Patient English
Designer
I'll take the Scots, if they are the only open civ....I have downloaded ver 2.9, and will familarise myself with it, but feel free to start now. Who goes first?
Hammer of the North v2.9 PBEM
- Thread starter Morten Blaabjerg
- Start date
We may need to do a 'roll call' to make sure everyone who originally signed up is still available.
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
Good to hear you're back, John 
Peaster and Eivind, are you still onboard?
Peaster and Eivind, are you still onboard?
Are the coronation swords meant to block unit movement with ZOC?
The Barbs in the middle of the Franks are quite annoying. They come charging out of ther forts and hit anything in sight. They need more resources devoted to stopping them than the Norse and Danes do (in single player at least).
The Barbs in the middle of the Franks are quite annoying. They come charging out of ther forts and hit anything in sight. They need more resources devoted to stopping them than the Norse and Danes do (in single player at least).
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
Yeah, the swords block movement unless you have heirs or emissaries to guide your forces around them.
I wanted all civs to have some domestic disturbance, which makes allocating forces more intriguing, since fighting this properly will mean exposure in other areas - and make the christian civs vulnerable to the viking attacks for a longer time. All civs will likely have to choose between pest or kolera, until a king is crowned and one can start building up the kingdom.
I wanted all civs to have some domestic disturbance, which makes allocating forces more intriguing, since fighting this properly will mean exposure in other areas - and make the christian civs vulnerable to the viking attacks for a longer time. All civs will likely have to choose between pest or kolera, until a king is crowned and one can start building up the kingdom.
Patient English
Designer
How's the roll call going?
Morten, could you summarize the changes to the tech tree ? But if there were a lot of them, don't bother - I'll just start over.
I haven't play-tested the new version, but I did look at the events file. It appears that when a sword is "killed", it is gone forever. So, each civ gets only one King for the whole game (on average). Was that intentional?
I haven't play-tested the new version, but I did look at the events file. It appears that when a sword is "killed", it is gone forever. So, each civ gets only one King for the whole game (on average). Was that intentional?
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
@Peaster,
All Coronation Swords are preplaced on the map. When the initial ones are destroyed, one has to search the map and undertake quests to find the others. Many are located in remote areas of the map. So yes, the amount of kings for a full game is limited, and each civ in many cases may have to fight for additional ones with other civs.
The tech tree has not changed since the last version. I once did a graphical tech tree for the 'medieval patch' which was the groundwork for this scenario. I will try and find it and alter it to fit for the scenario, to spare you for the trouble of making a new one from scratch
@John,
I think we only need Eivind to make his appearance, before we're ready
All Coronation Swords are preplaced on the map. When the initial ones are destroyed, one has to search the map and undertake quests to find the others. Many are located in remote areas of the map. So yes, the amount of kings for a full game is limited, and each civ in many cases may have to fight for additional ones with other civs.
The tech tree has not changed since the last version. I once did a graphical tech tree for the 'medieval patch' which was the groundwork for this scenario. I will try and find it and alter it to fit for the scenario, to spare you for the trouble of making a new one from scratch
@John,
I think we only need Eivind to make his appearance, before we're ready
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
Eivind, sorry to see you go 
Since the Norsemen are quite important to this game, I believe we need a new Norse player.
Anyone who would like to switch places and take them (or if one prefers, the Danes)? - Are there any new players who would like to join up? Then now is your chance
Since the Norsemen are quite important to this game, I believe we need a new Norse player.
Anyone who would like to switch places and take them (or if one prefers, the Danes)? - Are there any new players who would like to join up? Then now is your chance
I'd be willing to take the Norse if anyone else doesn't want them. That would just mean someone from one of the minor civs taking the Franks.
Patient English might take them if he wish.
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
Duke, it'll be great to have you as the Norse.
If there's an AI civ able to hold its own, it is the Franks (and possibly the Germans). I'd prefer one of these civs to be AI, if any.
I am trying to find an extra player for the game. If one doesn't show up before thursday, let us commence the game. This should also give you all ample time to familiarize yourselves with the new setup.
If there's an AI civ able to hold its own, it is the Franks (and possibly the Germans). I'd prefer one of these civs to be AI, if any.
I am trying to find an extra player for the game. If one doesn't show up before thursday, let us commence the game. This should also give you all ample time to familiarize yourselves with the new setup.
Ok. I'll start the game up in the next couple days and by the time it gets to the Franks we'll see if we have a new player or not.
I've never even looked at the game from the Norse perspective other than what troops they use. I'll have to see how different the tech tree looks not being a Christian power.
I've never even looked at the game from the Norse perspective other than what troops they use. I'll have to see how different the tech tree looks not being a Christian power.
What settings do we want used for the game? Prince, King, Deity?
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
I suggest Deity.
Patient English
Designer
I would suggest King, to avoid AI build queue weirdness. I would rather play the Franks than the Scots, but would be prepared to play both if you like, Morten.
Morten Blaabjerg
Settler
John, I'll fill you in as the Franks, then. If an additional player shows up, he will get the Scots then. Otherwise it will be brilliant if you'd take them both 
King will be fine also - this won't affect barbarian play will it?
King will be fine also - this won't affect barbarian play will it?
la fayette
King
I agree to playing as Norse if DoM prefers to play as Anglo Saxon.
la fayette
King
Jeg har gode grunner... i det minste hva spraaket angaar
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