ZWK World War 2 game

sas · April 12, 2002, 03:05

Here's the games description:

'You could say that the purpose of the scenario is to discover which other ways WWII could have unfolded if different personalities were involved. Another departure from other war scenarios is the heavy emphasis on research. So this is not your typical tactical battle type scenario. Consequently, there are no restrictions on negotiations or the transfer of technology other than forbidding the Allies and Axis to negotiate with each other.

ZWK is different from other WWII scenarios in that it was designed with multi-player in mind. So do not expect any events or programing to ensure that the War takes its rightful course and there are no free units to beef up the AI. However, the map, tech tree and the political/military balance is such that it steers the players towards the initial phases of the War simply for the sake of maximize their chances of winning. '

The Main Files

The update

Sound #1

Sound 2

Positions for the game:

Axis: Dream Deceiver
Neutrals: AI
Independents: AI
Allies: Pap1723
Minor Axis: mordhiem
Soviets: Sas
Minor Allies: DrFell

Pap1723 · April 12, 2002, 04:33

Good call, I would like to be the Axis or Allies, depending on other's preferences.

Pap

Dream Deceiver · April 12, 2002, 06:58

I could be the Axis or if they are taken one of the minor powers.

sas · April 12, 2002, 09:54

Positions for the game:

Soviets: Sas
Axis: Dream Deceiver
Allies: Pap1723
Minor Axis: OPEN
Minor Allies: OPEN
Neutrals: AI
Independents: AI

Remember to use Lazyciv2 when playing, so that the AI doesnt change your production. You will find it here .

DrFell · April 12, 2002, 10:08

I'll play as 'minor allies' if there's space.

kobayashi · April 12, 2002, 10:32

This would make it FIVE Zweiter WeltKrieg PBEMs being played in parallel. Is that a new world record?

sas · April 12, 2002, 15:37

Quote:

This would make it FIVE Zweiter WeltKrieg PBEMs being played in parallel. Is that a new world record?

Looks like it

Soviets: Sas
Axis: Dream Deceiver
Allies: Pap1723
Minor Axis: OPEN
Minor Allies: DrFell
Neutrals: AI
Independents: AI

We need a Minor Axis

sas · April 13, 2002, 11:45

we need one more as Minor Axis..

Shall we just start the game if someone doesnt appear soon ?

Dream Deceiver · April 13, 2002, 12:03

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Shall we just start the game if someone doesnt appear soon ?

Yes we should start now. If someone wishes to be Minor Axis he can join in the middle of the game.

mordhiem · April 13, 2002, 13:43

I'll take the minor axis.

Dream Deceiver · April 13, 2002, 13:46

Great, then we're all set

Soviets: Sas
Axis: Dream Deceiver
Allies: Pap1723
Minor Axis: mordhiem
Minor Allies: DrFell
Neutrals: AI
Independents: AI

I'll post my turn soon

sas · April 13, 2002, 14:01

remember to use Lazyciv2

Dream Deceiver · April 13, 2002, 14:36

The German armies march into Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Brussels. The locals receive the Germans as liberators and start to enlist immediately as volunteers to different branches of the German army.

Men of the new Waffen-SS unit Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 'Nederland' parade through the streets of Rotterdam.

Dream Deceiver · April 13, 2002, 14:38

mordhiem · April 13, 2002, 15:05

Mussolini salutes his allies great achivement in the occupying of the lowlands. He hopes that the Allies now realise they pose no threat to the well oiled war machine that is the Axis!

sas · April 15, 2002, 08:23

Pap1723 ???? Its your turn...

mordhiem · April 16, 2002, 11:28

Pap?

Pap1723 · April 16, 2002, 11:31

Holy, $%#@, sorry guys, I will go now.

I missed this post last time around...

Pap1723 · April 16, 2002, 11:48

Shocked by the Axis advances into the low countries, the Allies gear up for a full scale war!

Pap

sas · April 16, 2002, 13:31

This is the RIGHT order of play, the old one was wrong... !!!!

Axis: Dream Deceiver
Neutrals: AI
Independents: AI
Allies: Pap1723
Minor Axis: mordhiem
Soviets: Sas
Minor Allies: DrFell

kobayashi · April 17, 2002, 02:05

Quote:

Originally posted by kobayashi
This would make it FIVE Zweiter WeltKrieg PBEMs being played in parallel. Is that a new world record?

make that SIX

BTW, pap, there seems to be a version incompatability problem in one of your other games where you didn't use version 2.2. Maybe you will have the same problem for this game?

sas · April 18, 2002, 04:57

Its been your turn for two days now.. please make your move.

If you dont have the time, at least tell us so that we can choose another player.

Dream Deceiver · April 18, 2002, 07:17

This game is moving really slow.

DrFell · April 18, 2002, 07:54

Yeah kind of annoying, I really wish people would give a bit of warning when they're going to leave for 3 days. Hell I don't even have a PC at home but I manage to check every day almost.

mordhiem · April 19, 2002, 05:53

I am very sorry, I know it's my move and I know I havn't played. As I said in my posts on apolyton and fanatic, I can't get Lazyciv working. This means that I can't play my turn until I do! I suggest you get a replacement until I or Xin Yu come up with a fix.

sas · April 19, 2002, 14:11

great mordhiem, now you decide to tell us. Why couldnt you just have told us in THIS forum. After all you cant expect us to read your postings elsewhere.

And if i'm right, if you dont loose a city, the AI doesnt change your production. So you should be able to play a coulple of rounds without fear of the AI messing things up.

Any volunteers for mordhiem's position as Minor Axis ?

mordhiem · April 19, 2002, 15:32

Quote:

Originally posted by mordhiem
As I said in my posts on apolyton and fanatic, I can't get Lazyciv working.

See:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=47649

Again, I am very sorry about my situation (curses stupid Civ AI bugs

).

Soundwave · April 20, 2002, 04:47

I'll play the minor Axis!

Xin Yu · April 20, 2002, 04:52

A way to get around: you can give your password to your ally (who has Lazyciv), then let him play the start of your turn without moving a piece (you need to tell him caravan commodities to chose and research path). Then he passes the file to you and you start playing. At the end of your turn you send the file back to him and let him run Lazyciv to record your civ production (it's a little bit tricky here: he needs to start Lazyciv right after MPE is running but before loading the saved file to bypass the initial 'restoring' of city production, otherwise you'll have everything restored to where he passed the file to you). Then he saves the file and passes to the next player.

Soundwave · April 20, 2002, 05:18

The new leader of the Italians and German Allies, would like to put peace feelers to Britian and France... another thing is, how do you make war??? Its so slow!!

And i only start with nothing! and i can only build miltia and pw2!! that sucks!