Gotm 94

[Magic_gorter]

First of all everybody happy new year.
Here is the next game of the month:

Game of the Month #94(January 2009)

The game settings
Civilization: Zulu's (Shakala)
Map: Normal Map; 5 civs, round
Difficulty: Emperor
Barbarians: Roving bands
Restarts: On
Spaceship: Allowed

Starting Techs:
~ Alphabet
~ Bronze Working
~ Ceremonial Burial
~ Currency

Games will be due on Feb. 8th, 2009.

No surprises this month. Just a normal game. Next month I will make a special one.

Please be sure to follow the submission guidelines when submitting your game (please do not send your files in a .zip file. Attach hem directly to your e-mail with your name in the save file).

Please sent the savegames also to me because Duke still isn't back. That way I can look at the results an tell who has won the GOTM.

 

[Blasph23]

No more overgrown, key civ Romans ready to shred my phalanx to pieces with bombers in 100 ad? Might as well give it a try.

EDIT: A question: Which version of civ can I play this on? I want to play on 2.78, but if it's a problem I can switch back to 2.42.
MGE sucks in terms of diplomacy so I'm not touching it.

 

[Magic_gorter]

I think all versions shouldn't be a problem. Please look at the GOTM rules if 2.78 is allowed. If so go ahead and have fun. I might be wrong but IIRC there were players having trouble while playing 2.78 (bugs or strange problems). If I have more time I try to look for this topic.

 

[URUWASHI]

I agree with BLASPH, I rarely get frustrated with a GOTM.
In game 93, I managed to send a few diplomats in my fragile triremes to be bown away by choppers. 1 DIP survived and decide to subvert a Roman city size 1, for 500 gold.
My goal was to steal RADIO, so I could built airports and able to trade with the powerful Romans, to find out that I could not take any techs.
So I gave up.
Besides, I am not to fond of Nukes and Pollution.
By the way Magic Gorter, thank you for the effort to create game 93.

Hope this GOTM is easier.

 

[Magic_gorter]

It's a normal game so it should be easier.

But once in a while a special one, where we can't play like we used to play (different strategy) is IMO a nice thing do. Always doing the same things is a little boring....

 

[WildPony]

Moved to Spoiler.

 

[Prof. Garfield]

Wild Pony,
This ought to be done in a spoiler thread.

I've run into the automatic cheat mode problem. Try ensuring that you disable cheat mode when you stop work on a test/game/scenario where you are using it. MGE has a way of carrying over settings from game to game.

An 1861 landing is good; I don't recall beating it on the handful of OCC's I have played. I'm playing one currently, but I think I erred by building KRC when it wouldn't get me 50s of production without some railroads.

 

[WildPony]

also moved.

 

[Magic_gorter]

Results are up:

This month only two players but it looks like that more players are joining the latest GOTM (96 en 97).

 

[Magic_gorter]

And here are the save games.

 

[Magic_gorter]

I've updated the HOF till Gotm 94. Look here to find the Hall of Fame. I'll try to update the HOF after x-mas a bit more.