29-05-2004 07:13									#1
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~The Game Rules~
All passwords are common knowledge.
All turn saves are openly available.
All diplomacy is common knowledge.
The Map is common knowledge.
(optional) Please explain the play-by-play of your turn.

~Standard Apolyton PBEM rules~
__Reloading a save you've previously played from: Explain yourself!
__Airdrops by Right-mouse-button when the same airdrop can't be performed by hitting 'i': No Game!
__Taking military action then accepting diplomacy which cancels the vendetta in the same turn: No Game!
__Probe actions (besides infiltration) on someone without vendetta towards you: Explain yourself!
__Upgrading units with the design workshop is allowed at end of turn only.
__Communications only allowed between factions that have either met each-others' units, or 'traded' for the comm frequency.
__Social engineering choice limited to one switch per line per turn.
__Psi units cannot be assigned multiple point patrol routes
__Calling Planetary council: Notify everyone. No bribing // accepting bribes.
__No base trading with the AI. Extortion is allowed.

~Custom Rules~
All victory conditions enabled
Do or Die is ON
Bell curve is ON
Transcend Difficulty
Got a map you'd like to use? Suggest it!

The game will be SMAX unless otherwise desired.

	29-05-2004 20:37									#2
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Games currently in Progress:
"You think you know everything"
Enigma vs. Chaunk vs. Googlie
Turn Thread

Last edited by Enigma_Nova on 03-06-2004 at 21:48

	29-05-2004 21:34									#3
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It's a great opportunity to learn tactics.
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	30-05-2004 10:17									#4
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Perhaps someone will explain to me what's so unpopular about this?

	30-05-2004 14:30									#5
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Only one day has elapsed - have patience Enigma.

	30-05-2004 17:25									#6
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The plan was for someone to come and post in the thread, to keep it bumped and to generate interest. (a 10 reply thread is interesting)

NW Obs.

	01-06-2004 00:06									#8
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Interesting and basicly a learning experience I'll join!

	01-06-2004 14:38									#9
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Roger that dacole, but I am looking for more players.
Where are all the Apolyton PBEMers?

	01-06-2004 17:49									#10
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I'm sort of looking for a PBEM that doesn't die (me looks at RftP and Anyone Wann PBEM? threads witheringly), but I'm not so sure as my first PBEM in SMAC this would be the best way to go about it.

	01-06-2004 17:56									#11
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Well, if the passwords are open-knowledge then we'll have no probs finding a replacement.

I'll start the game now, once I get a decent map.
You guys can all explain your turns, right?

	01-06-2004 18:03									#12
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If we play on the standard map of planet, I'm game.

I'll play the spartans, since I totally suck with them!

	01-06-2004 19:00									#13
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Okay, I've made something of a scenario.
It's the map of planet with Nexus included.

The Nexus, Ridge and Jungle are reserved for AI,
Unless we get a few more players.
Anyone request a starting location?

Attachment: omniscience.zip
This has been downloaded 2 time(s).

Last edited by Enigma_Nova on 01-06-2004 at 19:17

	01-06-2004 19:05									#14
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(63, 29) for me.

	01-06-2004 19:58									#15
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(27,29) then please. I think I'd like to change my faction to one of:

PK's
Angels
Gaia
Sparta.

I'll play around with them all, and let you know...

	02-06-2004 00:03									#16
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I've attached a map detailing what I think are optimum starting locations.
I'm having a ***** of a time making a scenario where I can choose my starting tech. >_<''

I need to test the fastest route. Not to IA this time, though.

Attachment: omni.zip
This has been downloaded 3 time(s).

	02-06-2004 00:33									#17
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I think the AI on the ridge is gonna suck. There's no land there, and the AI stuggles any time it doesn't have land in more that 2 directions to expand into in my experience - even more so than usual

My suggestions would be one of the following:

Moving your start position to (60,14), and widening the ai's start position on the pholus ridge to give it more land.

Perhaps having the pirates as the third ai, at somewhere like (0,20), (49,15) or (75,47).


Also, whoever starts near mount planet is gonna be able to turtle like mad, and build like crazy. Ah well, thems the breaks I suppose... lol.

I'll be the Angels for this one, if we can agree that +4 probe = probing immunity for if & when I get there.

	02-06-2004 00:39									#18
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It seems I can't preset colony pod locations -and- give myself a free tech.

What I can do, is:
Start a game
Settings to those above, plus Look First.
Play as Uni, pick my starting teck.
CTRL-K, clear units, place pods/scouts where desired.

	02-06-2004 00:42									#19
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I'll be the gaians, starting at 8:62 (updated map here

I took the liberty of altering the fungus slightly (taking it away from E_N's and Chaunk's base radius) as well as plopping a couple of rivers in the AI's territory to give them better movement and eventually energy. You might want to seed the AI's position with a tile of forest on a river (they grow like crazy up river beds)

G.

	02-06-2004 00:43									#20
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Chaunk: I don't think MWIA has SMAX, so forego the Angels and Pirates ideas.

I was thinking of swapping the start positions at Mt. Planet and the Ridge.
That way the AI doesn't suck, and a player can't turtle like mad.

The problem I see is that some wise ass will go Gaians, troll fungus, then bumrush whoever started out near the Freshwater sea with Mass Worm Rush.

EDIT: Nice of you to do that, Googlie - but now there are only two AI.

	02-06-2004 00:44									#21
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E_N - you don't get your free tech until you have founded a base, then the next time you open the turn you're prompted for your research goal - that in fact is your free tech ('cos if you check your F2 screen, you're red, with nothing indicated as a goal). The turn after you'll be prompted for the tech you are actually researching.

And if you want to start with info nets and cent ecol, give yourself cent ecol as the faction tech then info comes up as a choice. The other way round you won't see cent ecol as a choice the first time round

G.

	02-06-2004 00:49									#22
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Hmm ok... I'll go for whoevers left out of Santi, Lal or Dee. Shame really, not played the Angels in MP before... nor for that matter the spartans I don't think.

Spartans it is then!

	02-06-2004 00:51									#23
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Are you sure about that?
The way I tend to create maps is to start a game with Flexibility on, and choose my own tech.
I'll play around a bit until I find a way for it to work.

Googlie, I'm sure you mean well, but-
1. You just diverted the river that originally ran through your HQ
2. I'm not sure how many AI we have, so don't soup up everything.

	02-06-2004 00:51									#24
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How 2 - I didn't take an AI's slot, and you have:

Enigma_Nova
dacole
Chaunk
Googlie

(I didn't read MWIA as saying he'd be in an open game:

quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt I'm not so sure as my first PBEM in SMAC this would be the best way to go about it

If I'm wrong, I'll duck out to leave it as 4 human - 3 AI players

	02-06-2004 00:59									#25
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Okay - I'll lie low (it's hard, having created so many maps and start positions, to resist the urge to 'tinker")

It's your game and your set-up. I'll play (if indeed MWIA isn't in it) the hand that's dealt me. It's more of a "demo game" anyway, being open and action-explainable

G.

	02-06-2004 01:02									#26
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Googlie:

We currently have players:
Chaunk
Dacole
Enigma_Nova
Googlie
MrWhereItsAt

I was second-guessing spaces for Dacole and MWIA.
You can land yourself -anywhere- on the map you'd like. Just that those spots are the ones I like best.

The AI would be in the Nexus and the Jungle. Give Chaunk something to steamroll, and make an obstacle between me and leetness.

We got:
Googlie - Gaians
Chaunk - Spartans
Enigma - Uni
MWIA - ?
Dacole - ?
AIjungle - ?
AInexus - ?

	02-06-2004 01:04									#27
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If we can play SMAX I'll stick with the angels please... otherwise, lets rock and roll.

AI Jungle - Hive please. The Hive do very well with the jungle and should be worth opponants.

	02-06-2004 01:28									#28
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Good ol' meatshield against Enigma.
I've been training. I'll need to get to Nonlinear Mathematics ASAP to stand against The Hive, but it's a doable thing.

Who would you like to run up against?
Believers?
So be it.

Last edited by Enigma_Nova on 02-06-2004 at 01:49

	02-06-2004 01:49									#29
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If you object, then it's your game, feel free to change them! Someone might want to play the hive anyway - dacole?

Also, feel free to pick some "prickly" oponants for the spartans/angels as you desire!

	02-06-2004 02:10									#30
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It depends on a lot of things.
I'll probably go Impact Rovers // Planned // Doc:Flex anyway. I always did fancy momentum.