New PBW Game: Star Trek Universe with AST Mod

[Gandalph]

Don't know why nobody else has done this yet. I would like to play a PBW AST Mod game. The specific rules are as follows;

Starting resources: 100000
Starting planets: 1
Home planet value: Good
Score display: Own
Technology level: Low
Racial points: 3000
Quadrant type: Dense Paradise
Quadrant size: Medium
Event frequency: Medium
Event severity: High
Technology cost: Medium
Victory conditions: Last Man/Alliance Standing (Max 2)
Maximum units: 5000
Maximum ships: 1000
Computer players: None
Computer difficulty: N/A
Computer player bonus: N/A
Neutral empires: No
Other game settings: AST Mod races only. RPG your race. Race setup at your discretion, but try to stay within the bounds of the race you are playing.
NO: Stellar Manipulation, Intel, Tech Trades, Pop Swap, Ship Trade
All else allowed.
10 Players

Game will use AST Mod Version 1.8 plus "No AI Mod"

[ May 10, 2003, 18:22: Message edited by: Gandalph ]

[Ed Kolis]

Gaah, not another enticing PBW game! I'm already involved in too many, just wait until I start WORK this summer! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[Gandalph]

Wow, with all the discussion I have seen about this great Mod, I expected a better turn out. All you AST players, are you solo only? Get to know PBW with this game, it's a gas!!!

[Unknown_Enemy]

should players have to respect star trek's story or are we free to innovate ?

I mean : could the borg ally with the federation ?

[Gandalph]

I am not going to strictly enforce role play. I only ask that you somewhat play as your race would. To deny the borg allies is to cripple their ability as compared to the other races.

Edit - The game will start when we get 10 players.

[ May 12, 2003, 18:06: Message edited by: Gandalph ]

[Atrocities]

Count me in, but has CNC equalized the Borg Mount and uploaded it to PBW?

The Mod was designed first as a single player mod. That means that the Borg have a slight weapons advantage over the other players. To equalize this, one would have to reduce or eliminate the BORG mount from the CompEnhancement.txt file in the data folder. If not, you will have to leave the Borg our of this game.

And please, count me in this game as well. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[openair]

im very interested... ill take 8472...

[CNCRaymond]

Count me in as well. I will take the Borg.

I have uploaded a playable Version to the download section under mods, but it does not cotnain any race bmps.

If you want I can make the alterations to the Borg file and then submit it to PBW for use. I will also post a PBW Version "patch" to the ast mod site and send a copy to all how join the game. The patch will effectively correct the Borg advantage by making it compareable to the other races ship mount advantages.

Additionally, the AST mod comes with all the races installed. So if you have the complete Version, http://astmod.com v1.8 then you will not need to download additional races images. BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO, just use the BMP files, and not the AI files.

Gandalph please email me. cncraymond@astmod.com

[ May 12, 2003, 20:08: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]

[CNCRaymond]

AST PBW CompEnhancement (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1052767007.zip)

[Hugh Manatee]

I call cardassians, (if that's allright with you)

[mottlee]

When to start?? will be out of town for a few days so no access but interested
!!!

[Atrocities]

A quick couple of questions.

1. Do you want to allow or dis-allow the aptional technologies? Early, Developed, and Expanded Technology. These technologies do give a significant advantage if used. For PBW purposes it should be stipulated that they are not or are allowed. (Not that any one would really want to waste the points on them. The advantage is not that big to warrent the loss.)

Just for the Game hosts information: The Early, Developed, and Expanded technology CAN be disabled in the Technology tab during game set up.

I would like to know if these technology trees are going to be excluded or included with this PBW game prior to submitting my emp file.

2. Should the stipulate that you can only use your RACES technology tree and no one elses?

3. Do we need to use the new CompEnhancement file below?

NOTE:
1. The ASTMOD does include 20 races already.
2. You should set up your race using the ASTmod

[ May 13, 2003, 06:50: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[tesco samoa]

good point at.... on using your race tech tree only...

Lets hope so...

[tesco samoa]

strange Gand must have missed this...

[Gandalph]

Sorry Guys, have been rather busy the Last couple of days.

I will Stipulate that, in regards to racial technology, you can only chose your race and not another.

Early, Developed and Expanded Technologies will be disabled.

I will further post about the Borg after discussing it with CNCRaymond

[Hugh Manatee]

Hmm... In designing my Cardassians, I took the Cardassian and the Bajoran tech areas, I figured since I ocupy their homeworld and have enslaved their whole stupid, weak, pathetic, insignifigant, race I'd get their tech too.(it was only 500 points) Since they don't even have a shipset noone is likely to play as them. Should I redo my race?(I kinda want to keep it lke it is for RPG purposes)

[ May 14, 2003, 18:33: Message edited by: Hugh Manatee ]

[Atrocities]

I would think that that would not be a problem as the sub race technologies only give a facility technology. The Bajorans have the Jalanda Forum. But the officaly only the host can make that all.

If it were up to me, I would say one additional race minor race tech, but they really do not offer any useable bonuses for PBW.

I have to resubmit my race now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[Atrocities]

Gandalph I have emailed you a new EMP file. Please use the new one to replace my old one when you set up the game. Thanks.

[Gandalph]

8 spots filled, just 2 left open. Any Takers???

[mottlee]

UP!

[Nodachi]

Count me in. Here comes the Breen!

[openair]

10 players!

[tesco samoa]

Wise choice Romulan. It saves us having to pay a memeber of council to travel to your space to ask for the surrender papers from your empire.

We are happy to report that Romulan women make fine slaves. We look forward to the Production of Grand Negus Zarg Ale. Very fine vintage so be drunk with Klingons at victory bashes.

Message from the Romulan Empire:
""To every Last Romulan, our time will come again, and from the ashes our children will remember!"

Last words of Praetor Primus during a broadcast informing the Ferengi and Klingons of their intentions of no surrender.

"


As you can read the game is awash with flames.

p.s. wow has it been on for that long

[Atrocities]

You mean to tell me that YOU ACTUALLY continued that game? Good GOD!

[tesco samoa]

their is 4 of us left

[Atrocities]

How did the mod play on PBW? Is it a good mod, or a POS?

[tesco samoa]

combat is fast.

if you want you can log in as me and check it out.