MP: Newbie game - Last Rites(LA) - Full - Setting up

[Corinthian]

Hi there. Signing up as Agathar.

I for one don't mind Ermor. Atlantis can hopefully keep Ry'leth occupied.

[13lackGu4rd]

CBM doesn't change Dwarven Hammers at all it does remove gem gens, which are pretty newbie unfriendly. also, being a newbie game, it should teach us all how to get into real multiplayer games, which are all played in CBM. still, I don't mind if we remain in Vanilla, just saying the better choice would be to use CBM and get used to it ASAP, cause all other games out there(in these forums that is) are played with CBM in mind.

[nrasch]

I'm good w. or w.out CBM. Xanatos and I played a friendly game the other night, and CBM 1.7 seemed sort of icky. The last MP game I had was CBM 1.6, which I enjoyed.

Anyhow, my $0.02.

Nathan

[Xanatos]

it should be noted that CBM 1.7 DOES make hammers unique artifacts. but 1.6 seems to be better.

[attackdrone]

Given how easy it proved to be setting up a balanced map for multiplayer (so long as you dont move those squirrely white pixels), even though I will not be playing in this game I'd be happy to set up a balanced map for your game. Pick your map, tell me how many players and I'll make it happen.

I find that balanced start positions really add a lot to enjoyment of the game. Of course, who starts where will be random - this won't be a 'scenario' with pre-determined starts.

[Colonial]

It made dwarven hammers unique? christ, that CBM guy is really going overboard on the artistic licence, isn't he? :S

Isn't there already a unique item that is a super version of the dwarven hammer, that provides a 50% bonus or some such?

[Xanatos]

I agree, many of CBM's changes were unneeded.

The creation of Gem-generators was a flaw that might have needed to be fixed, or at least made harder to do by making them more expensive(which is what I would have done) but we are at the point now where hes tweaked things that threw balance off on other things, and now hes tweaking those things etc, there are many who believe vanilla was more balanced.

[P3D]

Been a while I played.

Mictlan.

[Patolixo]

Updated the player list with Corinthian and P3D. Since we have 8 players now, I am going to keep the recruiting stage open until saturday morning, and we will go with the number of players we have then, up to the maximum of 12.

Attackdrone, I will probably take up your offer of providing a map with balanced starts for us, I will send a PM after we have a final number of players, thanks!

I just want to point that I have nothing against CBM (1.6, I need some convincing on 1.7). It's just that I really need to fiddle with it some more in SP before using it on a MP game.

As for the map, I am thinking of using Urraparrand, are there any objections?

[P3D]

If you want to use Urraparand, I suggest the modified one, with more straits connections - and extra money.