Chiron Saga

knowhow2 · May 14, 2002, 18:17

SMAC

Factions to be assigned randomly
Huge Map
50-70 % ocean
Strong erosion
Dense Clouds
Average Native
Transcend level
Blind Reaserch turned on.

Players:
Gaians - Hercules: cathal.mullaghan@ntlworld.com
Hive - KrysiaKrusader: krysiaskrusader@sympatico.ca
University - DuMa: modowd724@hotmail.com
Morgan - JPJ: johnpauljones@oceanfree.net
Spartans - Nomatter: killmenot@gmx.de
Belivers - Chaunk: chaunk@mail.com
Peacekeepers - Comstr: comstar@optushome.com.au

knowhow2 · May 14, 2002, 18:28

All players starts with 4 colony pods, 1 scout, 1 former and 1 transport.

First turn sent to Smhfan86.

Chaunk · May 14, 2002, 18:29

Argh! Was afraid this might happen... 10 years of bible study it is!

knowhow2 · May 14, 2002, 18:30

I suggest you use the PBEM Tournament Rules.

Good Luck Everyone!

smhfan86 · May 14, 2002, 18:40

2101 to kk.

btw, was the starting off with no techs intentional? also, my se settings started off at 100% econ and 0% labs. just so everyone else knows to change it. of course this doesn't apply to chaunk for 10 years.

Chaunk · May 14, 2002, 18:44

no techs! It's gonna take me 15 years just to get one measly tech???

You better believe (!) I'm gonna be mad...

knowhow2 · May 14, 2002, 18:52

Hmm. Well not really. But kinda gives the game a certain effect does it not?

Unless some of you really wanna start over I suggest you try it out. Everyobody starts with 1 tech less or does UoP start out with 2 less tech, Should be interesting to see.

knowhow2 · May 14, 2002, 19:54

The od or die is on = if you die you stay dead.

smhfan86 · May 15, 2002, 09:42

here's what kh2 wrote in the email:

hi all,

Well I haven't moderate that many games so my skills still needs to be "polished". As I wrote before if you guys want I could remake the game. However I like to adress so some of the points mentioned.
Everything is random so not getting stuff and getting stuff really is totally up to fate.
You can all change your name and gender and whatever by yourself (just go to the faction profile in "datalinks"). It would take me forever to change gender and name on 7 faction while still someone wouldn't be satisfied. If you do it yourself it takes 2 minutes.
When you played PBEM awhile you most certainly would have 10, 15 or even 20 PBEM going at same time. Starting up with faulty setup (no tech, too many colony pods, too few scouts, no rover, etc) actually would seem like a refresehment. If you want scouts, build them! If you want tech, find the other players!

Anyway, last night was my only free night for awhile (2 weeks), so remaking a map would have to wait till sometimes next weekend. If you wanna keep me as moderator you'll have to wait till then. That would give you more time to discuss over more details. Mail them to me whenever you're ready.

best regards
knowhow2

smhfan86 · May 15, 2002, 09:44

personally, since we're all starting off on the same foot. i suggest we just play the game as is, and change our own name's in the datalinks(didn't know we could do that).

sure, the game's different and random and stuff, but that was pretty much the point from the beginning.

Mongoose · May 15, 2002, 10:47

Actually,

Menu>network>customize your faction allows the name changes to faction, etc. Takes less than a minute.

There is a hotkey, I think, but I cannot recall it.

Chaunk · May 15, 2002, 10:52

Shift and = does it.

KrysiasKrusader · May 15, 2002, 15:03

Oh great ! The forum's are back up

First: I'd like to thank everybody for their feedback from behind the scenes.

Second: We've still got to resolve the player eliminated bug. Is it in effect with 'Do or Die' on also ? Or what ?

Third: "nomatter", do you want your recon rover ? ( most of us support you if you do ).

Fourth: I wish that I could hear from "JohnPaulJones", so as to settle the native life issue. (JPJ, are you lost in e-mail space like we we're ? Or maybe, that since you now know what we're like, you want to remain hidden.

)

Fifth: Thank you "Mongoose" for helping us with the comm. link thing-a-ma-doer-namer-whatever you wanna call it. (Don't stray to far away from us, we might need you again...)

Sixth: Thank you "smhfan86", for being the link in the communication chain.

Last: I'm already having fun !

Hope you are too...

Krysia's Krusader

John Paul Jones · May 15, 2002, 15:48

"PBEM Tournament Rules" - so that means no stockpiling energy then...ah well

I thought the game had already started so is there a need for me to chime in with my vote on native life ? Well seing as I'm Morgan I'd say turn the feckin' stuff off altogether, but an impartial vote would be for 'Average'.

Good luck n' have fun all !
May the fungus be with you...

KrysiasKrusader · May 15, 2002, 15:56

Alright ! "JPJ", your still with us !

So that makes it :

3 votes for abundant,
3 votes for normal,
1 vote for I don't care.

Looks like it will stay as is (meaning normal native life).

smhfan86 · May 15, 2002, 16:52

considering most people's opinion on native life is conditional, i.e. i want abundant only if i'm gaian, but otherwise, average. i say it's best left on average.

i'm not quite sure about the player eliminated bug, but is it when a human player eliminates another human player, the game crashes? because if that's the case, we were able to get around that in an smacx game i had. basically, instead of completely killing off a human player, instead, you take him/her down to one base left, and leave one unit in that base, then that person simply obliderates his/her own base. committing suicide, so the game won't crash.

knowhow2 · May 15, 2002, 20:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Mongoose
Actually,

Menu>network>customize your faction allows the name changes to faction, etc. Takes less than a minute.

There is a hotkey, I think, but I cannot recall it.

Well there you go.

John Paul Jones · May 16, 2002, 01:05

what about the other settings ? , for instance is "Spoils of War" or Random Events turned on ?

nomatter · May 16, 2002, 01:23

hi,

thought, I shouldn't vote in this case...well...the spartan's should get their rover

bye,

nomatter

KrysiasKrusader · May 16, 2002, 01:33

Hokay....

Thanks for checkin' in, namatter.

Good point, JPJ, I dunno the answer... knowhow2 ?

Looks like we still got a few issues to settle....

knowhow2 · May 16, 2002, 12:00

Quote:

Originally posted by John Paul Jones
what about the other settings ? , for instance is "Spoils of War" or Random Events turned on ?

standard settings (except for do or die)

Chaunk · May 16, 2002, 18:15

So the only problem is the spartan rover? K2, can you find time to add the rover and we can go without problems i hope then...

smhfan86 · May 16, 2002, 18:28

I suggest we keep the factions the same too, to simplify things.

KrysiasKrusader · May 16, 2002, 22:44

Yep... Looks to me like the Spartan's rover is the only thing left to handle... If there's anything else... Nows the time to speak up.

KrysiasKrusader · May 16, 2002, 22:46

smhfan86... Whats that thing you've got for an avatar anyways ? A sea snake ? I liked the picture of Yang better...

smhfan86 · May 16, 2002, 22:51

i think it's an iod. i changed it, cuz i'm no longer solely playing yang.

KrysiasKrusader · May 16, 2002, 23:05

Ya know... smhfan86, that's kinda funny, cause I'm playing the Spartans in most of my games now ! The faction I have the least amount of experience with ! Just fate, I guess...

smhfan86 · May 16, 2002, 23:17

personally, i love the change of pace of playing a different faction than what i'm used to. i kept playing the hive so long, i forgot just how powerful the university is with their research.

Comstr · May 17, 2002, 08:27

So is this...ah...game going to like...um...start soon?

John Paul Jones · May 17, 2002, 15:10

It's already started, judging from the above posts the turn is now with Shai-Hulud...