Oh and Ituralde, the three companies of Venetian Armoured Sergeants near Vienna have moved. So I think you've no better time to sally.
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Oh and Ituralde, the three companies of Venetian Armoured Sergeants near Vienna have moved. So I think you've no better time to sally.
Great... tell me when I'm supposed to attack!
Hi Ignoramus,Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
I getting a little worried :)
Shocked is one thing, but not knowing is just killing me!!
You are going to go out and attack the Venetians Ituralde? I though the match up was not good.
What is the composition of the Venetian stack?
Is everyone dead or something? :dizzy2:
It seems like a grave yard in here :juggle2:
Ignoramus is on Australian time, so I guess he's asleep right now. I've just taken Dijon; I'll write a short battle report, but it was so tense I did not take any good screenshots.
I'm dead, yes. Died late last week... ;)
Hi Econ,
Ok that explains it.
Sounds like you had a close shave. I still wondering when there will be a lose by someone.
...and Jalf, well you certainly doing well considering...:laugh4:
There was 1 major defeat in WoTS, cause the person who was playing it lost interest and the game was forced into autoresolved. End up in a good bit of drama where a trial, re-enactment of the battle and punishment to the avatar... Very nice storyline. Also I forgot who is the player that lost 3 generals in succession and all of them as co-consul. But he was always fighting seriously outnumbered and he didn't use the pause button if I remember correctly. Fun time though. :)
Hi StoneCold,
That's interesting to hear. What would you describe as the percentages of total loses by human players in that game?
Good morning guys, I'll get a lot more done today.
No worries, take your time. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Anyway, the battle report of the Assault on Genoa is finally up.
Hi everyone,
I'm still taking reading through everything to get caught up. I took a look at the most recent save game (at least I think it's the most recent) and I just wanted to make sure if I have the current situation right.
So we're at war with Venice and Milan? Seems as though there are only 2 settlements for Venice at the top border of Italy, just under the mountains. We are neutral with Hungary and allies with Poland. Since the previous session, has the war with Milan gone from defensive to offensive? Is it also a defensive battle against Venice?
I'd also like to ask when the next session is.
Thanks for helping me get caught up to speed.
The war on Milan is offensive, as a matter of fact I believe it's just been concluded as their last city has been taken.
The war on Venice is still defensive - Ituralde has a tough fight ahead of him to save Vienna.
The next session of the Diet is 1130, game time. You'll have to ask Ignoramus what year it is now, but I think it's sometime around 1126.
Evening Ignoramus,
Don't mind me. I was just sitting at home getting a bit impatient.
OPC in the States just called...I'm getting my PC this Thursday!!!
FINALLY I'll be able to get more involved.
I`m excited!!! :)
Hi folks,
I'm writing from tacky, but warm, Las Vegas. Due to usual Vegas skullduggery I got an upgraded room, but not one with internet access for those of us who do not have a laptop. Given I don't have access to the game or a cheap connection at the moment, Otto's going be to be mostly mute untill Sat, if he lives that long :laugh4: .
I really wouldn't be able to speak accurately anyway since I can't look at saves, now I know how AG feels.
It looks like I'm missing a fun time and I'd like to welcome all the new players.
I might check in later on in the week.
Dijon battle report is up - no good pictures, but it was a tactically interesting assault. I really wasn't sure how I could pull it off, but the AI obliged by its woeful deployment and manoeuvring.
Well written Econ. Without pictures you did a good job and I understood what happened very well.
Does this mean Milan is reduced to just a few islands in the Med?
I assume so - I haven't removed the fog of war to check. Milan does still have a couple of significant armies on the mainland.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
In case anyone's wondering, Ituralde is defending against a Venetian assault on Vienna.
Good write-ups GH and econ!
Thanks for the information Econ.
Without save game views this is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up :)
Ahh well my machine is nearly hear.
Well this should be interesting Ignoramus :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
we'l see if Duke Leopold is good or not :)
Just a short note, that I fought the battle and uploaded the save game!
Cheers!
Ituralde
And!!!.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ituralde
Holy Hell Ituralde did you win lose or draw?? :beam:
You're killing me with the suspense. If we have lost Vienna then my characters going to have to go bonkers in the Diet!! :laugh4:
Well the battle went as expected. :beam:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
But another thing has me worrying.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Good job Ituralde,
You gave them a good thrashing.
As the Milan threat diminishes the Poles come to the party.
I'm not complaining about the situation, but if we are invincible this game is not going to be very interesting.
One way to deal with this would be for a "peace party" to emerge to try to limit further conquests for a while - to give the AI time to build up. This happened in the Will of the Senate PBM, although typically it requires putting shackles on the Chancellor, as it is hard even for the most peace-loving player to avoid resisting the urge to stomp the AI.Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Perhaps we should form a society for the preservation of Venice? :wink:
EDIT: Ignoramus, your PM box is full again - I can't reply to your message until you empty it.
Sorry about that, it has space now.
We're playing on hard/very hard, right? Any particular reason we didn't go with vh/vh?
Oh, and AussieGiant: Afternoon tea in the Diet? What was that all about? :p
Do germans even know what tea is? ;)
Yes, I think it is H/VH - we did not go for VH campaigns because it makes the AI diplomacy more pyschotic. On VH, your relations with each faction are programmed to worsen over time. The same will happen with even H campaigns - so if we want real allies, we have to do things to raise our reputation and standing (e.g. avoid sacking cities; pay gifts) - but it happens faster with VH.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jalf
BTW: An important note for Governors and Chancellors - the Citadel testers have discovered that armour upgrades (and hence buildings that give them) are much more important than people might have thought. I think the discovery makes a leather tanner the highest priority build for most settlements (after maybe townguard buildings in cities for free upkeep). Gory details in the spoiler.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Hi Econ,
Yes that is about the only mechanism I can think of.
Still the game has a very robust process so it is definately possible. Especially if local or House based issues start disrupting our momentum.
We're expanding too fast IMO. It's going to be over in a flash.
Hi Jalf,
My guy's a little off the wall. Well travelled Vienna merchant classes I assume have a lot of worldly knowledge.
That's my story anyway :beam:
Nonsense, you wait, I think we'll sustain some defeats. If we go carefully, then the AI has no chance. But if we overstretch ourselves then it makes the game more interesting.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Well I don't know about nonsense. But I see you point Ignoramus. If we stretch ourselves too far then we are ripe for implosion.
On the other hand if we don't give the AI time to get it self together it will be equally boring. Plus we get no units other than basic ones.
I think a balance has to be struck.
Well, half my reign has finished. It's now time for the mid-session Diet.
I'll post my mid-term report soon.
Please upload the latest savegame too. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Certainly. I'll do it right away. Oh and I'll pm you about something, econ.
Another mid-term already. This one will be interesting.
I have a question that is not without personal involvement. I have been wondering if it was possible to appoint a stand-in general for battlest that could be fought with your own avatar?
The reason I'm asking is the fact that I'll probably go skiing next week, so I wont be there for like 5-6 days and I would hate to have all battles involving Leopold autocalced. Especially those, where he has to defend Vienna, which would surely loose us the city. So I'd be more happy if I could appoint another player from the House of Austria to fight those battles in my absence.
Just let me know what you think about it. :yes:
Generally, we avoided doing this during Wots. However, given that there is a queue of Austrian Electors without avatars, I'd be happy for one of them to substitute for you. AussieGiant - has your PC arrived? :jumping:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ituralde
Can someone link me with the latest savegame?:bow:
Apologies, but I am very busy today and tomorrow and will not have time to update the Library until Saturday at the earliest.
Quote:
Originally Posted by econ21
You bet your sweat fanny adams Econ!!! :bounce:
It's sitting right at my feet in the office. I'm taking it home tonight for the first boot up festival.
Actually the timing could be more perfect. I'm at a largish LAN weekend from Friday to Sunday. I'll be at home with a fully operational Death Star starting next week when Ituralde looks like going for a ski.
I'll be rusty having not played since December but I can sit behind some walls and crack a few Venitian skulls.:2thumbsup:
By the way, maps of the current situation would still be very helpful. When people are not at home they allow you to still look at things and stay involved.
Can someone please put some up?
Gah!
I'm still puzzeled as to what I am suppose to be doing, if someone could greatly help me out. I understand where we the Riech stand right now, but Im not sure on Edicts, I have read I second Edit etc etc. How do I know what all these Edicts are, and...
I dont mean to whine, but it is really confusing to know what sections in the forum I am to be reading, There all mixed up with the MTW2 and RTW boards etc etc. :help:
Please someone add me on xfire or msn!
I'm assuming it is this one:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kagemusha
http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1130.zip
(PS: It's a good idea to browse the uploader - I always sort by "Last modified" and download the latest kotr file if I am curious about the state of the game.)
Edicts only last between Diets (10 turns), so forget about past ones. All you need to focus on are the new Edicts (numbered 4.x) being proposed in the Diet deliberations thread. Each edict needs two seconders to be put to the vote; say "I second Edict 4.x" if you support it and it does not have two seconders. You are free to propose new edicts and to argue for or against other people's edicts. All this should be done in the Diet deliberations thread.Quote:
I'm still puzzeled as to what I am suppose to be doing, if someone could greatly help me out. I understand where we the Riech stand right now, but Im not sure on Edicts, I have read I second Edit etc etc. How do I know what all these Edicts are, and...
Our threads have the prefix kotr PBM. The key ones are this one and the Diet deliberations. The Chancellor's reports thread keeps you up to date (and is where you post your build queues when you get a settlement to run). The battle reports thread also should be informative. You can write stories in the stories thread. The stickied library tells you who is who, what settlements we control and what edicts are current - but it is only updated every Diet session.Quote:
I dont mean to whine, but it is really confusing to know what sections in the forum I am to be reading, There all mixed up with the MTW2 and RTW boards etc etc
Ahh, Thank you.
So shall I start posting then? Or do I have to wait untill I get my own general etc.
No, please start posting now. Many active participants such as Kagemusha and AussieGiant don't have avatars yet but they still contribute greatly. :yes:
Bizzair - you are the Third Elector of Austria. You can post in that capacity now. You will get an avatar in due course and can then choose whether that chap was the Third Elector all along or, if his traits are very different from how you've been roleplaying, you can treat him as a new kid on the block.
@econ21
I fully agree with you that this should not be done on a regular basis. But I think in the current situation it would be preferrable to having things autocalced, when there's many players waiting for some action. Of course those capabilities should only be used in defensive battles. I wouldn't want Leopold to go on a grand campaign, while I'm away.
Glad you finally got your system AussieGiant, get it running asap, that's an order! :beam:
Ja Wohl Herr Ituralde
Up and running Team!!
It's a whole new ball game when you can upload the file onto your PC and actually look at what the situation is.
I was also thinking along the same lines as Ituralde. I'll be traveling to Australia for holidays on the 10th of March for 3 weeks. I'm going to be able to stay in touch with the game but not be able to fight battles. I would definitely prefer someone from House Austria to fight the battles than autocalc.
Going to bed now...my machine is just sick. And I mean that in a good way.
Oh, and BTW, there's a new Franconian. I forget what his name is, but he's in Hamburg with Dietrich.
huzzah! New franconian!
Now if his long lost twin brother would show up, I might get an avatar too :p
I have a bad feeling about the way the edicts are going. I hope they'll work out.
Well, its been a while since i checked the forums. My cable has been down for the past 5 days, the second time the cable line under the lawn broke and I am currently using a above ground line to connect to the cable box away from my house. Well.....I guess I'll start participating now
ah so obviously im new here... ect.ect.
but i saw an "advert" in the other Blacker Forum...
and i was wondering if this was still open
if so i would prefer to be in Austria... but idc if another
is chosen for me :)... but still...
ty and i just went and read through most of the serious
stuff... i like it alot...
PS. the smilys are so much cooler here... lol:balloon2:
So how am I doing, ok?
and Ignoramus, what do you mean, hope I did everything right and didn't screw something up :embarassed:
No, no, Bizzair, nothings wrong. I was just having an OOC(Out of Character) winge about some the motions that econ21 proposed. It's nothing against you.
Hello, ArchdukeEvan! Welcome to the King of the Romans PBM. Yes, we're always open to new players. I am sure we can put you in the House of Austria, I'll just wait until econ's on again.
u still need people to join...lets see do i need to give u a backround..umm i am part of the Huscarls clan...my clanmate baz helps run this forum...i can pretty much beat any computer u throw at me..have beaten HRE conquest twice on vh/vh. Soo if there still room i will join.
There's always plenty of room for anyone willing to play, even if they're complete novices at MTW2.
Welcome, nazgul3.
Great!...now what do i do lol
Ituralde, Econ,
Very well done sir's. That story was great.
Do we have a summary of all the Edicts and their status regarding being seconded?
A warm welcome to all the new faces!
There's always room for more, although it may take some time until you get an avatar.
The new Franconian is named Jonas something and is pious and loyal. I remembered the first name, cause that's my name also, what coincidence. :2thumbsup:
When will the Chancellor report be up Ignoramus?
Also I'm awaiting the, if any, allocation of settlements from our dear Kaiser, as no one took heed to my Charter Amendment. :beam:
Cheers!
Ituralde
Welcome, ArchdukeEvan and nazgul3. :2thumbsup:
AchdukeEvan can be the 5th Elector of Austria. nazgul3 - you need to choose your House. They are Austria (east), Swabia (west), Franconia (north) or Bavaria (south). Which you chose is not really important - it is more a roleplaying thing - but if you are indifferent Bavaria has one less player than the others based on this table:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=77311
Our new avatar is Jonas von Mahren. He is Dietrich's adopted son and 24 years old. By rights, he goes to Zomby_woof but we haven't heard from him for a while. I've PMd him. He can have him if he posts here or votes in the polls on Sunday, otherwise he goes to Jalf.
I'll try to make a list of motions and seconders, but today is busy and it may have to wait until this evening.
My Chancellor report will be up tomorrow. I'm sorry about the delay.
GH - please can you assign any new settlements to Houses if you wish to do so? Dukes and Counts - we should start posting build queues for our settlements so Ignoramus can start play promptly on Monday.
Anyone want to create a Kotr signature? Something like the now defunct wots one I have?
och... thank you :)
ill start asap... though i belvie there are some
conflicts with schooling here... its no matter
yay Austria!
I will have a short time this evening (EST) to update the Library. I will try to get the general map sections updated at that time, with the avatar updates done tomorrow morning.
Also, welcome to all the new people! It's great to see some new blood both in KOTR and the Throne Room in general.
Ooh, ooh!Quote:
Originally Posted by econ21
*Sends a ninja death squad to take out Zomby_woof*
:skull:
Bavaria sounds good too me. They have good beer lol. Umm my email addies are shado282@aol.com or fortheloveofitall@hotmail.com
By the way, do you need a certain number of posts before you can change your title? Or am I just a fool who can't figure out how to change it? :p
Ahem, I guess I could ask the same for editing posts... I've seen other posts with an "edited by..." stamp, but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to do it with my own posts... I'm guessing it depends on post count or something similar? :p
Anyway, do charter amendments work the same way as edicts? (As in, they have to be seconded by two people and then voted on and all that)
Well umm i gave to email and stuff..now what i am too do?..
Welcome nazgul3! I suggest you familiarize yourself with the current situation (basically, read the threads marked KotR) and whenever you're ready, post in the Diet deliberations.
Jalf - Once you become a normal member, you get the shiny edit button and get to customize your title. Charter amendments require a 2/3 margin to pass.
econ - Certainly, will do later tonight.
Oooh, shiny buttons... And normal memberness is determined by post count? :)
Heh, nice try. :tongue: It's determined by whether you make solid contributions. Shouldn't be long now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jalf
Nazgul3 is now 5th Elector of Bavaria. :bow:
Lol, you see right through me :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief
kk... so i have a question bout the clocks on here...
Military time... but set from what region?...
bc its like 22oclock on this...:dizzy2:
Welcome ArchdukeEvan to the House of Austria!
Due to current situations I have been wondering if it's even possible to oppose Imperial Dealings. :beam: The only thing I've come up with that lies under my jurisdiction would be to lower the taxes in all settlements Austria controls. It's a little bit lacking though.
"We will deny you by only sending 85% of our taxes from now on!" :2thumbsup:
So, if anyone has any advice how a situation like this could be represented with our current rules, let me know. Let's add some internal strife to our external ones. Oh and to the WotS veterans: This is in no way anything close to a civil war. I'm just trying to portray a disgruntled servant that does not want to obey his lieges commands. :yes:
I'm getting a little concerned at the state of the House of Franconia - they now have four generals, but with Lucjan being absent as their Head, are not making much use of them. This could be important with war now having broken out with Poland. Before, I proposed Fredericus von Hamburg (FLYdude) act as Steward. Perhaps he would like to appoint Gunther von Kastilien (Dutch_guy) as a Count fo one of Franconia's settlements?
In the longer term, we may to think about reassigning avatars - including Dietrich - given that we have active players without them.
I think we could wait a bit for our fellow Franconians.There are few great roleplayers among our Franconian players. I have been thinking about the replacement of the players that are not able to fight the battles for some reason and maybe we shouldnt let other players take the field,but rather autocalc.This could be our best chance to loose battles. I dont think that little strugling wouldnt hurt the game,it would be kind of shame if we would just win each and every battle.:bow:
Sounds good, I've been itching to fight since I got my avatar. How many settlemtens do us Franconians own at the moment, one, two, maybe even three?Quote:
Originally Posted by econ21
I'd have no problem with taking up a settlement at all, I daresay it 'd increase my input in the game by a lot. It's time for Günther to make a difference for the Reich.
:balloon2:
Ty for the welcome...
but wouldnt it be more correct for the Austrians(east) to fight the Polish? considering that they are East of the Empire... Franconia being the northern house would make more sence to push Denmark out on the way... anyway... austria should take out the polish... we are in much need of Generals and towns from the looks of it... :sweatdrop: ... just my nationalist rant... lol