EitB PBEM XLIII

[Bobchillingworth]

I can mapmake for you... won't take me long if you're going with a mirror script. Just have someone PM me once you all have decided on settings and players sorted by timezone. Also PM me your picks at that time.

[DaveV]

Bob - would you be willing to balance a torusworld map? Speaking for myself only, I wouldn't expect a perfectly balanced map, just make sure no one has an unwinnable position. Out of all my losses, there's only one that I could in any way blame on the map (the infamous resourceless Perpentach rock in 31 - link).

Some other proposed settings:

No lairs
No huts
Emperor/Immortal
Normal barbs
No Orthus
No Acheron
No tech trading
No vassal states

[Qgqqqqq]

If you'll recall, we technically won that game

[Bobchillingworth]

Hmm. That will take a lot more time than a mirrored script. Please play on whatever script you all prefer, but I'm going to have to decline, sorry.

[Ventessel]

I agree with Dave on pretty much all those setting picks. I wouldn't mind having lairs on, though. Definitely no huts.

I'm having a little trouble getting EitB to load up, but in base BtS the torrusland script looks pretty good. I'm slightly concerned about resource balance in Fall from Heaven, so having someone to at least look over the map and balance out the starting positions would be nice. It doesn't have to be anything complex.

For diplomacy, I'd like to at least have some form of limited communication. Obviously, full on diplomatic write ups take a lot of time, but the element of diplomacy does add to the challenge (and spectator entertainment) of a the game. I saw a few threads about some form of AI Diplo plus, or limited diplo. Any thoughts on that?

[jalepeno]

Agreed on Dave's settings.

Torusland (or mirrorland if we can't get a mapmaker).

If AI diplo means in-game diplo only (i.e. offer OB, resource trades, request war decs, etc) then I'm ok with that. I'm not up for written communication diplo.

[Qgqqqqq]

I'm having a little trouble getting EitB to load up, but in base BtS the torrusland script looks pretty good.

If you're having trouble, ask! There's a good chance we've encountered your problem before.

[Dreylin]

Map discussions are in line with what I'd like to play. I'd prefer less space than the '39 map. I would probably prefer scattered Lairs, but could go with none if the Epic Lairs are also removed. (Didn't see a suggestion for Uniques)

[DaveV]

I agree with Dreylin that the 39 map was about 25% too big (who was that stupid mapmaker, anyway?). I prefer AI diplo, but I'd play with some very limited form of extended AI diplo. Friendship or hostility can usually be pretty well communicated through in-game actions, so AI diplo works well for me.

I'd be fine with some guarded lairs (like in 39). Unique features are cool, but add to balancing problems, so I'd leave that up to the mapmaker (if we find one).

I think we still need playing times from some people.

I'll be on vacation and offline from May 20-27, but available after that.
Play times 6-7 AM, noon-1 PM, 6-9 PM, all US eastern time. Can blitz on weekends, given some advance notice.

I think I'll have wifi on my vacation, but will be definitely not be on a reliable play schedule. Concerning my playing times: the morning slot is probably the most reliable, and the lunchtime one the least reliable. Once the playing time starts to exceed an hour, I'll have to play in the evening slot.

[DaveV]

Double post: do we want to ban any leaders? My vote: no.