Late Era Random Map (Abandoned)

[UninspiredName]

Please note that this is my first multi-player host, so don't expect a smooth ride. Still, I feel confident enough in my ability to get it working in the long run. Ideally the map would be medium-sized and house 5 players, though this is easilly subject to change. I'll pick my nation once everyone else has picked theirs, and will post IP/Port information once I figure out how to select individual ports with AVG.

The current plan is for the game to have magic sites 40, renaming allowed, and a Hall of Fame of 15. NO MODS. (However, I will consider any other suggested changes) There will be a 36-hour auto-host, (If you're allowed to do that. Otherwise, 24-hour.) but don't be pressured to get your turns in quick. It's not a blitz game, really.

Finally, please consider Arena Death Matches to be a matter of honor, a sacred event. Don't think I discourage showing up with weakeners and not at all, though. I know I might. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Players:
UninspiredName-Patala
Shovah32-R'lyeh
RamsHead-Arcoscephale
Ichtarian-Man
Reverend Zombie-Jomon
Catquiet-Utgrd
Strages Sanctus-Ermor
llamabeast-Pangaea

[Shovah32]

Dreamland if i can be a water nation, mictlan if i cant.

[RamsHead]

I'll take Arcoscephale and upkeep my tradition of losing badly.

[Ichtarian]

I would like to play Man

[Strages Sanctus]

I would like to play (I am a total MP noob) but not sure what nation yet.

[Reverend Zombie]

I'd like to try Man, please.

[Shovah32]

Too late reverend

[Reverend Zombie]

Someone beat me to it. I'll go with Jomon, instead.

[Ichtarian]

Sorry Reverend

[Catquiet]

I'll play Utgard.

[UninspiredName]

Geez, that was quick! Space has been added to accomodate players I missed, and I'm still trying to figure out how to open up a port. In a worst-case scenario I'll just bring down the Firewall, but for the time being we still have two who haven't finalized their nations.

I shall play Patala, who I would've picked anyways! Yay!

[Strages Sanctus]

I will be Ermor Ashen Empire

I am such a noob, I am still actually deciding. Ashen empire sure pumps out lots and lots of chaff....

[llamabeast]

If you can take another player, I'd like to join in! No worries if not.

[UninspiredName]

Sure, llama, what nation do you want? It seems we also have Ermor fighting its (also) evil twin Aquatic Ermor. Will the Ashen Empire's mighty conjurations be able to defeat R'lyeh's recruitables? The suspense is killing me! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

...But this time I'm serious. No more entries. If possible, can you all start uploading pretenders so we can get this show on the road?

EDIT: We also have the issue of roleplaying, I suppose. Any thoughts on it?

[Strages Sanctus]

I am in to diplomacy and rp http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Where should I be uploading to?

[UninspiredName]

Ah, just put it in a .zip file and attach it on the forums. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Ichtarian]

RP sounds fine to me. I plan on providing an AAR at the conclusion so the RP will make the detail that much better.

[Ichtarian]

LE Man Pretender attached

[llamabeast]

LE Pangaea pretender attached!

[Shovah32]

How do i attach a file on this forum again?

[llamabeast]

I think you have to write a post, then edit it, and when you edit it you have a checkbox which allows you to add an attachment (at least that's how I did it).

[llamabeast]

Oh, by the way, I'm up for RP, proper diplomacy etc.. I've been playing in the first Newbie game and that's been really good like that. The forum's been pretty entertaining.

[Shovah32]

OK, my previous post has(hopefully) been edited to contain my pretender(who is password protected as i hope all others are)

[RamsHead]

Behold Orion!
I hope I did it right.

[UninspiredName]

Alright, sorry for the late update. I didn't have access to my computer. We still need Reverend Zombie, Catquiet, and Strages Sanctus' pretenders before we start. If they're not heard from within a week, (Yeah, right) we start. It also seems we'll be going RP, which is my choice as well.

Llamabeast has been registered as Pangaea due to his choice of Pretender. Those with starred names on the first post have uploaded pretenders for easy reference.

[Strages Sanctus]

Strages uploaded (LE Ermor)

[UninspiredName]

UPDATE: An issue has appeared. I run Dominions on a laptop, which goes into 'sleep mode' for x minutes if power is turned off. Also to save power, in this mode the internet connection is brought down. It shouldn't be too hard to solve, but I suppose we'll see. If anyone has advice, I'm all ears.

[Reverend Zombie]

Here's Jomon.

[UninspiredName]

Dammit, Catquiet! Stop being so skimpy with new posts! You're making it hard to find! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

With this almost all pretenders are accounted for, and we can start once I fix my laptop not to 'sleep' and turn off the internet. I'll update again once progress has been made, but help is still appreciated. If Strages Sanctus doesn't upload by the time I'm done I'll remind him via PM, but won't bother him in the meantime. I still don't know if this will work.

EDIT: I might have a fix. I'll post again when it can be seen whether it worked or not.

[llamabeast]

What do you mean it goes into sleep mode if power is turned off? Can you not just avoid turning it off in that case?

If you mean it goes asleep if you just leave it for a while (which I think is the normal power-saving feature), I think you can control power-saving features in Control Panel.

I found some instructions:

- Go to Control Panel
- Make sure you're in "category view"
- Click "performance and maintenance", then "power options"
- Fix the options

Hope that helps, and I didn't get the wrong end of the stick.

[UninspiredName]

Really? Power options is right in the Control Panel open, for me.

Thanks very much for the advice, though. I'll try it now.

[llamabeast]

Oh yes, d'oh! Well you could also get to it by changing to "Category View" etc. if you wanted to pass the time. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

I think you have to set "System standby" to "Never" if I was understanding correctly.

[UninspiredName]

Already done, and already sucess. Thanks again! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

We can start whenever, but I'll give Strages Sanctum until noon tomorrow to upload and PM him as a reminder. We're just about ready, folks.

[llamabeast]

Hasn't he already uploaded? He looks like he did yesterday, and there's an attachment on his post.

[UninspiredName]

Oh, really? Crap... Sorry about that... Alright, then we can start at the turn of the hour. Best of luck, prepare to die, and don't kill me, in that order, to all competitors.

[UninspiredName]

We've got trouble. My computer says Shovah/R'lyeh's .zip file doesn't actually contain anything. Can you possibly re-upload? We can start as soon as it's re-uploaded, or at noon EST tomorrow if Shovah doesn't make it.

[Strages Sanctus]

Ah well, smooth sailing isn't very educational. So at least the problems are teaching us stuff http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[UninspiredName]

We're getting there, though. This is like post-preparation. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Shovah32]

Here goes nothing

[Ichtarian]

um, do we have an IP address yet?

[UninspiredName]

Alright everyone, sorry for the delay. The house's other computer is down, and everyone needed to use this one. All pretenders have been recieved, however, and the game's just started up. The IP address is 10.156.24.101, and the port is 1113. Here's hoping this works, and good luck once again.

It says it's waiting for participants, so sign on up. I'm still new at this.

EDIT: Fixed the port number.

[llamabeast]

No luck for me, I couldn't connect.

I have to go to bed I'm afraid (it's late in the UK), so won't be around to help with testing for a while. Hope you get it working.

[UninspiredName]

Uh, I'm having some brief issues. I first tried just setting up a network, then realized I should start a game first. Then I screwed up three times (yes, I know) forgetting to put the 'host' game in windowed mode. Yeah, I'm dumb. It should work now if you give me a minute or two.

Edit. I also typed one too many 1s in my previous post. It's, in reality, 1113. I thought I would be a bit more competent than this... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Strages Sanctus]

I am not having any luck connecting
6.06 pm PST

command line ping to that IP also failed

[UninspiredName]

Dammit! I'm sure the firewall's down...

Try this IP address. Dominions 3 and whatismyip.com can't agree on what it is...
72.138.191.35

[Ichtarian]

Nope, could not connect...it timed out.

[UninspiredName]

Did you try the other IP?

[Ichtarian]

I just tried 72.138.191.35 and port 1113. Still timed out.

[UninspiredName]

Bah... I can't think of what else it might be. I guess that's game over. If anything comes up, I'll bump this. Thanks for participating, everyone, and sorry I couldn't follow through.

[llamabeast]

Oh no, I was really looking forward to this one! Surely we can overcome technical issues? If there's a computer and an internet connection it must be doable.

Have you checked port forwarding on your router? By default routers block almost all ports. This is a separate thing from firewalls, so the signal never gets to your computer even if your firewall is off.

If your router is anything like my old one, you have to go to 192.168.0.1 in internet explorer to access it's setup page, then look for the "port forwarding" option. Sorry if you already know all this.

[UninspiredName]

Actually, that's new to me. At any rate, these computers have tight security for a reason, (You should have seen the time we had setting up Xbox Live. The Wii still doesn't work online.) and I probably shouldn't go messing with it. Besides, this isn't even the master computer.

Again, I'm really sorry. I was looking forward to this one too, and it probably would've been the first in many more to come. I really don't want to give up hosting, but I'm thinking there's no real choice. If anything comes up, I'll be sure to share it...

[llamabeast]

Well okay, it is a pity. You could just have a look at your router page, it's actually generally very self-explanatory, and as I understand it opening an arbitrary port doesn't represent a security risk at all (you already have quite a few open ports, e.g. one for the internet, one for e-mail). But no worries if you're not comfortable with it.

I wish I could host, but my computer's by my bed and ridiculously loud, so I could never leave it on all the time.

[UninspiredName]

It's not that I'm uncomfortable with this, but my father works out of home and has important files. That's the main reason. If it doesn't pose a security risk, I should be able to petition to open one up. Many thanks, I'll post if there's anything to post about.