07-01-2003 21:27									#1
	Playing turns, beginning with turn 28 Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Fellow Stormians,

as I said multiple times, next Monday (Jan 13) I begin to work again. This will be a serious cut in my civing and polying time. I won't be able be present almost 24/7 and to stick my nose in every discussion thread anymore and to try to compose a compromise for the next turn out of the many "if", "could" and "maybe" I find there. That's the reason I'm calling you to help me. What I propose is:

From the next turn (28) on I will post a turn thread for the next turn, just like I did in the past. From now on, it will be looking like this:

	07-01-2003 21:29									#2
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Sir Ralph, master of efficiency. Good idea.

-Arrian

	07-01-2003 21:31									#3
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Good idea, it's been great to have you around so much, but obviously this can't last. We need a good system for organizing orders and this should work well.

	07-01-2003 21:34									#4
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Now, if someone could expand on this idea, and make a history thread, where all turns are discribed in a few words.....

( for people who miss out on things due to IRL stuff for example)

	07-01-2003 21:37									#5
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Alva, I smell someone volunteering for a history thread

DeepO

	07-01-2003 21:47									#6
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You will ?!?!?!, Great

By tomorrow is fine, no need to rush...!!



Gij de mijn zenne manneken !!!

	07-01-2003 22:05									#7
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quote: Originally posted by alva Gij de mijn zenne manneken !!!

Smelling? no thanks

DeepO

	08-01-2003 01:25									#8
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"It's not a bug, it's a feature!"

	08-01-2003 04:54									#9
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Good plan.

Arrian, you seem to be reliably able to post in the morning, and I can almost always do so in the evening (both GMT-5)... if there is ever a time issue, let's split up the responsibility that way.

	08-01-2003 05:11									#10
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Sir Ralph, with your recent inability to be available as much, what does this mean for the Poobah-ness?

I know that I volunteered for Brigadier Poobah, and I plan on staying in that position if the others approve, but will we need a temporary replacement for you?

Meshelic

	08-01-2003 05:20									#11
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Nah, SR is just not gonna be online 24/7 as he has during the last couple of weeks

	08-01-2003 05:28									#12
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BTW:

Happy Birthday Sir Ralph

	08-01-2003 05:36									#13
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Theseus,

I post in the morning from... work. I cannot view screenshots then, and so giving unit orders will be difficult. I need to do it at night... like now. I can post about general strategy from work, of course.

-Arrian

ps Happy B-day, Mr. Poobah, sir!

	08-01-2003 06:27									#14
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happy birthday Sir Ralph!

	08-01-2003 08:06									#15
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I think the tech and luxury sliders are things that should be handled by the person playing the game. The tech slider can be affected by who knows a tech at any given time, and that can't be modeled effectively in advance (especially if another civ discovers a tech while it's being researched). The luxury slider setting needed is based on both city size and military police, so the player needs to doublecheck each turn to verify that carelessness or miscommunication between the economists and tacticians won't lead to riots.

The responsibilities of the Smith Foundation with respect to the sliders should be as follows:

(1) Provide notification of any special plans with respect to gold, e.g. saving up for unit upgrades, that cause a an exception to the normal goal of researching as quickly as possible.

(2) Providing notification of city size increases or other conditions expected in advance to require changes to the luxury slider.

(3) Participating in "on-the-fly" discussions of slider settings during a turn to the extent availability permits (e.g. deciding whether to adjust the luxury slider or use an entertainer if a city other than EotS is threatening a riot that hadn't been anticipated in advance; with EotS, using the lux slider will always be standard practice).

In addition, the Spartan Academy needs to be careful with regard to moving units that are or soon will be needed as MPs, and to provide notification as much in advance as practical when such moves are anticipated.

Nathan

	08-01-2003 09:03									#16
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quote: Originally posted by nbarclay I think the tech and luxury sliders are things that should be handled by the person playing the game. The tech slider can be affected by who knows a tech at any given time, and that can't be modeled effectively in advance (especially if another civ discovers a tech while it's being researched). The luxury slider setting needed is based on both city size and military police, so the player needs to doublecheck each turn to verify that carelessness or miscommunication between the economists and tacticians won't lead to riots.

Agreed on that. The Adam Smith Foundation should at least give directives, like "Research Writing at maximal speed", or "Handle slider to have maximal 2 deficit", etc.

	08-01-2003 09:04									#17
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Btw thanks everyone... I hope nobody reminds me my biblical age today...