PBEM Game #2 - new players wanted.

[unmerged(6618)]

Yes, so I will attempt to organize a second PBEM game. The first one is going well I think.

Some suggested some interesting possibilities.

Ulver suggested an all Pagan game.

Evenflow suggest an all eastern countries game (East of the Mamelukes).
I likely could only give a limited AAR role in this, so if someone wants to head one it would help things along. We will likely be running out of devices to account for that 5 year thing won't we?

These would most likely be the formal rules and such.

Settings:
Difficulty: Hard
AI Aggressiveness: Normal
Forced Annexation: On
Fog of War: on
Dynamic Missions: off
Base Victory Points: On

Rules:
1. Max 5 year turn.
2. Max 5 players.
3. 2 days to complete your turn (turn order will be set randomnly at the end of each "turn"). If you can't make a turn, the computer plays it for you.
Email the zipped file to all players.
4. No cheating, editing of files, no EEP. Just straight 1.04US, with pledge of honor not to exploit game loopholes.
5. No reloading.

 

[Waldzwerg]

Yes,an all eastern game seems to be interesting. I would be in

 

[unmerged(6618)]

Well that is two. Anymore takers?

Notice how people who have tried this are getting hooked. Its funner than you'd think. Like crack, promise.

 

[unmerged(4445)]

I'm in, i think i can handle 3 games.

 

[unmerged(6618)]

3 players...

I am wondering when 1.05/scenario editor will be out?
I think we could make a rather interesting PBEM with the editor. And how many players do you guys want?

 

[unmerged(5205)]

im in but i down know exactly what to do

 

[unmerged(6618)]

To put it simply, this is a play by email game. Basically this works by handing off the game to one of five players every five years or less (mail out your save game). While each player has his turn, the other four player's countries are played by the AI.

This of course involves much diplomacy, considering the human players can always come after you while the AI is playing your country.

It is also possible to customize the AI of your country. If anyone wants to do this for this game, I think we should pick our countries before the game starts (so we can get the AI's we want right away as well).

So you don't have to do anything yet. Once it starts you have to play your country for 5 years every 3 days or so.

 

[unmerged(295)]

Oh yeah! Come me in, please!

 

[Raul The Runt]

Go Ludovico! If I weren't already running 3 games, I'd join in a heart-beat. This stuff is too fun. I hope you decide to allow AI customization - I'd love to hear how that works out.

Raul the Runt

 

[unmerged(6618)]

Ok, so it is


Ludovico
Waldzwerg
Soulblazer (please just give your email or email me at racinette@hotmail.com)
Evenflow
Proudirishmick (please verify this now that you hopefully have a better idea of what we are playing - we will also need an email account so we can mail out the games)

I think 5 is tops... anyone else want to customize their AI? I would like to customize mine, and found it is very easy... also people can start picking their countries.

Remember, "eastern" countries.

EDIT: I have chosen Malacca.

 

[unmerged(295)]

Well, my e-mail is gpolander@hotmail.com

I don't have much experience with eastern countries....what about China? If the nation is 'too big' for purposes of this game, then Japan.

 

[unmerged(6618)]

Ok, I drew from a hat for this. Proudirishmick, if you want in, please email me.

First Round Order is:

Ludovico (Malacca)
Soulblazer (China)
Waldzwerg
Evenflow

Second:

Soulblazer (China)
Evenflow
Ludovico (Malacca)
Waldzwerg

We will wait till everyone is ready, and any issues are resolved... so if you are ready just give the go ahead.

 

[unmerged(295)]

All set here. We're starting in 1419, right? So every five years means you have to save the game on Jan 1st 1424 and I play till Jan 1st 1429 (not spending the tax money or doing anything that year, of course.)

 

[unmerged(6618)]

Yes thats right. Although you are free to do what you wish on the first of January (basically letting two players play the same day).

You also can play less than five years, if you wish.

 

[unmerged(295)]

Well, I'm fine using the Chinese AI -- I just have to remember to uninstall the EEP every time i play a turn here and then put it back on.

I guess you go first.

 

[unmerged(5205)]

i want in! ill play Japan.u just want me to change the ai file n include it in the files when i send em?My email is proudirishmick@aol.com

 

[Waldzwerg]

Soulblazer
I would advise you is to put your EEP in an extra folder if you have enough discspace...so there is no possible confusion (especially if you apply a new patch).

 

[unmerged(6618)]

yes, if you want to customize your japan ai, just send the customized ai file (and the edited jap.inc file from the 1419 scenario if possible). see:

http://home.broadpark.no/~havmoe/EU/scenario_ai.htm

i emailed you with more details.

 

[unmerged(6618)]

Hey guys, I still have not heard back from Evenflow, and since it has been a couple days, I started ahead. I mailed out the AIs with the savegame. Remember, these four AI files, with these exact file names, should be in your AI folders.

Did not pay much attention to the rest of the world, it did not seem as though much was going on. I just did a little colonizing, and got my army wiped out frequently by natives . Hopefully all will recognize my peaceful nature and willingness to keep myself (on the continent at least) to the Malay peninsula. I do, however, have a special bond to all islands in Asia and the Pacific, other than Taiwan, which I take to be either a Japanese or Chinese possession, and that little island of the cost of India, which I take to be the property of Vijayanagar.

Portugal should be on our doorstep in 5 - 10 years. Do we all recognize Asian unity against the Christian menace?

 

[unmerged(295)]

Whoops! I'll post the contents of my e-mail to you guys here next time. Can anyone do that for me now?