Shepherds of Creation Game 1 Thread

[Saber Cherry]

Hi everyone! This is your friendly host Jarnsaxa. The game has started, so please play your turns!

And good luck! Remember, no matter how lush and delicious my verdant fields seem, there is a Vanir hiding behind every shrubbery. They just have glamour, so you can't see them... well, that's beside the point, the real enemy is Baphomet, that #?%&$@*!!!

And please note that in-game, I'm JARNSAXA, a deity. I'm not my normal self. So please don't be offended if, for example, I brutally and suicidally attack Abyssia for no good reason. See, they're fire-worshipping hell-demons, just as bad as Baphomet's filthy humans. Also, I might take offense to anyone who excludes women from their military, or gives their female warriors inadequate armor (like Pythium). Sorry, but Goddesses are sensitive about these things http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Jarnsaxa, Goddess of Flowers and Bunnies

[quantum_mechani]

Saber Cherry said:
Jarnsaxa, Goddess of Flowers and Bunnies


hmm... one would think you are attempting to usurp the domain of Pangaea http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Jurri]

The Ever-So-Cute Järnsaxa said:
Also, I might take offense to anyone who excludes women from their military, or gives their female warriors inadequate armor (like Pythium). Sorry, but Goddesses are sensitive about these things http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif


Now, now, don't you go making generalizations of our entire sex, dear Järnsaxa! My Goddessy self, as an example, rather insists that no durned female shall ever don arms. All they are good for is laying eggs, hisseth I! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

Ningil, Goddess of Slithering and Hissing a lot

[Saber Cherry]

Turn 2 is ready to be played, and it looks like Illwinter stopped doing whatever it is they do on port 8888... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif In other words, you can now log in, so take your turn! There're 22 hours left, and the Fishermen are up for grabs... =)

[Kristoffer O]

Your port is now 8890.

Hope it works!

[Jurri]

So what's it looking like so far? Any sign of Baphomet? I stumbled onto a well guarded swamp that didn't have any special sites in it at first glance - man was I disappointed after losing most of my army against the durned barbarian lizards accompanied by city guards, no less, the traitors... A high priest of C'tis, even; there's no end to the affrontery! Makes me hiss and spit, it does!

[quantum_mechani]

Jurri said:
So what's it looking like so far? Any sign of Baphomet?


Marignon just took an independent prvince bordering me. And my scouts spotted a province with Troll Moose Knights.

[Jurri]

That it's so close obviously just means that you have expanded too fast! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[quantum_mechani]

Jurri said:
That it's so close obviously just means that you have expanded too fast! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif


Heh, Marignon is only one province away from my capital...

On another note, is anyone interested in trading gold for gems (particularly nature)?

[Saber Cherry]

I'm short on gold right now; been cashing in all my nature gems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Marignon is very close to me and I'm surrounded by provinces with upwards of 150 heavy+light infantry, or 40 prot-19 heavy cavalry (and plenty of infantry), and so forth... nice rich provinces, but will I ever take them? I wonder http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Soapyfrog]

Ulp! Turn 6 and I have yet to expand... did someone mention Abysia before? Nothing to see here!

[Mark the Merciful]

Up here in the icefields the neighbouring provinces are of little value. Still, that does mean their garrisons are a little less extreme.

[Soapyfrog]

Well the Abysian juggernaut is rolling. I am a little nervous about those Amazon/Griffen Rider provinces, but I should cut through the standard indeps like a hot knife through butter...

[Saber Cherry]

Looking at the Hall of Fame, it seems the 4-armed-fury is rolling too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Jurri]

Yeah, let's all hope that Baphomet notices the massacre, too! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I just realized how totally cruel a combination luck scale and a fortified city is... There won't be a five turn stretch of nothing happening in a province, ever! And taking the average C'tissian, any old barbarian raid or troglodyte invasion is too much to counter without some heavy garrisoning. What fun! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[alexti]

Jurri said:I just realized how totally cruel a combination luck scale and a fortified city is... There won't be a five turn stretch of nothing happening in a province, ever!


Did you realize how totally cruel is the combination of lack of luck scale and turmoil? I would settle for a one turn stretch of nothing bad happening http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Jurri]

Nah, my realizations are totally selective: if it isn't happening to me right now, it doesn't happen at all. Like a goldfish. Thus, your misfortunes are nothing to me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Aand this just in out of the wild wild land of narcissistic lamentation: I just realized that I have to save all my gold for 7 consecutive turns to build a second castle. That is assuming no locusts...

[alexti]

Jurri said:
Aand this just in out of the wild wild land of narcissistic lamentation: I just realized that I have to save all my gold for 7 consecutive turns to build a second castle. That is assuming no locusts...


Why build? According to my flying scouts reports, there are many forts already pre-built for your convenience http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Saber Cherry]

At the rate Marignon is building temples, I'm starting to wonder if he'll get a dominion victory...

[alexti]

Yeah, I suggest a new anti-temple agreement. If you see Marignon temple, raze it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[quantum_mechani]

How is everyone holding up vs. marignon? They just carved up my biggest army without a loss (griffon rider/blessed angel combo)...

[Jurri]

They came and burned my temples http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Summer lions, crossbowmen, flagellants. That bless really is something, though!

Does anyone have a plan or something? How about everyone sends all their gems and gold to me and we the lizards will then take Baphomet down? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

What ever happened to Rudra, btw; I hope it was a good death!

[Saber Cherry]

This looks rather tough! Suddenly I am glad of the very strong indies between me and Marignon. What is the bless?

Right now, my plan is to acquire archers. Hopefully they can eliminate flagellants and xbows before they can start hurting my real troops. And it may be a dream, but valks in the rear could kill Lions' magical leadership, if they target the correct enemies. For now, I'm going to avoid coreward expansion.

[Saber Cherry]

quantum_mechani said:
How is everyone holding up vs. marignon? They just carved up my biggest army without a loss (griffon rider/blessed angel combo)...



How did you get angels?

[quantum_mechani]

Saber Cherry said:

quantum_mechani said:
How is everyone holding up vs. marignon? They just carved up my biggest army without a loss (griffon rider/blessed angel combo)...



How did you get angels?


No, that was the enemy army (plus assorted national troops that didn't even make to the fight before my army was dead). Mine was maenads and centaurs.

[alexti]

Rudra died in most silly way. He was stupid enough to pick up some berserker pelt and I haven't noticed it amongst all those bad events messages http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Marignon is giving me real troubles because he seems to have tons of angels and they're scripted to attack commanders. My plan is to get to staff of storms and then to wrathful skies. That is if I can hold on to my capital for long enough.

[Soapyfrog]

Angels are shock resistant so beware...

[Jurri]

Ugh. This looks more and more like a job for the fish-boy! Or does Baphomet have an underwater corps, too?

[Graeme Dice]

I haven't seen any underwater troops yet, but I'm expecting undead to show up eventually.

[quantum_mechani]

Graeme Dice said:
I haven't seen any underwater troops yet, but I'm expecting undead to show up eventually.


Some free intel: My scouts spotted at least one sea king's court worth of sea trolls hanging around the throne of the world.

[Mark the Merciful]

Some free intel: My scouts spotted at least one sea king's court worth of sea trolls hanging around the throne of the world.



Bah. You've got enough money to afford scouts?

[Mark the Merciful]

After two quickly done turns, I find that the Big B might be coming for me. Four armies on my border; three of them look manageable, but one consists of up to 230 troops which may be more of a problem.

And a public apology to Caaelum. The one help you asked me for against B - cash - was the one I'm least able to give. Sorry. My income levels are truely pathetic, and giants get through a lot of food. Then there's the accidental damage bills. The average lifespan of door around here is around 3 weeks, and nobody's prepared to insure us anymore...

[Jurri]

Mark the Merciful said:

Some free intel: My scouts spotted at least one sea king's court worth of sea trolls hanging around the throne of the world.



Bah. You've got enough money to afford scouts?

What, you've got the option to recruit them? Never seen one, no sir!

So, how's the good fight? Marignon has wasted a largish amount of dudes in a sillily strong knight province, which is always worth a laugh. Other than that, it looks bleak. Well, perhaps good ol' Soapy will take care of the army on our border, what with his winning streak in the HoF and all...

[Mark the Merciful]

The Great God Bolthorn (all praise to His mighty name etc) has come down like a ton of snow on a couple of Baphomet's armies. But there are more of them popping up all over the place.

Also, he's building temples like mad. It'd be worth all our whiles to target them as soon as possible.

[quantum_mechani]

By the way, I have a large surpus of air gems; anyone willing to turn them into an air booster or staff of storms could make a good profit.

[Saber Cherry]

I hit const-4 in probably 2 turns, so I'll tell you when that happens... by then I should have an air-3 mage at a lab. But I sorta forget what level that stuff is at http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Being stuck at drain-2 is sort of bleak... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I have scouts all over. I happened to see the battle in between Caelum and Pangaea, with 200 vine-units, 20ish hama dryads, an earth mother and a lord of fertility all against a harpy scout. Why can't I find any cool provinces like that?

[alexti]

Saber Cherry said:
I have scouts all over. I happened to see the battle in between Caelum and Pangaea, with 200 vine-units, 20ish hama dryads, an earth mother and a lord of fertility all against a harpy scout.


Where? Where? Where do we have 200 vine-units, 20ish hama dryads, an earth mother and a lord of fertility? Some dumb generals must be hiding those armies somewhere from our high leaders http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Saber Cherry]

No, those were the indies. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I was confused at first, reading "Pangaea attacks independents" and seeing this massive army... then I started wondering why you had 2 gods... then I realized your army was just the single harpy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[quantum_mechani]

Saber Cherry said:
No, those were the indies. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I was confused at first, reading "Pangaea attacks independents" and seeing this massive army... then I started wondering why you had 2 gods... then I realized your army was just the single harpy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

The attacking scout trick really pays of in this game, it has so far helped me a avoid:
*The province with two pretenders and hordes of vine men
*A province with 40 trolls
*A province with 6 Handmaidens of Death
*A province with ten darkvines plus 70 mandragora, vine men and manikens

[Saber Cherry]

Um, Jotunheim asked me for gold, and I accidentally sent 100 gold to Pangaea instead... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Sorry!

[Mark the Merciful]

After reading your message I wondered where that had got to. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Graeme Dice]

Anybody else out there having some trouble accessing the server?

[quantum_mechani]

Graeme Dice said:
Anybody else out there having some trouble accessing the server?


Yes, I can't connect. I can still connect to Shepherds of Creation 2 though.

[Saber Cherry]

God's Eye is freezing when I try to check, too.

[alexti]

Same here

[Soapyfrog]

Server needs a little kick... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Kristoffer O]

Hello,

As some of you seems to have problems I have interrupted the force host. You have 48 hours to go. I'll see if I can find any problems.

[Soapyfrog]

Typically this problem just needs the server process to be restarted.

Happened all the time on Mosehansen's server.

[quantum_mechani]

Well, I'm not sure what changed, but I was able to login this morning.

[Saber Cherry]

Hmm... I managed to log in, but it's down again...

[Jurri]

It's borked for me too... I seem to recall that Mose's troubles were lessened when the gamecount was diminished.

[Saber Cherry]

Seems to be back up now.

[Mark the Merciful]

Jotunheim is now in real trouble thanks to my pretender dying in a Province-Defence-forces-invincible-SC-to-retreat incident. I knew I shouldn't have tried to defend that province, but you buggers did your turns too quickly and I couldn't get home in time to change my orders...

[quantum_mechani]

ouch, staling cost me my pretender...

[Saber Cherry]

How come none of my mages are in the Hall of Fame? Seems like they kill 20+ every turn http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I wish you could check kills on non HoF commanders.

So, now there's a 430-unit Marignon army adjacent to me. I bet it has loads of sea trolls, and they have too many HP / too much regeneration for Blade Wind to wipe them out when they get hit by about 1 blade every 2 turns. So I'm doing a fighting retreat: Earthpower, Blade Wind, Blade Wind, Retreat for my dwarves and Thunder Strike, Thunder Strike, Retreat for my air-3 mages (reinvigoration keeps them from passing out... I hope!). Hopefully I'll kill a couple hundred flagellants, my mages will retreat unharmed, and the remaining enemy will starve in their newly-conquered 3000-pop province before attacking again.

Here's a question... I have some Astral-2 Air-2 mages. What's best for them to cast, Solar Rays, Starfires, Lightning Bolt, something else? I don't have Orb Lightning, and it's too short-range, anyway. They're going up against a pack of 50 starving and diseased archers and slingers (should average about 2 morale).

[Graeme Dice]

What research levels do you have?

[Saber Cherry]

Evocation 4, Construction 4, Conjuration 5. Drain 2 with expensive mages is tough http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Graeme Dice]

Well, lightning bolt is probably your best bet. Star fires is not very stellar. Solar rays only works against undead and demons. If you had paralyze, I'd suggest that, as it would help to take the sea trolls out of the fight. If you had a storm in the battle, then go for Summon Storm Power, followed by thunder strikes.

[Saber Cherry]

Graeme Dice said:
Well, lightning bolt is probably your best bet. Star fires is not very stellar. Solar rays only works against undead and demons. If you had paralyze, I'd suggest that, as it would help to take the sea trolls out of the fight. If you had a storm in the battle, then go for Summon Storm Power, followed by thunder strikes.



Hmmmm... No storm, but I'll go for lightning bolts. Thanks for the advice; I thought Solar Rays damaged everything but additionally set undead afire.

[quantum_mechani]

A very interesting epic battle with Marignon in Gryphon Spires. 300 maenads, 150 wolves, 35 fall bears and kithaironic lions vs. 35 sea trolls, winter wolves, summer lions and fire snakes, 80 heavy Marignon troops and a juggernaut. Marignon had some good battlefield magic casting falling frost, and a host of fire spells. In the end the swarm over came them though.

In other news, Atlantis now has an equipped water queen whacking Marignon armies and clearing the way to the throne of the world.

How is it going for Caelum? Is the siege on your capital breakable?

[Saber Cherry]

That is interesting news. I wondered why Marignon was pulling back; I expected a huge attack last round. But I guess they have a new front now.

Looks like I better hurry if I want to take the throne... but I don't have anything to take it with. Ooops! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[alexti]

quantum_mechani said:
How is it going for Caelum? Is the siege on your capital breakable?


Yeah, it should be 2-seraph job...

[Mark the Merciful]

I'm having trouble connecting again. Anyone else?

[Saber Cherry]

Yep, it seems down again... why don't you PM Kristoffer?

[Soapyfrog]

I usually have to connect twice in quick succession to get on.

The first connection always fails, but if I attempt a second connection the moment its clear the first attempt has hung, I get on without a problem.

[Saber Cherry]

Wierd, that sort of worked.

[Jurri]

Soapyfrog said:
I usually have to connect twice in quick succession to get on.

The first connection always fails, but if I attempt a second connection the moment its clear the first attempt has hung, I get on without a problem.

It's like magic!

[Kristoffer O]

Strange

[Cainehill]

Mark the Merciful said:
I'm having trouble connecting again. Anyone else?



Why not just do what you did in mosehansen's "Try Something New" game and not bother taking 10 or 20 turns in a row?
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

Once again, you couldn't be bothered to go AI, but can play other games? Thanks for yet again screwing over the people in a game (he _had_ twice as many provinces as the next highest, highest dominion, etc, on a World map, and just ... stopped ... playing ...)!

[Soapyfrog]

Yeah there seems to be a certain subset of players who do that... endless staling, without the decency to go AI.

I think that in future games I host any player that stales three turns in a row will automatically be set to AI.

[Kristoffer O]

I have just rebooted the game. Jotunheim entered a moment later.

[Mark the Merciful]

Yeah, I noticed the timer had reset, and I was immediately able to connect. Thanks Kristoffer.

[Graeme Dice]

I really, really, really hate ethereal crossbows.

[Jurri]

Graeme Dice said:
I really, really, really hate ethereal crossbows.

Now,I wonder why would that be... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Hey, does anyone have Fate of Oedipus researched? Wouldn't it be cool to burn Baphomet's eyes out! We could even pool our gems for the purpose, that's only like ~10 gems a head.

[Saber Cherry]

Can anyone cast it other than Abysia? I certainly can't, though I'd be happy to empower someone for a mere 185 gems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Odd, I have yet to get a fire random, and I get a lot of randoms. Earth and Blood randoms on Dwarves sort of make up for it, though.

[Mark the Merciful]

It would probably be even cooler to dispel Arcane Nexus. If I had an Astral income, I'd happily help out http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Soapyfrog]

Yes let's hope the AI remains fantastically bad at resource management... the Nexus is a real powerhouse.

I'll see about casting Fate of Oedipus.

[Saber Cherry]

Soapyfrog said:
Yes let's hope the AI remains fantastically bad at resource management...



Well, let's just say that I hired the Eternal Knights after Marignon had them, thinking if all 8 were there it would be OK, and half of them are diseased http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif And Cardinal Carmont is invading me with 100 mixed troops, of which every single one is starving, and half are in advanced stages of disease. Food isn't a normal resource (perhaps it should be?), but regardless, I wouldn't worry too much.

[Graeme Dice]

It looks like the server is stuck again.

[Soapyfrog]

Seems to be a symptom of Linux-run servers.

[Saber Cherry]

I can still enter using that wierd method of opening 3 windows of Doms II and trying to connect with all three of them.

[quantum_mechani]

Saber Cherry said:
I can still enter using that wierd method of opening 3 windows of Doms II and trying to connect with all three of them.

It dosn't connect for me either way.

[Saber Cherry]

quantum_mechani said:
It dosn't connect for me either way.



Better message Kristoffer, then...

[quantum_mechani]

Ah, finally got it to work.

I think this game has gotten cursed, horror marked and diseased...

[Saber Cherry]

quantum_mechani said:
Ah, finally got it to work.

I think this game has gotten cursed, horror marked and diseased...



How many simultanious instances were needed? Or were you just lucky (and ethereal)?

[quantum_mechani]

Saber Cherry said:

quantum_mechani said:
Ah, finally got it to work.

I think this game has gotten cursed, horror marked and diseased...



How many simultanious instances were needed? Or were you just lucky (and ethereal)?

It worked with 3, though I did that many (and more) earlier today with no effect.

[Mark the Merciful]

Wow, what a bizarre work-around!

The third simultaneous DomII window worked for me too. So once more, the game progresses.

[Kristoffer O]

Weird!

30 h until host, but I rebooted just for the sake of it. You shouldn't need three windows to play.

The other games doesn't have this kind of problem. At least not to my knowledge.

[quantum_mechani]

Kristoffer O said:


The other games doesn't have this kind of problem. At least not to my knowledge.

SOC2 doesn't seem to have any of the problems.

EDIT: uh-oh, since the reboot, I can't connect and the 3 windows work around no longer works.

[Graeme Dice]

The server seems to be down again.

[quantum_mechani]

Graeme Dice said:
The server seems to be down again.

Try using 6 windows . http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Seriously, that is what is working for me...

[Saber Cherry]

quantum_mechani said:

Graeme Dice said:
The server seems to be down again.

Try using 6 windows . http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Seriously, that is what is working for me...




I use a mix of up to 8 instances of God's Eye and several of Dominions II. Gotta attack from multiple angles...

[Chazar]

Kristoffer O said:The other games doesn't have this kind of problem. At least not to my knowledge.

I am playing in one of the two private games running: The game started 2nd of march and we're in turn 24+ by now. Most players use a dom2-client on windows, no one encountered problems so far to my knowledge - and we're talking to each other about the game quite often.

I am doing my turns mostly on a linux laptop connected at various places and occasionally from a windows desktop. I did not encounter any connection problems with the shepherds game so far either. So I must say that connection with the Illwinter server works well for me...

[Saber Cherry]

Is Caelum still playing?

[Saber Cherry]

So, um, after 2 (or 3?) stales in a row on a 48h host game, with the staling player under siege and controlling no provinces, anyone else want to vote for setting Caelum to AI? By the time turns roll around, I totally forget everything that has happened.

[Jurri]

Seconded!

[Mark the Merciful]

Thirded

[Saber Cherry]

Ok, that's 3... one more is a majority http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Graeme? Quantum? Soapy?

[Soapyfrog]

Oh yeah set him AI... yeash!

[alexti]

Hey, I'm still playing, just was out of town for 3 days. Now wait how I will destroy that Marignon's army. Well, maybe... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Mark the Merciful]

That's fine too if you're still here and want to hang on. I just assumed you'd given up (a pretty reasonable decision).

On a separate note, is there anyone with air-mages available who can make some flying boots for me? I have the gems, but absolutely no access to air.

[Graeme Dice]

I can make flying shoes.

[Mark the Merciful]

12 gems for two pairs of boots OK?

[Saber Cherry]

alexti said:
Hey, I'm still playing, just was out of town for 3 days. Now wait how I will destroy that Marignon's army. Well, maybe... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif



Ah, sorry - you just suddenly disappeared without a trace, and I assumed you had resigned.

[alexti]

I can make shoes, I have gems too. But if Marignon decide to put a real effort in destroying me he will probably succeed.

[Mark the Merciful]

Well, you know, I've never seen the AI actually storm a castle in any game I've played. Has anyone else?

[Saber Cherry]

I can't remember. A dominion kill might be a bigger worry.

[quantum_mechani]

I believe the game is closing up anyway... there are to be some epic battles the next few turns at the throne of the world I think.

[Mark the Merciful]

Ooh, the sound of a confidant man!

I've only just managed to fight my way out of the bunker. The Throne of the World is miles away.

[Saber Cherry]

I smell ozone. Must be lightning-fried-heathen...

[quantum_mechani]

I'm having a bit of a problem. Every time I try to log into either SOC game I get eternal sparkles. I know it is a problem on my end (though I can still connect to other servers) because I asked Truper to try connecting, and he was able to. The only reason I got my turn in was that he was nice enough to E-mail the turn file to me and upload the .2h that I sent back.

[Saber Cherry]

Um, I sent somebody 20 water gems, and I have no idea who. Did anybody get 20 water gems from me last turn, and wonder why? If so, you can keep them, but you have to be my slave for a week. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Mark the Merciful]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Soapyfrog]

Hope you didnt send them to baphomet...

[Jurri]

Wouldn't that be great, Baphomet as Cherry's slave... *shudder*

[Saber Cherry]

Wha-PISH! Beg me, Baphomet! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Graeme Dice]

So which nation is Mark playing, so I can send him his shoes?

[Saber Cherry]

Jotunheim

[Jurri]

quantum_mechani said:
I'm having a bit of a problem. Every time I try to log into either SOC game I get eternal sparkles. I know it is a problem on my end (though I can still connect to other servers) because I asked Truper to try connecting, and he was able to. The only reason I got my turn in was that he was nice enough to E-mail the turn file to me and upload the .2h that I sent back.



So is this resolved yet?

[Arralen]

AFAIK not - his ISP still blocks most his ports because they, as they said, detected port-scanning from his IP.

Obviously, he can only connect on port 80 (HTTP), even email seemingly doesn't work at times.

[Jurri]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif What to do then... Maybe he oughta be subbed or AId?

[quantum_mechani]

Well, my internet is working again. However, all my plans pretty much fell apart during the 3 turns I staled, and since I think C'tis is about to win anyway, does anyone mind if I go AI?

[Jurri]

I don't mind, at least, up to you. Can't remember if I'm winning though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Jurri]

Ah, so I was close to winning after all http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif Thank you all for the game, and enjoy your respective eternities as slaves to the Lizard!

Cherry: Your army was sweet! And it was cool how my Bane Lords walked all across the field in the storm and struck down your leaders, whilst the vine ogres and wolves opened the way. The one-turn battle in the fortress was quite an anticlimax compared to that.

[Saber Cherry]

Jurri said:
Ah, so I was close to winning after all http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif Thank you all for the game, and enjoy your respective eternities as slaves to the Lizard!

Cherry: Your army was sweet! And it was cool how my Bane Lords walked all across the field in the storm and struck down your leaders, whilst the vine ogres and wolves opened the way. The one-turn battle in the fortress was quite an anticlimax compared to that.



No fair, I didn't even get to see the battle! :cry:

Edit: Ooops, based on God's Eye I thought I was unable to log in, but I guess that was misleading. Never mind my previous post http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Soapyfrog]

I considered tossing my decimated army at the throne of the world, but quite honestly Jurri's army would have eaten me for breakfast.

Oh well! Congrats Jurri!

[Saber Cherry]

Yes, congrats, Jurri http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Your mass-protected infinite wolves would have overwhelmed me eventually, but if only my silly mages hadn't wasted all of their gems against your puny 7 sets of Ghost Riders, I at least might have killed all your Bane Lords. I mean, seriously - the Ghost Riders killed 3 of my 157 troops. Yet my mages used all 47 gems on them!!! That includes such things as a level-6 Air mage with 11 reinvigoration using 2 extra gems to cast wind guide, and 1 extra gem for mistform http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif. I had scripted a few Shadow Blasts for your MR-5 Ogres, and Wind Guide would have been nice as well...

However, it was a very entertaining battle http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif. Nice use of "Darkness", by the way. Casting it on the first turn would have pushed the battle even more in your favor, with my dwarves raining Blade Winds on my own army... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Jurri]

Thanks! The GRs were pretty uneffective indeed, at least in comparison with what they did to the armies of Atlantis, Pan and Abysia. Although draining your gems was certainly a priority for them http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

The Darkness, well, I expected a more forward positioning and put a couple of the large area tangle vines first to immobilize your dudes, which could have been Vans (I had no info on what you had, you know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif)... That was a waste, obviously, but the Vine Ogres were very expendable, as evidenced http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Too bad I missed getting life after death by a turn, it would have undoubtedly made the battle even more fun with the infinite wolves changing into infinite soulless!