Broken Kingdom - EA - Intermediate and vets - RUNNING Thread - Dominions 3: The Awakening

This game is not intended to be noob friendly, so please do not join if you haven't already played several MP games . It will be fast paced, so don't join if you lack the time for such game or if you plan to go in a trip without internet access in the next couple months.

Map: Broken Kingdom (Koti.kapsi.fi)
Starting loc will be set manually, have a look at the attached file. Any comment welcome. Imgur.com
Players: 7L + 1 optional sea.
Expected Commitment: High
Age: EA
Diplo : Everything is allowed. Trade is binding though.
Turns: 30h increase on request
Mods: CBM 1.94 pro
Gamelink: Llamaserver.net

Ind:7
Gems:50
Renaming: ON
Charts: OFF
HoF: 15
All other settings: Default

all settings can be discussed.

Disallowed exploits:
*Copying Bogus' orders and overfilling enemy lab to prevent his own forge.
*Probing armies with scouts/commanders must be done in such a way that it won't block enemy troops.

Players:

Bullock - Ctis
Starcryst - Caelum
Lucheng - Yomi
Jazzepi - Abysia
Marginale - Lanka
Valerius - Vanheim
Degenerateart - Fomoria

Edited by: Bullock@dom3

What is the difference btween CBM pro and CBM?

I'll join as Yomi.

short.alastair wrote: What is the difference btween CBM pro and CBM?

CBM 1.94pro is a version of CBM 1.94 with a few slight alterations. The changes from CBM 1.94 are as follows :-

- Crystal Shields now 10E10S (was 5E5S)
- Growth Scale now 0.2% per tick (was 0.3% per tick)
- King of BaneFires now 40D (was 50D)
- EA Ermor's Arch Bishop of the Sacred Shroud now has max age 120 (start age 90)
- Globals
--- Astral Corruption now B8S6 (was B6S6)
--- Utterdark now costs 200D (was 100D)
--- Burden of Time now D9 and costs 150D (was D7 70D)
--- Arcane Nexus now costs 250S (was 200S)
--- Forge of Ancients now costs 150E (was 80E)
--- Agartha's National "Open the Seal" spell now costs 240D (was 180D)

The mod can be downloaded from the address below.

"https://dl.dropbox.com/u/97382000/CBM1.94_ProEdition.zip"

Edited by: lucheng

Sign me up! I'd like to join as Lanka please.

Not sure I understand this map. Seems that if you get a starting position on the bottom right island for example, you're nice and shielded for a while. Same for the top left island. If you are on the 3 connected islands in the middle however, you may be sandwiched between 2 neighbors. Does not seem very fair?

Or this somehow intentional?

Marginale you seems rather noob if you cant read this dom3 map

Actually the map is wrap around and there is a lot of harbor connections (there is even blue lines to show the links)

Thx Lucheng for the CBM brief.

Edited by: Bullock@dom3

Ah I see it now. That's what you get looking at it too late at night. Ok, cool. And then the starting locations actually seem pretty well distributed.

I'll take EA Abysia

Four forest starts means you should apparently be careful about those growth scales.

SenorOcho wrote: Four forest starts means you should apparently be careful about those growth scales.

as a total noob can I ask why?
just interested

GoodKnight_IL wrote:

SenorOcho wrote: Four forest starts means you should apparently be careful about those growth scales.

as a total noob can I ask why?
just interested

I believe SenorOcho means the dreaded Ancient Presence random event. According to Edi's list of events it's a 95% population loss in the province the event occurs.

I can remove the forest tag then, it's not a problem.

Aaargh. My "most fun nation" thread has me wanting to play EA Van. And sailing on this map could be ... useful. But I hate water nations and you might end up with one. Well, Bullock, if you end up with 6 land nations and no water nation and just need one more land then I'm in as Van.

Btw, in case you missed it (I did at first), in addition to helpfully posting the CBM Pro change log lucheng also signed up as Yomi (along with Marginale as Lanka and jazzepi as Abysia of course).

Ok Valerius

I'll join in with Fomoria.

Please PM when this game is ready for pretender submissions!

Game is up : Llamaserver.net

Dang. Fomoria's sailing + amphibious > Van's sailing in terms of opportunities on this map. Oh well - I'm actually surprised Fomoria was still available as the last pick and didn't go sooner.

Looks like you're full? If not, I'd like to get in as.. something..

Austen...Welcome back. Haven't heard from you in awhile. Hope all is going better!

Tough opponents are always welcome
If we are still missing pretenders tonight (let say 6h from now) feel free to submit a pretender.

Valerius. wrote:

GoodKnight_IL wrote:

SenorOcho wrote: Four forest starts means you should apparently be careful about those growth scales.

as a total noob can I ask why?
just interested

I believe SenorOcho means the dreaded Ancient Presence random event. According to Edi's list of events it's a 95% population loss in the province the event occurs.

Which only happen in forest provinces?
thx mate.

I'm in!

OK last slot for any experienced player who want to join !

Edited by: Bullock@dom3

Austen wanted to play, Bullock

I'll play., but won't have pretender up until tonight.. LMK. don't want to do design if it's a nogo