Turns of JMRVX

Rynn: · November 24, 2000, 23:54

Post your turns here

Players:

Rynn: Planet Cult (rynn@civgaming.net)
Jacques De Carufel: University of Planet (jacques.decarufel@sympatico.ca)
XWaste: Data Angels (xxx@adelaide.on.net)
Mark13: Gaians (anne.harrison1@ntlworld.com)
Vultur: Pirates (gabrymng@libero.it)

2101 received from JDC, played, and sent to mark13

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mark13 · November 25, 2000, 10:19

2101 to XWaste....

XWaste · November 26, 2000, 07:47

2102 to the Pirates

wow, we even have blind research on...this will be an interesting game

good luck everyone

Rynn: · November 26, 2000, 10:43

LOL - I hadn't noticed that - saw that I wasn't prompted for a tech, but assumed that I wouldn't be till 2106 or something

It will make for an interesting game, with no beelines

R.

Vultur · November 26, 2000, 12:32

Who has put a password?

Have you got the idea?

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Rynn: · November 27, 2000, 09:38

The turn order was:

Jaques de Carufel
Rynn
Mark13
XWaste
Vultur

V can't open the game as somehow XWaste has saved it with the Pirates' password blocked off.

XWaste - can you replay the turn and resend to Vultur (we'll overlook the multiple play message).

The game moved smoothly from JdC thru me and mark13 to you, so the problem lies in your pass off to Vultur (and I know you are in other PBEMs so it's unlikely that you would save & exit incorrectly, but for the pbem newcomers in the group bear with me and I'll walk us through the process.)

First time opening the game:

when you load for the first time, you will get a scxreen that is headed next player turn...Captain Svensgaard of the pirates....Mission year 2101....set password or press enter

insert a password and hit "OK" do not hit "enter", do not hit "save and exit".

A fresh screen will load that says Password....please verify new password

reinsert the password you have just created and hit OK

The game should now be loaded for you to play the turn

saving the game and passing on the turn:

hit "turn complete "when you have finished the turn

A screen will pop up that says Next Player Turn, etc....set password or press enter: with the further option of:
[b[save and exit[/b] or [OK[/b] being offered. Choose the "save and exit" option, entering nothing at the password prompt, save the file, zip it, and pass it on to the next in sequence (the gfaction was indicated on the save and exit screen that had come up just before you saved and exited.

Vultur: It sounds like you hit an "enter" somewhere along the line, or inserted a password then didn't confirm it when prompted. I can't see XWaste saving and exiting with a password (maybe, tho...)

Anyway, XWaste - can you replay and resend making sure there is no password that blocks Vultur?

Rynn

XWaste · November 27, 2000, 14:16

Yeah, it went to turn 2102 when I finished, so Vulturs password has already been set.

I think JCD may have inadvertantly set the password. The first start turn screen he would have seen would have been Vulturs, so he would have had to go through that turn to play his.

Rynn: · November 27, 2000, 14:38

Hmmm

If you had just hit "OK" when your turn finished, you would have catapulted right into JdC's opening base screen.

"Enter" would have done the same thing.

Only "Save and Exit" would have seemed like the normal action - but that wouldn't have given rise to any problems.

Strange.

Anyhow - looks like another restart - good job we had just played one turn

Rynn

Vultur · November 28, 2000, 01:14

quote:

Originally posted by Rynn: on 11-27-2000 08:38 AM
The turn order was:

Jaques de Carufel
Rynn
Mark13
XWaste
Vultur

It's not exact Rynn: I've already played turn 1: but I've not pressed Enter key at the end of my turn. After I've sent the game to Jacques...without a thought.
But...
when I've recived the game I could not play...why?

maybe where was an error and maybe Jacques has tiped a password...

for my game!

Vultur · November 28, 2000, 06:58

quote:

Originally posted by Rynn: on 11-27-2000 01:38 PM

Anyhow - looks like another restart - good job we had just played one turn

End of the problems!
JdC has sent to me his password...and it worked for my game!
I've played 2102 and sent correctly to JdC.

From Captain's Personal Diary
Our watering site has no particulary resources, but our mineral extractors provide us for the first step of the colonization of the seas. Port Vultur is the confirmation that our efforts are effective.
After a Datalink's access' error, resolved with an University help, we have lost the connection from all the rest the human kind.
Now we are alone.
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Captain Ulrik Vultur - 28 november 2102 Earth Date

Why begin again?
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Rynn: · November 28, 2000, 11:14

2102 on to Mark13

native lifeforms seem to be unfriendly towards our overtures, resulting in our scout patrol having to flame one of ghe MindWorm variety. The resulting cache of Planetpearls was sufficient to enable the terraformer assembly to be completed.

Our nomadic colony pod commander has reported finding an ideal site for a second base and is currently unloading the convoy materials.

Rynn

mark13 · November 28, 2000, 16:25

After days of struggle, we have found ourselves beached on a coast. Beached, with but a unity foil and a scout patrol as assistance. However, we must gather our resources and expand. Though our land may be scarce, we must make the best of it.

2102 to XWaste...

XWaste · November 28, 2000, 16:48

2103 to Vultur

Vultur · November 29, 2000, 07:18

From Captain's Personal Diary
The memories of our homeword, the Earth, are slowly vanishing in front of the dangerous dark waters of these oceans. Yesterday our unique Gunfoil unit has found an Unity Pod, but an Isle of the Deep has already selected these wreckages as home. After a long and cruel battle our Gunfoil has destroied the Isle...
but the cost in human life was too high.
We have used part of the Pearl of the Planet to hurry our first production on Chiron: a Gunfoil. Our scientistes have now enough energy to begin their studies; I've decided that our first interests is the defence and the exploration.
I hope that the results are soon available.
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Captain Ulrik Vultur M.Y.2103

2103 to Jacques.

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Rynn: · November 29, 2000, 12:42

2103 to Mark13

mark13 · November 29, 2000, 15:23

Yesterday we received word that a suitable landing site had been found for our second base. After that, though, Planet only knows. Our Unity Foil has been busy searching for pastures new - to no avail, as of yet. It looks like a long, hard few years on Chiron. Our survival, however, is imperative.

Lord Mark,
Journal, 24/2/2103

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2103 to XWaste....

XWaste · November 29, 2000, 16:58

2104 to Vultur

Vultur · November 30, 2000, 04:25

From Captain's Personal Diary
Our first Gunship on this planet was completed stimulating our hopes in the hard work of the colonization of the seas. I've decided: it's time to find a good site for our third base. The project is long because the limitate resourses we can extract, but I think, when the time will be ready we shall focus our effort in a so vital project.
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Captain Ulrik Vultur - M.Y. 2104
2104 to Jacques

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Rynn: · November 30, 2000, 10:22

2104 to Mark13

Eagerly the scout patrol squaddies prised open the Unity Seed Pod, and were delighted to find a fully functioning Unity Rover. Within minutes the packing crates had been removed, the preserving grease wiped off, and half the squad piled in and roared off to continue the exploration mission.

Vultur · December 6, 2000, 04:28

Where is Mark?

mark13 · December 6, 2000, 10:15

Apologies all, I've been away the last couple of days - but haven't received the turn. Could you please resend?

Rynn: · December 6, 2000, 10:37

2104 resent

mark13 · December 6, 2000, 17:50

Turn received, played and sent about 3 hours ago....

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"Scout, report."
"Another fungal bloom, sir, we can't control this."
'Fungal' and 'bloom' were not the words Mark wanted to hear.
"Any more towers?"
"Negative, sir, although there is a hell of a lot of fungus around here. Totally inhospitable."
The fact remained that there was a large amount of fungus on the main island. Only 8 spaces remained fungus-free - a future job, maybe, for the Gaian Terraforming Squad. But not now. For now, the focus was on findign a moe hospitable island to colonize. This may mean a few round trips for our Unity Foil, but it will be done. However it is achieved, it will be done.

XWaste · December 6, 2000, 18:39

2105 to Captain Vultur

Vultur · December 7, 2000, 07:38

From Captain's Personal Diary
The Isle of Deep was hiding in the scraps fallen with the hopes of Captain Garland...
before I fall asleep I can already year the cries of the Unity's crew, escaping from the death...
I can already rember the pain of my left eye hit during the crossfire between a terrorised crew member and a follower of Santiago.
I've seen her escape pod burning in Chiron's atmosphere like a falling star...
A commlink call awaked me for my thoughts. Our gunfoil has trasferred to us 30 credits extracted from Isle of Deep
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Captain Ulrik Vultur M.Y.2105

2105 to Jacques

Rynn: · December 7, 2000, 10:18

2105 to Mark13

Cha-Rynn looked up, a smile creasing her face. "Good news, brothers and sisters. Our colony pod crew has reported that they have selected the site they mentioned just to the northeast, and they have founded a second base."

She paused, and a look of intense concentration clouded her face, as she put her fingers to her temples. Looking up she said:

"It appears that we are not alone on this Planet. Alphonse is reporting contact with an alien race"

They looked up, interested. Alphonse was the mindworm that Cha Rynn had captured and trained as a child.

"Of course he cannot communicate with them, and waits with some trepidation as to what their response will be upon seeing him. I have ordered our scout patrol to head for his co-ordinates."

They nodded their approval. "What news of the scout patrol?"

She muttered into her commlink and looked up:

"Contact was made with another wild mindworm, but again our capture attempts failed, resulting in the unfortunate death and incineration of the worm. While the contribution to our energy credits reserves is welcome I would rather we tamed these potential recruits. I have so instructed the patrol."

They nodded in unison.

mark13 · December 7, 2000, 12:18

2105 to XWaste - too depressed to write a log....LOL

XWaste · December 7, 2000, 17:45

2106 to the Captain

The Data Angels are upset that depression is obstructing their gathering of information. Nothing must stop the retrieval of foreign logs...operatives are to consider the liberal dispension of prozac when in the field.

mark13 · December 7, 2000, 18:13

LOL @ XWaste

Vultur · December 8, 2000, 10:55

From Exploration's Report 21/3124-MY2106
To the attention of the Captain.
Our Gunship found mineral resources. Stop.
But the zone is invased by Sea XenoFungus that compromise the possibilty of extraction. Stop.
We suggest to continue the exploration of the zone to find a better place to found our third base. Stop.
We expect further orders. Stop.

From a Red Priority Internal Commlink's call
Captain: Hurry immidiatly the production of our Foil Transport.
Pruduction's Director: Yes, Captain!, but it will cost 48 energy credits!
C.:It's not your problem! I want this transport ready from next year!
P.'s D.:Yes Captain!, as you want Captain!

2106 to Jacques
What does it means "LOL"?