Dominus Transcendi Challenge

[Paul]

I wouldn't mind playing Mis or Tig or both. I'm currently in "only" 8 SMAC(X) PBEM games, so I need some more to keep up with Mis. Although I should add that I'm also in 6 CTP PBEMs.
[This message has been edited by Paul (edited March 03, 2001).]

[Misotu]

DT7 Mis vs Paul, DT8 Mis vs Tig would be fine by me. If you're both up for it and Aredhran has the time to set us up, that would be most excellent.

PS You're an early riser at the weekend Paul! And there's me with fond memories of Europe as a late to bed, late to rise kind of place

[Paul]

I have to get up early on weekdays, so I'm just staying in that pattern.

I'm ready to play when you are. Setting up the game should probably not take too long. I assume Aredhran still has the starting scenario, so I think all he'd have to do is enter our names and set the passwords.

[Misotu]

Okey dokey If Aredhran can set up the game, that would be great ... and like I said, the turn rate might not be so good at first, but it'll be fine once I'm in the new place.

[mark13]

We could have a DT league. DT9 - Tig vs Paul? Just a thought...

[TigToad]

That could be fun.. Mis and Paul vs me... paul vs mis and me and Mis vs Paul and me... it could get really messed up if we all end up winning one game. What would that prove?



I'd actually like to do some turns live one evening especially the first 40 or so if these games get set up and one or both of you is willing..it happens I'll have a couple nights the week of the 12th open.

Tig

[Paul]

Doing the early turns live sounds good, but your evenings will be in the middle of the night for me, so I'd rather play PBEM.

[TigToad]

Assuming we get this game going Paul..how about a Sunday to play a bunch of turns? It would be my morning and your evening, but it would work well for me.

Daniel

[H0bbes]

But what about meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

Hobbes (feeling lonely, ignored & forgotten. )

[mark13]

Fear not, for you shall be up against me in DT7! Then you shall know the true meaning of lonely and forgotten....

[Paul]

Tig, Sunday could work. But I can't make it too late, I'll have to work on Monday.

[Paul]

Aredhran, any idea when you can start these games?

[Aredhran]

Sorry guys. I've been extremely busy... *VERY* long days at work, and I must shamefully admit that I completely forgot about you.

I'll try to prepare the games this week-end, but no guarantees.

[Paul]

I guess you were still busy during the weekend? Just bumping the thread so that you don't completely forget about it.

[Paul]

Bump. Aredhran, do you have any idea when you can start these games?

[Aredhran]

No

[mark13]

Red - if you send me the maps, I can always start a couple for you - of course, I won't be able to do my game against Hobbes, but the Paul/Misotu/Tig series should be doable.
[This message has been edited by mark13 (edited April 09, 2001).]

[Jokka das Trevas]

Well... I'll post this under the risk of repeating the (maybe) pure obvious, but there is a... aham... "feature" of the game(I would call it legitimate, only that it turns transcendence cheesy) about building that would turn this competition a little cheesy.

If this would be reckoned as legitimate and no one else knows of it, then I'd say I would be really worthy opponent(speaking in a motherf***er level of challenge hehehe )

As I said before, I'm under the risk of posting the very obvious, but I haven't seen any of my friends using it and I use it since Civilization, but I don't know nothing of the internet community of SMAC and CIV so, again, I do not know if I have a good discovery or just made it up like others hehe

If you guys think its OK that I post it here, then I'll do. I do say that if it's to be considered "cheat" it'll be VERY visible to the opponent if he's infiltrated(more visible than the "elite patrol" bug, although I insist it probably isn't a bug because it works since Civ :P)


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Long live THE HIVE!

[Paul]

Should we consider the DT challenge dead or just in a very deep sleep?

[mark13]

*sniff* Why did she have to die? I wanted to play one of these as well....

[Vultur]

I'm interested in the Dominus Transcendi Challenge.
What I must do?

-Vultur

PS
I've studied latin (but I wasn't the first in my class ):the word "trancendence" doesn't exit (it can be used a periphrasis ), but I think that is not a problem (I hated latin )

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The Luck helps
the prepared mind.

--Blaise Pascal

[This message has been edited by Vultur (edited May 07, 2001).]

[mark13]

You must constantly spam Aredhran's mailbox until he gives in

Just kidding - doesn't look like they're going to happen

[Tau Ceti]

As a possible, though far from ideal, solution:

I still have the savefile for my first turn in DT4, and I remember my password. So if Paul also remembers or can find his, it would be possible to send this file to the participants, who can then change their names and details from the in-game menus.

One problem is that Paul went first, so the blue faction will already have played a turn. That probably only means founding a capital, selecting the free tech and moving all units one square, so it is not all that disruptive, and it does offer a way to get these games going after all - if Paul has his password and people are willing to play with that limitation.

[mark13]

Now that *is* a good idea - of course, with the players being the same factions and all, there are no problems on that front. Just hope Paul remembers his password....

[Misotu]

Ah well ... I'm still up for what I signed up for, whatever that was. If we find a way to do it

[Paul]

I still have my password and my first turn, so this could work.

[Tau Ceti]

Even better! Then we do not even get the problem of the blue team having played a turn. I thought I was the only one who was likely to hang on to 14-month old savegames...

[Aredhran]

You're not the only one Tau, I do the same thing

I'm sorry everyone, I completely forgot about this. You know, life has this annoying habit of getting in the way of one's SMACing

Anyway. Since you have the initial save & passwords, I guess that could work. Alternatively, since I'll probably have a couple of free hours tonight (miracle !), I could prep the games...

To summarize the games:
DT6 - Mark13 vs Hobbes
DT7 - Misotu vs Paul
DT8 - Misotu vs TigToad
DT9 - Paul vs TigToad
DT10 - Vultur vs ?

Let me know if this is good, or maybe one of you wants to play with Vultur instead of between each other ?

If everyone wins one game, the winner could be determined based on the Alpha Centauri Score.

quote: Originally posted by Jokka das Trevas on 04-09-2001 06:21 PM Well... I'll post this under the risk of repeating the (maybe) pure obvious, but there is a... aham... "feature" of the game(I would call it legitimate, only that it turns transcendence cheesy) about building that would turn this competition a little cheesy.

Would you mind e-mailing me the details ?

Aredhran

[mark13]

quote: I'm sorry everyone, I completely forgot about this. You know, life has this annoying habit of getting in the way of one's SMACing

I wish people would get ther priorities right (j/k)

No, seriously - I know it's a lot of trouble, but thanks.

BTW - I could play Vultur in DT10, if you are still in need of a player....

[Paul]

Having new games would probably be better, because that way players wouldn't know each other's passwords. And to make things fair, I think that players with more than one game should play blue in one game and white in the other. After all, playing first gives an advantage to that player.