Well I've been threatening to do this for a while, but I finally got around to it, for reals.

I was proposing a High to Low variant SG on EitB around a few threads about a week ago, and I'd like to pursue it further.

So first of all the ground rules:
1) We play all civs we get as if we had them the whole game (well obviously the last one). I want to win this without gimping the AI even more than they gimp themselves. This means, no deleting units, no obvious bad choices for builds, no pulling the WS at the time which helps our next civ best (e.g. pulling sanctuary so that it runs out just after a switch).
2) We have fun. This would be no. 1 only for the extra rule above.
3) Punctuality is nice. CFC games usually run a 24/48 timer rule. I'll not enforce that, but I will be reminding anyone who seems to be running slow with the save.
4) Discussion is nice. If you have a big event happening, and you're not sure how to handle it, it is a team game and the team will help. This of course stretches rule 3 above, as discussion needs time sometimes.
5) I would prefer the game on here. I'm still out with CFC though in extremis I will resurrect my account over there (I still have the details), but will only post in the game over there.

I think that covers ground rules. If anyone has others shout them out.

Now onto the game settings:
1) Emperor.
2) Erebus Continent, with standard settings.
3) Large, with default to default +3 AIs.
4) No Archeron, Yes all other barb heroes.
5) Hell terrain on (though my screenshots will decrease in quality)
6) All lairs huts etc. on
7) All features on.
8) Living world on.
9) Normal speed.

All these are negotiable and extra settings can be added if so desired.

Thirdly Civ and Leader:

I pick random leaders in SP, and have no real preference for this game, as we'll be losing them fairly quickly. If people want specific civs and leaders we can go with them. Otherwise I'll roll a number of random starts and we can vote on the best one.

Finally resources:
Well one really, the previous High to Low game I played over at CFC. Ozbenno linked to two other games in there in post 7.
I'm also a bit rusty on switching dates, and completely in the dark about whether EitB has changed these mechanics.


But anyway enough of me rambling. Let's open the game for participants.

[SIZE="5"]The team can be found here[/SIZE]

We're the champions... or at least one step closer

Just curious what everyone prefers at the moment

Jungle: Shyvana, Udyr, Lee Sin. I like the early game decision making inherent in this role

Mage: Cassiopeia, Ryze. For their sustained damage style which I prefer to dropping one combo and waiting for spells to come off cooldown. I still like Anivia but don't play her very often now because people using flash/jump skills to get over a perfectly placed wall is frustrating

Top: mostly the same heroes I'd run in jungle + gangplank.

Support/Ranged AD: I often find this lane to be more stressful than fun due to the way it plays in the current meta, but Sona/Ashe/Vayne are my current favourites here

With the release of the "Borderlands 2 Launch Date Trailer" last week we finally got to see the four character classes in action.

Axton
Commando. General combat specialist and and evolution of the Soldier.

Maya
Siren. More of a sorceress than Lilith was, Maya appears to be a character able to control the general flow of battle.

Salvador
Gunzerker. Rough, tough and can dual wield big guns for a double dose of mayhem.

Zer0
Assassin. Deploy a decoy and slip into a stealth mode for either melee range or sniping range spike damage.

Get ready to joy puke your face off!
Roll on September!

Borderlands 2.com

Does anyone know of an easy method to take a map for civ 3 and turn it into a map for civ 4?

At least someone took PHI Egypt this time.

If you are a player of this game (PBEM33 if you forgot where you are) then leave now. This thread covers the map production and will contain heavy spoilers. Looking at the map beforehand will only spoil your own fun and won't give you any advantage at all.

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Ok, that should be enough space that nobody accidentally clicking here should see anything.

So, idk what to do here besides post all of our data, so I'll do that and let you tell me what else I'm supposed to do here. :blob:

http://mistbinder.org/tracker/tracker.php?game=bts33

Game settings:

Diplomacy: Open thread, PB7-style. Everyone can communicate only in the diplo thread.
Difficulty/wrap? Monarch /toroidal
There will be non-essential but useful boat usage.
The map will have mirrored starts, and the rest will either be mirrored or similar and balanced.
No barbs!
No huts!
No Spies!
No Nukes!
No SoZ!
No WE!
No events!
No blockades!
No religious victory, and no resolutions, but AP is still buildable.

Players:
Azza: Huayna Capac of Maya
BRickastley: Willem of China
Catwalk/Sian: Hatty of India
Slowcheetah: Izzy of Ottomans
TheMusicMan: Liz of Egypt

Emails:
Azza: azzaman333 # gmail * com
BRickastley: brickastley # gmail * com
Catwalk/Sian: catwalkutopia # gmail * com AND sianist # gmail * com
Slowcheetah: davidedgar360 # gmail * com
TheMusicMan: musicman65 # live * co * uk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

dum de dum dum dum.

this thread will probabnly not be updated much as i cant comfortably type for long periods. i can promise to answer any questions anyone may have, but if you want to lurk just one person, you are probably in the wrong thread. run away while you still can!

We're live! Sunrise is hosting at: sunrise089.dyndns.org:2057


'lo all. So, dedlurking from the sidelines has made me realize that I'd love to play in something similar to PB7 myself, and I'm reasonably sure some others might be interested too. I'm not overly burdened with time, but a light, fun game on a large scale would be right up my alley. Basically, looking at it set up like a fun SP game, but in Pitboss format. Anyone interested?

Settings we're looking at:

Quote:RB Mod

Big and Small script, with islands amidst continents, low sea level.
Large, ideally 10 or so players)
Random leader/civs
Random events on
Huts on
Barbs on
CTON (AI diplo only)
Quick speed
Tech trading ON (PBEM 20-esque)
Prince or Monarch difficulty
Map checked to ensure iron/copper/horse within ~12 tiles of start
Map checked, at least 4-food land tile added to capital(plains deer, dry rice, etc)
Double moves are okay, but wait 2 hours in between turns (al la PB7)

Quote:Commodore
Krill
Cyneheard
Ceiliazul
Dazed/Scooter
Pindicator/Rego
Azza
BrickAstley
Yuri
Plako