The Struggle for Europe PBEM

Marko · March 14, 2002, 14:29

It will be a playtest PBEM as the scenario is not yet finished. Also I deleted all files which are unneccessary in PBEMs in order to reduce the size. So, I don't advise you to play single player games with these files.

Playable nations are:

Axis - Pap
Turkey - Kalmer
Minor Nations - AI
Spain - Soundwave
Allies - ANZAC
Soviet Union - FMK
France - Marko

So, who are up for fight?

The first file:

Marko · March 14, 2002, 14:31

The second file:

Soundwave · March 14, 2002, 14:39

I'll play Spain, as i want a small outta the way civ....

Remember make everyones turns 48 hours as house rules, or it slows right down!

Marko · March 14, 2002, 14:45

You are fast!

I don't upload sounds here. Sounds from TSFE1 are good enough and you can get them from here:

Civfanatics downloads

And the third file:

Pap1723 · March 14, 2002, 16:01

I'll take the Allies or the Axis, depending on whatever other people want more.

Pap

klesh · March 15, 2002, 02:56

Vasily Kleshnikov will come to the aid of his beloved countrymen and once again defend our frontiers against the fascist dogs.
Our cause is just. The enemy will be smashed.

-VK.

The ANZAC · March 15, 2002, 09:38

I will take the beloved Allies, if you don't mind Pap.

Soundwave · March 15, 2002, 15:13

I'll take Spain And Turkey just to speed things up ok? So can we start or wait for another player or minor nations?

klesh · March 15, 2002, 15:35

Why dont we wait to see if others want to play. Geez, there is no rush here. I would prefer dealing with seperate people for each nation.

-FMK.

Marko · March 15, 2002, 15:44

Nations were not listed in moving order, now I corrected it

Actually it is not problem to left some civ for computer. AI is now pretty strong in TSFE, especially in production.

And yes, everybody needs to make sure that they have the latest version of the scenario. There must be a city named Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

Pap1723 · March 15, 2002, 16:12

I'll take the Axis then.

Pap

The ANZAC · March 15, 2002, 18:11

Wait is this the same as the other TSFE playtest thread you posted, Marko?

klesh · March 15, 2002, 18:30

Quote:

Originally posted by The ANZAC
Wait is this the same as the other TSFE playtest thread you posted, Marko?

If I am not mistaken, the other one is for the single player versions of the game.

-FMK.

Marko · March 16, 2002, 04:42

Another thread is about looking for playtesters for the single player versions of TSFE2. I need more playtesters very much because I and my few active playtesters are already quite tired.

OK, here is the map for the PBEM:

STARTING SITUATION

Soundwave · March 16, 2002, 15:17

Can we start now???

klesh · March 17, 2002, 11:13

Can Franco please hold his horses? 'k? Why can you not wait for France and Minor Nations?

Marko, I was of course able to get these 3 multi zips here, but I had some very strange error when updating to 1.95 via yahoo. DLed the 2 zips there and upon trying to open both, I get "invalid Archive" errors and they zips wont open. Do I need to update to 1.95 fist, then lay these multi zips over them?

Thanks.
-FMK.

Marko · March 17, 2002, 12:12

These Multi zips here are all what you need for playing the PBEM (+ sounds)!

Version 1.95 (and later ones as I progress with the scenario) are only for playtesters. Hold the multiplayer files in separate folder from the full scenario.

I can download and unzip them without problems. Do you have Winzip 7.0?

Kalmer · March 17, 2002, 19:08

I like to play as Turkey!

Marko · March 17, 2002, 23:14

I'll play as France and lets start the game! Lets the Minor Nations be under AI. They are anyway the weakest nation and unhistorical to play too (combined Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal and Ireland).

Everybody make sure that you have version 1.94 (Readme.txt says the version). So we all are using the same files.

The 48 hours limit for turns is a good idea. If you turn takes longer time for some reason and you don't warn other players then the next person has right to make his turn.

In TSFE the AI is set to produce mostly only the best aircraft and tank types. Therefore the AI takeovers must not damage your production much.

OK, Pap, it's your turn now.

Good luck with operation Weserübung!

Pap1723 · March 18, 2002, 03:49

Quick question while I play my turn. The allies keep trying to sign a peace treaty with me. What is the rule with accepting them??

Sorry, I am in the middle of my turn.

Pap

Pap1723 · March 18, 2002, 12:48

Axis end the Phoney War!!

In another crushing Blitzkreig, Germany was able to occupy most of Norway and all of Denmark.

Cities taken:
Alborg, Kobenhaven, Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Molde, Trondheim, Nesna, Narvik, and Tromso.

Hitler says that no one will be able to stop Germany now!

Pap

Marko · March 18, 2002, 15:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Pap1723
Quick question while I play my turn. The allies keep trying to sign a peace treaty with me. What is the rule with accepting them??
Pap

The rule is that all negotiations with AI diplomats are prohibited unless you have the player's permission. Just turn them down when they want to speak.

Any treaty is at first agreed between players via e-mails or PM and then signed with AI diplomats.

Pap1723 · March 18, 2002, 16:33

Thanks Marko,
That is what I did, I just continued turning them down.

Pap

klesh · March 18, 2002, 19:39

Vasily Kleshnikov spoke today with Comrade Stalin regarding their allies' fights in the west. Stalin agreed with Hitler that something had to be done with Poland. He had watched for years as Germany swept up its neigbors in bloodless campaigns. However, this latest drive against Norway and Denmark make the Comrade uneasy.

"Denmark maybe, for that is in Germany's sphere of influence... but Norway...NORWAY? An invasion of Norway by Germany is an obvious attempt to secure her flanks while preparing to move across France thereby encircling England. Do they think we are unable to see this, Comrade Kleshnikov? I fear that if Germany removes France, and England... there is only one direction left for them to turn... toward us."

he continued...

"I can tell you this Kleshnikov. If Hitler expects us to help him fight either France or England, he's got another thing comming. Allied for mutual defense we are, but we will not take part in their rape of europe!"

"But if they were, say, to share some of their technologies with us, we could possibly be more comfortable with turning a blind eye to these latest events..."

"Full blown War in Europe is not a positive thing. No one will benefit from it except the bourgeoisie arms manufacturers. All-out continental war must be avoided here at all costs. Either this, or have it delayed as long as possible."

Stalin then called for his ambassadors which arrived within moments. It was apparent they had already prepared their notes. It seemed to everyone that the struggle for europe™ had begun...

-VK.

Kalmer · March 18, 2002, 20:30

Turkish foreign minister said in his note addressed to all European governments that Turkey wishes to stay neutral in current war.
Of course we are always glad to listen all proposals from interested parties.

klesh · March 20, 2002, 00:24

I think Soundwave is gone for a bit. I suppose we just wait?

-FMK.

The ANZAC · March 20, 2002, 19:04

Soundwave left me in charge of his PBEMs while away, so I'll play it. But we need to see whether he'll continue pending the new Princess controversy.

The ANZAC · March 20, 2002, 19:38

Allies Disembark at Bergen!

Allies have begun the liberation of Norway. The Nazis have been pouring out and are on the run.

klesh · March 22, 2002, 10:50

Anzac, could you email that save to me? For some reason (and I do know how to re-name the attatchment) the zip does not unzip for me. I get an 'invalid archive' error. Oddly, I got this error before whilst trying to DL the TSFE updates. I have Winzip 7, so I really dont know what the problem is. It works fine for me when unzipping all kinds of other stuff.

-FMK.

The ANZAC · March 22, 2002, 19:50

I'll email it, but it is a .net file, so why use Winzip