this is the FAQ for the ACDG 2 which is to be conducted in PBEM format. the rules are outlined below. enjoy.
1.What is a Democracy Game?
2.What are the rules?
3.How do I join?
4.Gameplay Settings
Q. What is a democracy game?
A: A shared game of SMAC, where players vote to make decisions. This game however, is run by several teams who play the game in PBEM format. Specific workings of the game may vary from team to team.
Q: What are the rules?
A: Again, inside teams they may vary. However there are several rules to which each team must adhere:
* Each team may only hold the save for 24 hours
* Each team must have a 15x19 pixel image to represent themselves
* Each team must post the save in the "Post the Save Here" thread when they have finished playing it (?????)
Q. How do I join?
A: Click on the "join" button of the corresponding team at the top of the forum page. In order to prevent enemy "spies" from being admitted to teams, that team's leader must approve all applications
Gameplay Settings
Difficulty
The difficulty level will be transcend
The factions:
Hive
University
Pirates
Consciousness
Drones
Believers (AI)
Angels (AI)
The map:
Large, somewhere between 50% and 70% water
Weak erosion (so good mountains and minerals)
Rare native life (don’t want to be fighting mindworms all game)
Dense cloud cover (for those juicy nut tiles and plentiful rivers)
Light, scattered fungus
Unity seed pods widely distributed, but tweaked to not produce AA’s or techs
The game start:
You start with 3 Colony Pods and 3 scouts (Pirates with 1 Gunship)
The AI each has 3 prebuilt bases (allows Googlie to tweak their Governors)
The Empath Guild has been disabled
The year is 2102
Cheats and Exploits -
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Allow the Stockpile Energy Bug: YES!
Allow upgrading crawlers for rush purposes: YES!
Allow retro-engineering: YES!
Allow upgrading with the Unit Workshop: YES!
Use the Googlie probe cruiser tweak: YES!
Rules
Higher Goal: Allow victory by transcendance: YES
Total War: Allow victory by conquest: YES
Mine, all Mine: Allow Economic Victory: YES
Peace in Our Time: Allow Diplomatic Victory: YES
One for all: Allow cooperative victory : YES
Do or Die: Dont restart eliminated players : YES
Look First: Flexible starting locations : YES
Tech Stagnation: Slower research rate : NO
Spoils of War: steal tech when conquer base : NO
Blind Research: Cannot set precise reseach goals : NO
Intense Rivalry: Oppoents more aggressive : NO
No unity survey: World map not visible : YES
No unity scattering: Unity pods only at landing site : NO
Bell Curve: No random events : NO
Randomize Faction Leader Social Agendas: NO
Randomize Faction Leader Personalities: NO
