PBEM27 Organizing/Tech Thread

[FredBob]

Hello, this is my first post on this forum but i've been lurking for a while now.
I'd be interested in playing but probably more in a teammate/dedlurker capacity, because I am only a monarch level civ player and wouldn't want to unbalance the game.

[Pegasus]

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Leader/Civ picks:

1. Restricted/Unrestricted Leaders? Unrestricted
2. Duplicate Civ/Leaders? No
3. Snake Pick? Yes
4. Ban any civ / leader? Don't mind - but can see the argument for No FIN

Diplo:

1. When can diplo start? After meeting ingame – no 3rd party contact
2. Screenshot/Map trading from when? After meeting ingame
3. HE/WP only allowed to build if you yourself got a unit for its pre-requisites? Yes

Bans:

1. Nukes banned? Yes
2. Corps banned? Yes
3. Blockades banned? Yes
4. AP victory banned? Yes
5. Spies banned? Yes
6. Spy Missions banned? Banned
7. Great Spy restrictions (only settling / GA)? Settle or GA
8. Any wonders banned? Ruff's discretion

Assorted stuff:

1. Difficulty? No higher than emporer
2. Replace starting scouts with warriors? No

I would caution you that I expect barbs to be a problem in this game.

Are they set at Raging :minfac:

[Ruff_Hi]

Are they set at Raging :minfac:

No

[Ruff_Hi]

Map is taking shape - have you requested a 'folder' for your pbem yet? I have some back story for the map that I will try and knock together tomorrow and post.

[Pegasus]

Map is taking shape - have you requested a 'folder' for your pbem yet? I have some back story for the map that I will try and knock together tomorrow and post.

Request submitted

Hello, this is my first post on this forum but i've been lurking for a while now.
I'd be interested in playing but probably more in a teammate/dedlurker capacity, because I am only a monarch level civ player and wouldn't want to unbalance the game.

Sorry missed this post - too busy completing game requirements in.

I don't have any objections to you playing if you can commit to keeping the game running. If you just want to Ded lurk / Join with somebody being your first game, you are more than welcome to join me. Although, i'm not sure you would benefit from the nonsense I come up with

[Ruff_Hi]

After 27 years of hyper sleep, the the crew and 'cargo' of the 13th Solar colonization ship was approach its new home. They were still several light days away from the target planet and the ship had started to revive the the Captain and critical crew members.

The exploratory probes sent out 250 years ago had reported a nice, wet blue green planet with stats that were close enough to Earth with a good mix of land mass and ocean. It was going to be an ideal planet to colonize.



Several days later, the Captain and crew had been revived and were gathering updated telemetry and information about their new solar system and home planet. Unfortunately, the satellites left in high planet orbit so many years ago were not transmitting now. This wasn't to be unexpected, even if their initial specifications said that they should have a serviceable life horizon of 500 or more years.

Crew, this is your captain. After so many years in transit, our home is just over 15 hours away. I want all critical systems checked so that we are ready tomorrow for OIB. Day Shift - turn in after systems check. Night shift - the boat is yours until tomorrow morning.

Ten hours later after a night full of apprehension and little rest, the Day Shift was counting down the last few minutes until OIB.

Captain - the ship reports ready. All boards are green, we are on track for OIB.

Good - steady as we go.

Captain! Radar reports meteor tracks.

Ok, that shouldn't be a problem - watch them and let me know if they will intercept us.

Update from Radar - they aren't meteor. They are accelerating! Captain - we are under missile attack.



What! Why? There is nothing we can do, we cannot maneuver at this speed, we have to go through with OIB. Hold tight everyone.


Unfortunately, the combined speed of the ship and the missile, not to mention the missile payload ripped the ship apart. The captain gave the computer abandon ship orders and hoped that it would enable some of the colonists to escape and achieve their selected landing sites.



He also ordered all telemetry and other information to be transmitted to their on board computers - he had no idea what, if anything, would get through. He just hoped that at least the pictures he had managed to capture of their new planet made it - the pictures that showed their target planet had already been colonized.

[Nakor]

Interesting!

[Sian]

sounds like a 'small scattered players against giant better teched barbarian

lurking sequence initiated

[Ruff_Hi]

Map is basically finished. I used Novice's tool for info re balance. I would like to publish it somewhere where I can get feedback from non-players before getting this game going.

Do you want to see screenshot of starting locations before snake pick or are you guys happy to proceed with snake pick without them?

Can someone bump a mod re new 'folder'?

[Pegasus]

Does anyone know if PM's are working? I have resent a message to Sullla, Griselda and Sirian for a folder, but checking my sent messages I cannot see either my first or this one done just now as sent.

Also I would prefer to have a screenshot of start position prior to pick, but happy if others did not.