New Fall from Heaven II PBEM

[Thoth]

You can always ask me dumb questions, I might have to reply with dumb answers though :neenernee

Krill always appreciates dumb answers.

[Maksim]

I would like to provisionally volunteer for map-making duty, if that's alright.

I've spent some time thinking on the complaints raised regarding the map in various PBEM's, and would like to spend some time getting the balance right.

[Ichabod]

I would like to provisionally volunteer for map-making duty, if that's alright.

I've spent some time thinking on the complaints raised regarding the map in various PBEM's, and would like to spend some time getting the balance right.

Thanks Maksim. You'd be very welcome to do it!

[Sciz]

I'm okay with Maksim doing it

[Ichabod]

Since Ravus Sol seems to be away from the forums.

Roster for the new game:

1. Ichabod
2. Jkaen
3. Sciz
4. Dantski
5. Selrahc
6. Irgy

We can start discussing about settings so that Maksim can start working on the map.

Any preferences?

[Ichabod]

1. No Acheron (I don't think he gives any gameplay advantage)
2. Orthus on
3. Duin on (if anyone ever manages to get good use out of him)
4. Small world size
5. Living world
6. Wildlands
7. Raging barbs
8. Normal cylindrical world wrap, temperate or random climate.
9. Emperor difficulty


I don't know about how we can do the picks. Maybe everybody chooses 3 options (leader/civ pick) and the lurkers pick one fo them.

But I think I prefer to play without unrestricted leaders.

[Maksim]

If I could raise a few points -

I think the general idea for a map is No Acheron\Yes to Orthus\Living World\Wildlands\Raging Barbs\Emperor difficulty.

I have a couple of twists in mind for the map, but having many preset mana nodes is one I'd prefer to decline, as it's not easy to balance (someone gets Body & Enchantment whilst someone else gets Chaos and Nature - that's bad karma right there).

Personally, I found the "Unrestricted Leaders" option in FFH PBEM 4 to be of great interest - even without all the other weirdness in that setup, it would be quite an interesting shake-up, and allow strategies not generally seen in standard FFH games. But I can understand if you do not want that here.

[Jkaen]

I am happy with the standard map settings as above.

As for civ/leader choice I would probably prefer a resticted list pick

[Irgy]

Since Ravus Sol seems to be away from the forums.

Roster for the new game:

1. Ichabod
2. Jkaen
3. Sciz
4. Dantski
5. Selrahc
6. Irgy

We can start discussing about settings so that Maksim can start working on the map.

Any preferences?

Have you checked the time zones and preferred play times for this roster? Maybe you have, in which case that's good, just making sure. It makes a big difference to how fast the game rotates.

In case you haven't, I'm GMT+11 (will be +10 soon), and prefer to play in the evenings (which corresponds to around midday GMT), but can often play in the afternoons or mornings as well.

I'll get back to you on the settings soon.

[Jkaen]

I dont think I have yet. Evenings of GMT+2