MP: Noobs and Vets II: Days of Infamy. MA, BI. Game Over. Supplicants Triumph!

[Septimius Severus]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

#terrain 7 8

Thanks for that confirmation. Chris, as you can see, the terrain mask on the official sever copy of the map file for the province in question is "8". This is in fact the terrain mask for a plains province (0+8) with a freshwater tag. Don't know why there's no Freshwater icon when you right click on it though. As I mentioned, players do no need a copy of the .map file. This is all handled by the .trn files you get. I recommend deleting any version of the .map you may have on your system (if it is causing you not to see the mountain provinces that I see) and loading up your turn and looking again.

Game note:

Ano has requested that 24 hours be added to the current turn (24). I am forwarding the request now. When Gandalf receives the message from me, he will look at how many hours are left on the clock (currently says 17h) and add 24 to whatever is then shown. This is apparently the easiest way for Gandalf to handle at least a single delay per turn. Please note that after this turn hosts (either by quickhost or when the timer is reached), Gandalf will have to re-adjust the timer back to the regular interval of 48 hours as soon as he is humanly able to get to it. This is the way we will have to handle delay requests in the future. We've just got to accept Gandalf's math and be grateful for whatever, however, whenever, he can process these delays for us.

[Septimius Severus]

Numahr, please be aware that I don't blame you or anybody for any delays to the game. After the rollback fiasco of last game, I personally vowed never to do another one, under any circumstances (even if Gandalf or Llamabeast were to drop dead, or the world were to explode). But then I personally am not uber competitive, an individual game turn does not mean that much to me. And stales don't mean much to me, even if it is my own team that is hurt by it. I simply want to play as often as possible and get in as many turns as possible so that I can learn and experience as much as I can.

I tried the democracy thing last game and then had to deal with people saying I had no guts and no balls for all the polls and opinions I solicited. Yet when an admin makes a firm stand or makes a decision, they get charged with being overbearing, dictitorial or else. Really guys, I just can't seem to win in public opinion here. But I am willing to deal with it, I've and have always been willing to deal with it. It's the hazards of admining a game.

Now, can we get those turns in please!

[chrispedersen]

As a suggestion sept,

Instead of saying gandalf, add 17 hours - which is hard.
Say "Gandalf, please make hosting time Tue at 3 am EST" which is exceedingly easy (whatever time zone gandalf is in).

Then everyon here can see the time and be responsible for figuring out what time hosting is.

[Septimius Severus]

Its actually pretty easy for Gandalf to just look at the log file (from which the external timer is extracted) and add x hours, but Gandalf did suggest what your saying as well, having the players do their own time zone calculations and indicate in their delay request the exact time in PST (server time) they'd like the server to host. They'd decide what time they wanted the server to host in their time zone, then either calculate the equivalent time in PST manually or else use one of the many programs on the Internet to do it.

I have so far been trying to make it as easy on the players as possible. But if all the players (and Gandalf) prefer this method instead, it might certainly make Gandalf's life easier.

[Septimius Severus]

Just a few minor updates:

Children of Crom team:

Cammorak back in for Ashdod.
FinalGenesis in for Marignon.

A new poll on Atlantis is available on the team forums:
http://noobsvets.silverforum.net/vie...php?f=12&t=404

Zegc-ben, Market Master, how's it going? Though you've been hard pressed of late, I believe your core water provinces should be relatively safe from the AI. Let us know when new services, forging abilities, etc come on line.

[chrispedersen]

Hey, I tried to download arco's turn to view it.
when I did so, it uploaded a nul turn for arco.

Sept, Gandalf, can you make sure arco has a chance to upload a real turn?

[Septimius Severus]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

Hey, I tried to download arco's turn to view it.
when I did so, it uploaded a nul turn for arco.

Sept, Gandalf, can you make sure arco has a chance to upload a real turn?

There's 16 hours left on the current turn. Any revised arco turn submitted before the next hosting should overwrite what is there. Let me know when you expect to upload a new Arco turn or if you want a delay. I haven't submitted my turn yet, but plan to shortly but can wait. Please send a PM to Willburn to resubmit ASAP. You can also submit for him if you choose.

I actually staled last turn for somewhat similiar reasons. Though I like being able to easily download and view my teams turns, you must ensure that after you do so you hit exit to disconnect from the server and then view/play offline via the "play existing games" menu option.

Then when viewing a teammates turn offline, never hit anything other than "quit without saving". Anything else including "end turn", "quit and save" will generate a .2h file for that nation, which will be automatically uploaded when next you connect (unless you manually delete it). Players should look in their saved games/navii folder for any .2h's belonging to nations that they are not currently playing (from a previous turn or a new turn) and delete them if you see any. They will stay in that folder unless deleted.

[zegc-ben]

I haven't uploaded my turn yet and I can wait if you want.

And also I have reached construction level 6 and I will soon be able to equip nicely teleporting king of the deeps, let me know if you are interested.

[Septimius Severus]

We've got about 5 or 6 hours on the turn. I've asked Gandalf (if possible) to just shut off quickhost only for the current turn, so that Chris and Co can get another turn uploaded.

Everyone else go ahead and submit. No reason to draw the turn out longer than necessary. But if more time is needed, let me and Gandalf know ASAP!

Good to hear your at construction 6, Zegc, we might could use something.

[chrispedersen]

I'm told We're good to go sept. Thanks Atlantis.

FYI sept, its not that I didn't hit exit, of course I did. However, the second time you connect(for whatever reason like you didn't have a right password the first time) it uploads a turn.