Civilisation 102

[Tyler]

I would like to get a new ironman game going on Kesh’s pitboss server. Post below if you are interested, with the leader you want and when you are available to play. It would be good to schedule at least one 2 hour session every week.

I am up for trying a few different settings this time, let me know what you think about them

Speed: Normal - let’s try normal and see how it goes
Era: Classical – I’m a bit bored of the Ancient start techs
Map: Terra – I liked the style on terra, it probably needs to be bigger and have tribal villages though
Size: Large – if we use Terra style map we should probably use one size bigger than normal
Tribal Villages: On – with the Terra style this gives explorers a chance for a reward
Barbarians: On – this should encourage people to have at least 3 units per city and gives a chance to promote some early units
Random Events: Off – no one wants to have their first granary washed away
Always War: Off – Alliances are fun
Tech Trading: Off – alliances of 3 players each following different tech strands would make the tech choices flat and dull.



Edit: And you need UDP port 2056 open and forwarded on your PC. This site http://portforward.com/help/portcheck.htm has a tool to check that the port is open. UDP ports can only be checked by running something on your local machine.

Portforward.com also has detailed instructions on how to forward on many different routers. It even explains some of the technical shit if you are interested why being able to host DoTA, on TCP port 6112 for example, does not mean that your UDP port will automatically work...

[Archz]

I'm game!

Times: Not earlier than 16:00 on weekdays, I have raid 20:00 - 24:00 on Monday and Tuesday, 19:00-24:00 on Sunday (Drinking could occur on saturdays)

I would like Chinese this time, I still remember the awesome crossbowmen from Age of Empires

[Kilizion]

I'm in, let me know a time and place!

[Cwave]

Im game although this particular saturday, im not home
I would like Russia with Stalin.

[Kilizion]

Thinking of playing Hannibal, Bodica or Capac for this one. Any advice welcome!

[delling]

I'm in. Sundays generally bad. Saturday better.

No idea which leader is good for a Classical start.

[Grishnag]

does this mean we will stop the other game?

anyway im in and im gonna be the dutch as allways

[Kilizion]

Can maybe make Saturday if we start in the evening! But I finish Uni this week so will be celebrating most likely on the weekend. Best days for me after this weekend are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

[Daekesh]

I'll give it a go.  Any time outside of raid times: Monday-Friday/Sunday 19:30-24:00.

[Hugman]

I want in on this. Still working out which Civ I want to be.

Generally, weekdays, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings (raid nights) and most of Saturdays I'm working or raiding. Apart from that, it should be fine, as long as I know beforehand and can plan.

Oh and something you should know about starting in Classical age. I started a game in Classical age, cos I wanted to see what would happen with the first 3 religions, as we all start off with the tech, so what would happen? Turns out that it seems to randomly assign them to the civs in the game. Secoundly, I started with all tech of ancient, cepting horse riding, metalworking and one other. Started researching Monarchy, and then several turns later, having not researched them, I suddenly got the 3 missing techs? Kinda weird. It also takes ages to get your first new tech, as it counts that you have all the previous ones, but you don't have the cities/resources you would have needed to get them when you start, so the first tech is like 20-35 turns.


Barbarians.

This is important info for people playing this game. Barbarians in a game were you start in Classical age are no longer a pushover, and can quite easily totally rape your cities and capital within a dozen or so turns, if you are unprepared for them.

This is do to one fact: Barbarians start with all the military tech of the ancient age, and also have the necessary resources to built them (i.e. iron/copper) and therefore will be sending Axemen, Spearmen and Swordsmen (rather than free xp warriors)at your capital at a very early turn. If your don't have copper or iron yourself, or are not prepared for them, you are basically fucked.

In the game I was playing, I had just done enough turns to make 2 archers in my capital, and had one other city with an archer in it, and then suddenly, 9 Axemen appeared on my boarders (the large amount is cos I had "raging barbarians" on, but you get the point). Not starting near any copper or iron, I had nothing to build against them, excepting warriors and archers, and could do nothing except turtle in my base for the next 10 turns, while they pillaged all my resources, and then eventually broke by throwing themselves individually at my capital. This put me back a good 20 or so turns  .

Keep this in mind. Just assume you are starting next to Palmar, and you will do fine.

[Tyler]

How does Sunday evening sound to everyone. Say 9-11pm ST? I think I’m going to try Korea.

To answer Grish: I’m still taking my turns in our current game, and I will until the new one starts.

Killi: go with Hannibal, he is more suited to a classical game than the others you listed.

[Kilizion]

Sunday is fine for me.

[Cwave]

How does Sunday evening sound to everyone. Say 9-11pm ST? I think I’m going to try Korea.

To answer Grish: I’m still taking my turns in our current game, and I will until the new one starts.

Killi: go with Hannibal, he is more suited to a classical game than the others you listed.

I would love it if we were to start sunday evening/late afternoon!

[delling]

Sunday evening is Kawe's 10-man raid...! (I'm in it).

Also, got a wedding this Sunday.

Saturday rules...!

[Daekesh]

Ya, Sunday bad. Only evening I'm available is Saturday