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Term 1 - Designated Player Pool

ravensfire

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This is the Designated Player pool thread. The current order will be posted.

DP's - if you switch around, please post it here so everyone will know.

Citizens - if you've got a comment or question for the DP's - post it!

Current Game Session sequence:
UP: Stuck as a Mac
ON DECK: vikingruler
BENCH:
Nobody
CivGeneral
Ravensfire
Chieftess
Octavian X
DaveShack
classical hero

The DP pool and order:
  • Ravensfire
  • Chieftess
  • Octavian X
  • DaveShack
  • classical hero
  • Stuck as a Max
  • vikingruler
  • Nobody
  • CivGeneral

Constitution:
Article L. Game Sessions
All irreversible game actions must be made by a Designated Player during a game session using instructions posted in a game session instruction thread.

A special session to accomplish a specific, short goal may be held by the President if there is significant public support. These special sessions do not count as a regular game session.

Article M. Playing the Save
Commission of any game action, by any person other than the Designated Player while carrying out their duties, which is not instantly reversible without reloading the save, is strictly forbidden.

Code of Laws:
Section L.1 Game Sessions
All irreversible game actions must progress during a game session, while reversible game actions (i.e. build queues) that adhere to legal instructions can be prepared offline. During each session, the designated player must provide a log of their actions in sufficient detail to replicate their actions.

A Game Session Instruction Thread must be created at least 2 days before the chat by the Designated Player for that session. Should a thread not be created in a timely manner, the President may create one. Game Sessions must be at least 3 days apart, no more than 7 days apart. The initial post should contain the date and time of the game session, a link to the save to be used for that session, and if the game session will be on-line or off-line. If the game session is off-line, a citizen may post a confirmation poll for that session. If the confirmation poll fails, the DP must reschedule the game session as an on-line session.

All official instructions must be posted in the current game session instruction thread. Instructions must be clear and defined. Officials must post their instructions at least one hour before the scheduled start of the game session. However, officials may make changes to their instructions up to an hour before the chat, so long as those changes are clearly noted. Officials that do not post instructions for a game session are considered to have given the DP complete control over their area for that game session.

The game session may last for as long as there are relevant instructions, until a posted instruction says to hold the session or when the DP decides to end the session. Once a game session is over, the DP must post a summary of that session, a detailed log of their actions, and a save in the instruction thread and in the summary thread.

If the DP for a session does not show up, or is unable to continue, a substitute DP can be chosen for that session. This substitute is chosen from the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Trade and Technology, in that order.
 
Octavian X and I have switched places.

-- Ravensfire
 
Any idea when the next session is likely to be? Without some form of schedule it's difficult to plan ahead - how about starting to organise one amoungst yourselves? Perhaps posting sheduled dates for the coming week and preliminary dates, subject to confirmation, after that. A schedule will give the ministers a better idea of how long they have to organise their discussions and polls, rather than no idea then suddenly having 2 days. It will also give a better sense of progression, as it is we just seem to be ambling along.
 
Classical_hero is now UP next.

There is room for three more play sessions, four if there is a session on the 31st, since there has to be at least 2 days warning and a minimum of three days between sessions. The earliest the next sessions could be is 8/22 and 8/25.

If the next several DP's know their schedule enough to plan the dates & times in advance that would definitely help.
 
Update PM's sent to SaaM, vikingruler and Nobody.

-- Ravensfire
 
Stuck_as_a_Mac said:
Alrighty.

Setting session for 2pm EST Friday, 8/26.

Somebody convert that to GMT for me before I post so I don't screw that up like I did w/ the victory chat.

If you mean 2pm for this time of year then it is EDT (daylight) which is GMT-4, so 18:00 GMT.
 
Yup, my bad. 6pm GMT.

I used EST instead of EDT while using the conversion utility. Others might propose that my incorrect answer was from relying on a utility and not using my head, but I would like to refute those critics with responses of calling them unpatriotic. :P
 
SaaM
DaveShack said:
If you mean 2pm for this time of year then it is EDT (daylight) which is GMT-4, so 18:00 GMT.
As DaveShack said:
EDT = EST + 1

EST = GMT - 5
EDT = GMT - 4​
When you're talking daylight saving time you should use EDT not EST.
 
classical_hero said:
Why are most Americans not sure about GMT?
Probably because we're uninformed. Heck, I only learned about GMT from the demogame! :eek: But now that I've learned it, I seem to notice it everywhere. Funny how life works like that.
 
Hi the civfanatics chat rooms arnt working for me, i have tried everything i can and can't make it work. Everytime it i go into them all my internet pages die. If i cant get it to work by my time i cant play a turn.
 
Nobody said:
Hi the civfanatics chat rooms arnt working for me, i have tried everything i can and can't make it work. Everytime it i go into them all my internet pages die. If i cant get it to work by my time i cant play a turn.
Have you tried mIRC?
 
i should have posted sooner but i won't be here when i would to the turnchat, i will be on vacation and i can't gurantee internet access. and i don't feel that i should rush the turnchat so i can dp it without allowing any disscussion time. also, we have other capable people to dp the turnchat. i pm'd Nobody to explain this, who i think then pm'd ravensfire, so this is just so everyone knows and ravensfire, you should change the first post to switch my name with nobody's for the turnchat after tommorow's.
 
Nobody said:
Hi the civfanatics chat rooms arnt working for me, i have tried everything i can and can't make it work. Everytime it i go into them all my internet pages die. If i cant get it to work by my time i cant play a turn.

Have you thought about (shudder) playing an offline session? It's allowed to play without a chat, you just have to allow the citizens enough time to revolt (I mean post a non-confirmation poll) if they don't like it. :cool:

As for the chat issue, if you're on Windows and don't have any issues with installing programs then mIRC can be found here: mIRC homepage

If you need to run the java client found at the bottom of each CFC page, the problem you're describing sounds a lot like your system has a bad version of Java, or no Java at all, or the web browser doesn't have a Java plugin. The Computer Talk forum might be a place you can get details on how to fix it.
 
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