The First Turn!!!!!!!!!!

conmcb25 · March 5, 2004, 11:42

Since it looks like we will be kicking off this game FINALLY

this weekend, I thought I would post a thread on the first turn.

My thoughts are we get a screen shot of the starting location, post it and then get some comments here. We have 24 hours to play so we can probably post the picture for some hours, get comments and move forward.

After we build the first city, the turns will get kind of boring until we at least get the first warrior. Those turns can go a little quicker.

We will also be playing while chatting so I encourage whoever can make it to chat with us when we play the first turn.

Any other comments or ideas to maximize participation?

Inverse Icarus · March 5, 2004, 13:36

you friggin tease. i spit out part of a doughnut when i read that, and now it's got floor crud all over it.

thats a sin, or something.

conmcb25 · March 5, 2004, 14:28

Driving you nuts is one of my reasons to exist Uber

Im serious about this. The UN basically voted to start this weekend and let the mods finish the tweaking of the rules.

Now we may not get the turn this weekend, because we will be at the end of the turn order, but it will happen soon enough.

Unless of course the map is not done, we are trying to find one of the admin guys right now.

But keep spitting out the donut, we are getting ready to begin

Paddy · March 5, 2004, 15:01

cool, looking forward to it.

will you be posting something here when it arrives
(as I subscribed to it to get a email when there is activity on this thread) just so I know... thanks

conmcb25 · March 5, 2004, 15:23

Yep, I Togas or OCT_X will post the opening picture when it happens. As the "START" develops at the UN Ill post updates here.

We should try and get WhiteBandit to join so he can set us up one of those email groups. For ease of forwarding the saves.

If any of you see him in chat or where ever please ask him

BigFree · March 5, 2004, 15:43

I have begun the recruitment of WhiteBandit.

BigFree · March 5, 2004, 15:45

Where exactly is the information about which teams are in which game and what the turn order is?

WhiteBandit · March 5, 2004, 15:46

No need to recruit for I am already here!

WhiteBandit · March 5, 2004, 15:47

Anyway, what would you like the address to be?

apolyton-c3c@rockbandit.net ?

conmcb25 · March 5, 2004, 15:51

Quote:

Originally posted by WhiteBandit
Anyway, what would you like the address to be?

apolyton-c3c@rockbandit.net ?

Sounds good to me.

Why dont you set up a thread for people to post emails in who want to get the save.? Thanks WB

BF, I have not seen a recent turn order from Elucidus. I was just guessing based on the work we did about a month ago when the team split up came out, and we bounced availablity times.

So I assume we will be last in the turn order for our game.

Togas · March 6, 2004, 16:55

I will be in #c3cisdg (holydoughnut) chatroom all day Saturday and perhaps Sunday awaiting the possible start. If something happens, I'll post in here.

You can make comments here or in chat.

--Togas

Donegeal · March 7, 2004, 01:38

Has there been any word about the save being sent around yet?

Kloreep · March 7, 2004, 01:41

Nope. Things seem to be going slowly...

Heck, I'm just hoping for a screenshot so we can start planning, at this point.

MrWhereItsAt · March 7, 2004, 03:15

/me opens an eye on the forum....

Should I start another archive, of IDG saves this time?

conmcb25 · March 7, 2004, 09:05

Yes you can start and archive, thanks!

On the turn, there has been a lot of activity at the UN, confirming preferred play times, asking for passwords and emails, confirming a turn order, BUT still no discussion of passing around a save.

:sigh:

Lets see what happens today.

conmcb25 · March 8, 2004, 10:37

This was posted by Elucidus at about 0400 This morning GMT.

Quote:

We are working out the maps and setting things up. Sorry for the delays.

We are trying to get an estimated time of starting at the UN.

He also said he would work on this evening USA time, so my guess is it will be a couple days.

Everybody hang tight, we are getting close

BigFree · March 8, 2004, 16:18

Times are PST (GMT -8)

Quote:

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:12 am Post subject: RE: starting?

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The maps are complete. I will be spending some of today (in between crises here at work) double-checking our work for any mistakes we have made. Thus far, everything looks good.

This evening, after Luc returns from work and has some time to dedicate to these games, we will create the games, enter the teams' passwords, and send the save on to the first team in each group.

Barring an unforeseen disaster or real life complication, we will be starting these games tonight.

FortyJ

Donegeal · March 8, 2004, 20:28

I will reserve my dance smilely until the save is actually passed...

Kloreep · March 8, 2004, 20:39

Won't they have to play the first teams' first turns for them? I don't think you can save in the middle of a turn, not even during the first turn when first starting the game.

Inverse Icarus · March 8, 2004, 23:00

i just got the save

Inverse Icarus · March 8, 2004, 23:08

why are there no attachments in this forum?

here:

Inverse Icarus · March 8, 2004, 23:18

i say we send the worker onto the moocow, and unless we spot a compelling reason to move the settler, plop down where we stand.

Donegeal · March 8, 2004, 23:23

I agree.

NO JUNGLE!!!! (yet)

Arnelos · March 8, 2004, 23:37

Quote:

Originally posted by Donegeal
I agree.

NO JUNGLE!!!! (yet)

It's not really Apolyton if there's no jungle. If we do not get jungle in our starting area, we will simply be compelling to conquer someone with some jungle.

Donegeal · March 8, 2004, 23:40

Ok, I think its fairly obvious that we build where we are and send the worker to the cow. We have but one choice now:
What do we research?

Hot_Enamel · March 8, 2004, 23:44

Settle where he is.

What was our first tech going to be ?

Hot_Enamel · March 8, 2004, 23:46

In all these weeks (months) before the game, I dont recall any discussion on our first tech.

Donegeal · March 8, 2004, 23:50

Current suggestion is to move worker to the cow and make a better choice about where to settle. Any comments?

WhiteBandit · March 8, 2004, 23:55

Iron Working! (Providing we have pottery already)? Mainly because of C3C's weird resource distributions. Iron might be kinda far off and it will definitely be key to insuring our survival.

Paddy · March 9, 2004, 00:03

Quote:

Originally posted by Hot_Enamel
In all these weeks (months) before the game, I dont recall any discussion on our first tech.

You got me on that one