quiet forum...

[Gusset]

Well, this corner of the forum seems kinda quiet. I'll be bold and kick things off.

Opponent wanted... Just asking on the IRC channel hasn't generated a whole lot of response as of yet (must be asking at the wrong time of day/week).

Anyone up for a PBEM or PBFTP game? Drop me a message on this site. Note that while I've played MOO2 online for years, I'm new to SE, so I'm a little foggy on how the process works.

-Gusset

[Phoenix-D]

Everyone's still getting a handle on the game, I think. Were you wanting Stock, or the Balance Mod?

The process works fairly simply. The players send in their empire files, the host sets up the game (making sure to select Different Machines), then sends out the first turn.

The only wrinkle is Simultaneous mode. That's how most SE players prefer to play multiplayer. Here, instead of the turn file being passed from player to player, its sent to all players at once, then they send the turn back to the host. Once all the turns are in the host runs the turn and sends out the next one.

[Gusset]

I'm thinking Balance Mod. A 1 vs. 1 game in a small quadrant with minimal AI empires might be best for a first game, to get a feel for things.

But I'd be open to just about anything...I just want to get my feet wet.

[Phoenix-D]

Do you have an account with Play by Web? They just announced SE5 functionality, and it makes the process so much easier.

www.pbw.cc

Sign up and look for the game Gusset vs Phoenix-D, then click Join game.

[Gusset]

OK, I signed up and joined the game. I don't know how many race points to use in my empire file, though.

[Phoenix-D]

hah. Oops. Use 2000.

Also, it looks like PBW doesn't support mods yet, so I'll be running the turns manually. From your end nothing changes, you just won't get the next turn right away like you would normally. Make sure you have version .99 of the Balance Mod, as well.