Moai_Spammer
Ave, True to Caesar!
I suck at MP too, we can be the teammates that gradually get better than everyone in the game.
if i join in then we can form the "Three dudes who suck at MP" team
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if i join in then we can form the "Three dudes who suck at MP" team
CaterpillarKing
Conqueror of Cacoons
I like that idea!
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TheNoob
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Two teams of three!
Also, we can make a rule not to take over non-AI in the first 50 turns or so
Also, we can make a rule not to take over non-AI in the first 50 turns or so
DKVM
Joker
I don't know whether I'm bad at MP or not as this would be the first time I play on MP.
Same here
CaterpillarKing
Conqueror of Cacoons
Five versus the rest of the world!
Moai_Spammer
Ave, True to Caesar!
Five versus the rest of the world!
Five
I like Five
It's my favorite number
Nobody else can join this team or else perfection is ruined
DKVM
Joker
If this gets off the ground, I call the Roman Empire.
TheNoob
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I call Mali
Moai_Spammer
Ave, True to Caesar!
India FTW
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CaterpillarKing
Conqueror of Cacoons
Egypt! Ramesses II!
Well, PBEM has the advantage of no OOSs so any mod could be played. But Greek has a MAC 
suicide so it gets out of question. Isn't there a way to simulate windows on a mac? I've heard ppl saying this (my knowledge on MACs is 0)
The disadvantage of PBEM is that it'll take forever if we play different players, so a classic MP with everybody logged is a good option, but has the drawback that everyone must be logged at the same time.
I've heard there is a way where the game keeps hosted and from time to time the turn is automatically passed and everyone may do their turn by logging, doing it and wait for next turn to log again. I don't know the name of this but Sullla has some games like this (if you think I'm someone to team against, just take a look at Sullla's civ 4 games, specially one he had to survive 6 people declaring war on him). It seems a better choice if we are capable of doing it.
@DKVM RFCE is a bad choice because:
1- It has to be in Single Player, so everyone will play the same civ;
2- Because of that it has to be a PBEM (what will make the game last really long);
3- Greek can't play it.
So for Greek to be able to play we will do it ol' BtS Style, we may choose a specific map or a random map.
And we need to decide if we are able to do that game that is kept hosted or if we will sync times for everyone to join together and play the game. What do you have to say ppl?
And I'm up to anything (take your civs, your leaders, your handicaps, anything).
So as this should become a story I think the bigger the map the better, and AIs of course.
And I recommend unofficial Teams instead of true teams, because if we do true teams many of the game mechanics will behave differently: In a team both have the same tech tree, and every tech researched by one is applied to both. To make this fair, research is cut for every player in a team by the total team number, so it actually is bad because in a team of 2 one of the teammates may want to make a religion, while the other wants cottages, and then instead of each researching what is wanted and then exchange between then, both will research separately with half the capability and so in double total time and maybe the one who researched the religious tech won't get the religion because his teammate got it (anything may happen), as both completed at the same time.
So instead of defining teams ingame we should do that here outside of the game (what even opens the possibility of team changing during the game, something I quite like
)
And another thing: Handicaps. In multiple players MP game, each may choose his own difficulty. So while I may play on Deity, others may play on Monarch, Prince, Noble, Settler, anything. The AI is influenced by this, but I have no idea how. If you want to know the differences between handicaps go to Caterpillar's thread to check my post.
suicide so it gets out of question. Isn't there a way to simulate windows on a mac? I've heard ppl saying this (my knowledge on MACs is 0)The disadvantage of PBEM is that it'll take forever if we play different players, so a classic MP with everybody logged is a good option, but has the drawback that everyone must be logged at the same time.
I've heard there is a way where the game keeps hosted and from time to time the turn is automatically passed and everyone may do their turn by logging, doing it and wait for next turn to log again. I don't know the name of this but Sullla has some games like this (if you think I'm someone to team against, just take a look at Sullla's civ 4 games, specially one he had to survive 6 people declaring war on him). It seems a better choice if we are capable of doing it.
@DKVM RFCE is a bad choice because:
1- It has to be in Single Player, so everyone will play the same civ;
2- Because of that it has to be a PBEM (what will make the game last really long);
3- Greek can't play it.
So for Greek to be able to play we will do it ol' BtS Style, we may choose a specific map or a random map.
And we need to decide if we are able to do that game that is kept hosted or if we will sync times for everyone to join together and play the game. What do you have to say ppl?
And I'm up to anything (take your civs, your leaders, your handicaps, anything).
So as this should become a story I think the bigger the map the better, and AIs of course.
And I recommend unofficial Teams instead of true teams, because if we do true teams many of the game mechanics will behave differently: In a team both have the same tech tree, and every tech researched by one is applied to both. To make this fair, research is cut for every player in a team by the total team number, so it actually is bad because in a team of 2 one of the teammates may want to make a religion, while the other wants cottages, and then instead of each researching what is wanted and then exchange between then, both will research separately with half the capability and so in double total time and maybe the one who researched the religious tech won't get the religion because his teammate got it (anything may happen), as both completed at the same time.
So instead of defining teams ingame we should do that here outside of the game (what even opens the possibility of team changing during the game, something I quite like
)And another thing: Handicaps. In multiple players MP game, each may choose his own difficulty. So while I may play on Deity, others may play on Monarch, Prince, Noble, Settler, anything. The AI is influenced by this, but I have no idea how. If you want to know the differences between handicaps go to Caterpillar's thread to check my post.
TheNoob
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Carthage for me. Hannibal!
Last time I played unaltered BtS was.... too long ago!
It was on Monarch I think, but I'll try to play a test game to refresh my memory.
Edit: I second what Spirictum says: better to have no fixed teams and develop diplomacy!
Last time I played unaltered BtS was.... too long ago!
It was on Monarch I think, but I'll try to play a test game to refresh my memory.
Edit: I second what Spirictum says: better to have no fixed teams and develop diplomacy!
TheNoob
Dank Memes
After booting up plain BtS it just feels weird. Also, the graphics are ugly! They're so... plain. I guess I've gotten used to the nice textures of VIP and RFC DoC
I guess I've gotten used to the nice textures of VIP and RFC DoCSpoiler :
Moai_Spammer
Ave, True to Caesar!
After booting up plain BtS it just feels weird. Also, the graphics are ugly! They're so... plain.
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CaterpillarKing
Conqueror of Cacoons
It's so cartoony What's VIP?
What's VIP?
TheNoob
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Vincentz Infinite Projects
Another very good mod! I should find the time to play the latest version, with all of Platy's nice modcomps
So it seems what I was talking about was the Pitboss app. Someone has to be Pitboss host, and while this guy is online, everyone may log into the game, play his turn and logout until the Pitboss Turn Timer is activated and you may play the following turn.
What do you guys think? Until 12th of August I can host the game as Pitboss if not for the whole day every day at least a sizeable amount of time: 4PM to 7AM (GMT 0). But I think I may leave my pc on with the game for the entire day.
With that knowledge understood, I think we may start this. What do you guys think?
Vanilla BtS;
Pitboss MP game;
Outside of game Teaming (ingame everyone is of a different team);
AIs;
Picked Civ/Leaders;
Everyone agrees? If so we must now discuss ingame options to fit our plan.
What do you guys think? Until 12th of August I can host the game as Pitboss if not for the whole day every day at least a sizeable amount of time: 4PM to 7AM (GMT 0). But I think I may leave my pc on with the game for the entire day.
With that knowledge understood, I think we may start this. What do you guys think?
Vanilla BtS;
Pitboss MP game;
Outside of game Teaming (ingame everyone is of a different team);
AIs;
Picked Civ/Leaders;
Everyone agrees? If so we must now discuss ingame options to fit our plan.
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