Looking for people to play SMAC with...

nathan_forst · October 10, 2003, 19:52

hello everybody

I am looking for some people to play Alpha Centauri with either via email or some other way. I really want to find some good players to play with and I hope that YOU will join my quest for world domination!

Net Warrior · October 11, 2003, 09:15

I'd be happy to join you in a PBEM game. I can't say how good I since I'm very new to MP gaming. I can usually beat the AI handily on Transendent Level. I'll play The Gaians if I might.
Net Warrior

nathan_forst · October 11, 2003, 16:25

Cool! Yeah, if we play the difficulty setting has to be on the hardest (Transcend) because anything else is just too easy.

So *claps hands* I have one person who wants to play, anybody else?

SynthetGod8 · October 11, 2003, 19:44

I kinda new to MP, but I'd really like someone to play against. I can beat the game easily on Transcend, although I can only hope that I can adapt the strategies I use against the AI against people. In any case, I like to use the Consciousness, Pirates, or Morgans. I hope there aren't going to be an Alien players... I don't understand how human players can compete against them. I won't deny anyone the Gaians, although they are fun.

rothe · October 11, 2003, 20:08

i would like to email me or icq me at frazier@xmission.com
or icq at 46344977

Net Warrior · October 11, 2003, 20:53

SynthetGod8, this is a SMAC game, not SMAX. I, for one, don't have SMAX. I'd love to find a cheap copy somewhere though. I've seen it on EBAY for $100 (ouch). That's too rich for my blood.

SynthetGod8 · October 11, 2003, 21:50

really? $100? I have three copies. There was a stand selling games no one would want (he had like 50 of each game), one was SMACX. Odd, eh? $10. Yeah, I had two copies before I found this real copy, but what can I say? I'm a collector. Gotta have the manual, the poster, and the box before I'd be satisifed. I also have two copies of SMAC. Sad, really.
If you want one of the copies of SMACX, just pay the shipping and I'd be happy to send it to you. No manual or nothing though, just the CD... It really is a great expansion.

nathan_forst · October 12, 2003, 01:49

SMAX is a REALLY REALLY good expansion pack! But because some people do not have it we'll play SMAC. Its only fair, right?

Anyway, heres how it works. I need everybody's email address before any of you try to email me. I need them because I have a blocking system on my hotmail account that blocks and automatically deletes addresses foreign to me.

So just a warning to all of you that I need your addresses before you attempt an email!

My address is nathan_forst@hotmail.com

so, whats yours?

Net Warrior · October 12, 2003, 07:25

So, the games afoot. My address is billci54@hotmail.com

Net Warrior

SynthetGod8 · October 12, 2003, 10:40

Alrighty then. my email is adam_riz@hotmail.com

nathan_forst · October 12, 2003, 16:47

So I have Net Warrior, Synthet God, and Rothe.

If you do want to play then please email me a verification so I don't just start the game and have nobody play with me! LOL! that would be lame...

nathan_forst · October 12, 2003, 17:32

I have never played SMAC via email before and I have just one question. How do you set up a multiplayer email game? I go to hotseat/email, choose my character, it then asks me to add more human players, I say no because I do not want hotseat, it opens up the game and shows a small screen where I can put in a password, I cancel it and then go into the game, I then do my turn and end the turn. If any of you have done this before I would appreciate it if you guided me through how to make a Play By Email game...

Thank you

nathan_forst · October 14, 2003, 19:33

umm, what happened to the game? I thought we were all gonna play...

SynthetGod8 · October 14, 2003, 19:47

oops. I meant to email you... in fact, I expected you to email us and tell us how to play...
And no, I've never done a play by email game, so I don't know how to start it. I think that what we do is we have the password on the game (you start it). You set up the human players and factions. then you do your turn. then you email the next person in line with the password and the saved game. Then that person goes and repeats the chain. This is only a guess.
Ask around, game-master.

Net Warrior · October 14, 2003, 19:47

I've never started up a PBEM game either. Maybe we should try to find a CMN to set the game up for us. We should decide on map size, victory conditions, etc., first I suppose. Then we could start a new thread titled " SMAC PBEM guide needed", or something.

phsycho · October 15, 2003, 13:07

i found this community today!
wonderful thing!

read my "hello" - post
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=99332

i really want a mp game!!

tell me how and when and i join any AC(AC) game !

nathan_forst · October 16, 2003, 00:45

Customizable Random Map:

- Huge Planet
- 50 - 70% ocean coverage of planet
- Average Erosive Forces
- Average Native Life Activity
- Average Cloud Cover

Difficulty: Transcendance

Victory conditions should be:

- Total War: Allow Victory by Conquest
- Peace In Our Time: Allow Diplomatic Victory
- One For All: Allow Cooperative Victory
- Do or Die: Don't Restart Eliminated Players
- Spoils of War: Steal Tech When Conquering A Base

Should we randomize faction leader personalities and faction leader social agendas?

I either want to play Gaias Stepdaughters, University of Planet, or Morgan Industries. But if any of you want to play any of those factions that is ok too. I will choose from whatever remains.

Since I am the one who wants to start this PBEM game I will search the net for information on how to start one, but not right now. I will do it tommarow, too tired right now...

Net Warrior · October 16, 2003, 06:22

Nathan,
I originally asked to play The Gaians but since they are first and you are starting the game, maybe you should play them. I'll switch to The PeaceKeepers.
Net Warrior

SynthetGod8 · October 16, 2003, 09:38

I'll be University then

nathan_forst · October 16, 2003, 13:26

Hey Net Warrior

You can have the Gaians if you really want them. I speciffically said:

But if any of you want to play any of those factions that is ok too. I will choose from whatever remains.

The thing is that I REALLY meant that! You can take the Gaians, I'll take The Morganites or The Hive.

Net Warrior · October 16, 2003, 14:43

Nathan,

All things being equal, I'd just as soon play The PeaceKeepers. So feel free to play whatever faction you'd like. BTW, have you had any luck in starting the game? The reason I thought you might want to be The Gaians is because they get the 1st move. I wondered if it would be easier to start the game with you having the 1st move to kick it off.

Net Warrior

(I guess I'm really going to have to learn how to start a game myself one of these days

)

nathan_forst · October 16, 2003, 18:31

I am still trying to figure it all out. I have looked on the net EVERYWHERE and I cannot find anything concerning how to start a PBEM game. I'll keep looking... or I'll just make a new thread here asking how to start a PBEM game.