News: SGOTM 03 - Sign Up Thread

SGOTM 03 - Russian Diplomats and Cosmonauts

Welcome to the third Civ4 SGOTM. As Peter The Great, Leader of All the Russias, you are charged with achieving a Diplomatic or Space Victory.

The Game
This Monarch difficulty game is on a Standard size, Gyathaar-special, crowded map, at Epic speed, against 17 rivals. All victory conditions are enabled, but the laurels for this contest will be awarded to the teams who achieve the fastest Diplomatic or Space victory.

Versions
Each team will have a choice of playing this map in Civilization IV version 1.61 or in Warlords version 2.08. The maps and civs/leaders will be the same in each version, but the games will play differently. Gyathaar has compiled some guidance on the differences in the next post in this thread. The civs and leaders will have the traits, UUs etc that are assigned out of the box in each of the two versions.

HoF Mod
The teams will play using variants of the HoF Mod to allow you to take advantage of the additional logging, event monitoring and advisor options it provides. The mods will be mandatory, as the start files will be locked to those assets.

The Warlords teams will use the standard HoF Mod for Windows version 2.08. This is currently HOF_Mod-2.08.001, but we shall use the latest version of the mod as at the start date for the game.

The Vanilla teams will use the standard HoF Mod for Windows version 1.16. This is currently HOF_Mod-1.16.008, but we shall use the latest version of the mod as at the start date for the game.

There will now be no mod option to accommodate Mac players.

Sign up
The game will start on December 1st.

Please post in this thread if you wish to join a team and take part in the competition. The information required to place you in a suitable team is as follows:-

1. Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
2. Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
3. Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
4. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
5. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?

Starting Position
Here's the starting position - click the image below to see a larger version.



Map Parameters
Playable Leader/Civ - Peter of Russia
Rivals - all the other 17 civs in version 1.61
World size - Standard
Difficulty - Monarch
Landform - Archipelago, low sea level, tropical
Game Speed - Epic
AI Aggression - Aggressive
Barbarians - Standard
Permanent Alliances Enabled
No City Razing
Vasselage Enabled in Warlords (default)

Notes

• Please visit the Civ4 SGOTM reference thread to check out the rules and procedures to ensure that you are adequately prepared for this game.
  
• BOTH Civilization IV v1.61 and Warlords v.2.08 are supported for this SGOTM. No other versions can be used, and you will have to stick with the same version throughout the game. We reserve the option to eliminate one of these versions if we judge that there are too few teams willing to play that version.
  
• Teams will compete for up to four awards for each version of the game - the Gold, Silver and Bronze Laurels for the fastest finishes, and the Wooden Spoons for the lowest scoring finisher. The number of awards in each game will depend on the number of teams.
  
• All teams must play the sponsored variant - awards will be given to teams who achieve Diplomatic or Space victories in the least turns.
  
• All saved game files uploaded to the server are parsed through software that extracts and archives data about your save, including reload count for each turn set.
  
• Spoiler information will absolutely NOT be tolerated in this thread.

Please sign up for this game to learn new skills in a friendly team competition.

Update 1: clarified that civs are the same in both versions, and the HoF Mod is mandatory.

Update 2: added links to HoF Mod page and HOF Mod downloads.

Update 3: updated HoF Mod details and removed the Mac player option.

Changes for Peter and Russia from vanilla 1.61 to warlords 2.08

Peter is Philosophical and Expansive, Philosophical has received no changes, Expansive however has received a change;

Expansive in 1.61:
+3 health in all cities
double production on Granary and Harbor

Expansive in 2.08:
+2 health in all cities
+50% hammers when building workers
double production on Granary and Harbor


Unique Unit; Cossack (replaces cavalry), available with Military Tradition

Cossack 1.61 stats:
18 strength, movement 2, cost 180 hammers (on epic)
Doesn't receive defensive bonuses
Can withdraw from combat (30% chance)
+50% attack vs Cannon
+50% attack vs Mounted Units

Cossack 2.08 stats:
15 strength, movement 2, cost 180 hammers (on epic)
Doesn't receive defensive bonuses
Can withdraw from combat (30% chance)
+50% attack vs Cannon
+50% attack vs Mounted Units


Warlords adds a unique building for Russia;
Research Institute (replaces Laboratory), available with Computers
Stats are identical as for Laboratory, but adds
+2 free scientist specialists

Team Lists - Current Database Status

The following live feed off the SGOTM 3 Player database reflects the sign-ups I have picked up so far. Please verify that I have included your sign-up, and shown your version preference correctly.

[Updated - November 22] The player lists are now draft team lists.

Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
Do you have a group of players you want to play with?

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Hello. I wish to join a team. I want to play 2.08 warlords. I have played 1 or 2 civ4 gotm before dont remember if i reported the second one And I have never played a succession game before or SGOTM. I dont have a group of players but would like to join someone. Im pretty much comfortable with any difficoulty level. Just give me a pm and I will look into it.

EDIT: Ive gotten a request and confirmed that I want to join The Trash team. (ofcourse the only thing to be trashed is the AI opponents!)

1. I can play both, prefer Warlords
2. I can win Monarch consistantly, Emporer about 3/10
3. Nope
4. I have played a few succesion games
5. Nope

Looking forward to this!!!

AlanH said:

1. Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
2. Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
3. Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
4. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
5. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?

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1. Either, no preference (Whatever Team Smurkz chooses).
2. Prince/Monarch (I haven't played a solo game in a while).
3. Yes
4. Yes, both.
5. Team Smurkz

Note: The link is to our team history thread, so no cause to worry about spoilers.

@SGOTM Staff: Can our graph line be the Smurkz green color? Just a minor request.

1. Can play either. No preference.
2. Emperor
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Memphis Blues

1. Can play either, prefer warlords
2. No idea. I am currently halfway through my first ever civ4 game, so I'm a long way from being comfortable on any level.
3. nope
4. yes, but all on civ3
5. I'd prefer at least one or two players I've played with before, as I'm more likely to trust their advice. So if anyone knows me and is happy to invite me to their team, please say so. Other than that, no preference.

Methos said:

@SGOTM Staff: Can our graph line be the Smurkz green color? Just a minor request.

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Graph colors are assigned from a fixed palette in alphabetical order. I *could* reorder the palette to put green at the right point in the list for one game, but it wouldn't necessarily be correct for the next game or the previous ones, depending on the team names. And it would change all the colour assignments for prior games, confusing the teams in the current game in the process.

Alternatively, I could change the software so that team colors are specified separately for each game, but that's not a trivial change, and you did say it was a 'minor' request .....

Another option would be for you to bribe the other teams to change their team names to put yours in the right position to pick up green. Note that the Smurkz bright green is the fourth color in the list, so getting 'Smurkz' that high up alphabetically, using bribary, could be expensive

Hell yeah! I'm in!

I'd prefer to play warlords, but I'll play whatever Fifth Element has.
I can play at Monarch.
GOTM: Yes
SGOTM: Yes
Team: Fifth Element

I haven't decided whether to signup or not, but I have a question. Will the HoF mod be mandatory for participation?

Yes. The saves will have locked assets.

To clarify: The maps for Civ4 and Warlords will be the same. The eighteen civs and leaders will also be the same for both games, but they will have the traits, UUs etc. that are assigned to them out of the box in the two versions.

I've updated the first post to reflect these last two posts

I'll sign up but i'll have to check whether CDZ is playing again first before going for a team

1. Either
2. Monarch
3. All
4. Some
5. X-team, if they can stand the thought

1. 2.08/Warlords
2. Monarch tops
3. Yes
4.Yes Civ4 SGOTM 1
5. Im not sure.

AlanH said:

1. Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
2. Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
3. Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
4. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
5. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?

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1. I can play either, prefer Warlords, but I'll do whichever Geezers can do
2. Monarch(up from Prince three months ago, thanks GOTM staff!)
3. Yes, all of them
4. SGOTM2 only
5. Geezers

AlanH said:

1. Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
2. Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
3. Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
4. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
5. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?

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1. I just have Vanilla at the moment
2. Monarch
3. Some
4. Yes
5. Geezers (if the others decide to play warlords I will get a copy of it.)

1. Can play both. Prefer Warlords (will play either)
2. Emperor
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Pioneer Knights (if they sign up )

Hi I would like to join:

1.Only Vanilla
2.Prince
3.No
4.No
5.Throw me anywhere, i don't mind