News: SGOTM 4 Sign-up Thread

Welcome to the new Warlords SGOTM forum. We've split this one out in the hope that there will be less confusion as we start to overlap Vanilla and Warlords SGOTMs.

SGOTM 04 - Gandhi In Space - Warlords-style

And ... Welcome to the fourth Civ4 SGOTM, and the first that is Warlords-only.

This game will re-enact the historical Civ3 SGOTM 09 challenge. It is 4000 BC. You are the Viking leader, Ragnar. You have met the Indian leader, Gandhi, and you have signed a pact in blood. The Vikings agree to teach india the art of war, and make them strong through conflict. In return India will take the Vikings to the stars.

You start the game as a neighbour of India. Following the pact you are at permanent war with Gandhi, and will remain so for the rest of the game. You are allowed no peace treaties with India. And India must win by space victory. All victory conditions are enabled except Diplomatic, but the winning team will be the one that gets India to Alpha Centauri, and does it fastest.

The Game
This Monarch difficulty game is on a Standard size, Gyathaar-special, fractal map, at Epic speed, against 7 rivals including India. All victory conditions are enabled except Diplomatic, but the laurels for this contest will be awarded to the teams who achieve the fastest Space defeat by Gandhi.

Versions
This game will be played in Warlords Version 2.08 only.

It will be played using the current version of the HoF Mod. This is version 2.08.003 for Windows, and version 2.00.002 for Mac.

If later versions of Warlords or the HoF Mod are released they cannot be used for this game.

Mac OS X players will be welcome, but they MUST play in a separate team, as we cannot provide a cross-platform version of the HoF Mod that would allow Mac and PC players to share the same saves. So there will have to be at least five or six Mac players to form a quorum.

Sign up
The game will start on February 23rd.

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 level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
2. Have you played any Civ4/Warlords GOTM games before?
3. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
4. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?
5. Please state if you wish to play in OS X on a Mac. If so you will have to join a Mac-only team.

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



Map Parameters
Playable Leader/Civ - Ragnar of The Vikings
Rivals - 7 civs including Gandhi (who is locked in war with Ragnar)
World size - Standard
Difficulty - Monarch
Landform - Fractal, cylindrical, medium sea level, temperate
Game Speed - Epic
Diplomatic Victory Disabled
All other settings are defaults

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.
  
• Warlords v.2.08 is supported for this SGOTM. No other versions can be used, and you will have to stick with the same version throughout the game.
  
• Teams will compete for up to four awards - the Gold, Silver and Bronze Laurels for the fastest finishes, and the Wooden Spoons for the lowest scoring finisher. The number of awards may be reduced, depending on the number of teams who sign up.
  
• Awards will be given to teams who achieve Space defeats to India 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 now for this interesting twist on the game of Warlords.

This will be interesting.

Perhaps another version of the game will actually see Gandhi take off??

XTeam please.



Forgot the questions.

1. Monarch
2. Yes
3. Yes

oh boy...this will indeed be interesting...I've never intentionally lost before.

anyway,
I would like to play on Geezers if we are signing on for it, otherwise, with whichever other members of Geezers wish to play.

Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game? Monarch
Have you played any Civ4/Warlords GOTM games before? Yes
Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? Yes
Do you have a group of players you want to play with? as above, Geezers

leif erikson said:

This will be interesting.

Perhaps another version of the game will actually see Gandhi take off??

XTeam please.



Forgot the questions.

1. Monarch
2. Yes
3. Yes

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What he said.

And as I recall, I led Team Bede to a stunning upset loss to a cultural victory by the Celts of all people in the SGOTM original. Perhaps under other auspices it will go better.

Sounds interesting...

Monarch
yes
yes
Chokonuts (but I don't think the others have Warlords)

Bede said:

What he said.

And as I recall, I led Team Bede to a stunning upset loss to a cultural victory by the Celts of all people in the SGOTM original. Perhaps under other auspices it will go better.

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What Bede and Leif said. I hope Gandhi learns to build a boat or two this time. We actually played it out to 2050, and he still hadn't done much. I think the winning team got a lucky break due to a wonder cascade giving India the Apollo program.

Count me in, just let me see if all Fifth Element team will join.

Finding this thread is just a bit easier than find the Graal

Not for me, this time.

I'd love to give this another shot, but do I have the time...? At least I don't think there'll be any trouble getting AIs to build spaceships this time round!

Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game? Prince
Have you played any Civ4/Warlords GOTM games before? I played Civ4 GOTMs 1 & 2
Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? A few Civ3 SGOTMs
Do you have a group of players you want to play with? I can't guarantee the time to play. Attach me to a team as a lurker with the possibility to upgrade?

Gandhi to the stars again, eh ? :suicide:

1) Just bought warlords and did not get a game done, yet. In Vanilla : Monarch to Emperor
2) Yes.
3) Yes
4) Geezers

1. Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game? Noble
2. Have you played any Civ4/Warlords GOTM games before? Yes - WOTM4 & WOTM5
3. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? No
4. Do you have a group of players you want to play with? No
5. Please state if you wish to play in OS X on a Mac. If so you will have to join a Mac-only team. No

If I am difficult to place due to low ability level I am ok with sitting this one out. I've been practicing a lot and should be ready for next one if I don't make it this time.

OK, so let me get this straight... we're at permanent war with Ghandi, yet we have to ensure that they win a space race victory???

Monarch
Yes
Yes
Fifth Element

Well I must admit I think this is an absolutely cracking idea for a SGOTM.

Congrats to the staff for finding games that look stretching and fun whilst retaining a difficulty level that most players will feel happy to join in with

1. Emperor
2. No
3. Yes all SGOTM's
4. Fistful of Dynamite

Hmm, I like this challenge.

Monarch
yes
yes
Chokonuts (omw out to buy warlords )

Ha, can't resist this one!

1. Prince
2. No
3. Yes
4. I'm hoping Peanut will have me (to level the playing field a little... )
5. No

Level: prince/monarch.
GOTM yes
SGOTM yes
Team: Trash (if playing)
Mac: no

Jenarie said:

If I am difficult to place due to low ability level I am ok with sitting this one out. I've been practicing a lot and should be ready for next one if I don't make it this time.

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Jenarie. A positive attitude, willingness to debate things and commitment to particpate are FAR more valuable to any team than just about anything else. So don't let lack of CIV expertise deter you, these boards (and hence the teams) are full of friendly people and I honestly believe no team would be unhappy having a noble level player join them.

Welcome to the wild and wacky world of Gyathaar SGOTM's

I would like to join

1 Emperor
2 Yes (GOTM8 and onwards)
3 No
4 Murky Waters (together with Gnejs if possible)

1. Monarch
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Team VQ if they get their act together otherwise, put me anywhere

Anyone have a link to the original SGOTM 9?

bobrath said:

Anyone have a link to the original SGOTM 9?

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It is in the Civ3 SGOTM forum. The different team threads are still there on the first page.