New ladder game

[roninscg]

if someone wants to play, I'm free and ready 

[t_ras]

I would suggest you to waut for EarthMichael, he seems to be looking for a one on one

[roninscg]

I contacted EarthMichael and he agreed to play,

Now we need someone to create. You or Sisko.

[t_ras]

No problem. please state your preferences and ill do it.

[Earthmichael]

I think we agreed to exactly the same setup and rules as the last game, except new faction choices?  Is that right, roninscg?

How do you want to do faction choices?  We could do it where one of us gets the 1st and 4th pick of factions, and the other gets the 2nd and 3rd pick of factions.  Does that work for you?  If so, would you prefer pick 1 & 4, or pick 2 & 3?

Pirates and Aliens are banned.  Any other faction choice is OK.  Neither of us can pick both University and Cycon (but each of us can pick one of them if we want).  Does this sound good to you?

[roninscg]

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
unofficial	Game: SMAX & patches	unofficial	unofficial
confirmed	Factions** (turn order)	confirmed (1,2)	confirmed (3,4)
Veterans_04	Map	Veterans_04	Veterans_04
custom	Size	custom	custom
custom	Ocean coverage	custom	custom
custom	Erosive forces	custom	custom
custom	Native life forms	custom	custom
custom	Cloud cover	custom	custom
Off	Unity pods	Off	Off
Transcend	Difficulty level	-	-

Setup	Preferences	roninscg	Earthmichael
On	Allow Victory by Transcendence	On	On
On	Allow Victory by Conquest	On	On
Off	Allow Diplomatic Victory	Off	Off
On	Allow Economic Victory	On	On
On	Allow Cooperative Victory	On	On
On	Do or Die: Don't restart eliminated players	On	On
On	Look first: Flexible starting locations	On	On
Off	Tech stagnation: slower rate of research discoveries	Off	either
Off	Spoils of war: Steal tech when conquer base	Off	Off
Off	Blind research: cannot set precise research goals	Off
N/A	Intense Rivalry: Opponents more aggressiv	N/A	N/A
On	No Unity Survey: World Map not visible	On	On
N/A	No Unity Scattering: Supply Pods only at landing sites	N/A	N/A
On	Bell Curve: No Random Events	On	On
custom	Time Warp: Accelerated Start*(on/off/custom)	custom	custom
4	Colony pods at start	4	2 up to 4
8	Scout Patrols (1-1-1)	8	4 up to 8
ON	Iron Man: Save/Restore restricted to exit	-	-
N/A	Randomize faction leader personalities	N/A	N/A
N/A	Randomize faction leader social agendas	N/A	N/A
min.1-2/day	Expected turn rate (usually 24h)	few/day	1-2/day
N/A	Number of days to wait before turn is 'pushed'	N/A	N/A

*Note: some factions (if selected by the players) will start with special units (besides/instead of the scout patrol)
**Note: teamed factions are in contact from the beginning (they have each other's commlink).

If you do not agree with something we change that
I prefered to pick 2 & 3. if is ok that for you.

[Earthmichael]

The settings all look good, except for one thing.  Each faction starts with two formers, right?  Or did we have more formers?  I don't recall.  Anyway, pick any number of starting formers from 2-4, and that is fine with me.

As for factions, if you give me first pick, you know I am going to take University.

So with that in mind, you can either recend your decision and take first pick yourself, or you go ahead and pick your two factions now.

[roninscg]

starting formers 4 each faction. if that ok for you.

1.you take: University
2. I choose: Morgans
3. I choose : The Cybernetic Consciousness   
4. you choose: ?

is that ok for you?

[Earthmichael]

That's perfectly OK.  You have the freedom to take any factions you wanted (other than Pirates or Aliens) for picks 2 and 3. 

And 4 formers is fine, too.  That will give use a faster start.

For my last pick, I will pick the Free Drones.

t_ras, have we forgotten any information you need to start the game?

[t_ras]

None. Ill make it this weekend.

[Earthmichael]

I will be leaving on a cruise Sunday morning, and will be gone until the next Sunday.  I will have no internet access for that week (poor me  ).

I will be sure to play any turn that arrives by Sunday morning before I go.

[t_ras]

Ill make the game this weekend. sorry. I had problems with my comp.

[Earthmichael]

t_ras, did you get your computer problems fixed?  We look forward to starting when you get a chance!

[t_ras]

Sorry pals, having my comp with problems  left me begind with th work here. Just finished fixing my comp today and did lot of SMAC activity left behind. Ill be doing it this week some day.

[t_ras]

The game is ready plase Pm me your passwords