Resident Evil: Discussion Thread [Concluded]

[Wishazu]

My orders will be in this evening when I get home from work ATPG.

[johnhughthom]

Ask yourself, but don't answer publicly. ;)

Especially if your answers include:

"How much of the map have you explored?" yes

[Wishazu]

My orders are in ATPG, sorry for making you wait.

[Captain Blackadder]

ATPG did you expect el giganti to die so quickly in the game?

[Askthepizzaguy]

ATPG did you expect el giganti to die so quickly in the game?

Against players with a fighting spirit and a team mentality, absolutely I expected he would get taken down. Now was just about the appropriate time, too... other threats are on the rise.

Richard Bauer was involved in three brutal battles involving crowds of five people or more, and was severely damaged each time. He was going to get beat. I'm impressed the dice rolls went as they did, and he actually took out a couple people in the process and damaged many others. The character's purpose was fulfilled; it impacted the general strategy of the entire player roster and caused fear and destruction throughout the middle of the map. It punished those who gathered in groups, and it was even demonstrated what the dangers of acting as a group were when someone tossed a nail bomb in the middle of the Phase Six battle. Everything I predicted for the character came to pass, in approximately the time frame I expected.

I'm impressed with that, because I've never hosted a game like this and much of this game involves entirely new concepts. To have been able to predict not only the behaviors but also the timeline of the game so far, when the player input is totally out of my hands, and so are the dice rolls, I think is pretty nifty. There's only been one aspect of the game that I predicted which has not even come close to my expectations thus far, due to player's choices. But we shall see.

[Double A]

Is that all the plague demons are still running around willy nilly?

[White_eyes:D]

Has everything I done been good so far ATPG?:beam:(Can't reveal anything but I am sure you can say "Yes" or "No":book:)

[Askthepizzaguy]

I think you've rocked the house so far this game, W_E

[Askthepizzaguy]

I gave you some extra time since I was still getting orders in. I need to sleep, it's been a long day; when I wake up I will begin noting all your orders for my file, move you on the map, and roll your searched items.

[Askthepizzaguy]

atheotes
Karo
Merlox
Paulus Tertius
Pranas
Scottishranger
Slashandburn
Sprig
Tristan de Castelreng
Crazed Rabbit
AVSM
The Stranger

I believe I am missing orders from 12 people. I need more orders before I can proceed. This isn't acceptable.

Contact me if you need to drop from the game.

[Renata]

Start dropping people's hit points or whatever that stat is by one for every 12 hours they're late, then leave 'em at 1 for the duration. That way if any of us stumble across any of them, we can kill 'em and take their stuff and maybe even get credit for killing them if they're bad guys. Win/win! :)

(I'm half serious; most of the people on that list have been late just about every time.)

[Askthepizzaguy]

I'm giving leeway because the forum got screwed up and it still looks like Poo.

[Renata]

Well, that's true.

[Centurion1]

I dont know what yalls poo looks like but mine is not powder blue and white tones.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I dont know what yalls poo looks like but mine is not powder blue and white tones.

Then I guess you're just not special.

[CCRunner]

Paulus at least has an excuse. His laptop is completley gone IIRC, so it's be best to just find a replacement for him

[naut]

Scottishranger hasn't posted since the forum went down.

[Double A]

Pizza, how are you going to do WoGs now that someone killed El Gigante?

[Seon]

He will probably do WoZs now

[Double A]

Wait... I got it! A new serial killer, going around slicing people's jugulars with a pizza cutter and throwing a pizza platter for a ranged attack and use as a shield! Lactose-intolerants beware of his Mozzarella Minigun! Vegans watch out for the Peperoni P90! And Papa John's lovers, dive for cover, when the Homemade Pita-bread Crust Air to Surface missile is headed your way!

[Splitpersonality]

Wait... I got it! A new serial killer, going around slicing people's jugulars with a pizza cutter and throwing a pizza platter for a ranged attack and use as a shield! Lactose-intolerants beware of his Mozzarella Minigun! Vegans watch out for the Peperoni P90! And Papa John's lovers, dive for cover, when the Homemade Pita-bread Crust Air to Surface missile is headed your way!


This is quite possibly the greatest post I have read in a very long time.

[Askthepizzaguy]

There will be packs of zombified dogs who will rip them to shreds, and they will start with the groin area, and they won't move onto a different area until after their victim is long dead.

[Double A]

Oh, did they just come out of the closet?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Thanks to a rush of orders, I now have enough to reasonably continue the game.

However, Karo has asked to drop from the game due to the fact he's got no time for it. As such I've asked the zombies if one of them would be willing to shed their zombie role and start controlling a live character, while the zombie horde controls their former character. I'll randomly select from those who volunteer.

[Rob_the_Celt]

So one of us gets to get killed horribly again, cool!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Orders have been accepted from everyone except:

Karo- Dropped from the game- Will be replaced by a dead player
Paulus Tertius- Will probably be replaced due to his computer issues
Scottishranger- INACTIVE, probably will be replaced soon... just standing there.
Slashandburn- INACTIVE, probably will be replaced soon.
Tristan de Castelreng- Missed orders this round.

INACTIVE PLAYERS- Since you're going to be replaced, instead of defense mode, I have forced all inactive parties to SEARCH this round. This will assist the player who will be replacing you, as most inactive people are far behind in the item finding race.

What I have done so far:


I have reminded everyone to send in orders. Nothing more I can do there.
I have marked down all your orders and they are now filed properly
I have moved everyone on the map and updated the map
The zombies have moved the NPC zombies
I have randomized all item drops.


Next:


Battle rolls. There should only be a few battles this round, and they will be very easy to calculate.
Character cards. Should be easy to zip through because a lot of people won't have much difference to report, especially inactive people.


Don't wait up, this process will still take a few days.

[Diana Abnoba]

Here's an idea for all inactive players (esp. if this is not the 1st time) you should put them in jump up and down and yell here I am mode so the zombies can find them easier. :jumping:

[Double A]

The inactives get replaced by dead people.

I like!

[Splitpersonality]

But then you'd have to resign control of the inactive people over to the zombies, or I don't think the zombies would like it very much having a largely inactive team :P


EDIT:

What do we care what they like!

[CCRunner]

Here's an idea for all inactive players (esp. if this is not the 1st time) you should put them in jump up and down and yell here I am mode so the zombies can find them easier. :jumping:I like this idea :tongue:

[Askthepizzaguy]

The PC zombies will be replaced by identical NPC zombies that the PC zombies can control. The zombie team will remain the same size and strength.

I'm actually concerned with the living players being undermanned due to inactivity. This game will do better with active players controlling both the dead and the live characters, for fairness and fun purposes.

[naut]

The PC zombies will be replaced by identical NPC zombies that the PC zombies can control. The zombie team will remain the same size and strength.

I'm actually concerned with the living players being undermanned due to inactivity. This game will do better with active players controlling both the dead and the live characters, for fairness and fun purposes.
Maybe alive people get a luck bonus or something if attacked by NPC zombies? Or some other balancing effect, I'm sure you'll figure something out.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Maybe alive people get a luck bonus or something if attacked by NPC zombies? Or some other balancing effect, I'm sure you'll figure something out.

Having generally better stats and wielding weapons where you can blow their brains out, and having vigilante mode, are plenty of tools the live people have as an advantage over the zombies. Unless one has terrible combat rating or really bad dice rolls or no decent weapons, living people have significant advantages over the zombies.

The zombies are what makes roaming around alone, in cooperation, search, or defensive mode risky. These are great options that can greatly enhance your chances of living, but running into zombies negates those advantages because they strike first in such circumstances, and if there's a lot of them.... nom nom nom nom braaaaaaainnnnsss......

[Major Robert Dump]

you will all die

[Diana Abnoba]

@ Major Robert Dump

You need to put an evil laugh after that last post, would make it more convincing.

[Joooray]

Thanks to a rush of orders, I now have enough to reasonably continue the game.

However, Karo has asked to drop from the game due to the fact he's got no time for it. As such I've asked the zombies if one of them would be willing to shed their zombie role and start controlling a live character, while the zombie horde controls their former character. I'll randomly select from those who volunteer.

I have sent you a pm about this, but my pm center says you haven't read it yet. I just want to make sure, it has not drowned in all the pms that must flood your inbox. :wink:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Those battles were more involved than I thought. But all battles are rolled. Next is character cards, which I'll start on today.

There's far more death this round than any other round prior. I also have to select from the dead who gets to be a living player again due to the inactives.

Karo- Will be Replaced By Greyblades
Paulus Tertius- Will be Replaced by Crazed Rabbit
Scottishranger- Will be Replaced by Double A
Slashandburn- Will be Replaced by Joooray

Assuming they all accept.

[Greyblades]

crud...

[Rob_the_Celt]

Boooo, I'm still dead. That makes me a saaaaaad panda.

By the way,

Pfff. TWC :clown:


Thats rich coming from a lad who pitches up at TWC for games, then goes AWOL after 2 posts and comes back months after the game is finished to see what happened.

Anyway had me stuff sorted for this game, just got access to post now tho. So this is the dark side? The org! Wow, fancy that!


tehe. that never happened...

Seeing as I was right and he does indeed need replacing I'd like to say "I told you so"!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Seeing as I was right and he does indeed need replacing I'd like to say "I told you so"!

Unfortunately so.

That's a shame too, I'll explain after the game. He had a good part.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Okay, Crazed Rabbit has declined to be resurrected. That means I'll go with the next most enthusiastic candidate: Rob_the_Celt.

You're resurrected as Paulus' character.

[Double A]

Hey Rob, how'd we get in these bodies?

[Sigurd]

Unfortunately so.

That's a shame too, I'll explain after the game. He had a good part.
Double A has now a good part?

[Backwards Logic]

Thanks to a rush of orders, I now have enough to reasonably continue the game.

However, Karo has asked to drop from the game due to the fact he's got no time for it. As such I've asked the zombies if one of them would be willing to shed their zombie role and start controlling a live character, while the zombie horde controls their former character. I'll randomly select from those who volunteer.

Whoa, don't you think this is just a little game-breaking?

You're taking a zombie, with access to our QT and has knowledge of all of our inner workings, and sticking him back out in the city again as a live character again? Surely you see the issue here...

[CCRunner]

Check our QT, he addressed it. I'm not 100% sure it'll work perfectly, but I would trust most people to at least pretend they don't know everything.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Whoa, don't you think this is just a little game-breaking?

You're taking a zombie, with access to our QT and has knowledge of all of our inner workings, and sticking him back out in the city again as a live character again? Surely you see the issue here...

Yeah I covered that in the QT, several points just so everyone knows:


The old QT will be shut down (it has been)
The new QT will not involve said resurrected people
Everyone knows who the dead (zombies) are anyway
Only those people getting res'ed know who the Omegas are, and as a caveat of their being resurrected, they are not allowed to discuss with anyone who they are, under penalty of being tossed out of the game.
In a turn or two, they won't know where the zombies are or who else has been transformed
The zombie team is strong and will continue to grow for the rest of the game
The living team won't present much of a challenge unless they are all active
The zombie team doesn't actually lose anyone because you guys can control the formerly PC zombies as NPC zombies.



It isn't 100% perfect, but under the circumstances, this is the best way to retain the intended (as in, everyone is playing the game) balance of power. We won't have a game if a large chunk of the living townspeople go inactive.

If anyone has any suggestions, concerns, or comments about this GM decision, please don't hesitate to PM me or even state them here. I am concerned for the fairness of all parties.

[Double A]

Pizza, what happens if we end up in a group and one of the known Omegas is either pretending to be part of it, wants in, or is near-by?

Do we wait till he attacks us, or do we just tell him to go away, we don't need the game to be more complicated?

[Greyblades]

Wait are the omegas those super zombies? How would they be able to get into a group in the first place looking like a lovecraftian horror?

[Askthepizzaguy]

No, they look human enough.

I couldn't make things TOO easy on you now. :laugh4:

[Greyblades]

Still you would think after a while the smell, the gaping bodily wounds or the missing limbs would be a bit of a giveaway.

[naut]

No, they look human enough.
Paint me scared.

[Askthepizzaguy]

BTW I am aware I'm behind on my hosting duties- thank you all for your patience. Time's been short lately, had to do errands yesterday.

[Splitpersonality]

Take all the time you need pizza, resurrecting the dead is not an easy task.

I just hope you have a spare metal arm lying around somewhere....you know, just in case.

[Wishazu]

Greyblades is replacing someone else? But I thought his(Greyblades) character survived the attack in the last writeup....

[Greyblades]

Yeah someone killed me. :rolleyes:

[Joooray]

Well, you get to live on, better luck this time. :wink:

[FactionHeir]

Pizza, what happens if we end up in a group and one of the known Omegas is either pretending to be part of it, wants in, or is near-by?

Do we wait till he attacks us, or do we just tell him to go away, we don't need the game to be more complicated?

That is something quite worrying. What I mean by that is that the dead zombie players replacing living people actually know which zombies have already infiltrated a group and where which zombie group is etc.

[Askthepizzaguy]

That is something quite worrying. What I mean by that is that the dead zombie players replacing living people actually know which zombies have already infiltrated a group and where which zombie group is etc.

It's not perfect, folks. I either do this, or I allow a large chunk of the remaining living, after today's slaughter, to be statues; inactive. It's either this or nothing. The rule is that they can defend themselves but they cannot warn others or hint in any way. So if I see the group going from searching mode to vigilante mode, I'll know something is up. Frankly the game will be more interesting even from the perspective of the Omegas, because they will have some more people to hunt. They get a better score for killing people, so logically the more people they have to kill, the larger the zombie horde can become, and the more points they can get.

Anywho, I'm sensing resistance to the idea. I don't want to have to flush four people from the game right now. I can tell you that from where I sit, up here in my godlike perspective over the game, this is the best and fairest option. So I'm going forward with this, unless you guys really tell me that it can't happen. In which case, 4 peeps remain zombies and I WOG 4 players, and the living people are in for a world of hurt based simply on people not showing up, which is lame.

[Joooray]

Dunno if it helps, but I for one have not really looked at the zombie quicktopic. I had to be inactive this phase anyway and since I was quite angry about getting killed, I did not concern myself very much with the game during this phase. In the spirit of sportsmanship, I won't look at the quicktopic now neither, as I know I will be resurrected. I hope you believe me when I say this.
And grey was also just killed this phase and as such he shouldn't have had access to the quicktopic in the first place. :shrug:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Dunno if it helps, but I for one have not really looked at the zombie quicktopic. I had to be inactive this phase anyway and since I was quite angry about getting killed, I did not concern myself very much with the game during this phase. In the spirit of sportsmanship, I won't look at the quicktopic now neither, as I know I will be resurrected. I hope you believe me when I say this.
And grey was also just killed this phase and as such he shouldn't have had access to the quicktopic in the first place. :shrug:

That's one reason why I selected him over some other people who have died; he's the most suitable candidate.

[Greyblades]

Aww, and I thought it was because you liked me...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Aww, and I thought it was because you liked me...

You've also been enthusiastic about sending in your orders. That means a lot to a game host.

[Greyblades]

What can I say I love freeform roleplay games. Thats why my first hosted game was one.

[Askthepizzaguy]

PROGRESS REPORT:

I've completed a meager 10 character cards. (sad face) However, what I'm doing, since I have lots of chores to do today, is I'll do a run of 10, take a break, do some chores, and then do another 10 cards, take a break, do some chores, and see if I can't do some more before bed. No promises, but once I get through the living characters, the zombies/dead should be easy.

EDIT: UPDATED PROGRES:

I've managed to complete 20 character cards now. (yay)

Taking a break.

[Askthepizzaguy]

UPDATE:

I have to give my 4 replacement players their new role and character card, and I have to do all the zombie horde character cards.

But the end is in sight. I expect to be finished today.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE PUBLIC WRITEUP BEFORE EXPRESSING YOUR REACTION TO THIS ROUND.

[Double A]

I am in complete shock!

[Askthepizzaguy]

EVERYONE should have their new roles and character cards. If you're missing your card, contact me immediately.

Getting to work on the public writeup now. YAY!

[Askthepizzaguy]

PHASE EIGHT IS POSTED (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?123875-Resident-Evil-Dark-Falls-%28Game-thread%29&p=2431154&viewfull=1#post2431154)




DEADLINE FOR PHASE NINE: February 14th, at 11:59 PM.

[taka]

quickly skimmed the writeup, that was a monster write up

I can't believe that we who took out El Gigante end up dying, GAH! I was hoping that things were gonna get better too.

meh, gonna grab some sleep now and read it proper when i wake up.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Good gravy. I hope you folks accomplish your goals, exit the town, or get consumed by zombies soon. :dizzy2:

I also have to say, I've been broken by this game. You know your fancy schmancy character cards? I can't keep doing upwards of 60 of those every phase. It's insanity.

KEEP YOUR CHARACTER CARDS. Don't delete them. I may start just giving up "updates", which are all the relevant information you need to know, but not inserted all over the place on a character card. I'll tell you what happened, how many bullets you used, any new items, any damage, and indicate where people may be around you. But you might have to just accept that info instead of a whole character card. I can't spend 5 or so days working on these things every phase for the next 5-10 phases.

Never attempt a game this big in this style. Don't try it. Can't be done, even by me.

[naut]

:jawdrop:

[Stildawn]

Bravo ATPG.... Your doing great.... And excellent work...

Lots of deaths this round lol.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

We done good guys. We done good....... :skull:

[White_eyes:D]

I am getting the feeling me and "Wakizashi man" are going to have a final showdown.....:duel:

Of course I can't confirm or deny that I have ever met him yet....:bounce:

Edit:Should we forward the 'Character Cards' to you, as well as are actions Pizzaguy?:book:

[Sigurd]

I also have to say, I've been broken by this game. You know your fancy schmancy character cards? I can't keep doing upwards of 60 of those every phase. It's insanity.

KEEP YOUR CHARACTER CARDS. Don't delete them. I may start just giving up "updates", which are all the relevant information you need to know, but not inserted all over the place on a character card. I'll tell you what happened, how many bullets you used, any new items, any damage, and indicate where people may be around you. But you might have to just accept that info instead of a whole character card. I can't spend 5 or so days working on these things every phase for the next 5-10 phases.

Never attempt a game this big in this style. Don't try it. Can't be done, even by me.
It could be done with the help of some programming...
You'd need to build a tool that could handle much of the manual stuff like moving players around on a grid and expose possible interactions between players. Also an auto generation of player-cards and a plug-in PM generator which sends it to your registered players.

I started to sketch up a plan for a forum site like this but with a focus on games found currently in the gameroom.
It would include most of the features you usually find in a discussion forum but with the additions of several tools that would help people play these games.
I have all the stuff at home and I can't recall all the features I would have wanted. But from the top of my head:


Private group lairs similar to quicktopic where players could opt to be anonymous.
Hosts have moderator tools available for their game thread (delete, edit posts and expel players).
Random.org features including role pickers and combat dice.
Role template builder and tools for mass sending PMs
Automatic voting and tallies
AI hosts for basic mafia games
Game timers/clocks
etc...

[Greyblades]

Well I was going to say good luck to the final member of team umbrella but it seems he got himself killed :sigh: Thanks guys you systimatically killed off ubrellas extraction team congrats.

[FactionHeir]

Great writeup ATPG and thanks for your hard work in keping this game going! Definitely HoF material (and since its running on both 09 and 10... :wink:)

Was a bit unlucky last round, didn't expect to be ambushed in stealth and not make it out due to first strike. Ah well, at least my team didn't go down without a fight ~:)

[Sigurd]

I don't know... It seems we killed each other in the write-up. Care to shed any light on the issue? Something to do with the attack modus perchance?

[Seon]

Comillo guy's insane!!! :jawdrop:



Good thing he is dead though.

[Captain C]

Meh, those jerks deserved to die, serves them right for chasing me, I had warned them and given them a chance to live, but they chose death instrad. Ah well, it was a fun way to go out atleast.

In retrospect if I had realised how some of the game mechanics actually worked I wouldn't have even bothered putting points into stealth.

[Splitpersonality]

Beastly writeup,

Loved the music ATPG.


DOn't get discouraged, because with every writeup you seem to grip my attention more and more!


Maybe some day I'll be involved in a last stand firefight with dramatic music and explosions and lasers and pew pew pew and Sigurd :cry:


Congrats on all who took down that monster of an assassin, that writeup was great, sorry you died guys who died :P

[Centurion1]

well cdf i guess it wasnt in the cards huh.

[Rob_the_Celt]

Jesus, between El Gigante and assassins the Angela Chambers Appreciation Society is after gettin slaughtered! 2 of us got replaced in though and think theres the odd straggler still alive. We may be dead and gone, but our zombies remain...

[Ironside]

Jesus, between El Gigante and assassins the Angela Chambers Appreciation Society is after gettin slaughtered! 2 of us got replaced in though and think theres the odd straggler still alive. We may be dead and gone, but our zombies remain...

And so we honour your deeds by making sure your undead zombies becomes just plain dead. :bow: That was probably the elimination of the two greatest threats to the town.

Now we only got random crazies, omegas, plague demons and zombies left. :juggle2:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Meh, those jerks deserved to die, serves them right for chasing me, I had warned them and given them a chance to live, but they chose death instrad. Ah well, it was a fun way to go out atleast.

In retrospect if I had realised how some of the game mechanics actually worked I wouldn't have even bothered putting points into stealth.

I admit, stealth isn't working out quite how I wanted it to. Those in stealth seem to be risking an all-or-nothing confrontation. They either get that awesome and all-important first strike, or they fail to get it, get exposed, and probably get very hurt.

It has helped assassins get the first strike on their targets in this game, for sure, but it's also helped those being attacked on more than one occasion.

If I were to do-over this game, I'd give stealth favor over awareness, such that even stealth and awareness favors the stealthy person. Perhaps by a point or two.

Of course, stealth mode just helped a bunch of zombies kill one highly skilled assassin and wound another skilled player.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I am getting the feeling me and "Wakizashi man" are going to have a final showdown.....:duel:

Of course I can't confirm or deny that I have ever met him yet....:bounce:

Edit:Should we forward the 'Character Cards' to you, as well as are actions Pizzaguy?:book:

I already have your character cards in a big file.* Just your actions, thanks!


*How big? If I hit "page down" I can hit it over 250 times.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

well cdf i guess it wasnt in the cards huh.

sigh, yeah I guess so. But hey, I managed to help out with some awesome stuff. I can live with that.

[Jolt]

Meh, those jerks deserved to die, serves them right for chasing me, I had warned them and given them a chance to live, but they chose death instrad. Ah well, it was a fun way to go out atleast.

In retrospect if I had realised how some of the game mechanics actually worked I wouldn't have even bothered putting points into stealth.

If anything this should serve to realize that nobody can mess with a large townie group and hope to come out alive. We will hunt you down mercilessly.

Really, don't even try it.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

Yeah you got what was coming to you Captain C :pimp: nobody messes with us and gets away with it. Nobody.

[Centurion1]

ah he sorta got away with it. you are dead or well undead after all.

[Stildawn]

I could imagine quite a few long debates/arguements in the zombie camp in deciding what to do next lol now that there are heaps of them lol.

[Major Robert Dump]

Yeah you got what was coming to you Captain C :pimp: nobody messes with us and gets away with it. Nobody.

I can think of one person who got away with it.

[Major Robert Dump]

ZOMBIE A HAIKU

mgffffffffffffffffffffffpph
gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrglphrm
mmmphrguuuuuuuuuuuh

[Jolt]

I can think of one person who got away with it.

Someone had more brains than the average zombie?

[Splitpersonality]

ZOMBIE A HAIKU

mgffffffffffffffffffffffpph
gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrglphrm
mmmphrguuuuuuuuuuuh

Shuffling, crawling,
Your demise approaches you.
One becomes many.

:bow:

[Centurion1]

oh god now intellectualism has come to the gameroom, whatever shall we do.

[Diamondeye]

oh god now intellectualism has come to the gameroom, whatever shall we do.

find your flamethrower,
turn the heat all the way up
hunt the clever ones

[Double A]

NOOOOOOOOO! CDF... taka... Sigurd... other people... well at least you all killed CC. I may have to kill some zombies and find Rob to avenge you guys.

Pizza, you said this game was too big for you... well maybe you could co-host next time, or if someone else wanted to do one of similar proportion they could co-host with someone.

[Captain C]

I admit, stealth isn't working out quite how I wanted it to. Those in stealth seem to be risking an all-or-nothing confrontation. They either get that awesome and all-important first strike, or they fail to get it, get exposed, and probably get very hurt.

It has helped assassins get the first strike on their targets in this game, for sure, but it's also helped those being attacked on more than one occasion.

If I were to do-over this game, I'd give stealth favor over awareness, such that even stealth and awareness favors the stealthy person. Perhaps by a point or two.

Of course, stealth mode just helped a bunch of zombies kill one highly skilled assassin and wound another skilled player.

Well I'm not saying Stealth doesn't have it's uses, it's just that in your initial rules/faq about the stats it wasn't made clear that if one member of a group spotted you all of them did (Well atleast I don't recall it being addressed.) With that rule Stealth Assassin actually becomes much worse in many situations then Berserker mode, so if i had known that I would have rather spent my points elsewhere.

For example in this game I think every action I took in stealth mode would have pretty much had the same result if I had done it in an equivalent non-stealth mode.

I'm not trying to complain too much, I have enjoyed the game and the writeups.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Well I'm not saying Stealth doesn't have it's uses, it's just that in your initial rules/faq about the stats it wasn't made clear that if one member of a group spotted you all of them did (Well atleast I don't recall it being addressed.) With that rule Stealth Assassin actually becomes much worse in many situations then Berserker mode, so if i had known that I would have rather spent my points elsewhere.

For example in this game I think every action I took in stealth mode would have pretty much had the same result if I had done it in an equivalent non-stealth mode.

I'm not trying to complain too much, I have enjoyed the game and the writeups.

Yes; I would suspect that stealth mode works best when simply trying to avoid a conflict, while moving from one section of the map to another.

I would suggest that against people in vigilante mode, the only way for non-humans to get the first strike is with stealth assassin mode and with a successful versus awareness check.

Otherwise those in vigilante mode automatically get the first hit against zombies, plague demons, and so forth. Stealth assassin beats that, if the dice go your way. Otherwise it doesn't matter, they would have hit you first no matter what you did.

So stealth and stealth assassin both have their uses. I admit I'm not sure what circumstances stealth vigilante comes in handy. It gets you a first strike against non-humans if you aren't spotted... so regular vigilante is superior in that regard. I suppose it also comes in handy if you're attacked or chased by an evil human, such as a serial killer or Assassin, or an Omega creature you haven't identified as such. If you aren't spotted, you also don't risk combat by attacking them.

Were I to do a sequel, I would tweak the stealth versus awareness dynamic to make it a little better, and make the combat rules much clearer beforehand. If there's one aspect of the game I'm not satisfied with, it is the stealth component. It's working at about 70% of what I'd expect of it, otherwise there's stuff that doesn't make sense or doesn't seem realistic.

For a new concept game with novel components, I think it's working mostly smoothly. Were it not for the arduous task of the character cards, I'd be overall very satisfied with the game. Two things I'll tweak for the next game are the stealth aspect and the character cards.

[Stildawn]

Well you live and you learn... That is for one why Im very very much hoping for a sequel lol.

[Double A]

I think you should also tweak my inventory, as I'm not satisfied with it as I could be...

I miss my rocket launcher... *sigh*

[White_eyes:D]

I am recalling the "Orgah battle royale"....."Maxed Stealth" didn't even get me passed my first encounter.~:mecry:

The way I see it "Stealth<Awareness"....for three points.
1.A group with one townie having a high awareness rating beats it.(Since then everyone sees you:book:)
2.Awareness is also good for other weapons that are long-range.
3.Stealth sucks when used alone....(It doesn't help with melee weapons).

Unless we have a "Hunter-killer" type of creature, after the guys with the lowest Stealth....I can't see why anyone would put points in it..:shrug:

[Double A]

Yeah I tried for a stealth-based character in Battle Royale, killed Jooooooray, then I got shot in the face.

Never gonna do that again...

[Captain C]

The way I see it if your not a combat guy you'll probably join a group where you can't use stealth and with that rule if your a combat kind of guy berserker mode is much more reliable than stealth, so it's not going to help either type of guy in many situations.

I mean it has uses, but the other skills are so vital that stealth needs to really give you a distinct benifit to make it worth taking.

[Beskar]

I don't think my stealth has worked once.

[Splitpersonality]

I've been spotted more times in stealth mode than I have been while searching :l

[Amsel]

Stealth is useful when trying to run from an enemy you can't possibly defeat. Now, granted, you could put those points into Strength or Combat instead so that you could defeat said enemy, but that forces you to fight, whereas Stealth allows you to live another day without taking damage.

[White_eyes:D]

Stealth is useful when trying to run from an enemy you can't possibly defeat. Now, granted, you could put those points into Strength or Combat instead so that you could defeat said enemy, but that forces you to fight, whereas Stealth allows you to live another day without taking damage.

Why not just put those points into "Speed"?:laugh4: (It gives a extra hit with a melee weapon per point and most monsters can't run across the city:book:) I am not sure....but if you get spotted it also gives you the first strike if "stealth" fails....:inquisitive:

[Askthepizzaguy]

I wonder... if I made stealth have an additional 2:1 advantage against awareness...

Suppose your odds of being caught 7 stealth versus 7 awareness were 50%. Under the new system, that would be cut in half to 25%.

Even a 1 awareness person could spot a 10 stealth person, but instead of the odds being 5%, they would be 2.5 (rounded to 3)%.

That may be my policy for the next game. However, to balance that, I'd also put items in the game that increased your awareness rating, such as heat-scanning goggles or night vision goggles, which can be found randomly, and which add to one's awareness check versus stealth.

[Backwards Logic]

The figure once known as Annette Burnside, a seemingly endless supply of ooze and blood pouring from her open wound in her side, looked in the direction of the fleeing Kendo.

"ComE b@ck hEre! i aM n0t f1niShed witH you! YoU wilL sUffEr the sAmE fAte as tHe other, more fortUnatE 1! EmBrace iT, eMBRACE IT!"

[Askthepizzaguy]

Awesome.

Just reminding folks that they have almost two days remaining to send in orders. I hope that 4 days is plenty of time to discuss and act.

Tips:

1. Contact everyone you can and share whatever information you think is in your best interests to share. Only through cooperation can the townsfolk succeed.

2. If you must send in orders, and are trying to coordinate your efforts but haven't heard back from someone, then you can do the following: Send a message to that person informing them of your plans, so when they do send in orders they can either cooperate or not.

3. You can also send in orders to "follow" certain people to ensure that no matter what they do, you will be right there beside them next phase.

4. If you intend to COOPERATE with someone in CO-OP mode, be sure that they know you're trying to make an alliance. You only get so many phases of game time before you win or lose, so don't waste valuable time allying with someone who didn't agree to it.

5. Ask me questions and I'll tell you no lies.

6. Doing things which should provide you with certain benefits may actually do that. If you have a sniper weapon and you're on top of a building, you can see further. It costs you nothing to implement this plan. Use your environment. Be specific with your orders.

7. I can't describe in detail everything around you... I may be able to do that more when there are fewer of you left. But, if you need a more in-depth description of the buildings, streets, trees, whatever, I can make it up for you. It's an imaginary earth-like reality, so if it's a building it generally has several floors, if it's a street it generally tends to have sidewalks and street lamps and sewers. The buildings are usually something you can climb on top of, hide inside, even barricade yourself in (you know your strength rating? Comes in handy when fending off attackers if you can barricade yourself inside a building and hold the door shut.

Use your imagination, and if it is realistic, I'll try to make it happen within the game mechanics I've laid out.

[Double A]

Wait, I'm supposed to be doing something right now?

*fumbles for pencil*

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

:bigcry: woe to me!

[White_eyes:D]

Pizzaguy are you even checking your PM messages?:brood: or do you have too many?:laugh4:

Edit:Thank you:bow:

[taka]

i just came back from a meal and am still hungry... i want some braaaaaaaiiiinnnnssssss....

[Double A]

Talk to Indiana Jones.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Just a reminder that you have less than 6 hours to decide what orders to send in, before the "no stealth" penalty kicks in.

[Ironside]

ATPG, what turn did you originally estimate that the first survivors would leave, thus reducing your work burden?

[Sigurd]

Well you have to get past me first...

[naut]

The figure once known as Annette Burnside, a seemingly endless supply of ooze and blood pouring from her open wound in her side, looked in the direction of the fleeing Kendo.
Somehow, looking at the write-up, I doubt he's going to flee.

[Askthepizzaguy]

ATPG, what turn did you originally estimate that the first survivors would leave, thus reducing your work burden?

For those of you who wish to remain in the dark, I have spoiler'ed my non-game-breaking response. I have also made it as vague as possible even if you are curious. This breaks the fourth wall a bit even so, so don't click it if you think it may be a detriment to your game experience.

The usual fastest route of escape, solo route:

If you factor in maximum speed of a player, plus perfect movements, and optimal starting position, it could take as long as phase seven to escape. (Highly unlikely)

If you factor in average speed of a player, plus perfect movements, and optimal starting position, it could take as long as phase eight to escape. (Possible)

If you factor in average speed, good movement choices, and normal starting position, it could take you as long as phase ten to escape. (Fair odds)

The solo, strength route:

If you factor in maximum speed, plus perfect movements, and optimal starting position, it could take you as long as phase seven to complete the first and most difficult part of the journey, and up to phase 12 to escape. (Fair odds)

The absolute fastest route of escape, factoring in lucky treasure finds/killing a certain person:

You can escape from dark falls by phase four or five. For the average player and average starting position and average movement, this means phase six or seven. This is not expected nor required. In fact, leaving so soon can be a detriment to your team.

(Near impossible)



Host opinion- (not game spoiling, but still revealing. Don't click if you like a mystery, don't quote, and don't discuss)

Optimal estimate to the first player out of Dark Falls:

Phase Thirteen. (I won't reveal the odds)

Optimal estimate to solving the puzzle:

Phase Eleven. (I won't reveal the odds)

Optimal estimate to total townsperson victory:

Phase Nineteen (I won't reveal the odds)



Several will be able to escape by phase fourteen or fifteen. (I won't reveal the odds)

Most people will have the ability to "escape easily" by phase twenty and beyond.

At the current rate of death, and assuming the battles go mostly the way of the townsfolk: Between 10 and 20 townspeople can escape from Dark Falls alive. (I won't reveal the odds)

In my opinion, roughly 10 or fewer people will likely escape from Dark Falls alive. However, it is still possible that no one will escape alive. (I won't reveal the odds)

I have made a prediction regarding the non-townsperson factions and if they might win or not, and by what margin, but revealing my opinion on that might impact the game and your choices, so I decline to reveal my opinion on that.

[Greyblades]

Hmph and to think my last character had a helicopter extraction point to get to, thanks by the way.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hmph and to think my last character had a helicopter extraction point to get to, thanks by the way.

What do you mean?

[Greyblades]

Eh never mind. I guess I'm still annoyed that, instead of being killed by the main man of the piece, I got off'd by some mook not even intending to kill me specifically. Its shameful, no self respecting villian should ever suffer the ignomy of being killed by a secondary character!

[Askthepizzaguy]

I don't think I have any orders from the following people:

Double A
Elite Ferret
Jolt
Merlox
Pranas
Sprig
Tibilicus
Tristan de Castelreng- Under threat of WOG if I don't hear from you soon. (2 phases inactivity)
Wishazu

I will send a PM reminder.

As a consequence or lateness, you cannot use stealth mode this phase. I'm getting to work on this round, so if I don't hear from you, you've missed a phase. Sorry.


Progress-


I have marked down all your orders.


Next:


I will be moving you on the map and randomizing your item drops. I will have this done today.

[Centurion1]

This breaks the fourth wall a bit even so, so don't click it if you think it may be a detriment to your game experience.

my game experience is based off winning.

[Askthepizzaguy]

my game experience is based off winning.

Well I thought about it a bit and I don't think that it really helps any one team over the others, or reveals damaging information. It's more of a game immersion thing. Maybe feeling hopeless is part of the atmosphere. :laugh4:

[Centurion1]

i'm american we are almost as hopeful as the canadians....... and hope pays off.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&ved=0CBIQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcolympics.com%2Fnews-features%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D418442.html&rct=j&q=canada+wins+thier+first+gold&ei=p6h5S7P_LIWW8Aa3k-nzCQ&usg=AFQjCNGBvIz_RS8r0K-35ZuU9rH0YPeYBQ

sorry for link length im bad at that.

fun fact: first two results on google to my query were from aljazeera, i thought it better to avoid that site, you never know who is watching.

Edit: never mind thought link would be longer.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Meh, those jerks deserved to die, serves them right for chasing me, I had warned them and given them a chance to live, but they chose death instrad. Ah well, it was a fun way to go out atleast.

In retrospect if I had realised how some of the game mechanics actually worked I wouldn't have even bothered putting points into stealth.

At least you managed to use your super high combat score to actually kill someone.

Also; Huzzah, that umbrella assassin is dead! I'm going to go dance on your grave! ~;p

CR

[FactionHeir]

I already danced on yours :grin:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Ok, you've danced on each other's graves and now you're both dead and on the same team. kiss and make up. :kiss:




EDIT: A lot of things are happening this phase, more so than usual. There's going to be big-time battles and events which require a lot of my attention to shape into existence. I'll keep you updated daily on my progress.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I have accepted orders from all but the following people:

AVSM- who will probably be controlled by the Omega Horde from now on... I'm not sure he's interested enough to keep playing.
The Stranger- who will be controlled by the Omega Horde from now on, as per his request.
Chaotix- no orders, controlled by the Omega Horde this round.
Elite Ferret- (may be replaced soon unless I hear from him)
Sprig- (may be replaced soon unless I hear from him)
Tristan de Castelreng- (may be replaced soon unless I hear from him)
Pranas- No orders?
Wizashu- No orders?

And of course everyone who died last round hasn't spawned yet.



I have marked down all your orders and moved everyone on the map.
I have randomized all your items.
I have randomized an event.



Next: I have at least 5 battles to roll.
Finally: I will send out your results. If there's not enough to really warrant updating your character card, you won't be getting a character card, just the results. Okay? I can't do 50+ cards anymore... it's nuts.

I will have your battles rolled for you by tomorrow. I hope to knock out several results PMs as well, and possibly the rest on the following day. So estimated 2 more days.


It's worth the wait. You are going to want to read this next write-up, because the proverbial poo is hitting the fan this round.


Pranas, Wishazu, get me your orders guys. You won't be involved in battle, so I'll accept them late, but get them to me.

[Centurion1]

heehee poo.


and let my juvenile period continue

[Frozen In Ice]

I eagerly await the results of this phase, espcially the mention of a ton of battles! :yes:

[Askthepizzaguy]

All battles have been rolled. Beginning the process of sending out results PMs now.


IF YOU WANT A FULL CHARACTER CARD, THEY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

If there are a lot of changes to your card, you will get a card.

[Splitpersonality]

I'm wondering how this new method of updating will effect the speed in which you can finish a phase ATPG.

I hope it works to your benefit :D

[White_eyes:D]

Somebody knows how to make friends.....:bounce:

[Askthepizzaguy]

I'm wondering how this new method of updating will effect the speed in which you can finish a phase ATPG.

I hope it works to your benefit :D

I've already sent out 10 results.

I only have some 40 more or so to send out, and most of those will be quick blurbs. I aim to make a huge dent in that today and tomorrow. Hopefully be done tomorrow. But this has gone a long way to restoring my sanity.

[Thermal]

I'm wondering how this new method of updating will effect the speed in which you can finish a phase ATPG.

I hope it works to my benefit :D

Methinks :tongue:

[Splitpersonality]

Methinks :tongue:


I know ATPG suffers, it doesn't matter me a whole lot how long it takes, I'd just rather him not die of this game before it can end :laugh4:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Okay, about 25 results done. Roughly 30 or so more to go.

[Greyblades]

Ah crud...

[Stildawn]

Going good ATPG... Well done....

[Centurion1]

boring.......

[Askthepizzaguy]

OKAY! According to my notes, everyone now has a character card.

Please, if you're still playing the game and did not get a character card, let me know, all right?

I will get to work on the Public Writeup for Phase Nine ASAP, but it is a doozy. Seriously... will probably make Phase Eight's writeup look almost boring.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Here it is.... Phase Nine writeup... the climax of the game's story. (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?123875-Resident-Evil-Dark-Falls-%28Game-thread%29&p=2436527&viewfull=1#post2436527)

[Splitpersonality]

That whole queen thing.

That is some :daisy:'d up :daisy: right there.

Holy :daisy:...

[ULC]

To my compatriots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXZcO7J2AnM)

:thumbsup:

[Askthepizzaguy]

That whole queen thing.

That is some :daisy:'d up :daisy: right there.

Holy :daisy:...

Yes. It. Is.

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[naut]

What the :daisy: is that!?

[Askthepizzaguy]

What the :daisy: is that!?

If you fellows don't escape from Dark Falls very soon, you will find out.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Quite possibly my weirdest death in my time on the .Org, and this includes being devoured by sharks with frickin' lasers.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Quite possibly my weirdest death in my time on the .Org, and this includes being devoured by sharks with frickin' lasers.

I think you have the honor of the most spectacular death in the game, unless someone comes up with something seriously creative between now and the end of it.

[White_eyes:D]

Then he tore out her heart and devoured it, claiming for himself her rich and tasty courage.
This just screams Khaan.....I still remember "The Golden Rule":inquisitive:

And that really sucks GH.....that's one death I would like to avoid...:help:

[naut]

I think you have the honor of the most spectacular death in the game, unless someone comes up with something seriously creative between now and the end of it.
You rang? :devil:

[Jolt]

If I had to guess, I'd say two turns from now, the offspring of the said monster will begin to be born and go out through the streets hunting for humans. This wouldn't be much of a problem, but I'd say that a new monster will be born every turn. (Or every 2 turns for balance's sake)

[White_eyes:D]

Town is not in a good position from what I can see.....any thoughts Pizzaguy?:juggle2:(Because everyone knows a super self breeding Omega monster, is just what is needed to spice things up:idea2:)

[Askthepizzaguy]

Oh I have thoughts, for sure.

Remember that there's some 800 or less tiles of play space, and each player has only 1 tile that they are on and 8 more that they control. 9 tiles out of 800 or so isn't a lot, so it's really unluckiness which would cause your death no matter how formidable any one opponent might be.

The game is designed such that the town will get progressively more and more hostile to the living, innocent players, by death or by conversion to evil. You've got a certain reasonable amount of time, from the beginning of the game, to meet with other players, share information, and solve whatever local puzzle you can, while the innocent team is being slowly annihilated. You're working against the clock of course... the idea is to get out before it gets too late.

With each passing phase the zombie horde grows larger, and the evil characters kill more good characters, and even when the evil characters die they tend to become zombies too and share their information. Then you've got the Queen Plaga running around now, and I'll go on the record as saying that isn't a good thing.

It is possible to avoid the dangers, because you can move in 8 or 16 different directions, and most can move a decent enough distance. Since there are so many innocents and so few evil characters, it's simply a game of avoiding or killing off the evil characters, or sneaking past them or defending against them until you can run away, or finding the items which can protect you from them. But in any case, you still need to find viable routes out of town or solve the main puzzle of dark falls, in order to win an innocent victory, because although it is possible to destroy all the zombies and evil characters, you will all slowly transform into Omega creatures, and that is the ultimate time clock. You'll never survive in here, so it's best to find a way out and get out.

What strategy you use, what direction you move, and what you do when you get there... how you accomplish your goals... that much I am afraid is all up to you.

[Amsel]

'Dickie Barrow', huh. OH I WONDER WHO THAT IS

[Diamondeye]

You sent me a status update of some sort but I still need a proper Character Card, I believe...

[Askthepizzaguy]

You sent me a status update of some sort but I still need a proper Character Card, I believe...

Yes, anyone who would like a proper character card may ask for one.

I've been just giving updates this round because *whiny voice* 50 character cards is harrrrrd.

I'll do yours.

[Centurion1]

update means the same tihng as character card plus you got this phase done way faster even with the uber long write up.

[Ironside]

I take it that this queen monster is the incarnation of evil refered to in the prologue? Since you're using the same eye pictures ATPG.

I must say that if Alyssa have ever been human, she's the one with a fate worse than death, not Tyler (who had a very wierd and gruesome death, but well he died). Interesting roles there, Tyler joining a really strong group=3 dead plague demons+ possibly a dead Alyssa as well (I assume she was hard to spot before her transformation). I suspect being The Queen's Groom was the hardest starting role though.

Are the plague team and the zombie team alliied? Like the zombies and the Omega transformations?

1-2 more serial killers (Otto and possibly the sniper), 3 plague demons, 1 plague queen + omega transformations+ zombies. Not easy times for the town. :no:

[Double A]

I don't know if I want to throw up or piss myself in terror.

[Centurion1]

im going to go cower in fear. Bye!

[White_eyes:D]

I don't know if having those "Omegas" in "human form" is a good thing....(I know you gave us a good way to deal with that *hint* *hint* *Nudge* *Nudge* town:brood:)

They can give countless updates to the zombie hordes....not to mention whatever the :daisy: that "Zombie Queen" and her "Progeny" is...:inquisitive:

And shoot YLC on sight please:brood:....I have no idea if he is or isn't evil....but I would just do it to be sure he is not...let's not forget that the "townie hero" could be a "Wolf in sheep's clothing":book:

[Greyblades]

Hmm I wonder if I'm allowed to point the finger at the SK that killed my last incarnation or not...

[Beskar]

I blame the people I decided to help for my death. >:(

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

I blame the people I decided to help for my death. >:(


Your welcome :tongue: :beam:

[ULC]

I don't know if having those "Omegas" in "human form" is a good thing....(I know you gave us a good way to deal with that *hint* *hint* *Nudge* *Nudge* town:brood:)

They can give countless updates to the zombie hordes....not to mention whatever the :daisy: that "Zombie Queen" and her "Progeny" is...:inquisitive:

And shoot YLC on sight please:brood:....I have no idea if he is or isn't evil....but I would just do it to be sure he is not...let's not forget that the "townie hero" could be a "Wolf in sheep's clothing":book:

Awww, you know you can't do me in so your going to beg for someone else to do it? Coward :laugh4:

Well, I don't blame you one bit :mellow:

[Askthepizzaguy]

I take it that this queen monster is the incarnation of evil refered to in the prologue? Since you're using the same eye pictures ATPG.

Correct. She would be the main "boss" creature of the game. Makes El Gigante look like a big fluffy pillow.


I must say that if Alyssa have ever been human, she's the one with a fate worse than death, not Tyler (who had a very wierd and gruesome death, but well he died). Interesting roles there, Tyler joining a really strong group=3 dead plague demons+ possibly a dead Alyssa as well (I assume she was hard to spot before her transformation). I suspect being The Queen's Groom was the hardest starting role though.

I'll save the commentary regarding Alyssa and the Groom until after the game. But I have very interesting stories to tell.


Are the plague team and the zombie team alliied? Like the zombies and the Omega transformations?

The next time you see a zombie or a plaga, ask them. :mellow:


1-2 more serial killers (Otto and possibly the sniper), 3 plague demons, 1 plague queen + omega transformations+ zombies. Not easy times for the town. :no:

Don't lose heart. The way is opening.

[Amsel]

Don't lose heart.

Or you'll end up like Tristan de Castelreng.

[Jolt]

I blame the people I decided to help for my death. >:(

Wait. You mean the people that you decided to help or the people you decided to help but left?

[Askthepizzaguy]

I'd blame the choice to engage a known villain as the direct cause of death, the choice being one's own to make.

I'd also blame Captain C who actually killed you. And then there's always the dice gods.

Sorry, the nature of the game is that you've got a big chance of dying at some point during the game. :shame:

[White_eyes:D]

Awww, you know you can't do me in so your going to beg for someone else to do it? Coward :laugh4:

Well, I don't blame you one bit :mellow:

"Hi, it's White_eyes:D with a W. I am a bit busy but if you give me your name and location, I will get back to you with a airstike":beam:
:bounce:

[Double A]

Correct. She would be the main "boss" creature of the game. Makes El Gigante look like a big fluffy pillow.

Now I know which one to do.

*pisses pants*

If anyone needs me, I'll be looking for a Widow.

[Joooray]

That write-up was awesome. I'll be lying around in fetal position somewhere from now on, don't mind me though. :embarassed:

[Wishazu]

ATPG, could I please get a full character card? If it' a not too much trouble. All my information is saved to my laptop which is currently not working.

[Askthepizzaguy]

ATPG, could I please get a full character card? If it' a not too much trouble. All my information is saved to my laptop which is currently not working.

Sent.

[taka]

hey pizza, any chance of putting me under NPC control for maybe a week or two? I'm under pressure to get my uni project complete and may not have the time to send orders and stuff. i wont mind coming back for my zombie once all my work is finished :)

[Askthepizzaguy]

hey pizza, any chance of putting me under NPC control for maybe a week or two? I'm under pressure to get my uni project complete and may not have the time to send orders and stuff. i wont mind coming back for my zombie once all my work is finished :)

Sure, your teammates can easily control you.

By the way folks, you've got slightly over 24 hours remaining. Let's wrap up discussion and send in orders. :bow:

Especially you dead folks, eh?

[Stildawn]

lol its getting increasingly hard to get organised lol.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Tip:

If you're in a large group and waiting for your teammates to respond, you can always put in orders, and send in a message to your group-mates telling them what you're doing and why and if you want to coordinate a strategy with them and what that might be.

They can read it when they send in orders and coordinate with you, or not.

4 days should be plenty of time, no? If you don't come up with a plan by then, keep in mind we're talking about 15 minutes of game-time, so... "he who hesitates is lost", ya?

[Stildawn]

yeah fair call ATPG, Im not complaining over the time frame lol.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Still missing: 24

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Centurion1
Confederate Jeb
Csargo
Diamondeye
Greyblades
Jolt
Merlox
Pranas
Renata
Johnhughthom
Roadkill
Joooray
Stildawn
Stuck in Pi
Thermal Mercury
tibilicus
Wishazu
YLC
AVSM (zombie)
Beskar (zombie)
Sigurd (zombie)
Taka (zombie)
Captain C (zombie)

Orders due in 23 hours.

[taka]

Sure, your teammates can easily control you.

By the way folks, you've got slightly over 24 hours remaining. Let's wrap up discussion and send in orders. :bow:

Especially you dead folks, eh?


Still missing: 24


Taka (zombie)


Orders due in 23 hours.

:tongue:

[Stildawn]

Orders in...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Still missing: 13

atheotes
Csargo
Diamondeye
Jolt
Merlox
Pranas
Renata
Roadkill
Thermal Mercury
tibilicus
YLC
Sigurd (zombie)
Captain C (zombie)

Orders due in 4 hours.

[Centurion1]

you think its way easier withoug the character cards now atpg.

[Askthepizzaguy]

you think its way easier withoug the character cards now atpg.

Yes. It seems at least 50% of the players get a character card that says "You moved to Letter-Number. You didn't see anyone. You didn't find anything since you were in vigilante/berserk/stealth/defensive mode". There's really no need to have a whole new character card based on that, especially if you have the previous character card in your possession (and I hope you guys are saving them, if you have room in your inbox). Anyone who asks for the new card gets it. All the other information is on your previous card; your inventory, your speed, awareness radius, your stats, etc. If you got an item I will add it to your inventory but it would take a player a pair of mouse clicks in order to put their new information and their old information together, whereas creating 50-odd cards takes the better part of 3 days. I was able to breeze through the "result PMs" in two sittings, and still have it in me to do the public writeup immediately thereafter, and that writeup only took me 40 minutes to write.

I believe things get easier now mostly because I can report on the results of the dead en masse instead of one at a time, which is very very nice. The more people who die, the easier this gets. So I am rooting for whoever kills things. *Note- this will not affect your outcome or the dice rolls, I'm not that heartless*

[Renata]

Typing ...

[Double A]

How about if we bribe you?

[Askthepizzaguy]

How about if we bribe you?

Better would be to bribe the folks at Random.org, but I'll certainly take your money, and I'll certainly spend it, and I will certainly continue to be unflinchingly heartless when the dice rolls don't go your way.

[Double A]

Even if we sent you some pizza?

[Askthepizzaguy]

10 folks are still missing orders. I've sent out a reminder. Please note that because your orders are late, you cannot use stealth mode. No biggie right? Mmm... perhaps.

On the other hand, being spotted by the ever-growing horde of zombies is pretty much a death sentence at this point...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Update:

I have a couple additional orders (Thanks, guys!).

I have done the following:


I have accepted all of your orders for this phase and entered them into my files.
I have moved all players on the map, including the zombie players.
I have randomized an event.
I have done all the item drops.
I have rolled all the battles.

That was fast.

Next:


Character Cards and Results.


I need your orders ASAP. This time I think I will accept your orders until I am done doing character cards because I think I will be working on them very shortly.

[Centurion1]

getting easier huh.

[Wishazu]

ATPG, did you get the pm i sent you before my orders pm?

Also, thanks for my full character card mate.

[Askthepizzaguy]

ATPG, did you get the pm i sent you before my orders pm?

Also, thanks for my full character card mate.

I only got one PM from you recently. The previous two were from a week ago. So, no, I think.

[Askthepizzaguy]

33 character cards down. Mostly the zombie cards, plus 2 inactive player cards remaining. The zombie cards will be ridiculously easy.

Aiming for a writeup by tonight, no promises.

By the way everyone is getting a full character card this phase, and I urge you to keep this copy of your card so I can simply give you an "update" next round. I had the time and the desire, next round... maybe not so much.

[Double A]

Pizza, you deserve a freaking cherry pie for this.

[Centurion1]

well i think we all know now. pizza is a robot.

[White_eyes:D]

well i think we all know now. pizza is a robot.
He is more then that....https://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o29/saunirae/Stuff/terminator-tpb-original-painting.jpg

[Splitpersonality]

A robot with diamond junk?

What will they think of next...

[Askthepizzaguy]

PHASE TEN WRITEUP IS FINISHED. (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?123875-Resident-Evil-Dark-Falls-%28Game-thread%29&p=2440065&viewfull=1#post2440065)

FYI the deadline is 11:59 PM on March 2nd.

That's about 4 days. Surely we can do this, gentlemen and ladies?

[Splitpersonality]

A bloodless phase!

What is this!

Where's the action!

The carnage!

The massive explosions!

:angry:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Well, I was walking along, and then out of the sky, it just hit me. It dawned on me that I don't necessarily have to describe carnage that wasn't happening.

So, as if a weight was lifted off of my chest, I returned to the basics of storytelling. And slowly, I started to feel better, even though I felt like I was missing a part of myself.

[White_eyes:D]

I feel so beaten, wonder why Pizzaguy?:no:

It's like walking into a trap and finding that there was not even bait~:mecry:

[Jolt]

Believe most died in the bridge. And only one remained.

[Frozen In Ice]

Who would have thought after the last couple of violent rounds there'd be a single round where no one died... The zombies must be starting to become slackers.:inquisitive:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Someone mentioned herbs in one of the quicktopics, which reminds me.

You guys are aware that you have to send me a message and actually "consume" the herb before it has any effect whatsoever, right? You don't gain anything from having it in your possession until you ingest it.

If I didn't make that clear, I apologize. Many of you have herbs, so check your inventory and don't forget they exist now.

[Ironside]

Who would have thought after the last couple of violent rounds there'd be a single round where no one died... The zombies must be starting to become slackers.:inquisitive:

The plague demons are back hunting I fear. And that sniper+ Otto the serial killer are still loose. And if I get ATPG:s hints correctly, the plaga queen spawns are alyssa clones (fate worse than death+ human female face), that is, they look human until they "mate". Scared yet?

The zombies have 1 kill this far btw. Been close to kill a bunch more though. And 1 killed by omega transformations. So this far they haven't been that scary.

[Jolt]

Since I am studying International Relations in real life, I leave here a guide to all of us humans on how our governments will interact with one another!

http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/08/18/theory_of_international_politics_and_zombies

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

Personally World War Z (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z) Is my Bible to all results of a zombie invasion.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Some have asked exactly what the order of priority is regarding who gains the first strike in battle, if any. Here it is.




BEFORE THE MOVE and no movement

***Engage mode (successful, versus target only) happens before the move.
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-
-unless you attacked this target the previous phase (you cannot use this to gain an attack against someone that survived a battle with you the preceding phase, because either you ran from battle or they did or both-


happens before

***Sniper mode (successful, versus target only) happens before the move.
-slightly slower than Engage because of careful aiming involved-
-also, unless you fail awareness check against stealth-
-unless you attacked this target the previous phase (you cannot use this to gain an attack against someone that survived a battle with you the preceding phase, because either you ran from battle or they did or both-

AFTER THE MOVE or NO MOVE


happens before

***Stealth Vigilante (when stealth succeeds, versus known non-humans)
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-
-unless target is human-
-unless target is an Omega Transformation and has not been revealed as such-


which defeats

***Stealth Assassin (when stealth succeeds)
-unless directed at someone in Stealth Vigilante mode, when you're a human-
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


which defeats

***Stealth (passive) (when stealth succeeds and an ally is attacked)
-when self is attacked: they cannot find you, and you don't break cover to attack them-
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


defeats

***Vigilante (versus known non-humans)
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-
-unless target is human-
-unless target is an Omega Transformation and has not been revealed as such-


defeats

***Berserk (versus anyone not in berserk mode or successful vigilante/stealth mode)
-Vigilante does not defeat berserk mode if the target is a human-
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


defeats

***Cooperative mode (You form alliance first, which defers to all aggressive modes)
-The objective here is to form a defensive alliance, so you do that before you can attack, your weapon is lowered-
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


SAME AS

***Search mode (with order given to attack certain things)
-the objective here is to find things, so your attention is there. Your weapon is lowered-
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


both defeat

***Defensive mode (automatically *loses* first strike, but you can still give an order to attack someone)
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


defeats

***Engage mode (when opponent directs it at someone besides yourself, they have exhausted their turn)
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-


SAME AS

***Sniper mode (when opponent directs it at someone besides yourself, they have exhausted their turn)
-unless you fail awareness check against stealth-



When stealth fails, you automatically lose the first strike.

[Double A]

I just had a mindsplosion reading that post...

So anyway, I think a good default for everyone is "shoot crowds of women on sight, especially if they are trying to eat me"

[Renata]

Someone I've been talking to has a full PM box. Please clear some space and let me know when you have, ok?

[Centurion1]

Someone I've been talking to has a full PM box. Please clear some space and let me know when you have, ok?

dude visitor message. ahem, cdf.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Reminder that you have roughly 29 hours left to send in orders. Please devise your strategy and send in orders before the deadline to avoid a penalty.

[Major Robert Dump]

Hurry up! Running out of time! Gah, want to finish my reign of terror!

[Askthepizzaguy]

To those of you who have not sent in orders: You're officially late by 5 hours now. I'll double check my inbox in the morning.

[Renata]

Said person's PM box is full again, and I didn't receive the communication I was expecting last night. Sorry Pizza.

[Wishazu]

Damn, I thought we had untill midnight of the 4th...

I'll prepare and send my orders now mate.

[Centurion1]

will the peple with whom i am talking please sne dme a plan so i know what the hell we are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Askthepizzaguy]

12 hours later, orders continue to be sent in. That's fine, it's kind of like popping popcorn. When there's a longer wait between pops, it's done popping.

Just letting you guys know I am watching my inbox and going to get started on moving you on the map shortly. It was pointless to do so when I was missing dozens of orders, because if I'm missing a dozen or more dots on the map, then I have to go back and edit in new dots, over and over and over. I prefer to do it all at once. If I don't know where you are I can't roll your items either.

[Major Robert Dump]

God, you guys :daisy: suck. Hurry up. No one cares about your drama. You are all dead anyway.

*cough* rules *cough* - Sigurd

[Askthepizzaguy]

I have enough orders now to start the process. Yay!

For the record, Pranas, Merlox, Centurion1, Stildawn, and several zombies failed to send in orders. Pranas has been inactive for a while and I may replace him with the next person to die. Merlox is always late with his orders, but he sends them in when I prod him. I shouldn't have to do that though. Odd that Cent and Stil didn't send it in. As for the zombies, well... I made a game where you can continue playing after you die, and some don't seem to want to take advantage of that, which is a crying shame.

The zombies will have their missing counterparts covered for orders though, so yeah... it would be wise to send in your late orders before you are devoured, living people.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Still missing those orders. But, I won't be waiting up for you.

Here's what I've done so far:


I have accepted all your orders and entered them into my records
I have moved everyone who sent me orders around on the map
I have randomized an event
I have randomized your item drops


Remaining:


I have several battles to roll. This will be another epic round of exciting, game-changing action. You won't want to miss this write-up.
Character cards and results PMs. If nothing major happened to you, you'll get a result PM. Sorry, I will be very busy this round, and you can request a full card if you choose. Save your Character Cards!


Estimate at least 2 more days until I'm finished. Hopefully all battles will be rolled today.

[Askthepizzaguy]

HEY ZOMBIES!!! I'm still missing your orders for the big group in that one tile, see the quicktopic, will you please? :whip:

[Renata]

Or don't. I wouldn't mind.

[Double A]

Yeah, it's cool with us if you just wanna chill for a bit.

[Captain Blackadder]

Yeah Zombies relax put your feet up and drink some scotch whilst we go about our business.

[Askthepizzaguy]

All battles have been rolled. Those last two were very complicated, and I was delayed by house chores. However, the wait will be well worth it.




There will be several deaths this round. :evil:

[Renata]

Eep.

[Centurion1]

i think im dead i just feel it.

[White_eyes:D]

I better get a Medal Pizzaguy....I totally could have had the power to stop "Alyssa" not even she could have stopped my
Rebirth!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYpGrZTdOw Your VERY lucky town...or unlucky, I wonder?:evil:

[johnhughthom]

I was delayed by house chores.

Pictures the scene:

Pizza picks up the mop to mop the floor "hmmm, dry. Obviously mop is in invisible mode when he logs on, what is it up to? Mop goes on my suspicious list."
Picks up a bottle of milk and returns it to the fridge. "Still cold, milk has only recently left the fridge then so no actions last night. Milk goes on my probable townie list."
Turns on the hoover to clean the living room, then immediately turns it off. "Woah, what was that racket all about? Obviously a cover for his mafia buddy to do his dirty work unseen. Hoover in the scum list."

[Askthepizzaguy]

I was merely disposing of all the bodies, John. :evil:


This game is apparently in the running for best game... I honestly hadn't seen that coming after Pirate ship took an early lead. I'd better get to work! :sweatdrop:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Photobucket is having problems... if you can't see several images, that should be a temporary thing. The links should all still be good, but the images aren't displaying.

[Askthepizzaguy]

20 Results/Cards down, 20 to go, thanks to the zombies all getting one PM. (what a time saver)

[Seon]

http://iloveboyswhosparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Oh_Noes_.jpg

[White_eyes:D]

I am rolling over the floor laughing right now Pizzaguy...:bounce:

I am glad real TACTICS can be used, I know I pulled a fast one there:grin2:

[naut]

:skull: [/Scared]

[Centurion1]

I am rolling over the floor laughing right now Pizzaguy...

I am glad real TACTICS can be used, I know I pulled a fast one there


i hate you so much.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Just remember not to give too much away.

Amazingly, I am almost done with these results PMs.

I need to do one large, unwieldy group of folks, then I send out the zombie PM, then I'm done. All results done in one day. ONE DAY. Holy jumpin' flapping Jasper.

[White_eyes:D]

I give my respect to my arch-nemesis:bow: (glad that at least one worry is gone....just another 100 more to worry about:help:)

I feel like those Marines in "Aliens" with those crappy motion trackers...."I am telling you; there is something here and it ain't us!":hide:

[Centurion1]

Just remember not to give too much away.

Amazingly, I am almost done with these results PMs.

I need to do one large, unwieldy group of folks, then I send out the zombie PM, then I'm done. All results done in one day. ONE DAY. Holy jumpin' flapping Jasper.

not to mention part of one day.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I only have 7 cards remaining and I started doing these only 5 hours ago.

I haven't even taken a break.

[Renata]

Update post tonight, then? No pressure or anything. (Who am I kidding?)