Hi there, I am looking to play a CtH (v1.4.4 or any subsequent bugfix release) PBEM. I much prefer PBEM to avoid any issues with simultaneous turns (especially war-related) and because it means you can always be sure of your builds when they complete at end of turn. It is the way that the game was designed to be played. There has not been a Civ4 PBEM in a long time and I hope there is interest among players who have not played such a game.
Most of the newer members will not recognize me, but I played a number of games many years ago before the more recent Civ games came out. I don't quite remember but I believe I stopped playing since community interest dropped with the release of Civ 5 as well as the fact that the game seemed rather well explored. With the lapse in time and the changes in the mod, I have interest in playing further games. In addition, I'm happy to see the new influx of players to the forum and would love to play some games against people I have not played against before. With that said, I politely ask that the players from the past whom I played against several times and do not wish to play against any further do not join this game; that includes backdooring into the game via dedlurking as well as smurfing or sockpuppetry.
Gaspar will be helping me out with the game although I expect to be playing most of the turns since I have a work from home job and he does not.
We are looking for a game on a balanced, medium to large map (large enough for players to expand and establish a decent empire before having to fight anyone) with a good mix of land and some water. At first glance, the land shape of PB52 seems good, although I am not sure about the specific distances between the players since I've only read a few posts from pindicator's thread there. Just to rattle off some of the game settings to be clear:
1) Normal Ancient Start
2) True AI Diplomacy, no usage of the in-game text box or spelling out words with resources
3) No Tech Trading
4) Probably Toroidal map although Cylindrical could be fine if there's a preference for that for whatever reason. I have no preference for a mirrored or nonmirrored map as long as it is balanced.
5) No huts & no random events
6) Barbarians to be discussed/voted on
7) No inflation modification
8) Normal war weariness (as in not selecting the "No War Weariness" option)
I would also be open to using No Score if there is interest in that. Probably a snake pick to determine leaders and civs?
PBEMs were traditionally 4-6 players which provides a balance between having a decent number of players and having a good turn pace.
Signups
1) NobleHelium & Gaspar
2) superdeath & GeneralKilCavalry
3) Bobchillingworth
4) Rusten & Hitru
5) Lewwyn
6) Serdoa
Most of the newer members will not recognize me, but I played a number of games many years ago before the more recent Civ games came out. I don't quite remember but I believe I stopped playing since community interest dropped with the release of Civ 5 as well as the fact that the game seemed rather well explored. With the lapse in time and the changes in the mod, I have interest in playing further games. In addition, I'm happy to see the new influx of players to the forum and would love to play some games against people I have not played against before. With that said, I politely ask that the players from the past whom I played against several times and do not wish to play against any further do not join this game; that includes backdooring into the game via dedlurking as well as smurfing or sockpuppetry.
Gaspar will be helping me out with the game although I expect to be playing most of the turns since I have a work from home job and he does not.
We are looking for a game on a balanced, medium to large map (large enough for players to expand and establish a decent empire before having to fight anyone) with a good mix of land and some water. At first glance, the land shape of PB52 seems good, although I am not sure about the specific distances between the players since I've only read a few posts from pindicator's thread there. Just to rattle off some of the game settings to be clear:
1) Normal Ancient Start
2) True AI Diplomacy, no usage of the in-game text box or spelling out words with resources
3) No Tech Trading
4) Probably Toroidal map although Cylindrical could be fine if there's a preference for that for whatever reason. I have no preference for a mirrored or nonmirrored map as long as it is balanced.
5) No huts & no random events
6) Barbarians to be discussed/voted on
7) No inflation modification
8) Normal war weariness (as in not selecting the "No War Weariness" option)
I would also be open to using No Score if there is interest in that. Probably a snake pick to determine leaders and civs?
PBEMs were traditionally 4-6 players which provides a balance between having a decent number of players and having a good turn pace.
Signups
1) NobleHelium & Gaspar
2) superdeath & GeneralKilCavalry
3) Bobchillingworth
4) Rusten & Hitru
5) Lewwyn
6) Serdoa
Civilization IV: 21 (Bismarck of Mali), 29 (Mao Zedong of Babylon), 38 (Isabella of China), 45 (Victoria of Sumeria), PB12 (Darius of Sumeria), 56 (Hammurabi of Sumeria), PB16 (Bismarck of Mali), 78 (Augustus of Byzantium), PB56 (Willem of China)
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