NEW GAME - Apocalypse

[Arangarx]

Finalized Settings

Game Name: Apocalypse
Game Version: BTS 3.13
Team format: 2 v 2 v 2 v 2
Turns/day: If it's your turn you get the turn done within a few hours or at the very least the same day. For those of you who have their turn just before GMT +0 and +1 people, please try to get your turn done as early as possible so that they can get their turn done (in what is likely afternoon or evening for them) and send it on before they go to bed.

Settings

Map: Team Battleground
Size: Huge
Climate: Random
Sea Level: Medium
Era:: Ancient
Speed: Epic
Team Placement: Four Corners
Team Setting: Start Together
World Map: Toroidal

Options

Advanced Start - 750 points
Raging Barbarians
Permanent Alliances

Victories

All Victory Conditions Enabled

Teams

The number after your name is your turn order.

Team 1
Arangarx - 1
GothikOrk - 5

Team 2
mabeco - 2
Ulfang - 6

Team 3
Game_Addy - 3
Port16 - 7

Team 4
Trainwreck20 - 4
Shogu - 8

Turn Order
Arangarx GMT -7
mabeco GMT +0
Game_Addy GMT -8
Trainwreck20 GMT -6
GothikOrk GMT -5
Ulfang GMT +0
Port16 GMT -7
Shogu GMT +1

I am assuming that everyone on this list will, to the best of their knowledge, be able to see this game out to the end. This is going to be a long one folks, but it should be quite fun! Obviously, unforeseen circumstances cannot be avoided, but do not start if you know you can't go the long run. Also, no quitters/bad losers. If you're losing, please don't stop playing your turn to the best of your abilities. Also, please don't play your turn over and over till you get the results you like.

This should be a truly epic battle. Let's get it on! Let's bring the apocalypse!

I personally would rather use the software created by ruff_hi to handle all the email sending instead of manual emails or posting on these forums. However you decide to handle your email sending, whenever you take your turn you should send the save file on to the person whose turn it is next and an update email to me, so I know whose turn it is at all times. I will personally send an update email to all players when I take my turn unless someone opts out.

 

[onclouds]

sounds great and I'd like to be in on it! although I must admit the schedule thing seems a bit far-fetched. I do not believe that it would actually work.
other than that I'm pretty excited and agree with all the settings you discussed. But what about the map itself? will it be Team_battleground, fractal, inland sea?...

cheers

 

[Arangarx]

Glad to have you on board. As far as the map type, I'm not sure which type I want to do exactly yet. For now I will say fractal, but I'm open to one of the other types. Team battleground might make for a good option as long as it sticks the teams together.

 

[onclouds]

you can set that option while creating the game

 

[GothikOrk]

If you like Civ 4 and multiplayer games, you should definitely sign up for this. I know I am. This will undoubtedly be the greatest, most memorable Civ 4 experience to be had in the history of the universe. I wouldn't miss this for the world, the real one, or the Civ one.

::takes $50 from Arangarx::

Seriously though, join this game. It's only being described as epic because there's currently no word in the English language that could better convey the scale and life altering impact that this match is gonna have.

 

[Arangarx]

lol...I should hire you to promote my games lol

 

[DNK]

I'm in if it's vanilla, but I don't have Warlords. So I'm probably not in, but if you change your minds...

 

[mabeco]

Hi, I'm in if it's BtS.

 

[onclouds]

oops... didn't check what game this was going to be... I don't have Warlords!
I have a dual installation of Vanilla 1.74 and BTS + Vanilla with update 3.13 for BTS... if you really want to play warlords please count me out =/

 

[Arangarx]

Actually I did go ahead and buy BTS. So, it looks like the majority of people so far have and would like to play BTS. I think the safe thing right now would be to say that we're going to play a BTS 3.13 game

How does this work if someone has BTS but not warlords? Are they missing any units?

 

[Trainwreck20]

Warlords, as I understand it, is completely unneccessary it you have BtS, but I have not played Warlords in a long, long time......

 

[Arangarx]

For those already signed up, please check back and read the original post now and then to see if there have been any updates or requests for suggestions. I have questions for each person who has signed up so far and would like feedback on the things I keep adding to the possible game settings.

Thanks.

 

[DNK]

I don't have BTS.

 

[onclouds]

joaocarlospinheiro AT gmail DOT com

prefer classical start, no barbarians, no tech trading and huge team-battleground map
Leader of choice - Gandhi

 

[Arangarx]

Thank you much.

Well, so far we need anywhere between 4 to 8 more people to sign up before we can begin. I'm glad that we've seen this much interest so far. Hopefully we'll fill up soon.

 

[Arangarx]

Oh yes, and if you prefer to send your contact info as a private message that is fine with me.

As a question, how many are familiar with ruff_hi's software and would be comfortable using it? It is by no means required, but it makes it a heck of a lot easier on you.

 

[onclouds]

I haven't used it yet for lack of opportunity... all my PBEM's seem to have stalled =/
but from what I've seen it's a great piece of software!

 

[Arangarx]

Yes it is, and I would even say that in a game of this magnitude...almost essential. I like how I can configure it to automatically send the save file to the next person and then send an update email to everyone in the game. This would make for a lot of emails, but then everyone would be continually updated on who's turn it is without having to check the forums themselves. Another option that saves on email space is to just make sure that the admin (in this case me) gets an update email so at least that person knows who is supposed to be taking their turn.

You just play your turn, open his software, click on the game and hit send. Done. Couldn't be easier. Setup might take a little time for some people (a bit tricky if you've never use it) but once it's going it's great.

 

[Ulfang]

I have BTS 3.13 and wouold be interested. I don't mind who I play and love those Epic and Marathon games I've only ever played one pbem Civ IV game and that was just after Civ IV came out and it only lasted a few turns due to many dropouts. I do play a few M2TW hotseat games though so know the process - daily turnaround etc.

 

[Arangarx]

Glad to have you on board. And speaking of dropouts, please, if anyone who has signed up has second thoughts or wants to drop out, please let me know BEFORE the game starts. A game like this with this many players really needs to have every player committed to seeing the game through. I don't want to start this and all the sudden half the people are not playing anymore.