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Missed out the first time around?
Considering suicide?
Put that noose down, sparky.. it's not too late after all!

No, it says "noose", not "moose"... I have no idea how you might attempt suicide with a moose.
Answers on a postcard, please.

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I am proud to present....

ARMISTICE TOO!

Any ability of player welcome.
This is basically a carbon copy of Armistice One.
If anybody would like to get an idea of what to expect, take a peek at the Armistice One forum.
Dependant on how many players are interested, I might cram more players into the same sized universe, just to throw a little claustrophobia into the mix.... Shocked


UNIVERSE
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Medium, Packed, Moderate
Acc BBS, Galaxy Clumping
8+ Players Needed.

RESTRICTIONS
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None! All PRTs, SRTs, TRTs, and small pets allowed!

CHEATS/BUGS
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Chaff, Split Fleet ONLY!

ALLIANCES
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No pre-game shenanigans please. Aliances are permitted, but only if forged within game. Also, no inappropriate behaviour in front of minors, thank you.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
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At any point after year 2500, the remaining players may mutually agree as to the winner. Or, alternatively, just keep playing until they grow old and die.

SPECIAL RULES
=============

A TRUCE will be in effect for the first 50 years.
Anybody breaking the truce will suffer the consequences.
The terms and punishments of this truce will diminish as time progresses.

GEN RATE
========

36 hours, with the possibility of reassessment at any time.


If you wish to play, just mail me with the usual details;
Race File, Race Name, e-mail address, and name by which you wish to be known for the purposes of the game page... Smile

My e-mail is;
storm(AT)bupu(DOT)co(DOT)uk

Thanks for your time....

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 06:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hi!
Storm wrote on Thu, 11 August 2005 11:11

UNIVERSE
Medium, Packed, Moderate

IIRC "moderate" player positions generates an unbalanced universe, where most players are gruped in one half of the uni.
BR, Iztok

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 06:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks for pointing that out! Rolling Eyes

However, in Armistice One, that doesn't appear to be the case...
..and I'm also planning on re-generating startup positions until everybody is pretty equally spaced out.

Is there a resource on here that explains what people think happens with different Universe Densities, Spacings, etc?
Could be useful for future ref....

Cool


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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 08:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 12:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Storm wrote on Thu, 11 August 2005 12:57

I'm also planning on re-generating startup positions until everybody is pretty equally spaced out.


Try using the "farthest" possible setting... Wink

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Is there a resource on here that explains what people think happens with different Universe Densities, Spacings, etc?
Could be useful for future ref....



If you would care detail what data you need... Stars per player? Density of stars? Average HW distances? Sherlock

By the way, I AM interested in this game, but I need to testbed a couple things 1st, which might take time. Sad



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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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m.a@stars wrote on Thu, 11 August 2005 17:16


If you would care detail what data you need... Stars per player? Density of stars? Average HW distances? Sherlock



Well, if it's as easy as just saying "farthest", then I don't need any more details at all!
I guess I just misunderstood the implications of that particular setting...

Quote:

By the way, I AM interested in this game, but I need to testbed a couple things 1st, which might take time. Sad


Plenty of time at the moment...
I'm keeping a seat warm for you... Smile

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Thu, 11 August 2005 17:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Storm wrote on Thu, 11 August 2005 18:06

Well, if it's as easy as just saying "farthest", then I don't need any more details at all!
I guess I just misunderstood the implications of that particular setting...

With 8 in medium it might still be worth checking/changing the starting positions. Likely get one player with a large corner.
Ideally you'd want a row of 3, a row of 2 and a row of 3.

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Fri, 12 August 2005 06:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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...and you certainly don't want an HE, CA, or JOAT with all that space to play with! Wink Very Happy


BTW - RULES ADDENDUM
For those of you who have read the current restrictions/penalties in the Armistice One forum, please bear in mind that any race negatively terraforming occupied planets will also suffer penalties...

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Fri, 12 August 2005 06:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Fri, 12 August 2005 08:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Fri, 12 August 2005 23:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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this game is filling up fast.


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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Sat, 13 August 2005 03:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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This game is now oversubscribed! Shocked

If you have e-mailed me regarding the game, and I have not yet replied, I will be getting back to you in the next few hours.

If you have reserved yourself a place, but have not sent me a race file, please do so before next Thursday.
If that's likely to be a problem, please let me know.


Thank you, one and all! Smile

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Sat, 13 August 2005 06:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Storm wrote on Sat, 13 August 2005 09:09

This game is now oversubscribed! Shocked


Pheeww, hopefully I'll have my racefile ready by Monday at the latest.

You could also consider using a bigger universe, say, Large, with "normal" or "dense" settings instead of "packed". Smile

Whatever you do, don't trust "farthest" to do things evenly enough. Checking the HW positions will never hurt. And, if you're checking that, I'd beg of you to also check that starting minconcs aren't crippingly low. Nod



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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Sat, 13 August 2005 08:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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m.a@stars wrote on Sat, 13 August 2005 11:41

Pheeww, hopefully I'll have my racefile ready by Monday at the latest.

You could also consider using a bigger universe, say, Large, with "normal" or "dense" settings instead of "packed". Smile

Whatever you do, don't trust "farthest" to do things evenly enough. Checking the HW positions will never hurt. And, if you're checking that, I'd beg of you to also check that starting minconcs aren't crippingly low. Nod



Calm yourself, dear boy! Wink
Everything will be checked. As a matter of course, I will be checking both the starting positions and min concs, and if I'm not happy with either, I'll regen.

As for the universe settings.. I'm going to pretty much stick with things the way they are. I did a test gen this morning, and it gave me some really pleasing results... Smile

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Sat, 13 August 2005 13:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Storm wrote on Sat, 13 August 2005 14:20

Everything will be checked. As a matter of course, I will be checking both the starting positions and min concs, and if I'm not happy with either, I'll regen.


Nice! Smile

Quote:


As for the universe settings.. I'm going to pretty much stick with things the way they are. I did a test gen this morning, and it gave me some really pleasing results... Smile



So be it. Though perhaps not everybody realizes what it means when Storm is pleased! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil



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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Sat, 13 August 2005 13:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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m.a@stars wrote on Sat, 13 August 2005 18:28

So be it. Though perhaps not everybody realizes what it means when Storm is pleased! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil


Very little pleases me in life...
...except the pain of others... Wink Twisted Evil

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Storm wrote on Sun, 14 August 2005 03:39

Very little pleases me in life...
...except the pain of others... Wink Twisted Evil

Cool


I can feel the pain from reading the posts in the Armistice One forum. 8 turn upload bans... Shocked

Of course I'm sure nobody would dream of breaking the Armistice this time.... Surely not...? Twisted Evil

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Dogthinkers wrote on Sun, 14 August 2005 08:57

I can feel the pain from reading the posts in the Armistice One forum. 8 turn upload bans... Shocked

Of course I'm sure nobody would dream of breaking the Armistice this time.... Surely not...? Twisted Evil


To be fair, I don't think anybody actually intended to break the armistice in A1, it was just an inadvertent result of not Looking before Leaping... Confused

There have been various theories, however, regarding Coping With Being Banned...

I'm not going to condone that despicable kind of Planning Ahead behaviour, though.... Wink

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On the subject of despicable behaviour Twisted Evil
If someone was to break more than one of the rules in one turn (say shooting down a starbase and bombing the poor civilians back to the stone age).
Are they - banned for the time taken to meet both sentences.
Banned for the time of the most serious offense.
Similarly - if multiple offenses of the same type are commited in the same year (say fireing on armed ships in 2 locations) do you pay the ban multiple times.
Finally - if you are banned for inappropiate actions and then you uncontrolled empire, goes and does the same thing again (or something similar) what happens?

Not that I condone such behavior Shame



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Everyone will answer for all of their sins..... Twisted Evil

There will be a formula for accruing penalties.
I'll be releasing that, as well as some extra penalties, once I have all the race files in.... Shocked

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We are now only waiting for two race files...

If they're not in by Monday, I'll probably go ahead and kick this crazy thing off... Wink

We already have plenty players....

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Re: New Game: Armistice Too! Mon, 22 August 2005 05:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Just awaiting one race file...
It it's not in before my bedtime, then that's too bad! Wink Shocked

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joseph wrote on Sun, 14 August 2005 18:55

On the subject of despicable behaviour Twisted Evil
Finally - if you are banned for inappropiate actions and then you uncontrolled empire, goes and does the same thing again (or something similar) what happens?


In my case I was given a turn's leeway to remove the offending colonie ship that was inadvertantly bombing a planet.



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ForceUser wrote on Mon, 22 August 2005 16:01

joseph wrote on Sun, 14 August 2005 18:55

On the subject of despicable behaviour Twisted Evil
Finally - if you are banned for inappropiate actions and then you uncontrolled empire, goes and does the same thing again (or something similar) what happens?


In my case I was given a turn's leeway to remove the offending colonie ship that was inadvertantly bombing a planet.



In fact, this has happened on two occasions so far in Armistice One.

What you have to bear in mind, is that, in the final analysis, penalties can be altered either way at my discretion... hopefully scoring a point here and there for good common sense.

...and yes, I am feeling the godly power, and yea verily, it doth feel gooood... Wink Twisted Evil

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