[spoilers] Going Dutch: The Commodore Files

[Krill]

Got the job. That was the easy part. It's doing the job and not killing people that's the hard bit...

I do look forward to seeing what happens in the snake pick. Dare you to pick Charles again.

[Commodore]

I do look forward to seeing what happens in the snake pick. Dare you to pick Charles again.

But that's not nearly shooting myself in the foot enough here in RBmod!

It does say something for the balance that I'm debating the merits of Toku vs. Pacal...

[Commodore]

So whilst we twiddle our thumbs and await a mapmaker, I'll give a quick once-over the field:

Contenders:
-Commodore

Clearly the handsomest person here. Balanced ratings in all categories; almost Regoarrarrian in self-defeatation. (Almost wrote self-defecation. Nope, that's my son's current forte!)
-Voted most likely to die mobbed by desperate groupies.

-Plako

Favorite to win, naturally, although as always he'll give his victims an inordinate amount of hope first. Plako is an amazing player but darned if I can pick out a distinct reason why. He's prone to getting rushed, for what its worth...the new RBmod means Agg Rome is likely to happen, so that will be fun...
-Voted most likely to succeed.

-Gawdzak

Dunno why he ranks here, exactly, but I get a good feeling about this guy. He is sane, reasonable, and erudite, which are all nice things in a newbie; a good reporter too, which helps for an early feedback mechanism. His first games here have thus far been good if not dominant showings. My gut says to put Gawdzak here, I'll not buck it.
-Voted most likely to marry Mackoti (Organizt!)

-Dtay

Kid keeps improving over several games; he's not the Mackening 2: Mack Harder, but he shows introspection about his strengths and weaknesses as a player. Cards have to go right for this one, but hey, so do they for anyone here not named Plako.
-Voted most likely to go out screaming "I've got this, guys!"

-Gavagai

Here is kind of the opposite of Deets; he started out (or at least debuted on RB) strong enough to win, but hasn't adapted rapidly. High aggression ratings, low empathy, which means he's not the best metagame reader out there but, and this is something I don't do well, he will always take strong steps to better his relative position. He's not one to wallow around in doubt or ditherment, which is why he's always gotta be on the contention platform early on. Can get side-tracked into grudge wars, though.
-Voted most likely to get punched in a philosophical debate.

Maybes:
-GermanJojo/Borsche

I like Jojo and he's got some skills, but I sense an emotional instability; he's pretty tilt prone, gets discouraged and/or distracted easily, and at times lacks empathy. Maybe Borsche will assist there; I know nothing about the guy. I do see some wonder rating elevation here; otherwise very balanced player.
-Voted most likely to regret a Jumbotron message.

-retep

Retep is a good player, naturally thick and oily, but at this point he is spread out to like...seven? Eight? Different games. I think he's gotten over his wanderlust bug that so wrecked him in PB13/PB16, at least. He'll write some hilariously astute analysis, hand-scrawl good if conservative micro plans, and kind of grumble when he falls behind reporting.
-Voted most likely to cause game delays by being checked into Civ4 rehab.

Possibly:
-TrulyDiabolicalCupcake/AdrienIer

Really Evil Muffin is here from another shipwrecked Civ4 community; like Gavagai and GermanJojo, I get the impression he was the big fish in that particular pond. We've yet to see how he does long-term, but right now he's still pretty new. Example: Base BtS he picked Byzantium.
-Voted most likely to show a great skill delta from start to finish.

-2metraninja

I dunno what's up with 2metraninja. He's never performed worst in a field, but he's never been particularly a threat either. I suspect it's because he's another big fish elsewhere, and still pretty active all over the place. So a general competence level maybe but no focus or long-term deep planning in his particular game at hand.
-Voted most likely to attack someone for enragingly inscrutable reasons.

Nope:
-HitAnyKey/Cornflakes

I like HAK, he seems like a nice guy, good attitude, cheerful, good turn player. But...he's not exactly in this for the hardcore pride, you know? Just a feeling I get. He's in this for a lark and that's great.
-Voted most likely to confusingly claim insanity while being quite sane.

-Furungy

Still learning, albeit slowly. He's not a pushover or anything, very willing to fight...but nothing amazing do I see.
-Voted most likely to make his readers reach for the thesaurus.

[Krill]

You should do a player evaluation...but for map types.

PS: Torusworld or you're a wimp.

[Commodore]

You should do a player evaluation...but for map types.

PS: Torusworld or you're a wimp.

Sure thing Krill. It's not exhaustive, but:

Mapscripts
Tier 1, Gold Standard:
-Handcrafted by someone with aesthetics

Tier 2, Silver Star:
Big and Small
Tectonics

Tier 3, Bronze Medal:
Archipelago
Pangaea
Full of Resources (lakes)

Tier 4, Copper Button:
Doughnut
Continents
Fractal
Ice Age

Tier 5, Pewter Trophy:
Wheel
Mirror
Hall of Mirrors
Medium and Small

Tier 11, Lead Boots:
-Torusworld

[spacetyrantxenu]

I dunno, it feels like you arbitrarily created a whole new tier for a map script you don't happen to like. I like the parody format, though. Bonus points for that.

You missed an opportunity though.

1. Xenu maps. Obviously, because plains wines are just that awesome.
2. Commodore maps. Who doesn't like plains cows?
3. Everything else. If it isn't plains wines or plains cows, why would you even want it??

Drop the mic over your shoulder.

[Krill]

You better fucking pray I don't make the map Commodore, or you're not even getting a 1 tile desert island. You're getting a sodding peak.

[spacetyrantxenu]

You better fucking pray I don't make the map Commodore, or you're not even getting a 1 tile desert island. You're getting a sodding peak.

There's a QotM here, I know it. You think people have had long enough with the useful, informative current banner message?

About that volcano island map script -- would it apply to everyone or just Commodore? Because if everyone spawned on a one tile peak island and Commodore was last in turn order for turn 25, wouldn't he win the game (by dying last)? So what I'm reading here is that you're trying to cook a map so that Commodore can win this new game. That's totally it, right?

[Commodore]

Gentlemen, we got the wheel!

Sad news, I suspect this means Tokugawa is gone. But good news! MAXIMUM SYNERGY.

[spacetyrantxenu]

Hump pick? Let's see those max synergy combos. I guess there's no rush until the map is underway and the picks ahead of us are off the board, but still. Since basically everything is playable I'm curious to see what mood you're in for this game.