Issues with your account? Bug us in the Discord!
Firstone's Civ 4 Pitboss Game!
croxis
I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
By tonight I hope to have a Civ 4 pitboss server going so all us firstones with Civ IV can have a good game.
What is Pitboss you ask? With a Play by email game there are problems if a player takes a long time to do and send their turn, if at all. This can make a lot of people very sad. A pitboss server things are much different. From the readme:
[quote]Participating in a Pitboss Game:
Participating in a PitBoss game is simple. Join the game like you would any other; select a PitBoss game in the LAN or Internet lobby, or connect directly to a known IP Address. Aside from the indication in the ‘PB’ column of the lobbies, the fact that the game is being run by The PitBoss should be completely invisible to you when joining.
Once you are in the game, however, Civilization IV may play a bit differently from classic multiplayer games. If all participants are currently logged into the game, it will play exactly the same as a classic Civilization IV multiplayer game. You are free to move as soon as it is your turn, you are free to chat to the other players, you are free to conquer the world! However, the most important difference when playing a PitBoss game is that all other participants may not always be logged in.
If you are engaged in a PitBoss game, and another player logs out, you are free to make your move if it is your turn. Afterwards, the game is on hold until that player logs back in and makes his move. You are free to study the map. You can even manage cities and change technologies. But you cannot move your units until all other players finish their turns, and your turn is again active.
If the PitBoss has been set up to do so, you are free to register for alert E-mails that you will receive when your turn is made available. This is accomplished by entering your E-mail address in the player details screen (Alt-D). Also, the PitBoss may be set up to run a turn timer. You may have a limited time (typically 24 hours or so) to make your move. Make sure you recognize when a timer is being used since not moving within this time will result in passing on your turn![/quote]
What is also cool is that players may come and go throughout the game. If a player resigns he can allow the AI to take over. If a player joins late then they can take over an existing AI civ.
For those of you who want to play.
For now, if you wish to play I would like the following information:
Civ Leader you want to play:
Max turn time limit:
Game settings you prefer:
Map settings you prefer:
Number of AI's you want:
And for me:
Civ Leader you want to play: French Louis 14th
Max turn time limit: 24 hours
Game settings you prefer: Normal or slower.
Map settings you prefer: Don't care
Number of AI's you want: A few so other can join if they wish.
What is Pitboss you ask? With a Play by email game there are problems if a player takes a long time to do and send their turn, if at all. This can make a lot of people very sad. A pitboss server things are much different. From the readme:
[quote]Participating in a Pitboss Game:
Participating in a PitBoss game is simple. Join the game like you would any other; select a PitBoss game in the LAN or Internet lobby, or connect directly to a known IP Address. Aside from the indication in the ‘PB’ column of the lobbies, the fact that the game is being run by The PitBoss should be completely invisible to you when joining.
Once you are in the game, however, Civilization IV may play a bit differently from classic multiplayer games. If all participants are currently logged into the game, it will play exactly the same as a classic Civilization IV multiplayer game. You are free to move as soon as it is your turn, you are free to chat to the other players, you are free to conquer the world! However, the most important difference when playing a PitBoss game is that all other participants may not always be logged in.
If you are engaged in a PitBoss game, and another player logs out, you are free to make your move if it is your turn. Afterwards, the game is on hold until that player logs back in and makes his move. You are free to study the map. You can even manage cities and change technologies. But you cannot move your units until all other players finish their turns, and your turn is again active.
If the PitBoss has been set up to do so, you are free to register for alert E-mails that you will receive when your turn is made available. This is accomplished by entering your E-mail address in the player details screen (Alt-D). Also, the PitBoss may be set up to run a turn timer. You may have a limited time (typically 24 hours or so) to make your move. Make sure you recognize when a timer is being used since not moving within this time will result in passing on your turn![/quote]
What is also cool is that players may come and go throughout the game. If a player resigns he can allow the AI to take over. If a player joins late then they can take over an existing AI civ.
For those of you who want to play.
For now, if you wish to play I would like the following information:
Civ Leader you want to play:
Max turn time limit:
Game settings you prefer:
Map settings you prefer:
Number of AI's you want:
And for me:
Civ Leader you want to play: French Louis 14th
Max turn time limit: 24 hours
Game settings you prefer: Normal or slower.
Map settings you prefer: Don't care
Number of AI's you want: A few so other can join if they wish.
Comments
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
[B]Well with a Play by email game there are problems if a player takes a long time to do and send their turn, if at all. [/B][/QUOTE]
*Looks at Sanfam*
Also, Russians for me, Katherine would be good.
Worf