PBEM25 Organizing/Tech Thread

[Pegasus]

I'm sorry to bring this back up, but I'm a little confused. Are we allowed to lurk the greens game? (and vice versa?) Or since it's the same map do we need to remain unspoiled for the duration of the game? Are the green and vet teams from the same starting position supposed to work together?

I'm under the impression Greens can view Vets (if they so choose to) but Vets cannot view Greens.

I will not be viewing as I want to remain unspoiled and for me finding out where resources are, how the map looks will spoil my enjoyment of the game. I have no objections to the other Green players though if they wanted to.

[Cull]

I liked the way pbem4 worked with neither vets nor greens looking at each other's threads. The idea is that AFTER the game you go back and like "hmm, ok, so player X did this, but I did this. Which one is stronger, and why?" At least thats what I think IMO. /shrug

[Catwalk]

I'm in favour of agreeing not to view the vet threads until after the game.

[SevenSpirits]

Being able to look at each other's threads would be crazy. Don't do that.

[Catwalk]

Well, we discussed the idea of the greens being allowed to view the veteran threads during the game back when we were tossing ideas back and forth. Should be clarified that we won't be doing that anyway.

[SevenSpirits]

The map is ready enough to present your starting screenshots. I will post each player's start in their thread. Here is some very important general info, which everyone gets:

[SIZE="3"]The map is 30x30, has toroidal wrap, and has NO saltwater.[/SIZE]

Settings are as you discussed - standard size, emperor difficulty, and no barbs being the main ones to remember.

[Nicolae Carpathia]

Being able to look at each other's threads would be crazy. Don't do that.

Agreed. That was a dumb suggestion of mine. I just think the greens game needs some good ded-lurking and MP mechanics advice.

[Tasunke]

nevermind