[BTS] NEWS: BOTM 291: Louis XIV, Prince - Starts May 27

[Mitchum]

I intrude on the discussion of civ giants.

High post count does not a civ giant make.

 

[kcd_swede]

As many of you may have noticed, the site is currently down. If the start is delayed past June 1, I'll extend the deadline so that you get at least a full month to submit. But do check in occasionally as the server could be back in service sooner if we are fortunate.

 

[Frederiksberg]

As many of you may have noticed, the site is currently down. If the start is delayed past June 1, I'll extend the deadline so that you get at least a full month to submit. But do check in occasionally as the server could be back in service sooner if we are fortunate.

Why don't you simply put the save somewhere else (dropbox, Google drive) and post a link to it?

 

[kcd_swede]

Why don't you simply put the save somewhere else (dropbox, Google drive) and post a link to it?

I'd have to take it up with the admins and other staff since its not something we've done before. I'll start a discussion with them, and if I get some positive feedback before the server is restored, I can probably manage that.
It's great that the enthusiasm to get on with the games is still strong!

 

[LowtherCastle]

Why don't you simply put the save somewhere else (dropbox, Google drive) and post a link to it?

+1

If it’s a matter of keeping the door closed to hackers, okay. If it’s a matter of maintaining player integrity, imo those of us remaining active here trust each other.

 

[Mitchum]

One more minor follow-up question for kcd_swede. I've played a few team PBEM games. In those games, each team had the union of the starting techs. If the two leaders had all different starting techs, the team started with all four. If there was one starting tech duplicated, the team started with three techs. If the starting techs of both leaders were the same, the team started with just those 2 starting techs.

In this game, does each team start with the two starting techs of the non-minor leader? Or does it follow my experience with PBEM (which is why I assumed we started with Hunting and a scout)? Or do we simply have to play and find out?

We'll figure out quickly what our team's situation is when we open the save so it's more of a question for which techs the AI teams will start with.

 

[Conquistador 63]

My personal deadline for playing/submitting this one is June 10th, as I'll be away from home from then on. So, +1 for an alternative download method for the starting save.

 

[High King J.J.]

High post count does not a civ giant make.

I agree. I was referring to the highly advanced discussion about esoteric aspects of Civ4 game mechanics. It was high enough that I got an oxygen depravity headache from the thin air at such heights. My own lack of experience with these game settings caused me to ask a question of modest altitude, hardly fitting among the stratospheric average of the conversation.