19-02-2004 07:21									#1
	Recruiting for you guys :p Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

This is I think the 5th time in the past week or so that I've directed someone to your Team DG from #Apolyton. You guys should really consider just having someone idle in that channel and direct people that come online interested in SMAC to this game (though I guess that's what OctavianX does some of the time). You'd be surprised how many people new to this site sign on to the chat server as the first thing they do on the site and just try to chat up anyone in there to find if there's anything of interest on the site.

Here's the log:

quote: * PBEMfreak has joined #Apolyton PBEMfreak> anyone here? Arnelos> hey PBEMfreak> anyone? PBEMfreak> awesome Arnelos> I was away the last time you came in PBEMfreak> yeah, i figures PBEMfreak> figured PBEMfreak> I have a question about online SMAC PBEMfreak> how do you do it? Arnelos> it's been a long time since I played SMAC, really Arnelos> used to play it a TON Arnelos> but that was a long time ago PBEMfreak> yeah, it is a pretty old game Arnelos> most of my SMAC mp experience was LANplay PBEMfreak> which games do you play now? Arnelos> Civ3, mostly Arnelos> that and other games PBEMfreak> u like that game? Arnelos> yeah Arnelos> it's alright PBEMfreak> is it very similar to SMAC? Arnelos> there are some similarites PBEMfreak> the game looks really good Arnelos> there are some features Firaxis introduced in SMAC that got carried over to Civ3 that weren't in Civ2 Arnelos> but other stuff left out Arnelos> other stuff that's new PBEMfreak> I plyed Civ2 and the thing i hated was how the cities always looked the same, even when you got to 1990s * settler2 has joined #apolyton * settler2 has quit IRC (Quit: settler2) Arnelos> heh Arnelos> well, at least for THAT (graphical stuff like that), Civ3 is better PBEMfreak> but, from screen shots from Civ3, the cities change, right? Arnelos> not really how a I judge a game, but that's better, true Arnelos> yes PBEMfreak> o most definately PBEMfreak> gaming is all about fee,l and playing ability PBEMfreak> so, you dont remember how to do multiplayer SMAC? Arnelos> man, it's been ages since I last played SMAC... I was a regular on the Firaxis forums back before it came out and played it a lot after it came out... but haven't played it much in about 3 years PBEMfreak> how good were you? Arnelos> :shrug: Arnelos> I was decent, not spectacular Arnelos> I've learned a lot since then PBEMfreak> like what? Arnelos> mostly by playing Civ3 and reading the strategy forums on Apolyton PBEMfreak> when i play on higher dificulties, i get killed Arnelos> read the strategy forums here PBEMfreak> ok, will do Arnelos> some of the stuff is REALLY helpful Arnelos> especially with the higher difficulty levels Arnelos> most of the really good threads are probably burried, though PBEMfreak> cool, thanks Arnelos> you'll have to dig to find them PBEMfreak> darn Arnelos> you could post in the SMAC forum and ask if anyone has links though PBEMfreak> are the forums active here? Arnelos> yeah, pretty active Arnelos> depends on the forum, though PBEMfreak> good, nothing more frustrating than a forum that no one reads Arnelos> I honestly don't know how active the SMAC main forum is Arnelos> I know the SMAC Democracy Game is very active PBEMfreak> ? PBEMfreak> whast that.? Arnelos> democracy game... a bunch of people play each player position as a team Arnelos> pbem PBEMfreak> o PBEMfreak> well, i am a pbem freak, so that ounds pretty cool Arnelos> check it out Arnelos> it's very active, from what I hear Arnelos> the SMAC game, that is PBEMfreak> is it in the forums? Arnelos> yeah, I think there's a link from the main SMAC forum * PBEMfreak has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) Arnelos> the SMAC DGers should pay me for this job... I think that's now 5 new members I've sent their way in the past week

	19-02-2004 07:35									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

You only get paid if you tell them who the best faction is...

	19-02-2004 08:53									#3
	Increase the size of your Attachments

THE HIVE!!!

	19-02-2004 09:06									#4
	Get a bigger avatar today!

quote: Originally posted by Vander THE HIVE!!!

	19-02-2004 12:07									#5
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by Vander THE HIVE!!!

I didn't think the Hive believed in financial compensation

Where's Morgan Industries? At least I know they'll pay me well.



- Arnelos, the second member (of all time!) of the Peacekeepers on the Firaxis forums, even before they were called the "Peacekeepers" (original name and concept was "Keepers of Wisdom").

	19-02-2004 12:12									#6
	Got spare money?

Long Live CyCon !!!

	19-02-2004 16:04									#7
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Saratov 'd be proud ;=)

	19-02-2004 17:22									#8
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Pish! You're just slacking off from Consular duties! And if they all turned up when I was in #apolyton we would have a far more EFFECTIVE result - new CPU recruits.

	19-02-2004 22:29									#9
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Obviously! CyCon is the ruling faction aroudn here! Point out that not only do they get cheap implants, but CyCon also runs the bar!

	20-02-2004 01:28									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

[15:28:19] -NickServ- Nickname Join-The-ACDG has been linked to your nickname.

	20-02-2004 03:55									#11
	Remove this text

[16:54:19] • Nick: (Octavian_X) is now known as (Join_The_Human_Hive_Team)

	20-02-2004 23:44									#12
	Suffering from ads?

Join CPU - we already have our own recruitment thread!

	22-02-2004 11:40									#13
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Here's another one:

quote: * Teqxan has joined #Apolyton Teqxan> so what is the topic of discussion ?? Octavian_X> the beauty of silence... Arnelos> (chuckle) Arnelos> in reality, all but maybe 3 people in this channel aren't really HERE Arnelos> just idling Teqxan> 1so other than posting in the ?? forums ?? area how does one get into a game ?? Arnelos> it really is deceptive that the nicklist of who is in here appears on the main Apolyon page Arnelos> Teqxan - which game? Teqxan> so i take it that it mirrors the mIRC * settler2 has joined #apolyton * settler2 has quit IRC (Quit: settler2) Arnelos> which game do you want to play? Teqxan> just looking to get into a smac or smax game .. Arnelos> ah Arnelos> well... several options I'm aware of Teqxan> havent had any human competition Arnelos> 1. I believe there is a SMAC/SMAX pbem forum and an MP forum... post there asking if people want start a game Teqxan> and the AIs r getting to be easy even when they r @ transend and U random there personalities Arnelos> 2. There is a SMAC Democracy Game (teams of people play each faction in a game), it has its own forum Teqxan> last one sounds rather kewl Arnelos> the forum name is "AC - Democracy Game" Arnelos> I think Arnelos> you can find it on the forum list Teqxan> i did post in smac forum last night Teqxan> someone said to go over to the multi pl;ayer foirum if i could abide by ther rules

He asked about other stuff after that before signing off a bit later.

My guess is that a good 80% of the new people that come to Apolyton and sign into #apolyton as one of their first actions are SMAC players looking for MP play of some sort or another. If there was some way to direct more of them to your Democracy Game here than simply a random chance of running into someone in #apolyton, that might be really helpful to you guys and them.

Don't know just what, though. I trust that you guys probably already have a healthy number of posts in the Apolyton SMAC news section of the site? If not, that might be a start.

	22-02-2004 23:08									#14
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I think we do, but no-one really reads it. A front page ad might be nice though....

	22-02-2004 23:14									#15
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Should we PM someone about it?

	23-02-2004 00:39									#16
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Possibly PM DanQ. Would be nice But I'd let Tass as GM or one of the faction leaders do it. Though if you wish I'm sure you could

	02-03-2004 13:33									#17
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I do this too VERY OFTEN!

or at least have done once...