October 17th, 2015, 21:25
(This post was last modified: October 17th, 2015, 21:25 by Old Harry.)
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Some of us struggle against emperor you know (trying to game my handicap too).
How does a seven player game sound folks? Or perhaps Cheater Hater can be pursuaded to play... 
Completed: RB Demogame - Gillette, PBEM46, Pitboss 13, Pitboss 18, Pitboss 30, Pitboss 31, Pitboss 38, Pitboss 42, Pitboss 46, Pitboss 52 (Pindicator's game), Pitboss 57
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October 17th, 2015, 22:55
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So how many the aimed number?
October 18th, 2015, 00:11
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If you want me to play to get the desired number, I can play 
October 18th, 2015, 06:34
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Prefer 8-10 but 7 people works for me.
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October 18th, 2015, 08:54
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(October 18th, 2015, 06:34)Dantski Wrote: Prefer 8-10 but 7 people works for me.
Ditto.
October 18th, 2015, 12:19
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Can i sign up if not too late?
October 18th, 2015, 14:05
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Sure Alhazard, that'd be great!
If CH wants to stay in we have nine now, which would be ideal, if not it's eight which is still great. I'll put up a settings vote post to see how folks want the game balanced in a minute.
Completed: RB Demogame - Gillette, PBEM46, Pitboss 13, Pitboss 18, Pitboss 30, Pitboss 31, Pitboss 38, Pitboss 42, Pitboss 46, Pitboss 52 (Pindicator's game), Pitboss 57
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October 18th, 2015, 14:15
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Just wanted to make sure that this is still Bts. Cant run mods on OSX
October 18th, 2015, 14:24
(This post was last modified: October 21st, 2015, 03:49 by Old Harry.)
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Settings vote post:
I'm pretty easy about most of these settings (as I've hidden the ones I feel strongly about  ) but if any of them are a deal breaker for you then please say - especially the BTS/RTR/TOW choice.
- a. Most important is leader/civ pick style (snake pick/snake pick with India, Inca and maybe FIN banned/lurkers select 3 combos for each player/random three combos for each player)
- b. Then it's how the lurkers set the handicaps:
- b1. Lushness of capital (yes/no)
- b2. Nearby luxuries (yes/no)
- b3. Space (yes/no)
- b4. Neighbours (yes/no)
(edit: - b5. Different difficulty levels for different players (yes/no))
- c. Events (off/on)
- d. Huts (off/on)
- e. Speed (normal/fast)
- f. Difficulty (mapmaker's decision/prince/monarch/emperor)
- g. Barbs (off/on/raging)
- h. See starts before picking (yes/no)
- i. Version (BTS/RTR 2.7.x/RTR 3.0.x/TOW) BTS wins for compatibility.
Then if BTS wins:
- j. Scout start (yes/no)
- k. Bans: Nukes, War Elephants (except Khmer), Corps, SoZ, Blockades, Diplo Victory (accept/reject)
- l. Great Lighthouse (mapmaker's decision/on/off)
- m. Espionage (off/on but no spies - settle or start golden age with a Great Spy if you get one/on but no missions/on)
My votes are:
- a. Snake pick with bans
- b1. yes
- b2. yes
- b3. yes
- b4. yes
- c. Events: off
- d. Huts: off
- e. Speed: normal
- f. Difficulty: mapmakers decision
- g. Barbs: on
- h. See starts: yes
- i. Version: BTS
- j. Scout start: yes
- k. Bans: accept
- l. Great Lighthouse: mapmakers decision
- m. Espionage: on but no spies
Did I miss anything? If not over to you guys.
Player Roster:
- Old Harry (Fintourist is just going to Monday-morning quarterback me, no sandboxing  )
- Molach
- Ipecac
- Gavagai
- Dantski (is Kuro going to lurk you?)
- TheWannabe
- Greywolf
- Alhazard
- Cheater Hater?
Completed: RB Demogame - Gillette, PBEM46, Pitboss 13, Pitboss 18, Pitboss 30, Pitboss 31, Pitboss 38, Pitboss 42, Pitboss 46, Pitboss 52 (Pindicator's game), Pitboss 57
In progress: Rimworld
October 18th, 2015, 16:36
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Is there any particular reason to go for 9 players over 8?
I'm thinking I might stay in the wings in case someone drops out during setup--BTS makes it a little less appetizing, and I still don't know if I want a second game at this point.
On a somewhat unrelated note, a Mac can do XML-only mods, right? Maybe there can be some kind of BTS+ mod that just fixes the obvious problems that can be fixed in XML only (GL, WEs, SoZ, Spies/Espionage, Scout starts, maybe hut variance) without trying to make massive changes like RtR or even ToW?
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