Any potential European pitboss players?

[Magzi]

Why can't I even see it?

 

[mickeyj]

Why can't I even see it?

Have you emailed netbjarne and got the details from him?

Hi folks.

Not even finished turn one, and I already discovered a few issues.

a) - I find it cumbersome to login to gamespy to take a single turn, so I decided to change the game from a "internet game" to a "direct IP game" with NO password. That makes it much faster to logon to the game. It also means that you won't find the game in the lobby, but you'll need my IP address for it. I've setup a dyndns account, so pm or mail me to get the hostname to connect to the pitboss server.

b) - I've set up 6 human players and 2 AI. However. Anyone can select an AI's civ to play - and some of you guys did just that. That wouldn't be a problem, if it weren't for the now empty human seats. As these are unclaimed, the game won't continue for the next 23.58 hours. The pitboss application is very, VERY, limited in controling the game after the initial setup. So I saw no other way than to create a new game. This time, please select a civ from slot 1-5 (or 6 if all others are occupied), leaving 6-8 to the AI. Remember, once this testphase is over, you'll get to choose a prefered leader.

Lets try once again to tame the pitboss beast

ps - I know all my spelling isn't correct, you uk guys will probably notice, but I haven't got patience for spelling checkers when it comes to gaming correspondance - hope you don't mind

 

[marioflag]

There is a place remained for me?I'm from italy

 

[namliaM]

Direct IP connected and works just as nice as using gamespy

 

[netbjarne]

I think the game was not set up for simultaneous turn.
Was that your intention netbjarne? Or you just forgot to check the simultaneous turns box?

The latter I think. I'll make sure I'll check the simultaneous turns box next time.

 

[netbjarne]

There is a place remained for me?I'm from italy

Hi mairoflag. I'm sorry, but I think we are already pushing it with 6 humans on a standard map - put I'll be very happy to contact you should a player choose not join after all. Also, we may be choosing a different mapsize/player count once this initial test game has been tried - In that case I'll also pm you to see if you're still interested..

 

[Kuningas]

I would like to join in final phase in may. GMT +2

 

[Magzi]

What am I doing wrong?
I'm looking in the lobby but, I can't see the game so haven't even picked a civ yet.
I don't know the number for ip joining.

 

[netbjarne]

What am I doing wrong?
I'm looking in the lobby but, I can't see the game so haven't even picked a civ yet. I don't know the number for ip joining.

Magzi, I've sent you an email with the IP address for the Direct IP game, sorry if I forgot you in the first email...

 

[netbjarne]

I would like to join in final phase in may. GMT +2

I'd be happy to have you in the game (in denmark the stereotype finish guy is wearing knife and drinking vodka, I'd say an aggressive civ would be appropriate ) - but, I think six players are the limit for a standard map bitboss game.

That may change however, as we get some experience with pitbossing..

That said, I see no reason not to host several games in the same server simultaniously, provided that is possible - but more on that later.

Kind regards
Bjarne

 

[Magzi]

Up and running

Couldn't end turn though.

 

[namliaM]

Its all working perfect for me... Tho I get a bit of no sleep with the 1 hour turn timer

 

[GrendelS]

I've been toying with the pitboss, and dedicated a dell laptop with a defective display, defective dvd drive and defective keyboard for this purpose. Luckily, its 1ghz, pentium III mobile and its 512 mb ram seems perfectly ok, and as such, its a perfect machine for at little pitbossing.

I'm thinking of a Terra or continents game, standard world size, 4-6 human players and a few AI's to prey on maybe.

sounds like you'd like to play on an Earth map - why don't you?