New Game?

[Earthmichael]

Since no one has responded to my request for a ladder game, is anyone interested in a non-ladder game? 

If so, what kind of setup would you like?

Edit by sisko: below is the updated setup

Setup	Preferences	Bodissey	AI	Earthmichael	AI	t_ras	AI	Armageddon
-	Factions	Gaians	Hive	University	Morganites	Spartans	Believers	Peacekeepers
SMAX	Game: SMAC/SMAX & patches	v2.0(XP patch)+unofficial patch(Scient)
random	Map: Random or not	random		random		prefer not ramdom	random
Large	Size	Medium/Large		Medium		Large	Medium	Large
average	Ocean coverage	average		average			average	average
average	Erosive forces	average		average			average	average
abundant	Native life forms	abundant		average			abundant	average
average	Cloud cover	average		average			minimal	average
on	Unity pods: on/off	on		on		on!!!	on	off
Transcend	Difficulty level	Transcend		Transcend		Transcend	Transcend	Transcend
on	Allow Victory by Transcendence	on		on		on	on	on
on	Allow Victory by Conquest	on		on		on	on	on
on	Allow Diplomatic Victory	on		on		on	on	on
on	Allow Economic Victory	on		on		on	on	on
on	Allow Cooperative Victory	on		on		on	on	on
on	Do or Die: Don't restart eliminated players	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
on	Look first: Flexible starting locations	on		on		on	on	on
off	Tech stagnation: slower rate of research discoveries	on		off		off	on	off
off	Spoils of war: Steal tech when conquer base	off		off		on	off	off
off	Blind research: cannot set precise research goals	off		on		off	off	off
off	Intense Rivalry: Opponents more aggressiv	off		off		off	off	off
on	No Unity Survey: World Map not visible	on		on		on	on	on
off	No Unity Scattering: Supply Pods only at landing sites	off		off		off	off	off
on	Bell Curve: No Random Events	off		on		on	off	on
off	Time Warp: Accelerated Start (on/off/custom*)	off		off		off	off	off
on	Iron Man: Save/Restore restricted to exit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
off	Randomize faction leader personalities	off		off		off	off	off
off	Randomize faction leader social agendas	off		off		off	off	off
24h	Expected turn rate (usually 24h)	24h		24h		24h	24h	24h
6	Number of days to wait before turn is 'pushed'**	7		3		7	3	7

[Bodissey]

Hi,

Just came back from real life to enjoy some PBEM. I'm therefore interested in a game ladder or non-ladder.

I enjoy blind research and random events to spice things up. But I'm not adamant about these. Feel free to adjust to your needs and wants.

[Earthmichael]

My ideal kind of game I described in my previous topic, asking for a ladder game.  The basics are 2 or 3 factions for each of two players, balanced start on a balanced map.

For a non-ladder game, I am open to a lot of things like random events that I would not like in a ladder game.

There are a couple of things that I would not consider for any kind of game:

1. Random faction assignment.  I want to select the faction I will be playing.

2. Blind research.  I can't stand blind research.  Research is too important to leave to chance.  To me, it would like having all of my units move randomly, and to randomly establish cities.

Anyway, if you want to try a game, let's talk about how we would like to set up the game.  Thanks!

Earthmichael

[sisko]

no one else seems to be interested in a new PBEM so, why don't you play a 1v1 game for the ladder?

[Earthmichael]

no one else seems to be interested in a new PBEM so, why don't you play a 1v1 game for the ladder?

That is actually what I am asking for.  A 1vs1 game either ranked (for ladder) or unranked, whichever my opponent wants.  My preferred 1vs1 game has each of us playing 2 factions (I think it is more interesting that way), but I would consider any setup with a balanced start for a ladder game.

[funbot]

I'm intrested in PBEM with SMAC. I prefer Transcend difficulty, tech stagnation and without spoils of war. Othervise its all random to me

--edit--

Oh and also like to keep world map dark and supply pod only at landing site

[Earthmichael]

Bodissey,

I will play just about anything you want except blind research, so just propose your setup, and we can go from there.

Thanks!

Earthmichael

[sisko]

Bodissey, should i proceed with the setup of a ladder game for you and Earthmichael?

[Earthmichael]

Just to clarify, if we play ladder, I would like a balanced start and no random events.  And of course, we each pick the faction(s) we want to play.

I look forward to starting a new game!

Earthmichael

[Bari]

if u dont go lader game, count me in. dont want to spoil your 1 vs 1 , but i want a game toooo!!!!


PS : i'm no mach for u monty, so it will be just easy points for u

[Armageddon]

I would like to play an PBEM (3-4 players) as well. I am a reliable player (1 Turn/day) and just started my first PBEM some months ago so I would like to play more.
It seem there are enough players for PBEM (Bari, Earthmichael, Bodissey, funbot, me). So it should be possible to get a game going.
If Earthm. and Bodissey would like to play 1vs1, I think it would be nice if Bodissey and funbot and myself start game. Would you like to proceed? @Sisko, could you set up a game if we get a game going?

Hopefully,
Arma

[funbot]

Im all game for anything, though pls notice that i dont own expansion . And could there be a clear list about the rules of the game?

Atm i have weird desire to play Miriam all the time, so i would choose that one as my faction (and im kind of sure i wont get much competition on that )

--edit--

Though i have to warn a bit, i've been playing PBEM with my friend, and we tend to get this weird bug going on that always activates scenario editor on after loading game >:/. Im not sure which one of us is causing, though i Do suspect the corrupt savefiles comes from my friend, not from me.

[Armageddon]

So just get a starting point, I woudl suggest the following:

SMAC (not SMAX)
Level Trans
No Pod Scattering
No Blind Reserch
No Spoils of War
No Random Events
No Tech Stagnation
Allow all victories
Map: Medium/Large

What about AI?

Factions:
funbot: Miriam 
Arma: Lal 
Bari: - 

It would be so nice to start soon!
 

[sisko]

@Sisko, could you set up a game if we get a game going?

ok, so we have a new SMAC game for: funbot, Bari, Armageddon

let's talk map and factions.

Setup	Preferences						funbot	Armageddon
-	Factions	Gaians	Hive	University	Morganites	Spartans	Believers	Peacekeepers
SMAC	Game: SMAC/SMAX & patches	v5.0(XP patch)+unofficial patch(Scient)
?	Map: Random or not
Medium/Large	Size							Medium/Large
?	Ocean coverage
?	Erosive forces
?	Native life forms
?	Cloud cover
?	Unity pods: on/off
Transcend	Difficulty level							Transcend

[Bodissey]

If it's not too late, may I be counted in?