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The trouble with multiplayer Civ games is that, well, they go on for years and years and years, and that it's almost impossible to play one to its conclusion when everybody's in a different timezone. I'd be up for a good backstabbing if you guys had, say, twelve straight hours to kill, but reserving that much time is pretty ludicrous, and in practice one of us would have to bow out prematurely anyway.
Plus I only have vanilla Civ III. Sorry. B)
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So basically the only way to play would be if someone with PTW set up the game, and then I joined in with Conquests...
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Anyway, we're going to need to choose a time to do this. And we should probably choose the characteristics of the world we'll be playing on ahead of time, too. And claim civilizations.
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I have PTW...and some time between now and the 13th of January...
At which time we leave for Italy for 2 weeks. Pardon me...WHOHOOOO!!
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I have all the time in the world. I usually play as the Greeks, if that's already with you. And a pangean type world might seem best, so we can find each other easily and not have to wait until we can sail across the oceans. Just have us all fighting for one big chunk of land.
Shame you guys don't have Conquests, it adds a few new Victory Conditions that would make the game much shorter. One where if you lost 1 city, you lose the entire game, another where you have a free roaming king, where if he is killed, you lose the game, and a sort of capture the flag...
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quote:Originally posted by The359: I have all the time in the world. I usually play as the Greeks, if that's already with you. And a pangean type world might seem best, so we can find each other easily and not have to wait until we can sail across the oceans. Just have us all fighting for one big chunk of land.
I'd be okay with Pangaea if Jay is. Any other preferences?
quote:Originally posted by The359: Shame you guys don't have Conquests, it adds a few new Victory Conditions that would make the game much shorter. One where if you lost 1 city, you lose the entire game, another where you have a free roaming king, where if he is killed, you lose the game, and a sort of capture the flag...
Actually, I think those are part of Play the World, as those victory conditions came with Gold Edition.
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What type of multiplayer game do you think would be best? I'm thinking the Capture the King one might make things quicker...
Also, does your version of PTW allow for simultaneous turns, instead of having to wait?
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quote:Originally posted by The359: I can't think of any other preferences.
What type of multiplayer game do you think would be best? I'm thinking the Capture the King one might make things quicker...
Also, does your version of PTW allow for simultaneous turns, instead of having to wait?
Regicide, hmm? That probably would make the game go quicker.
Yes, simultaneous turns come with PTW.
Like I said earlier, if we're going to do this, it's going to have to be in the next few days. Otherwise, I'm going to have to share this computer. What day/time would be best for you two?
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Honestly any time is good. I've been needing to change my sleep schedule anyway, so it'd be a good way to alter it.
I'm usually up from noon - 5am EST.
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Well, I'd love to do this tomorrow, as tomorrow is the last day I can guarantee having this computer to myself. But I don't know if either of you two have New Year's Day plans or not.
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-------------------- "Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting."
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-------------------- "Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting."
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Well, the appointed time has come. I'm going to start up a game called "Flare". It'll be password protected so nobody else can get in. The password will be "braxton".
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