Saturday Afternoon EPIC game

[Rakeesh14]

So far I've met two other people on here interested in this potential game. Exact details as to the type of the game haven't been worked out. I figure when all the players are accuonted for, we can vote on rules map types etc...
Biggest things I'd like to keep as is however are, Tech Trading and continents. I'm hoping for a as close to a "real life" simulation as possible. Where people won't just dump techs to one another to steam roll others. Alliances can and should be forged and broken with time. Anyways, thats a whole other tangent. But basicly I'd like to see a game session on saturday afternoons for 2-3 hours a week until its completion. Oh and BTS required.

 

[dot]

Just out of interest: PBEM or Multiplayer?

And afternoon is a relative thingy due to timezones.

 

[Rakeesh14]

Touchette sir... and MP, wouldn't PBEM Epic or marathon take upwards of a decade? I'm on the east coast, so I was thinking anytime after noon my time. I'm pretty flexible. Any chance you'd be interested?

 

[dot]

Hmm, I'm used to cooperative mp games via direct IP. So, there are a lot of questions arising, but before posting them I'll have to say that there might be saturdays where I'm uncapable of playing. So I'm not sure if you'd really want me in - given that I'd sign up. Not a sign up yet, just curiousity and - possibly - a signup.

Now, as for the questions:

1. How do you want to play mp? Direct IP, Gamespy, ... ?
2. Human players only or with some AI mixed in?
3. EPIC sounds ok. That's what I'm usually playing, too. But signing in to this means that you're most likely talking about a dedication to the game for the next six months ... rather more!
4. One civ per continent or more?
5. Victory conditions?
6. When you say that you wanna keep tech trading ... is tech brokering out, too. Because we're using this option currently and it seems pretty good.
7. Do you want to clarify the level on which players who are willing to sign should be comfortable on? - I mean, there's no point in signing in to this when you're comfortable on "Warlord" when your oponents are easily getting bored on "Emperor"!
8. So we are talking about "Saturday afternoon" as of 14:00 or 2 PM (GMT -5)?

So far, so good. I guess that you'd arise more interest if you'd state more clearly what you have in mind. Alas ... we'll see.

 

[Onetime]

i am interested. ukfanaticat@insightbb.com

 

[Sonnybonds]

I like to join but im on GMT +2. dont know if thats a problem or not.

 

[Rakeesh14]

Dot I must say, its a good thing you're on here to keep things moving in the right direction. As this is my first time "pimping" my game time out on a forum, I'm unfamiliar with the standard procedures for starting one of these games.`

Things I know:
Epic
Custom Continents
Random amount of players on Conts.
Tech Trading on, Same with brokering (I'm unfamilar with it, so maybe we could vote on it??)
Some AI mixed in would be fun
Time 1200 EST-1900EST 2 or 3 hours between that time frame.
(only because more could cost me the girlfriend )
Victory conditions, all but time I think.
Levels... I generally play Noble, with raging barbs and agressive AI

All of this parameters are negotiable, if we can find a core of 4 or 5 players, I'm sure we can all come to an agreement on the rules if anyone has a problem.

 

[Onetime]

Im on the east coast as well and all sounds good to me

 

[Bibor]

I'd like to join if possible.

name: Bibor
Contact: marketing@kiraly-art.hr
phone (If you need to send an SMS): +385916611515

Q1: please do tell which version i must run, because I just installed the unofficial patch from these forums.
Q2: East Coast Time, that's like -6, meaning I'd need to be online around 20.00 CET, right?

 

[Bibor]

Any news on this?

 

[Rakeesh14]

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. I'm thinkin we just may be able to get this game off the ground this week! Again, this is my first time ever trying anything like this, so I appreciate everyones suggestions and enthusiasm. So between thursday and friday we'll get a final head count. Hopefully 5ish, and then fill in some spots with AI so we'll have some more people to play against. Should we decide on difficulty level now? I generally play on Noble when I play multi player, raging barbs, aggressive AI. I'm willing to play up a few levels if others are used to playing harder. I honestly don't care about winning, I think its just gonna be fun to play this game on a grander scale! Also, someone posted about what game version. I have Civ IV, Warlords, and BTS. I've gotten the latestpatch for BTS through Civ's in game MP service. So I assume its the latest. So if everyone could get that done in the next few days that'd be great. And finally (sorry this post is so long) This saturday if we can play, I can start a 10 pm worldtime (is that what its called???) I'm -5, so its 5pm eastern standard time. we can play 2-3 hours if others canmake it. Next week I'm all for starting earlier, I have a family responsibility this weekend tho So let me know whats best for all and we'll get this thing going!

 

[dot]

I will come back later for a longer reply.
But I just wanted to help sorting out the time puzzle.

 

[Bibor]

Guess this one isn't happening. *sigh*

 

[Sonnybonds]

time zones always a trouble.

 

[Rakeesh14]

Apparently we hit a little speed bump with setting the game up for this past saturday. I want to appologize for my computer going blue screen of death on me friday. I managed to get everything up and running again (complete reformat.. sweet) And should be good to go for this cmoing saturday. So anyone not burnt out by this mishap, post an reply saying "I'll play" by thursday. That way everyone knows whats going on, and perhaps we could exchange screenames to further ligitimize the attendance of all in the game. I'll see ya out there!

 

[Sonnybonds]

I can play saturday between 1200 and 2200 GMT

 

[Rakeesh14]

Good man Bonds! even if you did break the HR record by poppin roids...
Anyone like myself confused by this whole "time zone" concept click this http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/fun/conversions/convertpix/timezone647x331.gif

try that, I'll be availible from 1600 and 2400 GMT (11 AM-7PM East Coast time yeah??) I'll get up earlier tho if everyone else needs me too.. But I don't want to hear any . .. .. .. .. .ing when I pick Shaka if I'm gettin up early for you LoL

 

[Rakeesh14]

Anybody else have definite availibilty come this saturday and the next few??? Please post in GMT time

 

[Rakeesh14]

Whats the good word folks??? Anyone in for sat with me and sonny??? I hear theirs going to be free monuments for the first 5 people to sign up!!