Game for those still around

[Geo]

Shouldn't you tell your final settings then?

[Vishniac]

I'd say it's up to the scenarist to provide now.
I just let clouds and erosion pending.

[Geo]

So you're still going with the Consciousness? I didn't want to imply the Hive must be AI, you know...

[Kirov]

So I'm going against a prog and a CyCon? Hmm... I think I'm gonna take Miriam against such heathens.

[Vishniac]

Yeah, The Consciousness will do.

[Mart]

Below are settings. I took also liberty to overwrite one setting and decide in two1:1 cases and decided on progs.
Let me explain, I think a bit more defensive setup can be better for this game. Factions are strong. Miriam gets fanatic, progenitors will be with defensive ability. I am going to include Usurpers and Spartans also, plus two more factions according to story.
A bigger map will help to build stronger factions before serious conflicts.
Additionally:
- I am going to enable Council for human part.
- Cloudbase Academy will be disabled
- Empath Guild - I am thinking of keeping it in game !!! but I will leave this decision to players.

- game type: smax/-/smax
- patch: scient/yitzi//-//scient/yitzi||Yitzi 2.4c
- your time zone - +1/CET/CET
- faction:
Kirov            Believers
Vishniac        Cybernetic Consciousness
Geo            Caretakers
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Preference   |   Settings

Map size   |   std/large//std//std    ||changed 40x80
Ocean      |   aver/75%/50-75%        ||map design
Erosion      |   high/-/low            ||average/design
Life      |   aver/abund/abund        ||abundant
Clouds      |   dense/-/dense        ||dense
Difficulty   |   trsc/trsc/-        ||transcend

Transcend   |   on/on/on            ||ON
Conquest   |   on/on/on            ||ON
Diplomatic   |   on/on/on            ||ON
Economic   |   on/on/on            ||ON
Cooperative   |   off/off/on        ||OFF
Do or Die   |   on/on/on            ||ON
Flexible start   |   on/off/on        ||ON
Tech stag   |   off/off/off            ||OFF
Spoils of war   |   off/-/off        ||OFF
Blind research   |   off/off/on        ||OFF
Intense riv   |   off/on/-            ||ON
No survey   |   on/on/-            ||ON
No scatter   |   on/on/-            ||ON
No rnd events   |   on/-/off        ||OFF
Time Warp   |   off/off/off            ||OFF
Iron man   |   .../on/on            ||ON
Rand person   |   off/off/-            ||OFF
Rand social   |   off/off/-            ||OFF

[Geo]

I don't think I specified which prog faction I'd take.
Any particular reason you hooked me with the Caretakers? It would make me the only faction able to popboom through growth.
I thought Standard maps are only 40x80, and large 44x90?

[Kirov]

I'm strongly against the EG, it's too powerful in my opinion. Like, please guys, I really want it to be banned. Other stuff, I can concede to.

[Mart]

...
Any particular reason you hooked me with the Caretakers?

The defense bonus and not offense.

...
I thought Standard maps are only 40x80, and large 44x90?

I can make standard map, ok.

[Geo]

...
Any particular reason you hooked me with the Caretakers?

The defense bonus and not offense.

...
I thought Standard maps are only 40x80, and large 44x90?

I can make standard map, ok.

Okay, I'll be then.
I'm inclined to agree with Kirov regarding the Empath Guild.

[Vishniac]

So...let's go?

[Geo]

Who won?

[Kirov]

Let's call it a draw, but I want a rematch.

[Mart]

I'm back, and I have the game. I have seen all players active like today or yesterday, so there is a chance, it will start with original team.
So, it is Believers, Cycon and Caretakers. SPs: Empath Guild and Cloudbase Academy set to destroyed. No AI.

It was like 6 months already I was MIA. Not the best time for me, was quite hectic. Although I came to the forum few times, I could not muster up enough strength to complete the scenario. In short, I will have to find a new job soon.

Anyway, I'm opening TTT thread...
Link

[Vishniac]

So, is it definitive that the FTSA game has:
- dense cloud cover
- abundant native life
- average erosion
?