View Full Version : MP Game of Dorian, military maneuvers ended, earcaraxe wins
earcaraxe
March 17th, 2012, 01:45 PM
this game is intended to be a fast paced one.
llamaserver
cbm 1.92
streamlands
30 hrs hosting
quickhost
middle age
hof 15
no water nations
number of players: 7
victory: consensus
no recruiting 0 gold ettins from sites (bogus orders, etc.)
ghoul34: ashdod
ossa: ermor
tigercub: pythium
holeydooley: shinuyama
austen: mictlan
valerius: eriu
earcaraxe: abysia
Valerius
March 17th, 2012, 01:56 PM
Well, based on how things are going in No_NAPs_Land I should have an opening for another game any turn now so please sign me up for Van (actually my first time playing MA Van under CBM 1.92).
earcaraxe
March 17th, 2012, 02:04 PM
yeah, i thought it will boil down to this :)
very welcome!
(and i would like to thank u for that idea of 30 hrs-hosting, i got it from u and find it a great idea, use it in nearly all my games)
ghoul31
March 17th, 2012, 02:31 PM
I'll give Ashdod another try.
Even though they are pretty weak in CBM 1.92
Ossa
March 17th, 2012, 06:11 PM
I'd like to try Ermor.
earcaraxe
March 17th, 2012, 06:42 PM
welcome!
game has been set up.
HoleyDooley
March 17th, 2012, 10:55 PM
Shinumaya thx.
Austen
March 17th, 2012, 11:26 PM
I want in.. will say who I am in a few :P
Austen
March 18th, 2012, 12:33 AM
C'Tis
HoleyDooley
March 18th, 2012, 12:17 PM
The map link is old or broken or something......
tigercub
March 18th, 2012, 12:20 PM
ok i am in Pythium...
Tigercub
HoleyDooley
March 18th, 2012, 12:21 PM
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=713433
This link works though...not sure if its the correct version though.
OMG there is a link on that page to a newer version.
Here it is.
http://nikita.tnnet.fi/~elmokki/
earcaraxe
March 18th, 2012, 12:35 PM
we are gonna use the 2010.05.09 version. thanks holeydooley!
Valerius
March 18th, 2012, 01:05 PM
yeah, i thought it will boil down to this :)
You probably also realized that I'd go back and forth between Eriu and Van. So please change me to Eriu ... I think. Well, a pretender for one of those two nations will show up at the server. :p
(and i would like to thank u for that idea of 30 hrs-hosting, i got it from u and find it a great idea, use it in nearly all my games)
I'd like to take the credit but it wasn't my idea. I think I've sometimes used it but I took the idea from someone else who was using it as their hosting interval. But I'm glad it's working out well!
earcaraxe
March 18th, 2012, 01:15 PM
ok, i will update your nation when we have started the game :)
Austen
March 18th, 2012, 06:23 PM
I'm waffling also. Think I want to go Mictlan.
earcaraxe
March 19th, 2012, 02:36 AM
its first come first served then.
earcaraxe
March 19th, 2012, 02:37 AM
and as i already said the game has been set up on the server, waiting for pretenders
earcaraxe
March 19th, 2012, 03:59 PM
guys, lets pretend that a 24 hrs hosting interval has been implemented on pretender creation. we are waiting for four still.
Valerius
March 19th, 2012, 04:14 PM
Lol. :) Sorry about that. About 75% sure I'm going with Van but I haven't decided on a build yet. Promise I'll have my pretender ready within 12 hours.
earcaraxe
March 20th, 2012, 11:27 AM
austen, we are waiting for u.
Valerius
March 20th, 2012, 11:40 AM
I think Austen sent in the Mictlan pretender so we are waiting on Ossa's Ermor.
But, um, that's given me time to change my mind again. :p Can you kick out my Van pretender so I can switch to Eriu? I can have a new pretender ready in the next few hours.
earcaraxe
March 20th, 2012, 12:08 PM
oh, yes, sorry austen. i just didnt find ur ctis:)
vanheim deleted.
earcaraxe
March 20th, 2012, 12:11 PM
so ossa, we are all waiting for u.
im gonna reopen recruitment when the 24hrs imaginary hosting time expires. (about 4 hours later)
earcaraxe
March 20th, 2012, 04:04 PM
I have reopened the recruitment for ossa's place. whoever applies here AND sends in his pretender first, will play. ossa, u still have time, altho im not sure how much.
earcaraxe
March 22nd, 2012, 02:03 AM
Ok, ossa is officially gone, we are just looking for the last player to start.
Ossa
March 22nd, 2012, 02:43 PM
Sorry for the delay - I was sick and forgot the look up the games which I enrolled to. May I still send in (right now;) ?
earcaraxe
March 22nd, 2012, 02:45 PM
absolutely :)
im glad u r back and healthy!
Valerius
March 22nd, 2012, 02:52 PM
Wait! I want to switch back to Van. J/K :p
earcaraxe
March 22nd, 2012, 03:04 PM
eriu deleted
earcaraxe
March 22nd, 2012, 03:10 PM
umm, sorry, i didnt know what "J/K" meant. please valerius send ur pretender in again.
Valerius
March 22nd, 2012, 03:16 PM
Sure, pretender sent. Sorry about that.
Legendary League
March 22nd, 2012, 03:48 PM
EDIT: Guess not.
Valerius
March 22nd, 2012, 03:49 PM
Lol. Now that's an interesting start location. Not as bad as my start in Tarrax2 but that position was so bad that the game could have sent me a message the first turn saying "you have lost." :p
Austen
March 24th, 2012, 01:51 AM
Did Pythium ask for a delay? First turn has been out there more than 30 hours and still has quite some time to go before it processes.
earcaraxe
March 24th, 2012, 02:01 AM
i guess llamaservers troubles delayed hosting.
tigerclub, are u still with us? let me remind u that "this game is intended to be a fast paced one."
i know its only one turn, so i dont intend it to be nudging.
Valerius
March 26th, 2012, 08:34 PM
So all my other games are no diplo so let's get some talking in this thread. :)
News from Eriu this month: The Elephant Corps mercenary band will likely not be receiving a contract renewal after an unfortunate run-in with some hydras resulted in a downsizing of their workforce. However, Hannibal himself still remains alive and vows to regroup from this setback (and never work for Eriu again even if they do ask).
earcaraxe
March 27th, 2012, 01:26 PM
I have heard, that tigercub is thinking about giving the game up. I have turned quickhost off and delayed hosting until this is solved.
Tigercub, i would like you to know that im looking forward to getting to know you more as a player, and playing with you in games in the future (as it happened with valerius, ghoul and ossa just to name the players from this game). and I would like to express that - perhaps you also think that too - without setbacks one cant work on his limits learn how to play better and experience success. I consider your position quite potent still, and i was surprised to hear about ur current thoughts ( i admit i see ur position from a different aspect).
whatever your choice is, its up to u, but i would like u to know that I will consider it a loss if u didnt remain.
tigercub
March 28th, 2012, 12:19 AM
I have heard, that tigercub is thinking about giving the game up. I have turned quickhost off and delayed hosting until this is solved.
Tigercub, i would like you to know that im looking forward to getting to know you more as a player, and playing with you in games in the future (as it happened with valerius, ghoul and ossa just to name the players from this game). and I would like to express that - perhaps you also think that too - without setbacks one cant work on his limits learn how to play better and experience success. I consider your position quite potent still, and i was surprised to hear about ur current thoughts ( i admit i see ur position from a different aspect).
whatever your choice is, its up to u, but i would like u to know that I will consider it a loss if u didnt remain.
Last i saw i was the only player with the turn in!
so turn quickhost back on and get on with it!
HoleyDooley
March 28th, 2012, 12:46 AM
Game on it seems, set the to auto thanks.
earcaraxe
March 28th, 2012, 03:11 AM
oh, k, let slip the dogs of war!:D
tigercub
March 31st, 2012, 09:01 AM
ill do a turn on sunday (the first)then i am going away untill the 4th...sorry to hold things up if you need to roll a turn or 2 i understand...
Tiger
earcaraxe
March 31st, 2012, 09:40 AM
no problem, we gonna wait u.
ghoul31
April 8th, 2012, 04:58 PM
Ashdod is definatly unplayable in CBM 1.92
going AI
Austen
April 15th, 2012, 03:08 AM
Hey guys, I went AI. I still have a few guys running around, but I think I may just not be cut out for Dom 3. I've been playing an awful lot lately, and I have lost literally every fight to this point that wasn't just a complete pushover for my team and quite a few that were.
I'm also not getting any better. I'm clearly wrecked here, despite the fact that I was in a pretty good position. Rather than spending the amazing amount of time that I do plotting moves that turn my enormous piles of powerful units into piles of corpses and items, I think I need to try and learn what I'm doing a little better.
Thanks for the game and maybe I will catch you guys in another game sometime if I ever get some sort of clue how to play. :)
earcaraxe
April 28th, 2012, 04:27 AM
this turn i got 5 random events, 4 positive, and one just like the spell "Black Death", in a province where it is most damaging. Im 99% sure Shinuyama has violated our NAP.
earcaraxe
April 28th, 2012, 04:32 AM
and a blight too.
life is sure adventurous in Towen :D
Valerius
April 29th, 2012, 03:36 PM
Please postpone hosting by 24 hours as I won't have a chance to complete my turn today. Thanks!
earcaraxe
April 29th, 2012, 04:18 PM
postponed.
HoleyDooley
May 3rd, 2012, 08:28 PM
All done in on my end.
Time for the AI to see out the last 2 battles.
earcaraxe
May 4th, 2012, 03:17 AM
thanks for participating HD!
earcaraxe
May 6th, 2012, 04:10 AM
guys, what do u think about switching to 48 hrs hosting? im in favor of it.
earcaraxe
May 6th, 2012, 05:15 PM
hosting postponed by 12 hrs.
Valerius
May 7th, 2012, 03:48 PM
I definitely support switching to 48 hours. And thanks for the postponement as I would have staled without it.
earcaraxe
May 7th, 2012, 05:13 PM
i postponed hosting by 18 hrs again.
earcaraxe
May 9th, 2012, 05:46 PM
postponed by 18 hrs.
earcaraxe
May 12th, 2012, 10:42 AM
postponed by 18 hrs again. i dont plan to do this forever tho.
Ossa
May 12th, 2012, 03:23 PM
Due to an unforseen accident the hall of remembrance just burned down - and with it, all papers on documents were lost. I'm herewith cancelling all of my NAPs.
earcaraxe
May 13th, 2012, 09:40 AM
ossa was so kind to agree on 48 hrs hosting, so i have set it.
earcaraxe
May 16th, 2012, 02:02 AM
guys, due to RL events I wont have much time in the next 6 days. perhaps i will do my turn tomorrow, but it requires a lot of planning and im not sure i will have 2 hours for that, but we will see. i extended hosting by 24 hrs. i hope its ok for u, thanks for ur patience in advance.
earcaraxe
May 17th, 2012, 02:49 PM
for some reason the game hosted, about 6 hours after i postponed hosting by 24 hrs (???). its ok, but im curious about that.
Valerius
May 17th, 2012, 03:45 PM
I've sometimes had the server ignore postponement requests (if time permits I like to check to make sure they went through) but IIRC when that happens the ignored requests don't appear in the admin log. But your postponement request does appear there at 13:46 - yet the game hosted an hour later. Very strange. Maybe a delay in communication between the server and the web interface?
If you want we can delay the beginning of the war by a turn.
earcaraxe
May 17th, 2012, 03:59 PM
that was my way of thinking too.
i would appreciate the one month exra, thank u!
earcaraxe
May 27th, 2012, 02:41 AM
postponed by 24 hrs.
Valerius
May 29th, 2012, 02:57 PM
Please postpone hosting by 24 hours.
earcaraxe
May 29th, 2012, 03:34 PM
done. what about switching to 72 hrs interval?
Valerius
May 29th, 2012, 06:13 PM
I like the idea.
Valerius
May 30th, 2012, 04:25 PM
Please postpone hosting by another 24 hours.
earcaraxe
June 7th, 2012, 04:01 PM
what ritual is it? "the entire earth trembled in the most powerful earthquake ever seen. After the earthquake meteors fell from the skies..." then people and soldiers died.
Ossa
June 7th, 2012, 04:14 PM
wish "armaggeddon"
Valerius
June 7th, 2012, 04:17 PM
Hopefully I killed off some good stuff. :p
earcaraxe
June 7th, 2012, 04:34 PM
oh! thats why it didnt specified a province. thanks!
Ossa
June 10th, 2012, 05:06 PM
I feel like this Agarthian kin-breaker. I concede this game, I have no chance against you;)
earcaraxe
June 11th, 2012, 10:09 AM
really?
(i dont get that agarthan kin-breaker reference, i never played them:) )
Valerius
June 11th, 2012, 03:46 PM
We're done? Nice diplo work, earcaraxe. Once Ermor decided to back out of attacking you and then actually ended up attacking me this was inevitable. I have to admit I can't see any logic to the third ranking nation helping the first take out the second, especially given the first was the only blood nation in the game and leading in gem income as well, but maybe Ossa only saw himself in a kingmaker position and not having a chance to win. You get out of diplo what you put into it and since my contact was basically limited to signing a NAP and asking dozens of turns later if he wanted to join in attacking you, well, I can't complain about how things turned out. :p
earcaraxe
June 11th, 2012, 04:02 PM
thanks!
i wonder about ur strategic ideas. shinuyama obviously went for breeding out a world-record number of zmeys, and tought me a lot about hunting them.
Ossa, did u plan to shoot for tarts from the beginning? What was ur experience with the rainbow minor bless u used?
Valerius, how did ur light bless worked?
my strategy was one i wanted to try out for a long time with abysia: taking an awake sage research zmeys in about 16 turns, then send them out so early when very few counters could be against them. it worked well in our war versus pythium and first versus mictlan, but then the mictlan ai killed all of them... :S (mostly mictlipoctli with skeleton spamming)
Ossa
June 11th, 2012, 04:44 PM
Valerius, I immideately attacked you both. I just happended to have more troops on your border than on his.
And no, I had no plan what to do with Ermor beforehand - I just happened to shoot for tarts as I often just plan my pretender to forge the chalice.
Valerius
June 11th, 2012, 05:20 PM
Valerius, I immideately attacked you both. I just happended to have more troops on your border than on his.
IMO your best option was to use your leverage with me (I needed your help) to extract terms that would be favorable to you after Aby was defeated. Alternatively, you could have worked with Aby to kill me and then faced him (but I think your chances would have been very poor if you went that route). Crippling me and then attacking Aby to start a free-for-all was pointless, did nothing to help your chances of winning, and pretty much guaranteed the leading nation would win - which is exactly what happened.
On the plus side, it did get me out of some painful micromanagement. ;)
Valerius
June 11th, 2012, 05:29 PM
Valerius, how did ur light bless worked?
This game reinforced my opinion that a light bless and scales is a stronger approach with Eriu than a full E9 bless. The way I see it a stronger bless lets you save on gems, stronger scales give you more mages. Since I been focusing more on Evo. magic recently I wanted to give a scales approach a try and found it was very effective. Until things went downhill at the end of the game I never reached the point where upkeep was so high I could barely recruit mages. But even though I think a scales approach is stronger I find an E9 bless to be more fun because it helps with thugging, which is my favorite part of the game.
earcaraxe
June 12th, 2012, 03:15 AM
thanks for the game everyone!
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