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Re: The Ring 2 Sat, 29 April 2017 14:55 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
neilhoward

 
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Sorry for continuing delays. Monday will be my first day off in more than a month. My schedule was a solid 7x 12 hour shifts per week, but sometime about two weeks ago started getting 2-3 shifts extended to 16-18 hours each week. My schedule will get a little more sane shortly; I should be working less than 65 hours/ week after next week. I will be taking time off to setup the game and should have plenty of time to host.

vmanuel and platon79 have agreed to help with hosting.

I have 7 responses to show of interest.

There is a strong pull for no communications allowed. Hosts will start disseminating information some time after 2440. This will include facts (score, resource, # planets?) about those top players pulling away from the pack every x years, and may include scuttlebutt concerning wars, tech, accidents, etc. We can leave random events on, and ban catching the MT. I am testing some expanded subsidy of AR and revised nerfing for IT, Joat, IS. I will get a final rules to Manic for veto shortly, then send an email based survey to players that pm me their email to allow a vote for some small subset of rules.

About remapping: I intend to move many planets after the remap in order to guarantee a most regular planet draw. I will use Craebild's Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator to set values for number of greens and average value of greens. Divide galaxy with lines from midpoint between HWs through center point for slices. I will focus insuring planet draw in descending order on (1) within 81.5ly of HW, (2) within 162.5ly of HW, (3) within 81.5ly of core planet closest to HW, (4) every other planet in that players slice. The objects of planet draw insurance focus in descending order (A) #planets based on average density, (B) number of greens, (C) average value of greens, (D) mineral concentrations. (A1), (A2), (A3) will each have a variance very close to zero. (B1), (B2), (B3) will each have a variance <.15 from Craebild's Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator value. (C1+C2+C3) together will have a variance <.15 from Craebild's Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator value. Everything else I intend to eyeball and probably phone in.
More later.

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