Grand Campaign Hotseat 2: The Rising Storm

I'll take Russia.

excellent. that ought to make poland a little less of a powerhouse :D welcome ichigo!

Welcome to the game. :beam:

Pm me your password when you get a chance. Check the Council thread if you want to claim territories or engage in public diplomacy (beyond whatever pm diplomacy you engage in). :yes:

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Originally Posted by Ichigo

I'll take Russia.

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sorry to continue with the thread hijack, but I was under the impression that patch 1.3 did nothing for the game anyways, except to make multiplayer battles compatible between 1.2 and Kingdoms....

am I wrong?

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Originally Posted by phonicsmonkey

sorry to continue with the thread hijack, but I was under the impression that patch 1.3 did nothing for the game anyways, except to make multiplayer battles compatible between 1.2 and Kingdoms....

am I wrong?

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No, your right. 1.3 makes sure that all the Kingdoms owners can play with all the non-Kingdoms owners.

I never play mp battles, so I never installed it

anyways, I'll shut up now :sorry2:

Well, you obviously have Kingdoms, therefore, you have a version of 1.3

I know 1.3 does almost nothing, but not only are 1.2 PBMs incompatible with 1.3 saves, but in the BC forum a couple months ago when I last looked, they said the saves were incompatible the other way, also. :sweatdrop:

oh. does it automatically update the main game, like BI did for RTW?

hey, you tempted me into spamming again!

:oops:

it does update the main game.

Yep, Kingdoms adds 1.2 and then 1.3, if you're lacking them. :yes:

You wouldn't be spamming if you joined the game. :clown:

I wouldn't be married for much longer either

two hotseat games is enough for mrs monkey, three would be pushing it

:whip:

EDIT: please feel free to nominate me for "most appropriate use of the whip-smiley award 2007", or invent such award for me if said award does not exist

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Originally Posted by phonicsmonkey

hey, you tempted me into spamming again!

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It doesn't seem like we have to twist your arm much. You gonna dance all night or are you gonna come and join us. :beam:

*edit*

Nevermind, PM was posting his reply when I was writing this.

Hello everyone! Long time reader (as guest), first time poster.

I've been to the guild thousands or times and always enjoyed reading other's opinions on the game, but by far I'm most intrigued with hotseat-multiplayer as it's something I've never done nor contemplated. However, I've emerged from my shell and would be happy to fill in for you as Milan, if you would like me to.

I've played all the TWs for years and love 'em to bits, and am totally ready to get beaten senseless :whip: by some real people, something the AI has never managed to achieve.


I do have some quick questions though - where do you upload the files? and do you have to have a 'vanilla' version of 1.3 (mtw2 + kingdoms) and by that I mean have nothing altered like descr_strat?

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Originally Posted by rossahh

I do have some quick questions though - where do you upload the files? and do you have to have a 'vanilla' version of 1.3 (mtw2 + kingdoms) and by that I mean have nothing altered like descr_strat?

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Hi! :beam:

Upload here:http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/Up.../pbmupload.php

And you can do it with just Kingdoms and it doesn't have to be "pure" as far as I know but FH would be able to answer that better than I.

Welcome rossahh!

Since PK was nice enough to post the upload link, I guess the only other one you might need is this one. It's the Council thread, where you can make public declarations, hash out deals in the open, etc. I think a lot of players are using it to lay claim to the rebel territories they want.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=96832

Stay away from Florence, Venice called dibs! :whip:

~;)

Ok, I need a few more passwords pmed to me.

One from our new player Rossahh, of course, and Ignoramus, Cheetah, and Elite Ferret.

If I've already received your password and you're on that list, please send it to me again. I may have misplaced the old pm. :sweatdrop:

Ok guys, I think we need a vote. With only one faction (which may get filled before we start :yes: ), Faction Heir's mod (which would only need to be downloaded by me, the save "remembers" the changes after I start the game) may not be neccessary. I'd like to know who would sitll want it in. :yes:

I'm torn. On one hand, I don't want to use a mod. On the other, I wouldn't want the Byzantines to be a cakewalk because they'll just get "farmed" otherwise.

Though, they'll get creamed anyways if they are AI controlled mod or no mod. All the neighboring factions will pick them apart like vultures. :yes:

Maybe we'll luck out and get a player. I edited my post in the citadel to show that they are the only one left.

*edit*

Just put me down as a "no" vote. No matter how much they are modded, the Byzantines are going to get pawned if they are in the middle of human controlled factions. Might as well get it over with. And I am no where near that part of the map so this certainly isn't out of self-interest.

Thanks guys, I'll try to last a few turns, perhaps double figures?

PM on the way Zim.

Alright, we have just about all of our players (all if noone takes the Byzantines), with only a few more passwords needed. I'm setting a tentative starting point of about 12 hours from now (maybe a bit more, as I understand, the first player works until the afternoon anyway).

With the holidays coming up very soon, and some new players (and a lot of players period), turn limits will be greatly relaxed until New Year's when our lives return to normal.

Now would be a great time to post if you have a person in mind to sub in an emergency. I'll make a lists of subs to use if I don't hear from a player within the time limit. That way, no turns will be skipped because someone's interenet connection had a bad day or something. :yes:

It can be any other player or ORG member, even me.

So everyone knows, I will be subbing Roadkill's first turn, and he's left rather detailed instructions. I'm not sure if he has internet access this next week he can't play, but if not he won't be able to get back to people on diplomatic offers.

Half a day left until go time! :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Zim

(maybe a bit more, as I understand, the first player works until the afternoon anyway).

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It is a half-day at work tomorrow because of the holidays. I work for a college and get the next week and a half off. Our break from work starts tomorrow at noon. So, I can play my turn around noon in US CT. :2thumbsup:

Sounds good, PK, although it might be abit later than that when I get the save up. :yes:

I just noticed something from the diplomacy thread for the first game. In that one, Ignoramus put up a list of alliances declared in the thread, and current wars. Would people like any kind of notice like that in the Council thread?

Lastly, would people like a salon thread like the one for the Britannia Hotseat? Basically, it's a place where players and non-players can role-play and speculate about what's happening in game.

Zim, are the byzzies still free ?

I'll be putting my life at risk (from the lady) but those Grand Campains are much faster than any other of the Kingdoms one ?

I'll happily play the part

Indeed they are. :yes:

Looks like Pk was right. We managed to fill every faction! :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Zim

Ok guys, I think we need a vote. With only one faction (which may get filled before we start :yes: ), Faction Heir's mod (which would only need to be downloaded by me, the save "remembers" the changes after I start the game) may not be neccessary. I'd like to know who would sitll want it in. :yes:

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Its mostly for ensuring that factions that are abandoned (i.e. a human player cannot find the time to continue and is replaced via console with the AI) are not easily stomped. With all factions taken, I would expect that people drop out eventually and it would be difficult to refill them with so many players already involved.

So as long as every faction has a player, it won't change anything?

Not much besides ensuring that everyone starts off at an even level (in terms of purse and starting florins) and there is somewhat less delay between each mongol/timurid invasion (and hopefully make them actually attack rather than walk around dong nothing).
More than that would require everyone having files. The current batch will only require you to have them when you start the game (you can discard them afterwards).
Once the game has started though, you cannot apply it retrospectively, so I would leave it in as a safety measure.

In that case, I think we should still use them. :yes:

I'm happy to have them and Zim, you can sub for me if I'm going to be away, so long as you remain a trusted ally and good player that is.

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Originally Posted by Zim

In that case, I think we should still use them. :yes:

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We're modding the game even though we don't need to?

I rather do this as "vanilla" as possible.

Also, I wish this was made more clear from the beginning because it could be deal-breaking for me, if the changes are too extensive.

Our resident modder has arbitrarily decided to change the game on us. And our GM has not adequetly informed us, probably because he didn't know.

I thought we were just giving the AI a little boost in King's Purse.

Now I learn it is more extensive than that.

I don't mean to sound all dramatic, but I don't appreciate being treated that way. We're a community and we should at least be informed of these things. FH is pulling the same thing he pulls in KotR, which is deciding himself what our game experience should be and then modding things without really giving us details.