter they used to be, and the new priest spells available under that dominion are intended to strengthen and heal Manikin, as well as providing the normal priestly benefits.

You get Manikin automatically from certain troops, plus you can set somebody to raising them either via a built-in ability or by casting the Create Manikin/Create Mandragora spells.

Unburied corpses are required, but since Carrion Woods is definintely human-hostile, the population of your provinces will nose-dive and bodies are widely available. It's much like the "Dead Ermor" varients, where you don't worry about supply or income all that much since your troops don't require it. You run on magic and unholy priest power instead.

The new Pan Apostate available with this theme lacks the power to attract Maenids, but can conjure Carrion Lords, Carrion Ladys, and Carrion Centuars instead. I'm using a Carrion Lord (think of the half-rotted remains of a dead Pan held together with living vines) as my prophet. If that doesn't scare some sense into the heathens, I don't know what will.

IOW, I think Gandalf is making a good choice for a future Dom II PBEM.

Catquiet · #35 October 24th, 2003, 04:46 PM

Dibs on R'lyeh.

Psitticine, could you give me some info on R'lyeh in Dom II? I especially want to know about hybrids, holy units, and the site that allows the summoning of elder things. Also someone mentioned an Ancient Kraken pretender that can recover from battle afflictions, what are it's stats?

st.patrik · #36 October 24th, 2003, 05:00 PM

well in that case, dibs on Man for Dom II demo PbEM.

atul · #37 October 24th, 2003, 06:49 PM

Oh, well.

DomII demo PbEM: C'tis.

DomI Last PbEM: Still keeping my fingers crossed that there would be enough interested people. What would be minimum for a game?

(I still think I'm able to multitask, at least what comes to two different games. Walking and chewing gum at the same time - that's a totally different story.)

Nerfix · #38 October 24th, 2003, 09:02 PM

I'm intrested in DomII demo PBEM, but i want to see what nations are left out from the demo before i pick my nation.

licker · #39 October 24th, 2003, 09:44 PM

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but are you sure you can PBEM with the Dom2 demo? I thought I read that it was quite cut down from Dom1 (well I know I read that part) and that it didn't support MP...

For your sakes I hope I'm wrong...

Anyway it does have a turn limit right? I suppose you can keep the game going once you get the real Version though...

Food for thought maybe.

Kristoffer O · #40 October 24th, 2003, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by licker:
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but are you sure you can PBEM with the Dom2 demo? I thought I read that it was quite cut down from Dom1 (well I know I read that part) and that it didn't support MP...

For your sakes I hope I'm wrong...

Anyway it does have a turn limit right? I suppose you can keep the game going once you get the real Version though...

Food for thought maybe.

You can pbem t your hearts content in the demo, just can't have as many participants due to race limitations.