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They were only Gauls ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Braden
As for your ideas Simon - uhhhhhh, too complicated for me :dizzy2: I certainly wouldn't want to be Consul having to organise all that. I think we have to strike the right balance between keeping everyone involved and keeping the game going. Right now I'm happy with the balance.
OK, let's leave it the initiative of the incumbent First Consuls. They can organise things as they like, within reason.
I've never retaken an Eagle before because I've never lost one. Have you seen this pop-up personally?Quote:
Originally Posted by Braden
I was originally planning on using the Principes as a pinning force and then flanking through the gate, but they were doing so well that I just let them keep butchering. I actually had to rush the end game because the timer was running low. The gatehouse fight took so long that the next time I looked at the timer it was at 11 minutes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi
I was lucky that Drustan came out of the square to fight my general too. He was patrolling around as we advanced but moved into a stationary position when the army got near. It was only when I moved my general alone next to the square that he came out, so that part of the story wrote itself.
TinCow - I'm sure I have had a message when I've taken a settlement where one of my eagles was taken (I'd autoresolved and lost an eagle at one point), can't remember what the message was though now.
Not an ATi fan - Nvidia all the way! :dizzy2: - going to try and see if the latest drivers solve my problems......I know the latest drivers have a bug meaning my Media Player wont work but thats a small sacrifice if I can get to play my GAMES! :furious3:
Back on subject - Personally, the main issue I can see with more players being more involved directly (as suggested as Governors) is that it will eventually slow the progress of the game down to an absolute crawl AND many players will look at the extra work involved as Consul and just not bother to offer themselves up for election.
Its a game, we've kept it fun whilst involving so far. I'd err on the side of not adding in TOO much work for Consuls to do.
You can never start you campaign too early. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by econ21
More constructive comments will follow eventually, rest assured
O.o Sorry. lol. Look what I started.
First off, excellent battle report TinCow! All of a sudden Comata looks anticlimatic.
Second, is there any way we could test recovering Eagles? I was thinking perhaps we load up a late savegame from the WRE PBM and have one of the generals lose an Eagle, then try to get it back.
Anyway, there's only one place that Gaul could have taken the Eagle now. :dizzy2:
I don't think you get a message unless it is the general that lost it who recoveres it.
DDW, did the Iberians really offer a gift of denarii on their own? I don't think I've ever seen that happen.
They suddenly realised they were on hostile territory with a puny army. Rest assured, they have reinforced that army and no new offers will arrive, I suspect. I was as suprised as you were. Almost forgot to take a screenshot :laugh4:
Wow, I guess there is some semblance of diplomacy in the game afterall. Very interesting.
So I can play even though my comp is fried? Count me in. :2thumbsup:
Welcome, Eclectic! I'll put you in the Upper House, so you can play with a fried computer. The key thing is to participate in the Senate Deliberations thread, debating the next steps of the Republic and keeping the First Consuls under a tight leash. We have 3 days to propose and second motions; voting will start 6pm UK time on Saturday.
Welcome Eclectic ~:wave:
Hey everyone. I am glad to see this campaign is still going after my vacation. I was suprised at how mumch of the map is red compared to my last visit, when all we had in Greece was Apollonia. Well done all.
I've skimmed the last few first consul reigns and the current deliberations thread. The only thing left to do is ask this: are there any avatars I can have? I am ready to dig back into this campaign ASAP. In the meantime, I hope it's okay if I start debating right now, I don't think I can wait any longer...
Welcome back Glaucus ! ~:wave:
We have plenty of avatars available.
Errr, Mount Suribachi is playing Publius Pansa at the moment...errr...Econ21 ?
Great to have you back, Glaucus! We need lower house generals!
As DDW says, Mount Suribachi has adopted Pansa after x-dANGEr decided to quit. He's currently jointly reigning with DDW so it might be best to leave that arrangement undisturbed.
I'm inclined to give you Quintus Libo. If you want someone younger, we have Manius Coruncanius but he faces 4 boring years as a student. You can read about them both in the last two First Consul reports.
There are other possibilities, involving re-assigning avatars etc, but Libo seems an decent choice.
Oh, welcome back indeed. You joined us at a time when one major adventure may be about to start.
Dang! How I wish I was ready to join the lower house now…..the prospect of leading or being part of an expedition of the magnitude of taking and holding Byzantion just makes my palms grow sweaty with desire….
Good luck to who ever takes that on.
BTW – I have given up with my 6200 graphic card. It will be removed at the weekend and return as “Faulty” if I get a chance.
Wait a minute, isn't Saturnius available again? He's a good age, IIRC.
Welcome back, btw. ~:wave:
Yes, Cornelius Saturnius is free as well. Perhaps the best choice, but then again, Libo is good looking.
Yes, Cornelius Saturnius is available - I had promised him to Braden, although tech problems seemed to have just stalled his transition to the Lower House. Saturnius is much of a muchness with Libo IMO - both 30ish with good traits. I guess Glaucus can take him unless Braden strongly objects.
Currently available avatars:
Quintus Libo
Manius Coruncanius
Cornelius Saturninus
I also noted while checking the current state of influence that Craterus' avatar, the assassin Placus Laelius, died sometime and no one noticed.
For this election:
Members of the Senate, 258 Autumn
Thanks, TinCow, that saves me a job. :bow:
Glaucus gets first pick on the avatars as he is in the Lower House.
Then Braden if he wants to switch to a general.
Finally, any Upper House members - here it's hard picking one; maybe Craterus unless anyone else is very active between now and Sunday.
Craterus has left the Org and I do not think he will continue to be active in the PBM.
Edit: Just so you know it's not just stupid me, here's proof. He'll be missed.
Quintus Libo sounds wonderful, a fine guy, and near the front-line to boot. Thanks for your help, and I'll see you on the senate floor.
And provided the gods will it, standing on the senate floor, rather than rolling around in the constant inter-senatorial struggles with the rest of us. :laugh4:
Btw, how do anyone take part in the senate discussion without a character? Assign them with agent avatar? I am also interested in being an upper house member, so an agent would be fine for me.
Well, there's always stark crazy Manius Aemilius :laugh4:
Check out Manius Coruncanius, he's still available.
You don't have to have an in-game avatar to post or vote. If one is not available for you, you can just post as an anonymous Senator. Like DDW said though, Manius Coruncanius is a good choice for an upper house avatar.
Manius Aemilius, I am not mad enough to RP him. :P
Manius Coruncanius, I don't want to deprive someone of an active general.
I think I will just post as an anonymous Senator for now. Thanks