New EA Server Game (CBM)

[DakaSha]

Hello looking for players to join the "era 1 game bl_episodes on port 8799" @ http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/blitz_chk.cgi

read "how to join a game" if u need help.

im a MP newb so other newbs are more than welcome ^^

edit: a minimum of 3 players would be welcome. if a fourth joins half way soon then even beter

[DakaSha]

wow i just noticed that gandalfs opened some cbm servers.

offers still up although ill be openeing here now: http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/cbm_chk.cgi

"era 1 game cbm_furls on port 9034"

[DakaSha]

well i feel pretty stupid about this but i just heard my internet connection will be down for about a week starting today or tommorow... so this canceled. better now than later though i guess

it would be cool if somebody else could test the server for gandalf though

[DakaSha]

ok after all that and 4 posts in a row (sorry bout that) i DID get my internet up a lot faster then expected and a game can start whenever somebody joins

[DakaSha]

ok im bumping this one last time. if nobody joins ill see it as a lost cause http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/cbm_chk.cgi

join server... we play

[Herode]

OK, I'll join with Yomi if you don't mind irregular turns from time to time.

Just tell me, and leave me 1-2 days to install CBM and build my pretender.

Are there any other volunteers to reach 4 ?

[DakaSha]

YAY!

yeah i dont care about irregular turns at all. thats what i like about the server.

if we happen to be on at the same time: good it goes faster. if not? well its still at least 1 turn per day.

just join the game whenever ur ready and we'll play from then on or can wait a while to see if somebody else joins

[Herode]

OK then, let's go ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

A few questions about CBM :

- where do you load it ? I tried here (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=519284&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1) but the attachment link leads to a white page with the text "Redirecting" - tried with both Firefox & Opera...

- is it fully compatible with 3.17 ?

[DakaSha]

here u go: cbm (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=624209&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

and yes it is ^^ (this is version 1.3)

[archaeolept]

just unzip the files and put them in your mod folder. then turn on the mod in the options menu.

[DakaSha]

and activate it under mod preferences http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

edit: wtf how did i miss u already saying that ^^

[Herode]

OK, great, I've got it now. Thanks !

Next step : goto pretender nursery.
Some news about my Oni King in 24-48h I guess.
See you soon on the battlefield ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/stupid.gif

[Meursy]

Hi there, are you still looking for more players? I'll join and give Caelum a go if so. I'll need a little time to get/learn CBM and get ready.

Oh, and this will be my very first MP game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Valerius]

I've never played a blitz so if you want a fourth person I'd be interested.

I'm not a newbie; if that's not a problem then I'll play Tir na n'Og.

[Herode]

Hmmm, I'm afraid I've been a bit optimistic about my free time for the weeks to come... I'm going to withdraw from this game and wait a little before starting a new one, that's better than taking the risk of stales or delays. Sorry for that. Have fun, guys !

[DakaSha]

no problem. 3 plyers can be fun too ^^

well u guys just join the first game when ur ready http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/cbm_chk.cgi

[Valerius]

Tir pretender has been uploaded.

[DakaSha]

ok whenever meursy joins we can start.

unless u wanna play a duel also... although ull tear me up ^^

[Meursy]

hi guys, sorry, my chess tourney game went a little longer than expected tonight, so I'll just download CBM and get my pretender in asap.

see you soon

[DakaSha]

wtf. it seems gandalf took the server down. ill pm him

[DakaSha]

ok he got it straightened out.

http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/cbm_chk.cgi

bl_lumpiest

[Meursy]

Looks like the game isn't in the link DakaSha

[DakaSha]

what the heck. i guess hes doing something ah well.

[Gandalf Parker]

My apologies. The machine is rebooting.
Heehee. for weeks the games sit there with no interest then when you start your game we have problems. Sure you werent cursed in the last game? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

If it continues today I will move the game to the main server. (dom3minions.com without the game. on it)

[Gandalf Parker]

OK I think I found the problem.
Hopefully its fixed now [knock on virtual wood]

[Meursy]

Erm, lads, bit of a problem (which I put down tentatively to my newbishness)

I connected to the game just then, uploaded a pretender, then re-entered and started the game. I didn't see any other players there, but thought that might be normal so I entered the game and played my first turn. I didn't see any other pretender gods in the info screens and got a little worried, and, sure enough, I was able to play the next turn and I was declared the winner (and also had a rather nice +1500 gold event btw http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif ).

My first MP game ending in comprehensive victory, I'm so happy! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

But really, what happened?

Cheers,
Meursy

[Gandalf Parker]

You started the game. With one player. And won.

[Meursy]

Gandalf Parker said:
You started the game. With one player. And won.



http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/redface.gif Yes, it seems I did!

I'm really sorry everyone, I've just started MPing with this and one other game, and I didn't think it would be possible for me to start the game on my own (because I didn't organise it), and I also assumed that since the other two players had already uploaded pretenders that everything would somehow work out ok! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

DakaSha and all I'm willing to give it a second try if you are http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Valerius]

Sure, I'm still willing to play. I've uploaded my pretender to cbm_compost, the EA game of the three CBM blitz games listed.

[DakaSha]

ill upload a pretender soon also ^^

[Gandalf Parker]

Hey Meursy, Dont sweat it.
It happens often enough. There are suggestions on the wishlists that people want the developers to put in to help avoid it happening.

[DakaSha]

hmm gandalf the servers seem down again http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Gandalf Parker]

ARRGGHHH
OK as promised.

YOU guys have your OWN game on the other server.
Network connect to dom3minions.com (not game.dom3minions.com)
era 1 game cbm_nixed on port 9153

[Meursy]

Hi again http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Ah, both times that I've uploaded my pretender God I've reached the screen with a list of all nation names and I've clicked Caelum (my race). This time after doing this I tried to click disconnect, but whenever I scroll the window down to do this (because the long list means the option doesn't show up straight away), I get about 1 second before it automatically scrolls back up to the top. This means it is very difficult to click disconnect to get out, or even read what the options do (I get a second of mouse-over time before it refreshes/scrolls back up automatically).

Anyway, the counter at the top timed out and the game attempted to send me the first turn. I deliberately entered an incorrect password (twice in a row) to avoid a second game stuff up in a row, at which point I was disconnected automatically.

Gandalf, any idea what might be causing this?