Colorado Newbie game starting (hopefully)

JJ_Colorado · #1 May 10th, 2004, 05:33 AM

Hi,

I can't find a newbie game to play so I'm hoping to host a game for newbies. If you've played the game multiplayer more than one time then please don't join this game. It would be no fun to have a Graeme or a Norfleet or a whoever wiping everyone out.

The game turns will process once per day at midnight EST (US). The map will be Inland. No water province please. 8 players will be used (I'm one of them so 7 more players needed).

There will be a break in the game from about June 26 - July 6 as I will be on vacation. I'll host the games on my machine at midnight EST each night. Post to this thread what nation you are claiming so no one else takes it and email me your pretender at [email protected]. The game will start as soon as I have 8 pretenders.

I'd like to claim Abysia so that country is claimed.

Independents will be set to 9. No water nations. No Vampire Queen (VQ) pretenders as I'm not sure that any of us newbies will be able to deal with them after reading Posts about them on this board.

Please don't join unless you plan to stick in for at least 150 turns. (150 days). I don't know what the "standard" process is but if I think someone's dropped from the game then I'll set them to AI after a few turns. Hopefully this won't be necessary!

Thanks!
John

Schmoe · #2 May 10th, 2004, 05:48 AM

Curses! I'm a MP newbie (never played MP), but pretty much the only nation I've played is Abyssia. Well, sign me up for Machaka, I guess.

Now I just need to figure out how to do this multi-player thing

JJ_Colorado · #3 May 10th, 2004, 06:37 AM

Hi,

I just got a "MAN" entry as well so don't pick that one. To play multiplayer just create a pretender with a password and send me the machaka.2h (or whatever nation you are playing) file from your c:\program files\Dominions2\newlords folder. Then I'll send you back a machaka.trn file and we continue in that fashion w/ you sending me a .2h file and me sending you .man files. There is a way to use other maps, mods, etc but I think everyone has to have the same thing which is why I picked the "inland" map since everyone comes w/ that one.

Cheers,
John

[ May 10, 2004, 05:39: Message edited by: JJ_Colorado ]

CUnknown · #4 May 10th, 2004, 07:04 AM

I've never played multi before, either. I want to be Ulm. Do I send you my god now?

Skolem · #5 May 10th, 2004, 07:20 AM

I' ve to never played and would like to play Caelum
please what is midnight est (us) in GMT?

PrinzMegaherz · #6 May 10th, 2004, 08:00 AM

Hi!

Can I join as Mashaka?

Huzurdaddi · #7 May 10th, 2004, 08:13 AM

I'll try out Pythium.

Never played anything but a LAN games with friends. Should be interesting.

Norfleet · #8 May 10th, 2004, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JJ_Colorado:
It would be no fun to have a Graeme or a Norfleet or a whoever wiping everyone out.

*A* Graeme or *A* Norfleet? There's more than one of us now? Are we made in factories?

JJ_Colorado · #9 May 10th, 2004, 03:17 PM

One change to the ground rules for this game. Let's play Orania map and allow a couple more players. I initially picked Inland and 8 players cuz I thought it would be hard to find enough. But let's go with Orania and 10 players instead. If someone wants to play a water nation that would be ok since we have more water provinces on this map. It looks like we have 6 players so far so need 4 more. So far we have Ulm (I haven't received a pretender yet though), Abysia, Man (I haven't received a pretender yet), Machaka, Caelum, Pythium. As soon as I get all 10 pretenders I'll start the game. Hopefully everyone just has fun and doesn't get gripey/grumpy/mean in this game. It's just a newbie game for fun and to learn.

Norfleet - I don't know if you are made in factories but you guys seems scary good, and even one of you would be enough to wipe this game I'm guessing. I think I'm "ok" but I've never played against another human and I'm pretty sure that the good human players would just roll over me and other newbies with no sweat. ;-)

PrinzMegaherz - Schmoe already claimed Machaka. Please pick another country and send me a pretender for that one.

CUnknown - yes send me your pretender ASAP. I'd like to start the game tonight if we get enough players.

Skolem - Caelum is fine. No one has claimed that yet. Midnight EST (US) is I think 5 hours behind GMT/UTC time. So 5am UTC/GMT.

Best,
John

[ May 10, 2004, 14:47: Message edited by: JJ_Colorado ]

Sly Frog · #10 May 10th, 2004, 04:34 PM

I'll take Jotun. At work, so pretender will have to come in later tonight.

[ May 10, 2004, 15:34: Message edited by: Sly Frog ]