PBEM 78 Organizing Thread

[pindicator]

For purposes of the map, I have the following settings:

1) PBEM or Sequential Pitboss
PBEM
2) World Wrap
2 votes Toroidal, 2 votes Cylindrical, 2 votes Mapmaker's choice - I feel like you guys are just being difficult here
3) Game Speed
Normal
4) Map Difficulty
Monarch
5) Map Size
Standard
6) Barbarians
Off
7) City Trading
Off
8) Map Trading
On

[BRickAstley]

For each team with two main players, I can only put one person's email address as the one that the tracker will automatically send it to. So tell me here or in your thread who will be the *primary* turn player, even if you plan to share equally, so I know which email to put in.

Everyone will be able to download the save off of the website so access won't be an issue.

And *please* remember to put the password to your save files in your thread when we start, so if you get drafted or hit by a bus someone else can take your place. Since this is more important than either of those eventualities, naturally.

[NobleHelium]

The pick method is Snake.  I have to say that Snake works much better for smaller games (not sure why some people seem to think the opposite) so the funkier pick methods are best left to bigger games or people seeking a change of pace.

After discussion I am putting Lewwyn in the morning EDT timeslot, although he may very well get to play in the evenings if the turn gets through the Americans quickly.  In case anyone wants to scrutinize, the timeslots are:

Serdoa 5-9PM CEST (11AM-3PM EDT)
Rusten 7-10PM CEST (1-4PM EDT)
Gaspar 6-10PM EDT
Bob 7-11PM EDT
Superdeath 7PM-1AM CDT (8PM-2AM EDT)
Lewwyn 8-11 AM EDT (also 6-11PM EDT)

I propose that pindicator rolls a random player to be first in turn order, and that person will also be last in snake pick order.  The turn order is still set according to the above - so if Superdeath is rolled to be first in turn order, that means Lewwyn is second in turn order and Serdoa is third.  The snake pick order would then be Bob first followed by Gaspar and Rusten and so on.  There cannot be any scenario where Rusten picks after Superdeath.  The reasoning for this is that first in turn order is an objective advantage, and I believe first in snake pick order is also an advantage.  So this is to mitigate those factors and have them offset somewhat.

Let's wait at least a day or so for anyone to voice objections to this before pindicator rolls a person.

We will only pick after seeing starting screenshots (and knowing whether the map is Toroidal or Cylindrical). That means we will have to wait for the map to be (mostly) finished before we can start picking, unless the first person to pick wants to waive his right to this and pick in the dark, I guess.

[Hitru]

Is the mod already finalized so that we can take a look at changelog?

[Hitru]

And playing order being reversed from snake order is fair

[NobleHelium]

Mod changes are finalized. Current plan is to play on 1.4.2 if there are no more bugs found. But any further mod changes would just be to fix bugs and not to actually change anything.

[Charriu]

Exactly. The third version number is reserved only for tiny bugfixes with no gameplay changes

[NobleHelium]

NOTE: PRO is completely bugged and does not get the trade route bonus. So we will have to play on a 1.4.3 version. Good thing El Grillo checked before the game started.

[Lewwyn]

NOTE: PRO is completely bugged and does not get the trade route bonus.  So we will have to play on a 1.4.3 version.  Good thing El Grillo checked before the game started.

Saved my bacon

[Charriu]

1.4.3 will arrive in the next 24 hours. Also you should always check your civ/leader with a mod under active development