Solium Infernum: make a pact with the devil

Unicorn McGriddle · 11-04-2009, 08:19 PM

Who here is interested in Solium Infernum at launch? I know I am. Its release is presumably approaching, and I was thinking it would be awesome if we arranged a big inaugural first game of Solium Infernum. Wait, I'm not done. I think it would be cool if we all kept notes on the game as it progressed and published them when it was over.

I'm not talking about some roleplaying thing where everyone writes about how truly Hell will feel the sting of their jackboot, and Lord Belial will suffer for defriending them on facebook, just straightforward explanations of the current situation, victory strategies, and why you're doing what you're doing this turn. I think this kind of examination will highlight the information and options available to players, conveying the experience of playing the game and the first impressions it generates.

Is anybody in?

Jason Lutes · 11-04-2009, 08:37 PM

Me me me! I forget if it's pbem or what. Will we all have to coordinate to be online at the same time?

Soldats · 11-04-2009, 08:38 PM

Sure, I'd love to give this a try. Count me in.

Jason, I think it's PBEM.

Staff Sergeant · 11-04-2009, 08:44 PM

When is it coming out? I can take part if it's PBEM and isn't coming out for a little while.

Unicorn McGriddle · 11-04-2009, 09:15 PM

Someone in the beta can tell us when it's coming out with more accuracy than I can, but perhaps sometime this month and perhaps delayed from that. There's PBEM. Up to 6 players per game. We could organize more than one game if necessary.

BobJustBob · 11-04-2009, 09:15 PM

Not on Steam, no sale.

Unicorn McGriddle · 11-04-2009, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobJustBob

Not on Steam, no sale.

Ease would recant vows made in pain as violent and void.

BobJustBob · 11-04-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Unicorn McGriddle

Ease would recant vows made in pain as violent and void.

I don't know what that means so I'll assume it's hippie for "You can't own property, man." Damn hippies.

MikeSofaer · 11-04-2009, 10:33 PM

I will play.

Therlun · 11-04-2009, 10:48 PM

Unicorn, you stole my idea! :P
I suggested something similar for Hinterlands. Too bad that one turned out a dud.

I'm confident Solium Infernum won't end the same way.

Abilio Carvalho · 11-04-2009, 11:07 PM

I'm in, umac.

jellyfish · 11-04-2009, 11:08 PM

I am so looking forward to this game.

Beefeater1980 · 11-04-2009, 11:38 PM

I'm in if there are spaces left (or a second 'table' getting started).

TomChick · 11-05-2009, 12:55 AM

This is an awesome way to put pressure on Vic to get the game done. Thumbs up!

-Tom

Damien Neil · 11-05-2009, 01:25 AM

Solium Infernum is my most anticipated game of the year. I'm in.

JM · 11-05-2009, 03:03 AM

Oh, hell. Count me in.

Vic Davis · 11-05-2009, 06:38 AM

One of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths is that desire is the source of all suffering :)

I'm working hard and things are on schedule....assuming I can stay away from Dragon Age :)

Tyjenks · 11-05-2009, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Therlun

Unicorn, you stole my idea! :P
I suggested something similar for Hinterlands. Too bad that one turned out a dud.

[Shakes fist in air]

I would like to as well, but I am a scared-y cat when it comes to getting drilled by TBS gamers with more skills than me.

I DO expect SI to feed starving children and stop the Nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran. No pressure.

Jonathan Crane · 11-05-2009, 06:49 AM

I'm definitely interested.

Tyjenks, I don't think you have to worry too much about getting stomped. I think there are plenty of us in the shallow end of the pool.

Josemas · 11-05-2009, 08:10 AM

Definitely in, thanks

Ben Sones · 11-05-2009, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobJustBob

I don't know what that means so I'll assume it's hippie for "You can't own property, man." Damn hippies.

Wait, I thought you liked Steam?

Anyway, I am in.

Matt Bowyer · 11-05-2009, 08:15 AM

Not like I don't have enough ELSE going on... count me in.

Morkilus · 11-05-2009, 08:58 AM

I've been itching for a PBEM game ever since I resigned to sucking forever at Dominions.

aganazer · 11-05-2009, 09:01 AM

So many good indie games. I'll never have time for that mainstream crap like DA:O and Torchlight. By the time I finish GSB it will be time for Eschalon Book 2 or Solium Infernum. 2009 may turn out to be the best gaming year ever.

I'm in on day one, but sorry, not into multiplayer. Vic's AI is plenty for me.

Jab2565 · 11-05-2009, 10:04 AM

I'm interested if I can fit it in between my ever increasing backlog.

Tyjenks · 11-05-2009, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vic Davis

One of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths is that desire is the source of all suffering :)

I'm working hard and things are on schedule....assuming I can stay away from Dragon Age :)

Hopefully, you got Dragon Age off Steam***.

***Shhh, can someone hack Vic's Steam account and screw up his copy.

Unicorn McGriddle · 11-05-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Morkilus

I've been itching for a PBEM game ever since I resigned to sucking forever at Dominions.

Join the club -- except that I realized later that it wasn't exactly that I was bad at Dominions, and more that I'd gotten stuck with the absolute worst side (Late Ulm) trying the absolute worst strategy (focus on powerful and expensive conventional infantry) against a really sensible counter (army leavened with fear-causing units). Now I'm Dominions-curious again.

ron_debry · 11-05-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morkilus

I've been itching for a PBEM game ever since I resigned to sucking forever at Dominions.

Heck, I seem to recall you doing just fine in several games.

I'd like to hear more about the gameplay in this one. The talk about random cards each turn has me a bit worried.

Lum · 11-05-2009, 12:35 PM

I'm in!

RSofaer · 11-05-2009, 01:09 PM

I'll play.

11-04-2009, 08:19 PM	#1
Unicorn McGriddle New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,219	Solium Infernum: make a pact with the devil Who here is interested in Solium Infernum at launch? I know I am. Its release is presumably approaching, and I was thinking it would be awesome if we arranged a big inaugural first game of Solium Infernum. Wait, I'm not done. I think it would be cool if we all kept notes on the game as it progressed and published them when it was over. I'm not talking about some roleplaying thing where everyone writes about how truly Hell will feel the sting of their jackboot, and Lord Belial will suffer for defriending them on facebook, just straightforward explanations of the current situation, victory strategies, and why you're doing what you're doing this turn. I think this kind of examination will highlight the information and options available to players, conveying the experience of playing the game and the first impressions it generates. Is anybody in?

11-04-2009, 09:15 PM	#5
Unicorn McGriddle New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,219	If we organize three full games, I think that'll make us certified Satanists. Someone in the beta can tell us when it's coming out with more accuracy than I can, but perhaps sometime this month and perhaps delayed from that. There's PBEM. Up to 6 players per game. We could organize more than one game if necessary.

11-04-2009, 08:37 PM	#2
Jason Lutes Social Worker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Woodstock, VT Posts: 3,239	Me me me! I forget if it's pbem or what. Will we all have to coordinate to be online at the same time?

11-04-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
Soldats Hustle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 458	Sure, I'd love to give this a try. Count me in. Jason, I think it's PBEM.

11-04-2009, 08:44 PM	#4
Staff Sergeant Social Worker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kingston, ON Steam:Staff Sergeant Posts: 4,433	When is it coming out? I can take part if it's PBEM and isn't coming out for a little while.

11-04-2009, 09:15 PM	#6
BobJustBob New Romantic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Madison, AL PSN&Live:BobJustBob Posts: 8,590	Not on Steam, no sale.

11-04-2009, 10:33 PM	#9
MikeSofaer New Romantic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 5,715	I will play.

11-04-2009, 10:48 PM	#10
Therlun Spinning Toe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 710	Unicorn, you stole my idea! :P I suggested something similar for Hinterlands. Too bad that one turned out a dud. I'm confident Solium Infernum won't end the same way.

11-04-2009, 11:07 PM	#11
Abilio Carvalho Spinning Toe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Switzerland. Gamertag: Astromarine Posts: 910	I'm in, umac.

11-04-2009, 11:08 PM	#12
jellyfish Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Not a koalafish Posts: 1,889	I am so looking forward to this game.

11-04-2009, 11:38 PM	#13
Beefeater1980 Broad Band Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183	I'm in if there are spaces left (or a second 'table' getting started).

11-05-2009, 12:55 AM	#14
TomChick Administrator World's End Supernova Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 18,200	This is an awesome way to put pressure on Vic to get the game done. Thumbs up! -Tom

11-05-2009, 01:25 AM	#15
Damien Neil Social Worker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mountain View, CA; Gamertag: Corvidae Posts: 4,190	Solium Infernum is my most anticipated game of the year. I'm in.

11-05-2009, 03:03 AM	#16
JM New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London, UK Gamertag: Skumzilla Posts: 5,795	Oh, hell. Count me in.

11-05-2009, 06:38 AM	#17
Vic Davis Spinning Toe Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 838	One of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths is that desire is the source of all suffering :) I'm working hard and things are on schedule....assuming I can stay away from Dragon Age :)

11-05-2009, 06:49 AM	#19
Jonathan Crane Neo Acoustic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boletaria Posts: 1,516	I'm definitely interested. Tyjenks, I don't think you have to worry too much about getting stomped. I think there are plenty of us in the shallow end of the pool.

11-05-2009, 08:10 AM	#20
Josemas Goodluck!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 147	Definitely in, thanks

11-05-2009, 08:15 AM	#22
Matt Bowyer Social Worker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Overland Park, KS XBL & PSN: Kid Socrates Posts: 3,582	Not like I don't have enough ELSE going on... count me in.

11-05-2009, 08:58 AM	#23
Morkilus Neo Acoustic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,514	I've been itching for a PBEM game ever since I resigned to sucking forever at Dominions.

11-05-2009, 09:01 AM	#24
aganazer Broad Band Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 188	So many good indie games. I'll never have time for that mainstream crap like DA:O and Torchlight. By the time I finish GSB it will be time for Eschalon Book 2 or Solium Infernum. 2009 may turn out to be the best gaming year ever. I'm in on day one, but sorry, not into multiplayer. Vic's AI is plenty for me.

11-05-2009, 10:04 AM	#25
Jab2565 New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,726	I'm interested if I can fit it in between my ever increasing backlog.

11-05-2009, 12:35 PM	#29
Lum New Romantic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Delirium, Texas Posts: 7,750	I'm in!

11-05-2009, 01:09 PM	#30
RSofaer Spinning Toe Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The tallest of all villages. Posts: 848	I'll play.

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