The Rope Bridge, any-skill MA (uploading pretenders)

[Kungfoo]

As much as I love the new trend of 6-player games, I thought it might be nice to get a slightly larger one going. As such, I would like to welcome everyone to the rope bridge! MA, standard settings, with graphs off, this game is open to players of all skill levels - although if this is one of your first MP experiences, I'd highly encourage you to take the time to get extremely familiar with game mechanics and come in with the expectation that it might be a short trip*.

*and also with the intent to stick it out to the bitter end, even if you're getting crushed - it's a great way to learn.

Game Info
Name: The Rope Bridge
Players: 16
Schedule: 36h quickhost to start, moving to 48/72/beyond as needed - the general pace will be relaxed, as it's summer and you guys are probably as busy as I am
Mods: CBM 1.92 w/ ettin fix http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=804194
Map: Riverlands for Rope Bridge http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=806363&postcount=29

EDIT: Please make sure that your map image file is Riverlands_for_RopeBridge.tga, and NOT ropebridge.tga. I'd mistakenly included the wrong image in one of my zips. The above link is now correct.

Game Settings
Age: Middle Age
Independent Strength: 5
Research: Standard
Magic Sites: Default for the age
Money: Default
Resources: Default
Supplies: Default
Random Events: Default
Re-naming: On
Score Graphs: Off
Hall Of Fame: 15

Diplomacy: Machiavellian. Trades are binding. As for the rest, think of it like the board game Diplomacy - you can do whatever you want, but reneging on treaties is likely to have consequences on your ability to pursue further diplomatic options within this game. Please keep any hurt feelings over political machinations within the confines of this game, however.

House rules: Usual stuff, common sense applies here. No bogus orders, no free ettins, no lab-flooding or invisi-sieges, etc. If newer players have any questions about this section, please feel free to ask in the thread and I'll be more than happy to explain in greater detail.

Note that I will be simultaneously recruiting on several forums; I'll do my best to keep the nations list current, but it's first-come, first-serve across all boards.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEWER PLAYERS: please DO NOT set yourself to AI without prior approval. if for whatever reason you're unable or unwilling to continue playing, either find a sub or just make a post in this thread saying you have to bow out - it takes the same amount of time, and prevents the rest of the community from hating you forever.

Admin: Kungfoo

link to dom3mods post: http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showtopic=769

Nations [16/16]
Kungfoo - MA Agartha
HotCarl - MA Pythium
ghoul31 - MA Ermor
AlbertTheObscure - MA T'ien Ch'i
HoleyDooley - MA Shinuyama
EZBrown - MA Arcoscephale
Reverend Zombie - MA Bandar Log
Jolly Roger - MA C'tis
Mars76 - MA Marignon
Ragnarok-X - MA Vanheim
skymoon - MA Ulm
himselfbh - MA Eriu
garga - MA Abysia
Wendigo_reloaded - MA R'lyeh
ismellcolours - MA Caelum
RabbitCook - MA Machaka

[HotCarl]

Hey I'm in and I want Pythium. I'm going to build an empire of bath houses and also orgies.

[ghoul31]

ermor

[AlbertTheObscure]

Put me down for T'ien Ch'i, if you would.

[Reverend Zombie]

Bandar Log, please.

[Jolly Roger]

For me C´tis

[Shardphoenix]

How about using CBM from http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=804194?

[Mars76]

I'll try Marignon if you don't mind.

[Ragnarok-X]

I would try Vanheim, thanks.

[skymoon]

Ma ulm, please. ^Q^

[himselfbh]

ma eriu thx :D

[Kungfoo]

Awesome, great response so far guys. We're at 13 players; I'll probably leave recruiting open for another day or two (with a hard cap of 16) and then look to start sometime in the middle of next week, as I believe Ragnarok-X is out this weekend, and I want everyone to have at least a few days to design/test pretenders.

Also thanks to shardphoenix for pointing me in the direction of calahan's ettinfix for cbm 1.92 - http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=804194 - we'll be using that instead of standard cbm, so please download the fixed version and then use that when you design your pretender (unless you really want a pathless archmage).

for maps I'm currently looking at roaring rhinos/greece stain, or possibly riverlands if we get a few more players, but I'm open to suggestions.

[Wendigo_reloaded]

If you are looking for an UW nation to play Riverlands at 13+1, I might as well join with R'lyeh & try this CBM thing.

[Kungfoo]

and... we're full! With 15+1 players I'm inclined to go with a modified version of Riverlands (228+17 by default) with fixed starts and a more proper land/water province distribution. For fixed starts I'll either get someone else to assign them or do a random assignment of non-coastal/water nations and mark capitals with a crown so I don't have access to any more information about the map than you guys do.

That said, alternative suggestions are still welcome.

I expect to have the map finished over the course of this weekend; use that time to build pretenders and then we'll start after Ragnarok is back and ready, so tentatively tues or wed!

[Kungfoo]

and just as another reminder, please be sure to have CBM w/ ettin fix ( http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=804194 ) as the only mod enabled when designing your pretender.

thanks!

[Jolly Roger]

Hi.

I know that´s a pain in the ***, but I´ve just received a message I have to speak on a congress in Prague, means I´ll be out of town from Thursday (14th) morning to Saturday(16th) late in the evening.
So I could continue on Sunday morning (GMT).:doh:

Sorry, hope that´s not too annoying. The good message is I´ll be available without any break until the 11th of August.:D

Regards, Klaus

[Kungfoo]

That's fine, I'll just extend the game over the weekend as needed. Prague is a wonderful city so I can't be too annoyed.

[Jolly Roger]

Really hope, I won´t spend all the days on the congress:)

Very curious to see Prague

Thanks, Klaus

[skymoon]

Have we decided the map? riverland?

[Kungfoo]

We'll be using a modified version of Riverlands with fixed starts for 15+1* players. I've had to move a few provinces around to provide equal starts/spacing and am just now finishing up a last check of all the connections. I'll have the map uploaded in a couple hours so you guys can check it out, and will open the game for pretender uploads at the same time.

*note that while the starts are fixed, I won't be the one assigning nations to starts, so as not to gain any informational advantage over the rest of you.

[Kungfoo]

Map is finished! The .map file included will not have fixed starts, but the live version on the server does.

[Kungfoo]

game is up! http://www.llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=The_Rope_Bridge

go ahead and upload your pretenders now, and we'll start as soon as everyone's in!

[Kungfoo]

.map edit: fixed connection between sea provinces 82 & 84. won't have any effect on the game, but will on the test map, so here's a new version!

[Ragnarok-X]

Whenever i try to create a game on the map, it says the maps image is not found ?

[Kungfoo]

Whenever i try to create a game on the map, it says the maps image is not found ?

...Probably because I included the wrong image file in the second .zip :) The .tga in the first .zip, riverlands_for_ropebridge.tga, is correct, so use that one. I'll put together a package with the correct image and .map file together in one when I get home, but in order to play the game all you'll need is riverlands_for_ropebridge.tga from the first zip.

[Mars76]

Kung my friend,

looking on the link I do not see Marignon...

[Reverend Zombie]

Kung my friend,

looking on the link I do not see Marignon...

Have you e-mailed your pretender to pretendersATllamserverDOTnet?

Marignon should show up once you have done so.

[Kungfoo]

Yup, just what the reverend said! Nations show up on that list after their pretender has been submitted to llamaserver.

llamabeast wrote an excellent faq linked from http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=35160 - it should cover just about any questions you have (esp. parts 1 & 2).

[Kungfoo]

Ok, clearing up any confusion, please be sure to have riverlands_for_ropebridge.tga (posted below) in your \maps folder. Main page has been updated to reflect the proper link.

Mars76, as soon as you get your pretender uploaded, we'll be good to start! Let me know if you have any further questions.

[Mars76]

thanks for the quick response.

Will have him in tonight!

[Mars76]

done

[Kungfoo]

Awesome. Did you get an email confirmation from llamaserver?

[Kungfoo]

Since it still hasn't come across the server, I'm guessing you either sent your .2h file to the wrong email address, or with the wrong subject line.
The subject line should be exactly: The_Rope_Bridge

and you should be sending your email to pretenders and not turns or anything else.

hope this helps!

[Mars76]

ahhh...underscore. noobs.

[Kungfoo]

haha. we're all in, let's rock and roll!

[Jolly Roger]

Please don´t forget, I need a time out, as I´m in Prague until Sunday. Can´t play the next turn before Sunday GMT 12:00.

Thanks, Klaus

[Kungfoo]

Yep, after this current turn goes through I'll postpone until after you're back.

[Jolly Roger]

Thanks ! I´ll play the turn on sunday asap !

Cheers, Klaus

[Nosantee]

It's turn 3 and I already see an enemy dominion candle.

How far away exactly did you place each capitol from one another?

[Kungfoo]

There are at least four provinces between every land capital (ie, cap0-prov1-prov2-prov3-prov4-cap5), and at least two between any water start and any land start. Sounds like you may have an awake pretender to deal with!

[Nosantee]

Attn:dominion Holder Of Glade Woods (19)

Arcoscephale Is Moving Glorious Army Into This Province. There Are Elephants, Say Again, Elephants.

Steer Clear Of Glade Woods (19), Over.

[Wendigo_reloaded]

Up! This thread is far too quiet.

A number of parchments are delivered to the free nations of the world, carried by lobotomized Atlanteans, former members of a once proud race. The parchments are sealed with a sigil in the form of a trident:

"Smart commanders should stay clear from the waters, 'cos the seas are dark, and filled with terrors"

The slaves leave without waiting for an answer.

[Reverend Zombie]

"Smart commanders should stay clear from the waters, 'cos the seas are dark, and filled with terrors"



And that which is dead may not die, unless it tries to come upon land, where it will be stuck full of pointy monkey arrows.

[Reverend Zombie]

May I have an extra 12 hours to get the current turn done, please?

[Kungfoo]

Yep, added.

[Reverend Zombie]

Thanks!

...and the power is back on in my house, so I was able to send the turn in on time after all.

[Reverend Zombie]

The monkeys' reach has exceeded their grasp, and Bandar Log is now trampled under the writhing tentacles of R'yleh.

Good luck to you all!

[Ragnarok-X]

Whats the hold up ?!

[Wendigo_reloaded]

Agartha has staled two consecutive turns:

http://www.llamaserver.net/doAdminAction.cgi?game=The_Rope_Bridge&action=showstales

So we have no game admin!

If anyone knows Kungfoo, it would be nice if you could retrieve the admin password.

Cheers.

[Ragnarok-X]

I am now Admin of this game.
If you need a break, a longer turn timer or something else, Post here.

[Ragnarok-X]

A Sub for Agartha has been found.
Its "Hishtagat" from Dom3Mods.

The current has been postponed by 24 hours.

Everyone, kick *** and have fun.

[himselfbh]

Who is T'ien Ch'i now?

[Jolly Roger]

Not sure, who´s the administrator now.

I´ll be in holidays from August 14th-23rd.

TIAVALS will replace me for that period.

Please make sure to send 2h files to his email address.

I´ll send the last 2h file from my side now.

Thanks, Klaus

[Ragnarok-X]

I am Admin. In order to change Email, Tivavals will have to let me know his Email @.

Regarding TC, i have no idea. It was changed before i became admin and i dont see how i could see the current email for TC.

[himselfbh]

May I suggest we changing to 48 hours per turn? As I got a little busy now. Thank you guys.:)

[Ragnarok-X]

I would appreciate if more than one person has an opinion on this matter.

[Reverend Zombie]

Schedule: 36h quickhost to start, moving to 48/72/beyond as needed - the general pace will be relaxed, as it's summer and you guys are probably as busy as I am

My opinion shouldn't count, as I have been eliminated, but the request seems reasonable to me.

[Wendigo_reloaded]

I support the change to 48h.

[Ragnarok-X]

Turns schedule is hereby changed to one turn all 48 hours.

[Nosantee]

Turns schedule is hereby changed to one turn all 48 hours.

Appreciate it stranger.
Previously I was feeling rushed to get it all done in one day.

[himselfbh]

Actually it's still 36h per turn...please check it out:)

[Ragnarok-X]

I see that. The admin log shows i switched to 48 hours, yet its still 36 on the overview. I do it again, maybe it helps.

[himselfbh]

I see that. The admin log shows i switched to 48 hours, yet its still 36 on the overview. I do it again, maybe it helps.

It works, thank you.

[John_Madlock]

So you are still uploading pretenders? :> I'm looking a game...

[himselfbh]

So you are still uploading pretenders? :> I'm looking a game...

Actually it's about turn40 now...you can find it on the llamaserver

[Ragnarok-X]

Mari and TC have been stalling for 3 turns now. If they stall again, i will have someone take a look a at their nations and if viable them to AI. Im sick of stupid people not doing their ****.

In addition, Caelum needs a sub and is in a "decent" position, having just fended off Ctis.

[Wendigo_reloaded]

Llamaserver was stuck for a couple hours, but it seems to be working now, and any orders issued while it was hung seem to be in.

I believe you should force host, as it's been over 2 days since the last turn and they are very unlikely to not stale again: No point holding everybody else another day. They have been occasionally taking turns, but according to what I have seen none of them has much left.

[BlanketThief]

Looks like I'm the sub for TC. I'm often online at the IRC channel if you need to get in touch; It's #Dominions at irc.gamesurge.net.

[Ragnarok-X]

Sub for TC has been found.

There is still a sub needed for CAELUM which is actually in decent shape.
Anyone ?

[Ragnarok-X]

A Sub for Caelum has been found. I entered an extension of 12 hours which is hopefully enough for Caelum to check the turn and submit basic orders.

[Ragnarok-X]

We have trouble.

TC and Agartha are being played on Last Stand by sub players.
Eriu is looking for a Sub since a day.
Same goes for Ulm.
Abysia is gone as well.

With both Eriu and Ulm basicly gone, im having my doubts we can continue the game.
Opinions ?

[ghoul31]

and Caelum has staled the last three turns

[skymoon]

Sorry guys, I'm out of town for 2 weeks. Hope Ragnarok can find a sub for me. (from iphone)

[Wendigo_reloaded]

Agartha went AI a couple turns ago.

Maybe the game was too ambitious, with a big map and a lot of nations.

Not sure what to do here.

[ghoul31]

Well since the graphs are off, I don't know anyone's situation.

[Ragnarok-X]

Basicly, im tending towards declaring the game as finished, unless people object.
Agartha, TC or Aby alone wouldnt be a problem, but Eriu and Ulm are two major powers leaving.

[Wendigo_reloaded]

Looks like there's very little interest in going on then. The game is undecided, but I agree that carrying on with major powers missing would be weird.

Thanks to everyone, and particularly to those that kept fighting despite the losses and odds against.

[ghoul31]

ok, lets end it then

[Ragnarok-X]

Just for the record, im really displeased with the outcome of this PoS game. I would fully blame Kungfoo for being a dick of an admin, but he is not around anymore so for all i know he could actually be sick or stuff.

Everyone, thanks for the game and i hope you meet you guys again. It was fun while it last.

[Nosantee]

Thank goodness. As great as Arco was doing (We had 5 Tarts making 2 a turn, Forge Lords Hammer, and were heading towards 100 pearls to Wish away the Chalice) I'm glad I can take a break away from DOMIII for now and focus on my job. About to start 12 hour night shifts. ouch.

[himselfbh]

Sorry guys, but I'm going on the game with big pressure, as it lasts too long.

Anyway, thanks everyone for The Rope Bridge and good luck in other games.