Since we have about three weeks till new GOTM and I really need some practice but not enought time to play 1 to 2 games, I believe it would be very nice to know at least who of the leaders could be chosen for GOTM-a:cool: .

Three weeks :eek: that's long

Any chance of starting the next game before Christmas. Many people take the week off between christmas and new year (in Holland anyway).

Would be great to start the next game one week early to allow for holiday gaming :xmas:

Seraphinus and remconius : I agree with you.
I finish my GOTM few days ago and I can not wait until GOTM-2...
according to my GOTM experience, I think you will have to wait still 1of january in order to start the GOTM-02!!!!
GOTM staff have a lot of work in order to check out everyting in their process. I'm not sure everything is automate as it's for CIV3! So they have a lot of work and I think we will around 200 to submit a gotm this month!


LeSphinx

So they have a lot of work and I think we will around 200 to submit a gotm this month!300+, actually. :D

I'm not on the GOTM staff, but I am willing to give some hints.

1) We will either be playing as Mao or as someone other than Mao.
2) Our starting position will not be on a water tile.
3) There will be at least one resource within the cultural radius of our starting position (after our cultural radius expands 43 times).
4) There will be one or more AI opponents, but not more than 37 AI opponents.
5) Reloading will be prohibitted.
6) We will start with a settler.

That should tide everyone over until we get a little closer to January 1 ...

"1) We will either be playing as Mao or as someone other than Mao."

How is that a hint >.> you're saying we could be anyone...

just realized that was a joke post >.<

I'm not on the GOTM staff, but I am willing to give some hints.

1) We will either be playing as Mao or as someone other than Mao.


I'll really go out on a limb and predict that we won't be Caesar :) .

Something tells me we'll be playing as Napoleon :mischief: (Some reliable sources)

i can also say with utmost certainty that we won't be playing as henry V of england.

I put 5 gpt on:
Standard world
Prince
Gandhi
7 AI
Normal speed

I put 5 gpt on:
Standard world
Prince
Gandhi
7 AI
Normal speed

You can't offer gpt for a one-time event.

I'm wishfully guessing/thinking/suggesting that an epic game that starts in the next week or two, might be a good way to gauge how the epic speed will work out in the GOTM before it resumes to the standard four week protocol. And the early start will give those who've finished their game something to do; as well as allow those with extended holiday to take full advantage of their time off. :)

I put 5 gpt on:
Standard world
Prince
Gandhi
7 AI
Normal speed

My guess is:
Standard sized Pangaea
Prince
Mansa Musa
6 AI
Epic speed

-- Roland

I dont think they can post a pangua map on less then monarch. It would be a joke unless the conquest options are disabled or they gave bonus units to the AI. That might work. Bonus armies to the AI with prince AI otherwise.

Has to stay watery until after prince imo or conquest is far to easy.

I hope you are right. :)

Achipelago would be much more fun.

-- Roland

Man I absolutely hate Archipelago maps. "Powerful navies not optional" for sure.

hate it too, and AI sometimes disrespect borders in water, and they can hit you anywhere on your land with some galleon stacked with 8 frigate cannon fodders while your destroyer is busy sinking their frigates, their galleon already earned their time to land

I'm not on the GOTM staff, but I am willing to give some hints.

1) We will either be playing as Mao or as someone other than Mao.
2) Our starting position will not be on a water tile.
3) There will be at least one resource within the cultural radius of our starting position (after our cultural radius expands 43 times).
4) There will be one or more AI opponents, but not more than 37 AI opponents.
5) Reloading will be prohibitted.
6) We will start with a settler.

That should tide everyone over until we get a little closer to January 1 ...


you forgot that we would start with two techs,
we might have fresh water,(but their will be water on the map)
the mini map will float around us untill someone builds stonehinge
and that we wont be able to take the ai's tech's untill we research the alphabet

am i forgetting anything?

Um, for standard world, isn't the AI limit 6?

Just a reminder the HOF is up too. You can blow a week or two on this "beta".

HOF Announcement (http://forums.civfanatics.com/announcement.php?f=165&a=369)

I haven't even started GOTM-1 yet. :(

You don't have to know GOTM parameters to practice. :)

Typically the GOTM Staff doesn't open the Pre-Game thread until a week before the current one's finish date. So don't expect any hints or clues until towards the end of this month.

Not that I wouldn't like to know them.:mischief:

Torisen - nope, although the game *is* set up to appear that way, if you scroll to the bottom ai (the shaded out slot), and change "closed" in the drop down on the left hand side to "ai" (i *think*) you can add more civs to a smaller map - up to 18 maximum (on all maps - even duel :D)

Achipelago would be much more fun.


Yes or even island, although the maps tend not to look very realistic.

For some obscure reason I don’t understand, my favourite seems to be maze. Although I can’t see a maze GOTM being done.

Man I absolutely hate Archipelago maps. "Powerful navies not optional" for sure.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

So you hate the map, but liked the turn of phrase I put in the description? ;)


- Sirian

Typically the GOTM Staff doesn't open the Pre-Game thread until a week before the current one's finish date. So don't expect any hints or clues until towards the end of this month.

Not that I wouldn't like to know them.:mischief:

would be a GREAT christmas present to us if we could get that info before christmas. wouldnt it?

i'll proly have enough free time for a full game during the comming week (monday is day off, and tuesday i got dentist apointment and nothing else to do all day)
so i would LOVE to play a practice game withe the nation, leader, world size/type of the upcomming GOTM

So where's the GOTM-2 hints now? It's the 27th already (+800 GMT) BTW.

So where's the GOTM-2 hints now? It's the 27th already (+800 GMT) BTW.
I'm putting it together now. Give me 3-4 hours.

Yay, great. ^^

i hope it'll be in 1.52
would realy hate to undo the update

i hope it'll be in 1.52
would realy hate to undo the update
Its 1.52 only.

ye, thanks. after posting that i went and actualy read some other threads, and it seems you'd already said that it'll be 1.52 in one of the stickies.
i will try to read a little before asking next time. thanks for the reply though.
cant wait for the second gotm
so glad i have a day off tomorow (dentist appointment) will give me a chance to play the game for a while (hope you'll post it today :))

cant wait for the second gotm
so glad i have a day off tomorow (dentist appointment) will give me a chance to play the game for a while (hope you'll post it today :))Sorry - it won't be posted until the 1st of Jan.

Sorry - it won't be posted until the 1st of Jan.

Thank God New Zealand is GMT + 12! :D

1st Jan US Mountain Time, not New Zealand.