OOC Thread and Chatroom

[Alerion]

the arachosian are fine I guess... they haven't lost that many... and are missile cav

if possible it would be good to retrain the medians though... if not I'll have to make use of what I have

Roka and I-K thanks for the advice - I'll disable anti aliasing next time...

[The Celtic Viking]

Hmm... I find a spelling error in the library. In the list of the Arche's children, Sarpedon's son is named "Giognetos", while under Sarpedon's personal post, he's called "Diognetos". I don't know which one is correct, though.

[Alerion]

another question: does a new Strategos have an army, and if yes what does it look like? i did not find out in the faq. and is this the right thread to ask questions?

Short answer to both questions: no
this is the right thread ;)

[SwissBarbar]

ok ;-) and what does he do then, when not fighting?

[Alerion]

waiting ;)

no you can march around as much as you want... you can attack rebel stacks alone ;)... and die

no, seriously... you can join an army... or wait for orders... maybe an army will be without commander soon - look around the empire... give suggestions what should be done, warn the others, if you see a threat.. plot the downfall of the basileus ^^
the possibilities are without limits ;) (except those stated in the rules ;) )
and very important: attend the council meetings and make it fun ;)

[SwissBarbar]

ok ^^

why can't i open the savegame? (just testing) when i want to load it, it just returns to the main menu

[Alerion]

that is interesting... no clue though... did you install the WOTB mod?

[SwissBarbar]

yep. to proof that, when i start an AS Campaign i can build generals in 0 turns for 1 mnai

[Ibn-Khaldun]

ok ^^

why can't i open the savegame? (just testing) when i want to load it, it just returns to the main menu

yep. to proof that, when i start an AS Campaign i can build generals in 0 turns for 1 mnai

This is interesting. Celtic_Punk had problems similar to this. This will take some time but complete uninstall/reinstall is one option. Just when you do it move the folder where the saves are. At the moment I can't think of anything better since you can start AS campaign with the 0 turn bodyguards.

plot the downfall of the basileus

Your in my 'list' now! And thats not good!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

But, yes you are right about the rest of the stuff.

I also would like to bring out that as a new Strategos you have the chance to become a Satraps Aid. In this position Satrap will be your Lord and not Basileus. You can command the Satraps Army or govern some town if Satrap wants it. But most of all this is military position. I think I haven't made it clear the whole Satrap/Satraps Aid concept before.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Hey, guys. I know I've been away from this game for a long time, and I've come to the conclusion that, for a substantial amount of time at the very least, I no longer have the time to play this game with you. Schoolwork has kept me too busy to really do anything outside of it. I would resign from my position as commander of the Lydian Army if you haven't already given command to someone else, and navarro or someone else can take over. If you could, send me to a city in need of a governor, and in the event I have time to rejoin I'll pick up where I left off. Sorry about all this, it's been fun playing with you guys.

I will move him to Antiocheia then. It's a nice place to get some good(or bad) traits as well.
Hope you join us soon!

[Alerion]

Your in my 'list' now! And thats not good!

I must have been talking about a totally different basileus... :P

EDIT: @Merlin...: just so I can plan my time... will you take the save aroun 5:00 a.m. GMT again?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Chaotix27 (Theodotas Termessou Pisidikes) will be pleased to know that with my victory it gained him at MoTH

Who was the benefactor? Do you know?

[The Celtic Viking]

OOC:
damn... I'm not familiar with taking screens... I took quite a few of the battle and of course the results. Downloaded irfanview but then I saw there were only 3 tgas in the tga folder (i took more screens) and when opening them in irfanview the were all black.. can anbody advise?

If I have heard things right, this is because of anti-aliasing. Not 100% sure about that, though, since I have AA on and mine don't turn black. But you could try turning that off and see if it helps.

If not, or if you just don't care to do that, you can download and use Fraps from http://www.fraps.com/. It's free unless you want some of the more fancy parts of it, but in any case you'll be able to take pics through that program. (I use it myself, just so long as I remember to turn it on. )

[MerlinusCDXX]

I-K,
the MotH scroll doesn't tell you the benefactor before you accept, but I accepted, and the family tree gives Andromachos Syriakos (I think...whichever Syriakos is the Persian Satrap) as the adopter.

[Celtic_Punk]

Am I the only one who fought and won a famous battle?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Am I the only one who fought and won a famous battle?

Yes you are. I searched the map if AI have done it too but I couldn't find anything. So your victory is special!

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I-K,
the MotH scroll doesn't tell you the benefactor before you accept, but I accepted, and the family tree gives Andromachos Syriakos (I think...whichever Syriakos is the Persian Satrap) as the adopter.

I think I'll explain this again..

If MotH offer pops up then save the game. After you have saved it you can accept it and see who is the adopter/benefactor. Then you will pm him and ask whether he wants to accept or decline the offer. So, in the save the MotH offer would be still up until it is clear what the benefactor decides. Everyone who take the save after that offer pops up should just minimize it and do their moves.

I added it to the Helpful Guide - What you should remember while playing WotB. as well.

EDIT: ANd looks like the virus is still in my PC (this happens when many peoples use the same pc) and I still can't play the game or do my duty as a GM.

[MerlinusCDXX]

I still have the old save...so I can PM Hax and re-do, though I haven't really heard from him lately. Do I give a time limit (like say 24 hours?) to reply and decline if I get no reply? Sorry if I seem incompetent, but this is my first pbem campaign.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I still have the old save...so I can PM Hax and re-do, though I haven't really heard from him lately. Do I give a time limit (like say 24 hours?) to reply and decline if I get no reply? Sorry if I seem incompetent, but this is my first pbem campaign.

No need to worry! Before LotR I think I was even worse! Not that you are but.. oh well..

Anyway, it is good if you could PM him. If he doesn't answer (within 24 hours) then you are free to continue. Though, you can't accept the offer.

[Celtic_Punk]

Yes you are. I searched the map if AI have done it too but I couldn't find anything. So your victory is special!

WOOOOOOOOOOO!

[SwissBarbar]

juhu, after reinstalling Rome TW, all the patches and EB the saves work now

i'm ready to kick asses in the name of the basileus

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Sry for closing the Reports thread. It's open now for 00jebus or Rodrico Stak to fight the battle.

[Celtic_Punk]

when are you going to update the library again I-K?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I had problems with my pc because of a virus I had there.
I hope that I got rid of it because I can play the games again.
So, the Library will be updated within this week!

[Roka]

this virus you had I-K didit make you're computer crash everytime you tried to play a game?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Not the computer, but the game. It was same with the rest of the games as well, constant CTD.
Well, with the rest of the programs as well. I think it came through msn or something.

[Roka]

i was just wondering if it was the same virus that basically ravaged my computer a few months back

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I can say that NEVER TRUST MSN!!

This is one of the best ways to get a virus you can't get rid of so easily!

[Alerion]

I have a question:

Could we all agree on one tense and person in the council chambers? I mean, it's not a necessity but I don't think it would be a lot of trouble if we all agree to write present tense and 3rd person in there (or something else.. that's just an example)

Apart from that:
I cant wait till they finally fight that batlle so we can go on ^^
I'm having a lot of fun playing this campaign, in fact so much fun I seriusly consider buying M2TW to join LotR :D

[Celtic_Punk]

3rd person i say. you are not always typing about one person.