Earthmichael against Roninscg ladder PBEM

[sisko]

i guess you don't want either tech stagnation or spoils of war in the game.

@Eartmichael: are you ok with the unofficial patch being used or not?

Because of the position each faction gets in the turn order, some techs may not be available at start.
@both of you: is there any tech that you want to be available to research from the first turn?
if so, please PM me that tech.

[Earthmichael]

I just downloaded and installed the unofficial patch, and it seems to work fine, so I am OK with using that.

roninscg, you can have your choice as to whether to play with tech stagnation or not.  I am OK either way.  It is very different game based on this setting, but I find both are enjoyable.

So to update your chart:

Game Version: SMACX with Unofficial Patch
Diplomatic Victory: Off
Tech stagnation: roninscg choice, I am good either way
Spoils of War: Off

One last thing, what do you want for starting units?

I would like to start with at least 2 colony pods and 4 scouts with each faction to get off to a bit of a faster start.  That seems like a good expedited start.
If you want more than that, it is probably OK with me up to a certain point, say no more than 4 colony pods and 8 scouts.  By scouts I mean just 1/1/1 independent units.  Nothing fancy.
I am OK with any choice you want to make between these two extremes.

[sisko]

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
unofficial	Game: SMAX & patches	unofficial	unofficial
confirmed	Factions** (turn order)	confirmed (1,2)	confirmed (3,4)
Veterans_04	Map	Veterans_04	Veterans_04
custom	Size	custom	custom
custom	Ocean coverage	custom	custom
custom	Erosive forces	custom	custom
custom	Native life forms	custom	custom
custom	Cloud cover	custom	custom
Off	Unity pods	Off	Off
Transcend	Difficulty level	-	-

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
On	Allow Victory by Transcendence	On	On
On	Allow Victory by Conquest	On	On
?	Allow Diplomatic Victory		Off
On	Allow Economic Victory	On	On
On	Allow Cooperative Victory	On	On
On	Do or Die: Don't restart eliminated players	On	On
On	Look first: Flexible starting locations	On	On
?	Tech stagnation: slower rate of research discoveries	?	either
?	Spoils of war: Steal tech when conquer base	?	Off
Off	Blind research: cannot set precise research goals
N/A	Intense Rivalry: Opponents more aggressiv	N/A	N/A
On	No Unity Survey: World Map not visible	On	On
N/A	No Unity Scattering: Supply Pods only at landing sites	N/A	N/A
On	Bell Curve: No Random Events	On	On
Off	Time Warp: Accelerated Start*(on/off/custom)	-	custom
-	Colony pods at start	-	2 up to 4
-	Scout Patrols (1-1-1)	-	4 up to 8
ON	Iron Man: Save/Restore restricted to exit	-	-
N/A	Randomize faction leader personalities	N/A	N/A
N/A	Randomize faction leader social agendas	N/A	N/A
	Expected turn rate (usually 24h)
N/A	Number of days to wait before turn is 'pushed'	N/A	N/A

*Note: some factions (if selected by the players) will start with special units (besides/instead of the scout patrol)
**Note: teamed factions are in contact from the beginning (they have each other's commlink).

[roninscg]

Allow Diplomatic Victory - off
Tech stagnation: slower rate of research discoveries - off
Spoils of war: Steal tech when conquer base - off
Blind research: cannot set precise research goals - off
Time Warp: Accelerated Start - off
Colony pods at start - 4
Scout Patrols (1-1-1) - 8

[Earthmichael]

For turn rate, I can usually do 2/day or more at the start, particularly if I receiver the turn by 7 AM Central time, so I can get a turn down before I go to work.  Otherwise, it might only be 1/day. 

I PMed sisko my starting research tech for each faction.  I want to make sure that each team would have the other teammates comm frequency from the start, but not the comm frequencies for the enemy factions, so that our teamed factions can trade tech with each other from the start.

roninscg, just PM Sisko with your starting research preferences for each faction.

[sisko]

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
unofficial	Game: SMAX & patches	unofficial	unofficial
confirmed	Factions** (turn order)	confirmed (1,2)	confirmed (3,4)
Veterans_04	Map	Veterans_04	Veterans_04
custom	Size	custom	custom
custom	Ocean coverage	custom	custom
custom	Erosive forces	custom	custom
custom	Native life forms	custom	custom
custom	Cloud cover	custom	custom
Off	Unity pods	Off	Off
Transcend	Difficulty level	-	-

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
On	Allow Victory by Transcendence	On	On
On	Allow Victory by Conquest	On	On
Off	Allow Diplomatic Victory	Off	Off
On	Allow Economic Victory	On	On
On	Allow Cooperative Victory	On	On
On	Do or Die: Don't restart eliminated players	On	On
On	Look first: Flexible starting locations	On	On
Off	Tech stagnation: slower rate of research discoveries	Off	either
Off	Spoils of war: Steal tech when conquer base	Off	Off
Off	Blind research: cannot set precise research goals	Off
N/A	Intense Rivalry: Opponents more aggressiv	N/A	N/A
On	No Unity Survey: World Map not visible	On	On
N/A	No Unity Scattering: Supply Pods only at landing sites	N/A	N/A
On	Bell Curve: No Random Events	On	On
custom	Time Warp: Accelerated Start*(on/off/custom)	custom	custom
4	Colony pods at start	4	2 up to 4
8	Scout Patrols (1-1-1)	8	4 up to 8
ON	Iron Man: Save/Restore restricted to exit	-	-
N/A	Randomize faction leader personalities	N/A	N/A
N/A	Randomize faction leader social agendas	N/A	N/A
min.1-2/day	Expected turn rate (usually 24h)	few/day	1-2/day
N/A	Number of days to wait before turn is 'pushed'	N/A	N/A

*Note: some factions (if selected by the players) will start with special units (besides/instead of the scout patrol)
**Note: teamed factions are in contact from the beginning (they have each other's commlink).

[Earthmichael]

Looks like I missed one.

Blind research: OFF


Also, can I get a copy of the Vets Map that is being used?  I have an old copy, but it might have been modified since then.  I would like to make sure I have the latest version.

[sisko]

Also, can I get a copy of the Vets Map that is being used?  I have an old copy, but it might have been modified since then.  I would like to make sure I have the latest version.

see the link in the first table. ^

[roninscg]

Expected turn rate - few per day



I send sisko my starting research tech for each faction

my time is GTM +1, and I usually available from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm

I look forward to this game

[sisko]

ok. i will need password from Earthmichael and i think we are good to go.
i can start working on the scenario later today after i finish work.

[Earthmichael]

I sent my password and downloaded the map, so I am good to go.

My time zone is UTC -6  (USA Central Time Zone).

I really look forward to playing as well!  I hope it will be a very fun game for both of us!

[sisko]

ok. i finally have something for you.
i had to rebuild the scenario as the excel tool i have has failed me. now i hope everything will be as you wish on the starting tech options.
the first save is for roninscg since he's first in the turn order
you can find it attached to this post.

if you find anything strange or wrong please let me know. it's possible since i finished this at 1AM and i'm very tired.

you can attach in this thread your saves or you can send them by email (i would like to receive them in copy in this case) but please post here every turn to keep track of the game as i want to post 'status reports' every 10 turns for those interested in the result of this game.

[roninscg]

for Earthmichael


Good luck and have fun!

@ Sisko

for now everything is fine

[Earthmichael]

2102 to roninscg

[roninscg]

2102 to Earthmichael