PAD1 - PTW Random 'Admin Thread'

[Chieftess]

I've had very successful games as England. Take a look in the tournament at season 3-4. It'll force you to be more agreesive. Also, search for the Demogame1 scenario in the Demogame 2 citizens subforum. You can play as England (they started on a very isolated continent), and still keep up with the AI in tech research! You just have to know how to use your civ traits to their fullest.

 

[BoBtheBUILDER]

Well folks, I'm PTWed and I'm patched so I guess I'm ready to go. Trying to play live was an experience though!

BoB

 

[stwils]

The reason many of us don't want to play England or Persia, is that we have already played (or are playing) a SG game as England or Persia. Nothing against either. Maybe we just want another experience. :jump:

stwils

 

[Padma]

Yikes!

I was kept away from my computer by RL for about 24 hrs, and look at the posts this has spawned!

I'm beginning to think we should follow CT's suggestion and break this up into a couple of games, one Regent and one Warlord. Not as a competition, but just as a means to satisfy this many players. Chieftess, would you like to take some of these? I'll keep one at Warlord for the lower level players: stwils, mcdan, Kevinicus, BoB (?), <others?>. If not, I'll see what I can do.

20 turns for the first round is only because it helps the early game move faster. You know the times, one or two cities built, press <Enter>, press<Enter>, etc., waiting for things to get built so you can *do* something.

And yes, the only reason to not use Persia or England is because they are the civs from ct3 and SUL5b. I want something different.

 

[Chieftess]

Ok, sort of like Sulla's competing SGs. Sure.

 

[mcdan]

Looks great Padma. What an interest this has created - now we get two teams out of this - great! I agree - it's not a competition - but just two teams working and playing the game.

Would like to do Warlord with Padma, stwils, Bob (if he wants - must think that Regent is calling his name but hopefully might stick around...) and Kevinicus - and of course anyone else. Thanks to Padma for getting this going. Welcome to Chieftess as well as she heads up the other team.

Assorted comments below to fellow teammates:

Originally posted by BoBtheBUILDER
I think you're being too hard on yourself stwils.

Bob's right stwils - think how far you (me too!) have come since the beginning of the Chieftess and Sulla game - there is always more to learn in this game. That's got to be one reason we all love it so.

I took a stab at a few GOTMs that I never finished or submitted because it just got too discouraging.

AUGH -so true. Just tried GOTM for the first time - #14 - I saw the words "Diety level" but plunged ahead anyway just to see - lost at 90 AD (or surrendered to Persia rather ) - too painful to continue game - but it was a treat to play the game and read all the other comments.

I will keep on trying these GOTM's - really like Cracker's posts and am about to try #15. Stwils - you might give that a try - this month is Monarch, no spoilers but you can read the posts after you play. Apparently Cracker has a few laughs up his sleeves as well - according to the forum. And - yeah - I don't have any plans to post my games yet... Saw Barker was up there for game #13 in 44th place - which is great in the hierarchy of the game with hundreds of players.

BTW, here's the latest Emma update for those following.

Great photos - love seeing the red hat and all the pink outfits - and meeting MomMom! (Saw that pacifier - my little one did the same thing - no harm - those things are a gift not only to the child - but to all of us parents as well. ) She is such a happy child!

OK - ready to play whenever !!! PTW is installed, patched and ready to go!

 

[BoBtheBUILDER]

Originally posted by mcdan
Would like to do Warlord with Padma, stwils, Bob (if he wants - must think that Regent is calling his name but hopefully might stick around...) and Kevinicus - and of course anyone else. Thanks to Padma for getting this going. Welcome to Chieftess as well as she heads up the other team.

Hey, I'll stay with my crew. We have too much fun together!

Originally posted by mcdan

Originally posted by BoBtheBUILDER
I took a stab at a few GOTMs that I never finished or submitted because it just got too discouraging.

AUGH -so true. Just tried GOTM for the first time - #14 - I saw the words "Diety level" but plunged ahead anyway just to see - lost at 90 AD (or surrendered to Persia rather ) - too painful to continue game - but it was a treat to play the game and read all the other comments. [/B]

I hear you on GOTM #14... here's my rough log of what happened:
BoB's log
BoB's score

Originally posted by mcdan
I will keep on trying these GOTM's - really like Cracker's posts and am about to try #15. Stwils - you might give that a try - this month is Monarch, no spoilers but you can read the posts after you play. Apparently Cracker has a few laughs up his sleeves as well - according to the forum. And - yeah - I don't have any plans to post my games yet... Saw Barker was up there for game #13 in 44th place - which is great in the hierarchy of the game with hundreds of players.

I will say this, without spoiling anything, there are a few easter eggs that are pretty funny. Stwils, I would definately try it. I think Cracker wanted to see how much people learned from his start position primer. This has a nice start position that, while it forces you to make some choices, can get you off to a good start even if you make some mistakes. The spoiler thread opens tomorrow I think, but I believe the rule for viewing will be to know the whole world map, as is usual. Unfortunately I am not at that point yet.

 

[stwils]

Bob, I'm glad you are sticking with our "original crew."

I wanted to play Cracker's GOTM, but until my computer situation improves, I have all I can handle. (Dell sent wrong monitor, sent two video cards that were wrong and did not jive with any drivers, and the tech man they sent out here was just as baffled as I was. Anyway, the 3rd video card is coming Monday. Funny. Each time they say they are sending me a certain video card, it always turns out to be the identical one that doesn't work.)

I can use my laptop, but it is slow and small. I did hook up an old keyboard I had to it, and that makes typing easier and surely makes using the keyboard for the unit's movement MUCH easier than on the laptop keypad.

So I can stay in touch and play. It's like an aunt of mine said once when someone asked her how she was. She said, "Oh I'm just fine except one leg in lame."

stwils (still peering through Venetian blinds on the desktop... )

 

[stwils]

I had a thought about the civ we might play as. Since we don't want to be Persia or England again, Padma how about you suggesting 3 - 5 civs we could choose from. Then let the enemies all be Random.

Or, you set up the game as all Random, and when you start it, if we either Persia or England, start over!

And please turn off that d*** respawn thing. (I'll never forget wiping out that Zulu city and seeing it instantly reappear on the other side of our island.) And we don't want our enemies to all be culturally linked, do we?

I'm just thinking outloud.

stwils

 

[Padma]

Well, I was planning on going all Random, and if we got Persia or England, starting over. Sometimes it's fun to just take what the program hands you.

And yes, respawn is OFF! Same with cultural link.

I will try to get it started today or tomorrow.

 

[stwils]

Sounds good, Padma. I, too, love the element of surprise here with the all random selections.

This is going to be a great new ball game!

(If Dell can't get my computer straightened out, I may PM you for your suggestions. Tomorrow ANOTHER video card is supposed to arrive - hopefully not the same one they have sent me twice already. )

stwils

 

[Padma]

Originally posted by Chieftess
Ok, sort of like Sulla's competing SGs. Sure.

Right, CT. "Sort of".

No competition, not necessarily the same map/game. Just another PTW SG for these folks that want one so desperately!

 

[BoBtheBUILDER]

Would it be on the same map, or not? If it's on the same map we wouldn't be able to compare notes, would we?

BoB

 

[Padma]

True, it wouldn't be the same map if CT just starts her own game. But she would be taking the Regent-level game, While I would be running a Warlord-level game. And unless someone with more time (and skill) than I have wants to take the 400BC save I hope to produce within 24 hrs and "tweak" it for a Regent game, or unless someone wants to generate maps for both "teams" to use (I don't want to, because I don't want to know the map before starting. ), I don't know what other course to take.

To be honest, I was literally overwhelmed by the number of respondants to this thread. I was hoping to get the "ct3 crew" with a few additions/changes, and instead got enough for two whole games!

 

[BoBtheBUILDER]

What about this then?

A: (warlord)
Padma
BtB
mcdan
stwils
kevinicus

B: (regent)
ct
ShadowDragon
Nad
CivGeneral
???????

How does that sound?

BoB

 

[Padma]

Actually, BoB, that's exactly the breakdown I was looking at.

 

[mcdan]

Padma- Team looks great Glad you get to play with us this time. [dance] Did we really miss your B-day on the 31st?

Glad you are staying with us Bob the Builder!

Stwils - can you play through those blinds on your screen??? JK- I know you must be miserable. Maybe a few calls to managment could get Dell more responsive - Dec 20 up to now is a long time to go with computer trouble - usually they are so helpful.

Bob - I read your post and log of the GOTM 14 - ouch !!! And yes - have just gotten to some of those Easter Eggs in the 15th - I like the way this new GOTM game is going!

 

[Padma]

Did we really miss your B-day on the 31st?

Birthday: 30 November, 1954.

 

[Chieftess]

I'll ask someone in the #civfanatics chatroom to make a map.

EDIT: I've asked Strider to do it. Just so I didn't confuse the poor kid, the barbs are set to restless.

 

[Padma]

STRIDER!!!!!!

Oh, erm, excuse me.

Yeah, he needs something to do, since he lost the Science Leader election in the demogame.