riadsala Posted February 18, 2014 I'm still trying to track Bisbo down. If he doesn't surface by, say, the end of the week, I'll try and find a replacement. Here's hoping it won't come to that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted February 24, 2014 ok, Bisco is officially out [ unless he reappears before we find a replacement ] Shall we wait and try and find another podcast listener to join in? [Or perhaps Troy can find another panelist?] Or shall i just ask some of people I know from the RPS forum who love Dominion? What do people think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Procyon Lotor Posted February 24, 2014 There are no wrong answers, man. Do what you think is best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbaum Posted February 27, 2014 If you're dying for another player then I volunteer! I shouldn't have more Dominions in my life but ... I want it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted March 3, 2014 Cool, done. (sorry for being a bit slow on this... I moved to a new city last Saturday and so have had other things on my mind!) dbaum: you're on my team. I'll let you select which pair of races we want (from the list I posted). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbaum Posted March 4, 2014 Alright, go team! Oof, this is tough. But I I'll say Third Alliance and would prefer to play Yomi, I think, though could do Lanka in a pinch. I've got more experience with Lanka but am interested in trying out Yomi competitively. (Question- Are we allowed to privately plan out pretenders / dominion with our teammate beforehand?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted March 5, 2014 Good question. What do people think? It could be amusing to not pre-plan things? I'm open to suggestions. I'm happy with taking either side: I've played Dom3 a bit in the past, but this will be my first Dom4 game. I should have the internet set up in my new flat this evening, so hopefully i can be a bit more on top of things! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShadowTiger Posted March 5, 2014 I think some amount of planning should happen or else you can really mess things up. For example, if both teammates choose avatars that can't move, they will have a hard time capturing thrones (unless they also choose magic that allows such movement). Only one of the factions in the list has a level 3 priest that they can hire (which can also capture thrones). Since this game will go on for months, I suggest we allow plenty of preparation so nobody feels like quitting half-way through because they made bad starting choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted March 6, 2014 Sure, i'm good with that. and in the interest in keeping things moving, lets go with it. So now, all teams should know which pair of races they have. Time for everybody to confer and plan our their pretenders. If anybody is more experienced than me, and has more free time this month, feel free to take charge of setting up the game, hosting stuff etc! Moving and starting a new job is eating up a lot of my free time, and I'm tied up every weekend this month! Eeek [i'll easily have time to take turns each week, or even more often though!] I think some amount of planning should happen or else you can really mess things up. For example, if both teammates choose avatars that can't move, they will have a hard time capturing thrones (unless they also choose magic that allows such movement). Only one of the factions in the list has a level 3 priest that they can hire (which can also capture thrones). Since this game will go on for months, I suggest we allow plenty of preparation so nobody feels like quitting half-way through because they made bad starting choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dknemeyer Posted March 29, 2014 Hi Gents, Any update on this game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 7, 2014 Sorry for dropping the ball on this.... I moved to a new city and new job last month, and it disrupted life more than it would! Anymore, more or less settled in, and ready to go! I belive that everybody knows who their partner is now? I will look into getting a game set up this week (with server and stuff, so we don't need to do PBEM). Sorry again for the delay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 7, 2014 hi, would everybody be happy with using dropbox to swap files? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbaum Posted April 8, 2014 Haven't done it like that before for Dominions, but I've used Dropbox so I'm game. How does it work, everyone drops a .2h file in, host processes then drops back in the .trn files? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 9, 2014 Haven't done it like that before for Dominions, but I've used Dropbox so I'm game. How does it work, everyone drops a .2h file in, host processes then drops back in the .trn files? Yes, well, that's how it works for Dom3. Although, Heliocentric has offered to help me set up a game on llamaserver. So expect details incoming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 19, 2014 OK, I finally have the game set up on LlamaServer. The game name is "ThreeMovesAhead" There is an FAQ which gives instructions on how to join here: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=529316&postcount=2 If everybody could chase up their partner, hopefully we can finally get started! Sorry for taking so long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dknemeyer Posted April 23, 2014 I followed the instructions and sent in my pretender but never got a confirmation note. No idea if mine is one of the two there. Regardless, only 2/10 have signed up in the four days: is this game dead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 24, 2014 I haven't sent mine in yet either. I think I just need to chase everybody up. Given how long it took me to sort out setting the game up, I think it's only fair to give people some time to get round to joining. if everybody could take responsibility for getting in touch with their partner, that would speed things up a bit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Procyon Lotor Posted April 29, 2014 Sorry, I'm back and willing to play. I'm getting crushed at work, so give me a couple of days to get signed in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted April 30, 2014 Great. That's at least half of us back and awake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srslyyou Posted May 7, 2014 Sorry, I'm back and willing to play. I'm getting crushed at work, so give me a couple of days to get signed in! Same here, my gaming life has been obliterated with multiple jobs and incoming daddy duties. I'm posting this here to make sure I do it tomorrow. I think this could be really cool or at least a really good disaster... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dknemeyer Posted May 12, 2014 There are still only three of us signed up, and Llama is now saying it will deactivate our game in two days. Should we try and start anew? And is it possible in this game to have less players? Maybe an 8 player game, 4x2? I just want to PLAY, I bought the game solely for this 3MA soiree... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShadowTiger Posted May 12, 2014 Smaller game will make it much more likely to succeed. At this point a free for all might be best *shrugs* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbaum Posted May 12, 2014 FFA may indeed be the most straightforward to set up. In organizing Dominions games I've found I've just had to say "rules are X, Y, Z, confirm by this date, pretender in by that date, or we'll assume you're out". Also have had turn delays almost kill a couple games, so set a turn limit (of 3 days in our case) and if it's missed, that's life. (I think of it like the commander activation mechanic in AGEOD, but ahem.) Anyway, I'm up for anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbaum Posted October 19, 2014 ... right, so this seems to have kind of died. And now I am sorta doing necro. But! I'm organizing a game of Dominions 4 (promo tweetering here) and anyone here who wants to get a game in would be welcome to join. So it's kinda on-topic! Turn time will be 3-4 days or so, mix of noobs and hardcore with vague attempt at distributing skill levels throughout the teams. PM me an email address to spam if interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riadsala Posted October 19, 2014 Hey! I apologise for not rounding up everybody properly. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, i'm sorry. How about, if people are interested, we get this game started? I still have Dom4 on my HD, largely unplayed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites