Kingdom's Crusade Hotseat PBM

[Privateerkev]

This is the OOC thread for the Kingdoms Crusade Hotseat MP Campaign

Jerusalem	Tristan	1
Byzantines	Privateerkev	2
Turkey	Zim	3
Egypt	Doug	4

RIP = Antioch: Turn 5. Played by Evil Ferret

Story thread for this game is here: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=95433

[Ferret]

That's great news about the admin stuff, opens up a whole lotta possibilities

(darn 'of mice and men' is conatminating my speech lol - is lotta really a word :P)

[Privateerkev]

Alright, I have set up an "admin accessible" hotseat game with Tosa's very very patient advice. Crusade-1-1 is set up but I won't upload it until people have some time to set up some diplomacy. Probably 20 or so hours from now.

Also I want to allow time for people to voice objections to me setting up an admin game. What an admin game means is, I modded a file to allow me to open up the console in the save game. That allows me to do things with passwords and factions in case someone leaves. Hopefully I will never have to use it but life happens sometimes.

I will inform the players in here if I ever open up the console. I have done it twice so far to test it. I did it once, then saved the game, closed the program, opened the program, loaded the save, and tested it again. I tested it by simply using the admin login and then logging off.

The only password I need is Tristan's. I will still test all passwords after turn one. It's not that I don't trust anyone, but I want to prevent a "gibson" style error.

Game is H/H.

Battles are autoresolved.

Diplomacy will be agreed to OOC first.

If you do something to a player that he would know about in a SP game, a private OOC pm to him would be appreciated.

If it is something where you want it secret, like a successful assassination or sabotage, then you can tell me, and I will send them a vague PM before their next turn to hide your identity.

If your going to take more than 48 hours to play your turn, please let me know by PM or in this thread beforehand. I will be a lot more sympathetic if I learn about things beforehand.

If I can not reach you for a week, and you did not inform me, then I will consider replacing you.

I hope for a fun and fast-paced game. I've come to know all 4 of you lately and I anticipate a good time.

*edit*

I'll probably rename the savegame before I upload it to make it look more different than the first crusade saves. Right now the only difference is this one has no "s" in crusade where the old ones were "crusades".

[Zim]

An admin accessible game sounds fine to me!

[_Tristan_]

I'll PM you my PW ASAP

EDIT :I have also started a new write up thread for those who want to take part...

[Privateerkev]

Thanks for setting that up Tristan. It's a good way for outside spectators to keep up with our campaign if they wish.

Alright, I have all passwords. I will upload the save in a couple of hours when I get back home. It will be EF's turn. Turns will go in the order that they did last time. Top page has the order list. We'll keep EF's good system regarding save-game naming.

[_Tristan_]

Onwards !!!

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-1-3.sav

[Privateerkev]

And onwards some more!

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-1-4.sav

Zim's up! :D

[Zim]

Picking up the save right now.

[Zim]

Crusade-1-5 is being uploaded right now.
I do have a small bug to report. The first time I hit end turn, and the Egyptian password request came up, I wasn't able to save the game. When I hit Escape, nothing happened.

Luckily I had saved near the end of my turn to give some thought to my final moves. I tried it from there, did it again, and it worked fine.

Doug's turn now.

[Doug-Thompson]

Still recovering from Thanksgiving at my house, but I should get to it tonight.

[_Tristan_]

Sorry guys... Didn't want to keep youi in the dark but I have had no time to get on my Gaming PC these last few days...

Moreover, I expected MOSH to play his turn on the Teutonic Hotseat so that I could kill two birds with one stone... As this will probably not be possible, I'll play my Crusade turn tonite and post it tomorrow (Friday) morniing at the latest (As I've told PK in a PM already)

I would have liked to have kept the pace up but it couldn't be done this time around...

[Privateerkev]

Thanks for the heads-up.

Yeah, I figured MOSH would have played his Teutonic save by now too since he was so gun-ho earlier. He hasn't even been online since Saturday. >_<

[Zim]

Thanks for the heads-up.

Yeah, I figured MOSH would have played his Teutonic save by now too since he was so gun-ho earlier. He hasn't even been online since Saturday. >_<

It is kind of odd that after being in such a hurry he's slowed things down twice now.

[Shahed]

That happens sometimes, the guys who demand the most wind up unable to reach the very standards they set for others. I am impressed with PK handling of the game, the GM really has most of the strings.

[Privateerkev]

That happens sometimes, the guys who demand the most wind up unable to reach the very standards they set for others. I am impressed with PK handling of the game, the GM really has most of the strings.

Thank you.

In the Crusade game, Tristan, Zim, Doug, and EF make it easy. I don't really have to do anything. I really like the gaming group we have.

I think we have a good group in the Teutonic game as well. (it's no coincidence that their mainly the same people.) I just wish MOSH would be a little more timely with the save game. But dealing with him is EF's job so I'll let him handle it.

[_Tristan_]

PK's turn

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-4-3.rar

[Privateerkev]

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-4-4.zip

Zim's turn. :D

[Zim]

Downloading right now. Expect the new save to be posted within the hour.

[Ferret]

hehe, another 3 turn per hour thing eh?

[Zim]

So it would seem. I finished my turn. Gonna try to upload now, but dialup does really suck(at worst, I should be able to upload it on wireless in a few hours).

Elite Ferret, I regret to inform you that the big army you sent after my Sultan has been eliminated (might be a 100 man remnant somewhere), and it's general fell in battle.

[_Tristan_]

Here's the save...

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-9-2.rar

It gets more and more interesting...

Happy hunting, PK ? I meant happy conquering ...

[Privateerkev]

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-9-3.zip

for Zim

[Zim]

Got the save, should have the new one up tomorrow.

[Privateerkev]

Don't bother, I have ejected you.

I refuse to play with someone who refuses to communicate with me in PM's. I am the GM and I simply have to be able to communicate with every player on a OOC level.

Someone who is reading this may contact me if they wish to be a replacement.

[Doug-Thompson]

[_Tristan_]

PK, in the spirit of the New Year could you try to make peace with Zim ?

It is only a game after all...

We are all trying to have fun and having Zim out at this point severely takes away the fun for me...

Hope things can go back to normal soon... I have been having fun interacting with the both of you on threads or by PM and would like to go on but it feels a bit awkward now

[Privateerkev]

Alright, I enjoyed my break so much that I'm going to take another.

I'm leaving the fate of the game up to Econ. I just pm'd him all the passwords.

If anyone wants to take over, drop him a line.

[_Tristan_]

I wish to let you know that I am up for taking over the game as GM if it is all right with you, Doug...

I'll post an announcement for empty slots in the game in the Throne Room...


[EDIT] : Zim is reinstated as the Turkish player from this moment on...

Save is here for Turkey : http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Crusade-9-3.zip

[Doug-Thompson]

I wish to let you know that I am up for taking over the game as GM if it is all right with you, Doug...

I'm more than fine with that. Let's go.

Zim is reinstated as the Turkish player from this moment on...

Excellent.