Turns of 5-Alive

Googlie · November 16, 2003, 19:36

Background

This is a five-player SMAC game, replacing 7-Up. (see here for the pre-game discussions)

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Players, in turn order, are:

Human Hive - Chairman rsfarrell xxxrsfarrell@yahoo.comxxx
University of Planet - Academician Minute Mirage xxxminutemirage@hotmail.comxxx
Morgan Industries - CEO Net Warrior xxxbillci54@hotmail.comxxx
The Lord's Believers - Father FlameFlash xxxflameflash@mac.comxxx
PeaceKeeping Forces - Commissioner Fosse xxxkylebenanderson@hotmail.comxxx

and, playing as themselves,

Gaia's Stepdaughters - Lady Deirdre Skye dee@tree.hug
The Spartan Federation - Colonel Corazon Santiago corrie@gunbarrel.polish

I didn't tinker very much with the AI - just gave them a few extra goody tiles around their HQ site and a couple of other likely sites (forest tile, nut tile, etc) and gave their HQ's a leg up with a perim defense and rec commons. I did tweak their attitudes to the Human-controlled factions, though.

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Settings are:

huge custom map, 50 - 70% water, average everything, transcend level, with the following settings:

The Empath Guild has been disabled

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Suggested Rules are:

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> Multiple reloading of the game to try for different effects is forbidden. If a reload is necessary because of a game crash etc., an explanation should be posted to the turn administration thread.

> Multiple drops or orbital insertions using the right-click menu is forbidden. So is airdropping from outside a base/airbase, or after having moved (except on a magtube) using the same method. Using the 'i' key when you want an airdrop means you will automatically comply with these restrictions.

> Inserting Stockpile Energy into the build queue after a military unit is allowed.

> If a player employs a tactic that causes a state of vendetta, they are not allowed to "accept" a pending diplomatic agreement with that faction in the same turn, causing a change in diplomatic status or the transfer of energy or knowledge.

> If an aggressive probe action (anything except infiltration) is used on a faction you have a truce, treaty or pact with, you must select 'Declare Vendetta' in the dialog box that appears afterwards, and notify the victim of your transgression, unless you have received permission in advance. No notification is required in other cases.

> Upgrading units with the design workshop is allowed at any time

> Communications only allowed between factions that have obtained each others' commlink frequencies in-game. (the embedded alpha.txt will reflect this)

> Social engineering choice limited to one switch per line per turn. (no flip-flop within turn!)

> Psi units cannot be assigned multiple point patrol routes (avoid instant demon boil bug!)

> Whenever the planetary council is called, the caller (or the first player to vote if the AI calls it) should post a notification to the thread, including vote totals (if applicable) and who has already voted for what. The other players should post how they vote.

> You cannot use the "Demand Withdrawal" feature to get another player's units out of your territory (the AI essentially takes over your turn)

> You cannot accept a proffered bribe (which is done by the AI again) during Planetary Governor elections

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Passwords and turnplay instructions have been sent to everyone.

2102 has been sent to rsfarrell

Googlie

FlameFlash · November 17, 2003, 10:16

subbing to thread.

Looking forward to it.

Could the e-mails be reposted for turn sending though? I'm sending to somebody different now, I think.

Mine is flameflash@mac.com

Googlie · November 17, 2003, 10:20

FF:

You are still sending to Fosse of the PK's

In my e-mails I gave the new addy for those sending to a different player this time round

G.

Minute Mirage · November 17, 2003, 10:27

It might still be a good idea to have all the email addresses in one place, so that everyone knows where to send diplomatic messages when that time comes.

My addy: xxxminutemirage@hotmail.comxxx without the x's.

Googlie · November 17, 2003, 10:52

I've added the e-mail addies to the set-up post (again, with the xxx's at both ends to foil spambots)

G.

Fosse · November 19, 2003, 14:49

Do we know where the turn is?

FlameFlash · November 19, 2003, 15:48

A resend to rsferrel might be a wise thing...

Minute Mirage · November 19, 2003, 17:18

In case you're wondering -- I haven't received the turn yet.

Googlie · November 20, 2003, 22:11

start turn resent to rsfarrell

G.

rsfarrell · November 21, 2003, 13:22

All right, sending now. I was waiting for a response to my post in the old thread -- disregard now.

rsfarrell · November 21, 2003, 13:29

All right, turn sent to MM

Minute Mirage · November 21, 2003, 13:39

2102 sent to Net Warrior.

Rsfarrell, could you put the name of the game (5-alive) in the subject field of the email when you send the turns?

Net Warrior · November 21, 2003, 20:20

2102 to FlameFlash

FlameFlash · November 23, 2003, 13:18

received... will play sometime today.

Googlie · November 29, 2003, 12:26

FF - you still with us? it's been a while ..............

G.

Net Warrior · November 29, 2003, 12:31

Googlie, "4 Remain" seems more like it.

Googlie · November 29, 2003, 13:00

LOL , NW

- I've e-mailed him, though (it's easily done, to download a turn and then forget it - I've done it too)

G.

FlameFlash · November 30, 2003, 20:52

when I post like that, I generally don't come back and repost saying that I've sent it. I played it the next day and sent it out. You should be getting a forward of the turn Goog...

Fosse · December 1, 2003, 21:42

I haven't received it, so a resend would be appreciated FF.
Thanks.

Fosse · December 3, 2003, 19:19

Turn to rsfarrell (!).

Googlie · December 9, 2003, 22:45

I've e-mailed rsfarrell to see if he is still interested in pursuing this game

He's also stalled 7's New Saga, so we may want to start thinking about a replacement (his last post was here on December 2nd)

G.

rsfarrell · December 13, 2003, 17:57

Sorry for the delay, as I wrote to Googlie, we had a death in the family.

Turn received. It was in the form of a .SAV file, which screws up my download. (I don't know why.) I've asked for a resend with a .zip file.