News: BtS SGOTM 9 Sign-up Thread - Back to the Future

BtS SGOTM 09 - Back to the Future

Dust off your skateboards and deLoreans for a spot of time travel, as we prepare to launch the next Beyond the Sword SGOTM! Thanks again go to Gyathaar for another interesting scenario.

You are Pericles of Greece, played by Michael J Fox, of course. You have travelled back to 4000 BC, but you took with you a knowledge of several modern technologies. Your task is now to return to the modern era as fast as possible, and to reach for the stars.

This will be a Quick speed, Monarch difficulty game on a Standard sized mystery map. There are no goody huts, no events and no city razing. All victory conditions are enabled, but you can only win laurels with a Space victory.

Pericles is Philosophical and Creative. The Phalanx is your unique unit, replacing the Axeman; and the Odeon unique building replaces the Colosseum. As well as your usual starting techs, Hunting and Fishing, you brought with you a comprehensive library of text books.

Versions
This game will be played in Civilization IV Beyond the Sword, version 3.17, using HoF Mod 3.17.001.

If a later BtS patch is released during this game you will NOT be able to use it to play. You will need to complete this game in version 3.17 before updating your copy of BtS, or create and update a separate copy.

As there is no Mac version of BtS, Mac players can only join in if they are able to run the Windows version on their system.

Timetable
The start files will be published on Friday, March 27.

Please post in this thread as soon as possible 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. Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
2. Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
3. Do you have a group of players you want to play with?
4. If you are new to GOTM/SGOTM, which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?

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



Map Parameters

• Playable Leader/Civ - Pericles of the Greek Empire.
• Characteristics - Philosophical and Creative, starts with Hunting and Fishing
• You and all the AI also know Fascism, Scientific Method, Physics, Medicine, Flight, Machinery, Replaceable Parts and Superconductors
• Unique Unit - Phalanx (Axeman)
• Unique Building - Odeon (Colosseum)
• Difficulty - Monarch
• Game Speed - Quick (330 turns)
• World size - Standard
• Rivals - Probably
• Landform - Mystery
• Environment - Not saying
• Other settings - No city razing, No goodie huts, No events

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.
  
• Teams will compete for up to four awards - the Gold, Silver and Bronze Laurels for the Fastest Spaceship victory, and the Wooden Spoons for the lowest scoring finisher.
  
• 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 unique game opportunity as soon as possible, in this thread. I shall then publish draft team lists below, around March 18-19.

Here are the final team lists.

Signing up for Team Smurkz! Awesome idea!

1) Yep.
2) Yep.
3) Team Smurkz!
4) Immortal.

Let me be the first second to reply:

1. No Civ4 GOTMs .
2. Civ III SGOTMs and SGs, yes.
3. Smurkz, of course.


EDIT: Niklas and I obviously don't have much of a life if we can be the first two to sign up on a Saturday night and at the same posting time to boot!

Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? Yes
Do you have a group of players you want to play with? Chokonuts

Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? Yes
Do you have a group of players you want to play with? Unusual Suspects!

Sci Meth and Physics are known? Oh wow, that's going to affect the tech rate tactics up there. Possibly slow them down slightly.

I've edited the first post to point out that the AI also get those advanced techs.

Another Gyaathar special!

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. XTeam
4. Monarch

No.
Yes.
Smurkz. Who are all apparently making up for a late finish on the last SGOTM by being early to register for the next.
Immortal.

No
No
No
Noble

gonna try and give this a shot and hope it goes well despite the noobness lol

Great Scott!

1 Yadda
2 Yadda
3 Xteam
4 Yadda

Yes, Yes, yes...

Fifth Element

No, yes, Smurkz.

Can we see a version of the starting position with resource flags turned on?

No, Yes, SMURKZ!

Yes
Yes
Gypsy Kings

vra379971 said:

Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before? Yes
Do you have a group of players you want to play with? Unusual Suspects!

Click to expand...

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1) Yes
2) No
3) I don't have a group preference
4) I'm comfortable playing emperor in solo games. I almost always win emperor, but I rarely win immortal.

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Chokonuts
4. Monarch