MP Game - Live and Learn (newbie game)-running

[Thufir]

mosehansen.dk port 2289

Karan map, Indy 8, magic sites 50
renaming enabled, HOF 15
25 hour quickhost
6-8 players

House rules: no caelum

Victory conditions - standard or mutual consent

I'm not sure how best to define "newbie", but after getting thrashed my first MP game by turn 30, I'm sure that I am one. Anyhow, I'll be happy to leave it up to everyone's self determination as to whether they're a newbie or not - after all there's no honor in a veteran whupping a bunch of noobs anyhow.

It's likely too late to get this started by this weekend (but I'd love to be proven wrong!), but I'll be ready to start this once we get six+ players. It'd be great if we can get first 10+ turns knocked out quickly, if we can all agree on a time.

I was thinking I'd like to play Abysia or Pythium, but I'll let at least a few players pick, before I upload.


For all those who haven't used Esben Mosehansen's most awesome game server previously, all you have to do to get started in the game is the following:
1) Design your Pretender standalone
2) On the main/entry Dom2 menu, choose Network
3) Enter "mosehansen.dk" for server
4) Enter "2289" for port
5) Choose the nation for the Pretender which you have designed. (I forget the exact sequence of choices in the UI, but it's pretty obvious)
6) In a browser go to:
https://www.mosehansen.dk/cgi-bin/do...Live_and_Learn

If you've successfully uploaded your pretender, you'll see your nation listed as Anonymous, check the "That's me" box. (Again, I forget the exact UI details, but again it's obvious.)

That's it - you're done! Once all players have done this, I'll start the game.

Edit-

Final Player List:
FM_Surrigon - Machaka
YellowCactus - Mictlan
bleach168 - Abysia
Thufir - Pythium
J Henry Waugh - Arcosephale
Yvelina - Vanheim
Cheezeninja - Jotunheim
Schmoe - C'tis

[bleach168]

Hi! I'm in as Abysia. First time playing multiplayer!

Be gentle!

[Stossel]

I'll play as Machaka

[J Henry Waugh]

I'll take Arco.

First timer (at MP) here too...

[Thufir]

Cool, we're up to 4 already - maybe we can get started this weekend! I'll take Pythium, which means so far:

bleach168 - Abysia
FM_Surrigon - Machaka
J Henry Waugh - Arcosephale
Thufir - Pythium

[J Henry Waugh]

Won't be home until late tonight (PST, and have meeting scheduled afterwork), but can upload pretender when I get home...

[Yvelina]

I would like to play Vanheim. I am not sure whether I qualify as a newbie. I have never been among the top three of any game I have played, does this count? I have played three or four MP games, though.

If you think it is Ok, I would like to play Vanheim.

And I am curious, why do you forbid Caelum? Jotunheim and Vanheim have no problem dealing with Caelum, and other races have their strengths as well :-)

[Thufir]

I would like to play Vanheim. I am not sure whether I qualify as a newbie. I have never been among the top three of any game I have played, does this count? I have played three or four MP games, though.

If you think it is Ok, I would like to play Vanheim.

Sure - welcome in!

And I am curious, why do you forbid Caelum? Jotunheim and Vanheim have no problem dealing with Caelum, and other races have their strengths as well :-)

I'm not dead set on it, and partly it's just legacy - I'm copying a game setup Archaeolept did for my first game (with a few simplifications). But the reason for my preference is that Caelum's presence forces all players encountering them to defend in depth, which is a considerable complication when working out your defensive strategies. I know that any nation can summon/create some amount of flying forces (and Atlantis, Vanheim and Ryleh all handle oceans much better than the rest - yielding a similar effect), but AFAIK, no other nation has near the same degree of airborne troops. So, I'm thinking it'll be easier to learn the basics of Dom2, if we don't have to concern ourselves (as much) with defending in depth.

[KroolDeath]

Thufir,

I take it Abysia did a number on you, eh?

The rest of us were impressed with your courage though.

Krool

[Thufir]

I take it Abysia did a number on you, eh?

You could say

The rest of us were impressed with your courage though.

I might have used the word "foolhardiness" rather than "courage" (but thanks for not )

It's a long story, but my starting position was pretty jammed between Abysia and Atlantis, and I thought time was against me, hence the early assault. I'm still not sure - but I was thinking that even a veteran playing to win might have made the same choice I did. One thing is for sure though, 10 players is too many for the Karan map.