HOF IV Update Discussion

[Denniz]

[img=right]http://www.civfanatics.com/images/misc/minilogo_quattro.jpg[/img]The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated. 100 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to XEON for the highest score of the update with a Standard Warlord Conquest game for 197275 points.

enKage was the most active player during this update, submitting 9 games.

Only 4 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update

colonelmustard submitted a 1220 AD Standard Deity Religious game for 26304 points
jesusin submitted a 1425 AD Standard Deity Cultural game for 65357 points, a 1470 AD Standard Deity Cultural game for 72381 points, and a 1330 AD Standard Deity Cultural game for 78983 points
kovacsflo submitted a 1954 AD Huge Deity Domination game for 28654 points
shulec submitted a 1746 AD Standard Deity Cultural game for 50340 points​

Gauntlet Results:
G-Major 87 - Cultural, Deity, Standard, Epic on Hemispheres (no Vassals, No OCC)
1^st jesusin 1330 AD
2^nd shulec 1746 AD

G-Minor 111 - Religious, Warlord, Epic, Tiny on Boreal (No Vassals, No Huts, Barbs On)
1^st shulec 1725 BC
2^nd smitsk00 1250 BC
3^rd nmindos 725 BC

** New Gauntlets Starting **
G-Minor 112 - Cultural, Noble, Small, Normal
G-Major 88 - Domination, Monarch, Large, Quick on Continents

 

[Denniz]

A number of players gained number one positions:

jesusin with a 1330 AD Standard Deity Cultural game for 78983 points.
kovacsflo with a 1954 AD Huge Deity Domination game for 28654 points.

cabert with a Jan 2050 AD Huge Immortal Time game for 13506 points.
cabert with a Jan 2050 AD Huge Immortal Time game for 13108 points.
cabert with a Jan 2050 AD Large Immortal Time game for 10446 points.
cabert with a Jan 2050 AD Small Immortal Time game for 12752 points.
RRRaskolnikov with a 1800 AD Standard Immortal Space Colony game for 154181 points.
The-Hawk with a Jul 1969 AD Huge Immortal Domination game for 19482 points.
The-Hawk with a 2050 AD Standard Immortal Time game for 9362 points.
The-Hawk with a 1470 AD Huge Immortal Cultural game for 118051 points.
The-Hawk with a 2050 AD Large Immortal Time game for 10225 points.

cabert with a 1825 AD Standard Monarch Domination game for 112026 points.

cetti with a Jan 2050 AD Standard Noble Time game for 10832 points.

cabert with a 1040 AD Large Warlord Conquest game for 79452 points.
cabert with a 660 AD Large Warlord Domination game for 126925 points.
ilgari with a 1395 AD Huge Warlord Cultural game for 52451 points.
shulec with a 1725 BC Tiny Warlord Religious game for 10639 points.

babaBrian with a 1560 AD Duel Chieftain Space Colony game for 54808 points.
babaBrian with a 1685 AD Tiny Chieftain Space Colony game for 29909 points.
cabert with a 940 AD Large Chieftain Domination game for 73599 points.

babaBrian with a 1600 AD Tiny Settler Space Colony game for 29175 points.
babaBrian with a 1570 AD Standard Settler Space Colony game for 22888 points.
Dynamic with a 460 AD Duel Settler Space Colony game for 119182 points.
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[cabert]

the empty tables are an endangered species!
only 8 empty tables are left empty, all of those are emperor or immortal time tables...
thanks to The-Hawk for the cultural and those 2 immortal time games

you get no thanks for killing my Q score on the epic huge immortal domination table (90 became 9) edit: I still took your place in the quattromaster top ten

#1 place holders
1 babaBrian 179
2 Hindi 81
3 cabert 79
4 WastinTime 75
5 Misotu 67
6 shulec 53
7 The-Hawk 47
8 Karl_t_great 46
9 iggymnrr 40
10 EGJ 35

 

[The-Hawk]

Sorry about the dom game... I had started that one before I read that you had completed it. I decided to finish it anyhow.

I assume you are still working on the huge quick game, that one is no small task. Even in the large quick game I had to hustle to kill the AI's before they launched.

I'll go after the Normal Standard one next. Then we just need to crash through the remaining epic and marathon slots. They should be much easier to win, but will take longer to play.

I wonder if we can close the deal within the next two updates? I think filling the tables would make a heck of a nice tribute to the HOF staff (past and present).

 

[cabert]

I have lost the huge quick immortal 3 times already.
Still trying though.
I won't have so many game hours in the next 2 updates, but it would indeed be nice to get rid of all empty tables in the next few updates.

After that, there is huge task of filling (=10 games) for each slots. But that is bababrian's task

 

[WastinTime]

I assume you are still working on the huge quick game, that one is no small task. Even in the large quick game I had to hustle to kill the AI's before they launched.

IIRC, I had much more trouble with the EPIC/Deity Time game than the normal or quick speed. My plan was tiny islands, so the AI would have trouble launching. Turns out they have a harder time on quick, so there wasn't much competition. With Epic speed I had to run around stopping them all. It was fun, but harder.

@Cabert:
So, if you want, I'll knock out the Immortal Quick Time. Just let me know.

 

[The-Hawk]

Hey WT... long time no see. I saw you used islands on the deity games, but decided I didn't have the patience for building boats! I was thinking about giving that a try for the huge quick if needed though.

Immortal Standard Normal Time is done . I'll knock off Immortal Standard Epic next.

 

[babaBrian]

HOF stats:

9561 total games are in the HOF tables. Previously, there were 9518.

Of the 100 games submitted this update:

43 filled previously empty HOF slots.
23 bumped out previously submitted HOF games.
34 did not qualify for the HOF table.​

55.33% (9561/17280*) of the HOF entries are filled. Previously, 55.08% were filled.
49.18% (9561/19440**) of the HOF entries are filled. Previously, 48.96% were filled.

559 players are represented in the HOF tables. Previously, there were 558.
833 players have submitted games. Previously, there were 832.

*Excluding score victory condition
**Including score victory condition

 

[babaBrian]

Cabert, those are some happy stats - you and The-Hawk are blazing through those empties. Wish I had the stomach to help fill those out, but you guys saved the best for last

 

[cabert]

IIRC, I had much more trouble with the EPIC/Deity Time game than the normal or quick speed. My plan was tiny islands, so the AI would have trouble launching. Turns out they have a harder time on quick, so there wasn't much competition. With Epic speed I had to run around stopping them all. It was fun, but harder.

@Cabert:
So, if you want, I'll knock out the Immortal Quick Time. Just let me know.

You're welcome, of course.

I was trying on lakes (for quattromaster points purpose ), didn't work (too much land to get through).
I switched to pangea, didn't work (you only have 6 or 7 turns after a launch to stop them!, I manage 1 or 2 launches, but in the end they get away ).

I have one attempt under way, but it doesn't look like a winner, so I'd be happy to get help.
edit : I got it done, but I'm unsure it will be accepted. I had an asset problem when I loaded.

Spoiler screenie for asset issue :

Cabert, those are some happy stats - you and The-Hawk are blazing through those empties. Wish I had the stomach to help fill those out, but you guys saved the best for last

there are emperor time tables open.
Quite easy IMHO.
Why don't you just grab a pair of them?

 

[The-Hawk]

Just submitted Standard Immortal Epic.

Immortal Large Epic is next!

 

[cabert]

Just submitted Standard Immortal Epic.

Immortal Large Epic is next!

I've done it yesterday
and immortal huge quick is accepted too!
So, for all I know, immortal time is finished.
Now only 4 emperor time tables left...

 

[babaBrian]

Cabert,

I'll try Marathon, Large, Emporer, Time. Any pointers on the general strategy for non-ancient starting victories? I may try to duplicate your game settings you did for the same game on a Standard map using Willem. Looks like you used Archipelago with high sea level to slow AIs and chose Willem for dikes, I assume?

Is it basically a settler spam race to grab more land than the AI does or do you army spam to capture?

Brian

 

[WastinTime]

Is it basically a settler spam race to grab more land than the AI does or do you army spam to capture?

Brian

Army, but not a huge one.
Your army just needs to capture enough cities to put you on top of the score board and then stop anyone trying to launch a spaceship. Remember you have to avoid domination.

Press Enter a lot.

 

[The-Hawk]

I've done it yesterday
and immortal huge quick is accepted too!
So, for all I know, immortal time is finished.
Now only 4 emperor time tables left...

OK! Large Epic Emperor is next for me...

 

[cabert]

Cabert,

I'll try Marathon, Large, Emporer, Time. Any pointers on the general strategy for non-ancient starting victories? I may try to duplicate your game settings you did for the same game on a Standard map using Willem. Looks like you used Archipelago with high sea level to slow AIs and chose Willem for dikes, I assume?

Is it basically a settler spam race to grab more land than the AI does or do you army spam to capture?

Brian

I did a small write up of future start time runs.
I played the Wilhelm ones a while ago, and it's absurdly easy, but also desperately long.

edit 4 : I'm stupid! I played it at immortal level . back to huge emperor epic.
edit: I started emperor huge epic. edit 2 : I finished it. edit3 : it's accepted! now for the marathon huge one

 

[babaBrian]

Thank you guys for the helpful advice. I have completed the emperor, large, marathon, time game using Pangea/Catherine/Future.

 

[The-Hawk]

OK! Large Epic Emperor is next for me...

Crap, I screwed this one up. Was not paying attention and tipped the domination limit with about 20 turns to go . I'll need to try again.

 

[babaBrian]

I'm working on Huge Epic Emperor now. 4 AIs down.

 

[cabert]

I'm working on Huge Epic Emperor now. 4 AIs down.

I'm already on it. No problem though, there are 10 lines on a table to fill .
edit: I submitted it.
score to beat = 14312.
Now going for huge emperor marathon.