Sounds good.
@Ferengi Man
Just remember, activity will bring great rewards (like a governorship of a province, for instance), so check in once a day if possible, barring that once every 2 days.
Bootsiuv
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Sounds good.
@Ferengi Man
Just remember, activity will bring great rewards (like a governorship of a province, for instance), so check in once a day if possible, barring that once every 2 days.
Bootsiuv
The new Senator Avatars
Governor wil be updated saturday and wil have new links (sorry):oops:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:laugh4: i visit these forums 10 times a dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
Well....you should gain a province rather quickly. :yes:
Ah, Im already prepared to discuss my need for an army shipped to Sicily.
Thank god MAA has done the hard work on Citymod to allow us to start soon.
ALAS I have finished it.
after many hours of labor and much distraction, I have made my edits to MAA's Citymod into a rar.
http://files.filefront.com/Citymod+W.../fileinfo.html
praise Allah.
I think we should use the force diplomacy minmod too.Carthage was a trading empire not a imperialist one,so we could simulate beating up factions,taking some settlements and force them too pay a large sum of gold(if it has.)
The following is the mod we'll be using in this succession game. A big thanks goes out to Spoofa for taking the time to make these for us.
SSbQ Succession Game Mod by Spoofa.
This mod uses MarcusAureliusAntoninus fantastic City Mod as a base, so a big thanks goes out to him as well.
Please note that, aside from City Mod, this mod has also incorporated the formations mod my mlp071 (another big thanks for converting Darth's excellent formations for EB).
We've also included elephant fixes and some additional unit balancing....mostly involving heavily armoured units. I assure you that these stats have been tested in game and they seem very balanced.
I would like to take this time to personally thank all those who have helped me get this game going....Sassem for his excellent sig avatars (with more surprises on the way), Spoofa for his excellent SSbQ Mini-Mod, and Glenn for his incomparable help with the game rules and constitution.
Bootsiuv
EDIT: Spoofa beat me to it. :2thumbsup:
yay the mod is here! soon i will be able to take my place in history by following in my own footsteps
one more thing, can you guys also add a download with teh original files for all things changed so i dont have to make a new EB folder for my MP games?
The mini-mod will be updated shortly, to fix the bactrian cata error....
Many flock to our Europa Barbarorum cult!
A new system of play is begun in this back alley of the forum.
As of this morning, and I am never present in the morning, there have been a pair of very new members appeal.
Brilliant! I applaud not only their willingness to add to our Senate, but also the clear sight that our game has brought recent posters of the forum into greater activity.
These members and others are now Senators.
However, I would like to hear from all of you, if there is a particular province of which you would prefer to be placed as an ambassador.
There is importance in this - if you were to be placed in Sicily, you will have the most influence, save the Shophet and GameMaster, as to what is constructed and what occurs in your Sicilian province.
Therefore, before we make things permament and too many members choose the same settlement, appeal here for which province you would want to join.
If possible, ask for that which you would be able to debate most accurately within.
Once we start the game, as soon as our treasury will allow, we will add you to that town in-game as a diplomat, and this way you will be a physical character in our world, with a true character name.
Scourge of the Eastern countries, you have been here and interested in Succession games before even I became involved, therefore I think it necessary that we study your position in being able to attend meetings.
Please try and use X-Fire, and if you are certain you cannot, we may be able to change our platform of discussion.
For my part, I thought MSN a better and more reliable podium.
In light of this, I ask ALL members to reply to me if you use MSN Messenger, or X-Fire the most, if you are more comfortable with one or the other, and to give me here in the correct way, both your MSN Email and your X-Fire accounts.
This way we can give the priority consideration, and adapt if necessary.
I will be online again two and a half hours from the posting of this, when I plan to meet Bootsiuv and discuss, hopefully, the finalisation of the in-game constitution.
Do not let the word by which I describe our rules, let it be thought that our legislations are either too complex or too restricting.
For the rules we have made are going to be enforced only by the GameMaster and perhaps the Shophet.
They are guidelines to these people on how the other players should be forming themselves in play, and all you will have to do to be in accordance with our rules, are simply follow instructions you will learn as we play.
You will, once we have the constitution, hardly need to read it, it will be posted as a referral for players who are unsure or who have queries, however, the main learning process for you as a new player will be to watch how our routine is played out, and mimic it in character.
I promise, and exert myself, to ensure it will be very simple in practice.
I use x-fire the most
Alright,X-Fire is working again.A fresh installation was all it needed.Anyways,the name is EasternScourge.Yay,live discussions are a go for me.
Alrighty...Xfire installed and appears to be working. Username: theorykid
:2thumbsup:
edit: I'll take some backwater province to start: I suspect Turdetania, in the city of
Gader will have a most pleasing climate, but I'll represent the people of anywhere.
Regarding MSN vs. Xfire, i have no preference, as I generally avoid it anyway. I have more
people on my 'ignore' list than my 'friends' list on MSN...
X-fire:sassem
It would appear X-Fire will be the best platform for our discussions.
After downloading and using X-Fire for the first time, I am very pleased with its features and ease of use.
MSN also lack the ability to open a chatroom, and it is here where are senate meetings should take place, so all can see what each other have to say.
I have also taken it upon myself to assign players to senators, with Sassem's help. I feel we have covered all areas of the empire equally, and every part should have a fair say. The city of Kart-Hadast itself has 3 senators, as opposed to the other provinces 1. This is to represent the importance of the wealthy merchants and aristocracy in the city itself....and it would appear that the entire empire will have to oppose to stop the Capital from doing it's will, as it should be.
The Senator tags are finished, although they may be updated.
Note that you will only have to add the tag to your sig once, and it will update automatically from then on. This goes for governors as well. This will also update automatically every 10 game years (5 terms) to show the progression of governors and generals.
Bootsiuv
It would appear that the SSbQ Mini-Mod won't be done until tomorrow....downloading the above mod will still give you city mod and some others, but it doesn't address some of the issues discussed between myself and some of the other members, such as unbalanced prices for Baktrian Cataphracts.
These are minor issues, at best, however, so the above mod is still useful for those who would just like more resilient but less deadly eles (more HP, lower attack and lethality, etc.), a few minor stat changes such as raised armor values for some heavily armored units, and MAA's city mod. It also contains Darth's Formations converted to EB by mlp071. Anyone who desires these things are welcome to download it.
SSbQ succession game members should wait for the updated version....
Bootsiuv
It seems that many things have become accomplished, so i am just wondering how close to starting we are. Also thanks on getting that list out of players when i asked a day or two ago! Its looking great!
Heh, it would appear I should check my private messages more often...here is the updated files...
http://files.filefront.com/Citymod+W.../fileinfo.html
I have a rather simple question. If the features of these mods are cool (wich I believe they are until proven otherwise), why haven't they been included in the standard issue of EB 1.0 ?
Also, senator of Alalia seems nice at first sight. But how do u get the senator avatar to appear alongside every post ?
1. MarcusAureliusAntoninus City Mod wasn't included because they don't want to put history on rails, so to speak. A simpler explanation is that they simply don't want it, but many (if not most) veteran players feel it is favorable. It also reduces growth bonuses in most buildings in EB. Many veteran players feel the growth in EB is a little on the high side, especially in the fertile areas of the world. This has been toned down somewhat, so there is less worry about rebellion in the mid-game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ag3nt Magnum
2. The elephants were given 2 HP in 'vanilla EB 1.0'. This translates into them dieing rather quickly to skirmishers, their natural enemies. After testing some elephants in game, I did find them to be rather weak.
Therefore, we have decided to increase their hitpoints to 5. This was shown to allow the beasts to withstand some 4 volleys from skirmishers (on average) before routing. I think this is favorable.
Note that their attack rating and lethality stats have been reduced, so they kill fewer troops. This both compensates their raise in hitpoints, and makes them act in a more historical manner, breaking up formations and scaring men into disarray, so infantry and cavalry can flood in and take advantage of the disorganized state of the enemy.
3. The increase in cost for Baktrian Cataphracts. This may have been an oversight, as their only 2600 IIRC as of right now, and this is far too cheap. madmatg says he's spoken to members of the team and it should be 4900.
You have to remember that they've altered/added over 23000 files. There is bound to be a few oversights. This is unavoidable with such a large alteration. Thus, very often the fans take it upon themselves to seek out discrepencies and fix these themselves.
4. As a final note to justify our alterations, the team members are currently researching many of the things we have changed, and I feel fairly confident they'll draw the same conclusions that we have.
Place this in your signature with the [IMG] tags around it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ag3nt Magnum
https://i212.photobucket.com/albums/...3nt-Magnum.jpg
Bootsiuv
Will this mod be savegame compatible?
edit on that post, the EB guys said that it looked like a mistake but did not say anything about what the price should be, i got the price for the unit cards that say the price should be about 4x the upkeep(so about 4600 for hetairoi cataphracts)
I can't download the spoofa's mod.When i click the link it just goes to filefront home page.
I'm back, and will be back till Tuesday evening, then the net contactable time for me will be thursday evening...
Urgh, you spelled my name wrongly in the senatorial avatar. :( I'm not pezhetarioi... :( :(
But hooray! Is there some place where I can read a finalised constitution? I'm afraid I didn't have that much patience to plow through those reams of discussion. XD So when does the game start, and what do senators do again, in a nutshell?
I registered only in the hope I could join this great republic, I do not ask much more than the oportunity to kill and profit in the name of the Republic!
By the way, are there any military rank available or are we only alloewd to gov ranks? I would also enjoy seeing the constitution!
Hello everyone,
no, I'm not dead, yet.
I was busy defragmenting, installing a clean RTW and eventually, EB.
(things which require all my CPU ressources, and especially no internet in the meantime)
I'm ready to go, although that filesfront link doesn't lead me to Spoofa's mod.
Now, about Xfire, I've got a mic but no knowledge on how to use it
If somebody's got time, could you please help me ?
Hmmm....the link will be fixed. I apologize for any inconvenience.
@Pezhetairoi
That's my mistake. I'll let Sassem know....hopefully it's an easy fix.
As for the constitution, we're in the process of completing one. Unfortunately, Glenn was delayed yesterday evening, and we were unable to meet on X-Fire for discussions regarding the power of senators.
@Poulp'
Glad to see you're still alive. :beam:
We'll be starting soon, hopefully.
@Leao Magno
Welcome Aboard. We'll assign you a senator position straight away.
@Glenn
I apologize for being unavailable when you came online, but I usually fall asleep by 3 or so, and I waited for you until then.
Bootsiuv
To Poulp
With xfire when you start chatting with someone there will be a little green phone in the bottom left of the chat box. With ur mic plugged in just hit that button and you will essentially "call" that person. If they accept you two will be chatting. It can also be set up for conference chat, but i think we will be doing text for our meetings. Hope that helps!
Downloading x-fire then! and wating for the link to the mod