Beta Gauntlet One

[superslug]

I'd hate to keep wasting time with it if it's going to be invalid.

Unless you want to finish it for you own personal enjoyment, you're probably best off starting over.

Do you want us to submit each attempt we finish as we finish them or do you want us to make all our attempts and submit the best one only?

Please do! The more games we get into the Beta databse (betabase?), the better we can construct the permanent HOF.

 

[Ambo]

well, this is my first time on here, never really got on with Civ 3 cos it just took too long to play but civ 4 has just the right length games for the amount of free time i have

Anyway - to buisness - I managed to get space race victory in 1859 following the gauntlet rules. I got lucky enough to start on a large continent with no other players, I'd also turned barbarians off (I agree that this gives a huge advantage in the early game but if I gotta do it to be competetive then I will ) so I was quickly able to build up a large core of quality cities.
I'd also selected to play with only 4 opponents, the minimum allowed for standard size maps under HOF rules.

Anyone else finished before that yet?

 

[DaveMcW]

Hi Ambo, welcome to CFC!

jeremiahrounds hijacked the discussion thread for this game, so all the interesting writups are here. http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=146377

 

[Grega]

Hi,
I would like to know what is the best time to finish gauntlet? My is 1844 AD, I played pangea world, 7 opponent. But I must say that this is may first space race I usualy play conquest.

 

[Dianthus]

Hi,
I would like to know what is the best time to finish gauntlet? My is 1844 AD, I played pangea world, 7 opponent. But I must say that this is may first space race I usualy play conquest.

So far the best is 1630AD. See >> this post <<. Don't feel bad though, most submissions are a lot later than that!

 

[Sostoro]

Space race in 1630!!! Man, I have a lot to learn.

 

[caeru71]

multiple versions of same AI leader should not be allowed

 

[Drogear]

I cant resist bragging of my recent spacerace victory at 1505 AD. score 75314
HOF gauntlet rules. Prince, played Mali, balansed map.

 

[Dianthus]

multiple versions of same AI leader should not be allowed

Welcome to CFC

Multiple versions of the same AI leaders is something we originally allowed but is now banned. See the following part of the HOF rules:

[size=+1]Opponents[/size]
You may select who your opponents are. The selection must not include any leader multiple times. You must have at least the following number of opponents per mapsize: (will be the same for any game type)

• Duel: 1
• Tiny: 2
• Small: 3
• Standard: 4
• Large: 5
• Huge: 6

 

[a space oddity]

I cant resist bragging of my recent spacerace victory at 1505 AD. score 75314
HOF gauntlet rules. Prince, played Mali, balansed map.

Congrats! Truly amazing! I can't wait to hear the details.

 

[Taelis]

Multiple versions of the same AI leaders is something we originally allowed but is now banned. See the following part of the HOF rules:

Good news! Just to be difficult, what about using two leaders from the same civ, like Elizabeth and Victoria?

I've actually thought about doing that for the gauntlet.

 

[Dianthus]

Good news! Just to be difficult, what about using two leaders from the same civ, like Elizabeth and Victoria?

I've actually thought about doing that for the gauntlet.

That's allowed. Go for it Taelis!

 

[Qpdaj]

Oops, I think I may have played mine on Noble, or at least that's what the submission confirmation said. I blame Civ4's Custom Game settings defaulting to Noble (I generated a few worlds before I was satisfied with my start)...

Guess that's explains why I was thinking I was doing so well for prince (where's that embarassed smilely?)

Time to try again on PRINCE this time...sigh...

 

[superslug]

Yes, you did Noble...

 

[Taelis]

I just had a Doh! moment, and thought I'd share it so you can perhaps clarify the rules. I believe someone somewhere said that submissions had to be from the turn after victory, so I've been clicking one more turn after I get the victory message, ending that turn, and saving on the NEXT turn! I'm pretty sure now though that we're supposed to click one more turn just once and save then.

Is that right?

Fortunately I saved both for my 1485 launch. (Cool submissions system, BTW)

 

[Dianthus]

I just had a Doh! moment, and thought I'd share it so you can perhaps clarify the rules. I believe someone somewhere said that submissions had to be from the turn after victory, so I've been clicking one more turn after I get the victory message, ending that turn, and saving on the NEXT turn! I'm pretty sure now though that we're supposed to click one more turn just once and save then.

Is that right?

Yes, that's right. We recently tried to clarify it on the rules page with the following:

[size=+1]Submissions[/size]
There are two files we must have:

• The start file (generally 4000bc). This is the first turn. Simply save the game before making any moves.
• The turn after the win. When you win the game Civ4 will show a number of screens such as the replay and histogram screens etc, then will ask you if you want to continue playing. Select "Just a few more turns" and then immediately save. That will be your finish file.

Fortunately I saved both for my 1485 launch. (Cool submissions system, BTW)

You submitted the correct file, and thank you!

 

[Regislian]

Those two events go hand in hand. Use of the worldbuilder automatically precludes that games inclusion in your high score screen.


We on the HOF staff handled over 1000 games in just the past year in III. Granted, IV is a different game, but for us it's just another chapter in the same book.

You shouldn't worry about other players reloading their games. Most players don't, and the ones that do will get dealt with quietly by us on Staff.

I just finished a soon-to-be-submitted gauntlet game, but my comp is kinda messed up, so sometimes i was playing 15 mins without saving and i crashed, i had to reload the game...

will the game be disqualified now?

 

[superslug]

I just finished a soon-to-be-submitted gauntlet game, but my comp is kinda messed up, so sometimes i was playing 15 mins without saving and i crashed, i had to reload the game...

will the game be disqualified now?

I haven't formalized a crash/reload policy yet, so it's difficult to say about disqualification. Go ahead and submit and we'll look it over.

 

[Tventano]

Played the whole sunday for a space race victory in 1894.
Got 16186 victory points, but your parser gives a score of 16184 points.

I did not make any intermediate saves, at what dates is it customary to make those?

 

[superslug]

Played the whole sunday for a space race victory in 1894.
Got 16186 victory points, but your parser gives a score of 16184 points.

I did not make any intermediate saves, at what dates is it customary to make those?

Roughly speaking, 1000ad, 10ad and 1000ad.