Alpha Centauri / Alien Crossfire IP wanted

Dreifels · May 22, 2003, 07:22

After a long unfree pause I'm again looking for 2-4 players (I don't like IPs with less than 3 and more than 5 players) who will join an Alpha Centauri or Alien Crossfire IP game. (any day except Sunday)
Standard size map (otherwise it will not come to an end by IP)

Drogue · May 22, 2003, 10:15

I'm up for it, SMAX preferably, and wither weekend or evening GMT. My emails akizeta@lineone.net

Lazerus · May 23, 2003, 15:20

I'm interested, GMT, email : Kris_no1@hotmail.com

Timbba · May 24, 2003, 04:26

Me too, just so you get a newbie cannon fodder faction

. That'd be my first multiplayer AC game...

EDIT : Oh, and email timo2022@mbnet.fi

Drogue · May 24, 2003, 12:15

Timbba, I only started playing PBEM with the ACDG, so have played a total of 6 turns... You're not the only multiplayer n00b

Lazerus · May 24, 2003, 18:54

cool i think that means ive graduated from noob to rookie

Jamski · May 24, 2003, 20:53

Count me in PLEASE

I LOVE IP play, and if we're all from Europe then there should be no lag problems with the syncro

send e-mail to xxxj_maunders@yahoo.co.ukxxx without the xxx's

-Jam

Lazerus · May 25, 2003, 07:12

Are you wanting to play as the Hive aswell Jamski ?

suppose we could have a Hive clone faction ... imagine the fun then

any suggested times for playing ? im free all today, 2moro im playing football and going to see matrix 2 i think. Rest of the week is holidays so its just social life and revising for exams

(sun,tue,thur,fri afternoons/evenings are prob best for me)

Timbba · May 25, 2003, 07:37

I'm free today too. Next week will propably be pretty nice and quiet... last week of school before summer holiday so we won't be actually doing anything in there

.

And I wanna play Spartans. Or morganites. Or the Hive...

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 08:39

Actually I'd like the Gaians (Go Go Green!) and I'm free today, tommorrow, the day after... on GMT+1. I'm on MSN as well, if I don't get the e-mail fast enough :
xxxj_maunders@hotmail.comxxx without the xxx's again

-Jam

Lazerus · May 25, 2003, 09:45

Pity the host said he can't play on sunday.

OK then hows : 1pm GMT Tuesday for everyone ?

nothings been asked of me then.

Timbba · May 25, 2003, 10:09

Tuesday's fine by me, barring total annihilation of mankind by evil aliens.

Dreifels · May 25, 2003, 10:57

The

goes on

Well, we have now:
akizeta@lineone.net
Kris_no1@hotmail.com
timo2022@mbnet.fi
j_maunders@yahoo.co.uk j_maunders@hotmail.com

Timbba but no email

I send a email to all to verify the addresses and discuss the settings and starting time. (maybe I do have time this Sunday evening, too, after 21:00 GMT)

Respective the email addresses we may get an other problem: my host may refuse all emails send by yahoo, hotmail, and such servers, as anti spam settings. We have to test it. If so you may take an alternate address.

Let's have a party

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 12:16

I can't play Tuesday. I'm free evenings, but not during the day. In answer to your email:

Quote:

1) if you have ICQ, you may tell it, as it is more easy to arrange logins by ICQ when it starts (to prevent that some will try to
access just at same second, what may give a problem)

I'll try to get it up, but ATM I haven't.

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2) what time we shall start? All should have enougth time then, not that one has to quit after one hour already

Anytime after 6 GMT most nights is good for me.

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3) allowed factions? all of SMAC and SMACX or ?

Yes, except for:

Quote:

4) with or without the two alien factions?

Without

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5) your faction(s) preferred (if possible, I like to take Aki)

I'd go for CyCon too, although if not I'll go for Believers, if you don't want to duplicate.

Quote:

6) map size = standard

Quote:

7) difficulty = 1 below transcendence (forgot the name), as transcendence has too much fighting against worms)

Thinker. Fine by me

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8) native = rare if we don't have Gaia or Fung Boy, otherwise medium (as that are their advantages)

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9) other suggestions?

Average rainfall, 50-70% sea.

Lazerus · May 25, 2003, 12:19

replied to your email (also stuck in every1 elses name)

incase it does block hotmail, my answers :

1) 325817637 , normally on msn though (Kris_no1@hotmail.com)
2) if we start at 21:00 GMT tonight i should be fine playing for 4-5hrs, otherwise i suggested Tuesday afternoon
3) all factions
4) if nobody wants to play as them then without
5) Hive
6) ok
7) Thinker if i remember correctly.
8) yay less worms :P though jamski wants Gaians so guess its medium
9) spoils of war on, blind research off, simultaneous movement on until a war breaks out then we switch to turn based ??

Lazerus · May 25, 2003, 12:21

Drogue are you ok for playing tonight as he suggested ? I think we may just need Timbba then that maybe possible

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 12:31

Quote:

Originally posted by Lazerus
9) spoils of war on, blind research off, simultaneous movement on until a war breaks out then we switch to turn based ??

I would say spoils off, the rest fine

Tonight should be ok.

Dreifels · May 25, 2003, 12:44

Got email from Kris/Lazerus , not from Drogue, no other yet. read forum.

Extract:
- maybe today 21:00 GMT = 22:00 CET
- Lazerus suggest "Tuesday afternoon", Drogue can't Tuesday, but after 6 GMT (six or eighteen?)
- Can't take MSN or ATM, ICQ only works for me.
- simultan may give problems (hanging from time to time) with 5 players, but for the beginning phase it should work.
- Lazerus' additional sugestions ok so far. Except Spoils: Spoils are a special ability of the blonde girl.
- Question: does duplicate factions work proper? Never did it before. If it will work fine, I've nothing against duplicate factions.

Waiting for more replies.
Best, Dreifels

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 12:57

Give me worms or give me DEATH

My Gaian Mindworm Legions shall keep Planet CLEAN & GREEN

Other than that, it all sounds fine.... No, spoils of war OFF please

otherwise Drug's CyCon won't get an advantage, and I'm on MSN, not ICQ too

-Jam

Timbba · May 25, 2003, 13:02

Hmm... can't play tonight. Wednesday or friday evening would be far better, or after 14 GMT to 20 GMT any other day.

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 13:09

Jamski: What's your MSN? I use that rather than ICQ too.

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 13:14

It's xxxj_maunders@hotmail.comxxx without the good old xxx's

Look forward to hearing from you

-Jam

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 13:20

If only Timbba can't play tonight, is it worth havign a go tonight with all that can, just for fun, and to test everything. Then do one with Timbba when we can find a date we can all do?

Timbba · May 25, 2003, 13:22

What about this 'Netmeeting' program that came along with Windows? Do you others have it?

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 13:27

Not with my Windows (I'm strangely glad to say

) but it sounds hideous

-Jam

Lazerus · May 25, 2003, 13:29

No idea about that netmeeting, OK i'm up for it 2nite then 21:00 GMT, 4 of us and then we can play another game on the wed or fri evening with 5 of us.

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 13:40

Who's playing tonight then? Me (Gaians), Laz (Hive), Drug(CyCon), and....?

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 13:45

Dreifels maybe? 21:00 GMT or BST? Like is it 9 or 10 for people in the UK?

Jamski · May 25, 2003, 13:49

9pm in the UK, 10pm here in Europe IIRC (which means I can play for 5-6 hours

)

-Jam

Drogue · May 25, 2003, 13:53

That's good

21:00 BST then