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11-25-2009, 04:55 PM
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World's End Supernova
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Solium Infernum PBEM sign-up thread (updated to include PBEM BBQ!)
I hope I'm not stepping on another thread, but I figured we could use someplace to coordinate PBEM games of Solium Infernum. Which I heartily recommend. This is easily one of the year's best multiplayer games.
However, you won't want to jump into a multiplayer game before you've read the rules and maybe shuffled the pieces around in a single player game. And you won't want to commit yourself to an archfiend build until you know a bit about the gameplay. Be particularly careful to understand the importance of your charisma, which determines how many resources you get. Don't be too seduced by perks to the point that you ignore your attributes. Don't be too quick to take a low nobility rank. These are things you may not know at first, and it'll suck if you get locked into a PBEM game before you appreciate this stuff. So here's the deal: When you're ready for a multiplayer game, post your name here and whether you're willing to host. As names accumulate, I'll arrange folks into groups of six and send you on your merry way. I'd also recommend that you start a thread for your game where you can talk publicly about what's happening in the game. I imagine we've got enough interest for two or three full games, so hopefully that won't be too annoying to non-SI players on the forum. But just as Bruce, Troy, and I had our liveblogging thread (waiting on Bruce's turn!), I'd love to read you guys talking about how your games are progressing. Finally, if you find yourself falling behind in the game and losing interest, I'd recommend that you stick it out. Worst case scenario, if you feel you're completely out of the running, you can turn your side over to the AI. But there can be dramatic changes of fortune in Solium Infernum. And there are even ingame contingencies for winning by losing. You can also come in second place by hitching your star to another player's wagon. -Tom CURRENT GAMES: Game #1: Hell Is Other People TomChick (host) Abilio Carvalho Ben Sones Bamboo Lum Gunner Game #2: Better To Reign (n00b game) Morkilus (host) Jab2565 Xemu Lazy Shiftless Bastard TheRock scotthal Game #3: Damn It All porousnapkin (host) Diddums Josemas Merakon Jack Black Thesper Game #4: Deviled Eggs Soldats (host) spelk MythicalMino JM tiohn Jasper Game #5: Hell to Pay Deadbuffalo (host) terpsicore Bossman Sepiche Roboczar Staff Sergeant Game #6: Abandon All Hope Dave Perkins (host) Razgon Nodrownboy2 Adam Eayrs lesslucid TomChick Game #7: H-E-Double Hockey Sticks Diddums (host) Jason Lutes Jack Black Jasper vm555 Thesper Game #8: Alexander Wept Thesper (host) ddtibbs Bossman Josemas Mike Sofaer Deadbuffalo Game #9: Prince of Darkness Josemas (host) ShivaX Evil Steve LokiUtgaard Gunner Morkilus Game #10: Have Pitchfork, Will Travel Eduardo X (host) Dave Perkins Morberis WildOne ShivaX Ethan Perkins Game #11: Brimstone and Blood Nodrownboy2 (host) Wild One Brinstil Nathan Sharpe Ethylene Oxide De_Treville Game #12: No Flesh Shall Be Spared Damien Niel (host) Staff Sergeant TurinTuramaba Jeckal Died nullspace Soren Hoglund Game #13: Damnation Alley MikeSofaer (host) Bossman TurinTuramaba ddtibbs Deadbuffalo McKnight Game #14: I Love Lucifer HarryEquador (host) BleedTheFreak jeff01 JordanP Jason138 Pacman14 Game #15: Even Hell Has Queues TurinTuramba (host) Scuzzmuggler Ethylene Oxide Thesper peakpg ron_debry Game #16: Sin to Win Mysterio (host) Bossman ddtibbs AaronSofaer jeff01 Staff Sergeant Game #17: Through the Fire and Flames Calistas (host) JordanP Netriak wiper McKnight LokeUtgaard Game #18: Aw, Hell Morberis (host) Lloyd Heilbrunn Sabin Wisbechlad wisefool animeshk Game #19: Something Wicked Bossman (host) Staff Sergeant Primemover juril Thesper willk0 Game #20: Express Elevator to Hell AaronSofaer (host) Calistas Lloyd Heilbrunn Idar Thorvaldsen Bossman Sabin Game #21: A Touch of Evil ron_debry (host) animeshk Josemas willk0 JavaBean Deadbuffalo Game #22:There's Always Room for Hell-O DanielElliot (host) Fizish Paxton Idar Thorvaldsen JavaBean Lloyd Heilbrunn Game #23: Hellzapoppin Stiger (host) Wisebechlad jaygittings Deadbuffalo TurinTuramba Jab2565 Game #24: Fire on the Mountain belgerog (host) MikeSofaer checkers WildOne willk0 chaedwards Last edited by TomChick; 01-23-2010 at 05:04 AM.. |
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11-25-2009, 04:56 PM
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Tom Chick, willing to host
-Tom |
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11-25-2009, 05:08 PM
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Spinning Toe
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Switzerland. Gamertag: Astromarine
Posts: 837
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Abilio Carvalho, willing to suck
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11-25-2009, 06:06 PM
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Neo Acoustic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Boletaria
Posts: 1,500
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Maybe I should play at least one single player game first. Wow, Vic, this looks awesome!
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11-25-2009, 06:11 PM
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New Romantic
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,626
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Jab, I'll be up for a really, really noob game.
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11-25-2009, 06:11 PM
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Broad Band
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 264
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Solium Infernum is downloading to my hard drive as I type this, at a blazing 30KB/s.
I am interested in playing in a PBEM game, but probably should not host for the benefit of all. As I said in the other thread, I should be in a game with people who are understanding of the following: Though I enjoy them, I suck at strategy games, and, on top of that, I won't have the time to follow any of Tom's advice above. A single, PBEM game of SI is quite honestly all the gaming time I'm going to have for the foreseeable future. My job is destroying me right now. I will commit here in public to submitting a turn once every 24 hours no matter the cost to my health or relationships, but that turn might also come very late at night US Mountain Standard Time. That said, I may have to make a 2-3 day business trip at an unspecified date in December during which I wouldn't be able to participate at all, as I lack access to a portable, Windows computer. If there's no group that wants to put up with all of that, I certainly understand. Edit: Errr, my name is Scott. |
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11-25-2009, 06:16 PM
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World's End Supernova
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Boletaria, Gamertag: Ben Sones PSN: bsones
Posts: 16,949
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Also, don't spread your points too thin when you are buying attributes. This is not the sort of game where you will be good at everything, so don't be afraid to specialize. Look at the chart that tells you what benefits, Rituals, etc. that each Attribute gets you, and pick one (or at most, two) to really focus on. For the others, dropping a single point isn't too big a deal (that only costs two Archfiend points), but don't be afraid to leave them at zero, either. You don't need to put points in every Attribute. I'm up for some PBeM, BTW. I can host or play--whichever. |
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11-25-2009, 06:19 PM
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Mad Chester
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,491
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I'm in for multi, and I can host, I think. I haven't tried it yet of course, but I'm a Dominions veteran. A very poor Dominions veteran, but one nonetheless. I have 7 minutes left on my download.
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11-25-2009, 06:20 PM
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Broad Band
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Redmond, WA
Posts: 291
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I'm interested in playing a PBEM, though I cannot host.
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11-25-2009, 06:27 PM
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Administrator
World's End Supernova
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Just to clarify, you don't need to post your name now. This thread isn't going anywhere. :)
When you post your name, I'm assuming you're ready to be dumped into a PBEM game. -Tom |
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11-25-2009, 09:15 PM
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Social Worker
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,644
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I'm definitely up for some PBEM with other total noobs -- after a little single player play I love the mechanics so I'm curious to see how they play out in multi for reals...
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11-25-2009, 11:20 PM
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Bad Girl
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Canberra, Xbox Live: Kitbash
Posts: 16
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Sign me up, please. Hosting is fine as long as the timezone doesn't matter. (Does it?)
Hopefully this will fare better than the Aussie Blood Bowl league, which died quietly after a single game. |
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11-25-2009, 11:22 PM
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New Romantic
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Delirium, Texas
Posts: 7,695
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Ready to be pwned in pbem!
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11-26-2009, 12:53 AM
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Mad Chester
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: A maze of twisty passages, all alike.
Posts: 1,307
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Sign me up for a game. Hopefully with people that won't mysteriously disappear this time. I'm not sure about hosting though.
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11-26-2009, 01:10 AM
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Spinning Toe
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Silver Lake, WA (Oregon born)
Posts: 970
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I'm ready for some PBEM. Non hosting. I've played teh demo to death and will have the full version anytime now.
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11-26-2009, 05:16 AM
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Administrator
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Okay, so we've got enough folks here for two full games. The games are as follows:
Hell Is Other People TomChick (host) Abilio Carvalho Ben Sones Juffo-Wup Bamboo Lum Better To Reign (n00b game) Morkilus (host) Jab2565 Xemu Lazy Shiftless Bastard TheRock scotthal PM your email address to the game's host. Once he's heard from everyone, he will then set up a game. I'd recommend the default settings (normal map size, normal game length, uncommon places of power) but with the map type of the host's choice. This will then generate a file sent out to players, who will create their archfiends. Since it's a holiday weekend, folks' schedules might be erratic, so this may not take off immediately. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to post them here. Any additional folks interested in games, feel free to sign your name. And if you guys are interested, feel free to start a thread about your game. I'd love to read how it's going, inasmuch as you can reveal details without compromising your secrets. :) -Tom |
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11-26-2009, 05:26 AM
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Hustle
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 386
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Sign me up for the next game, noob or non, with internationals -- I see people in the main SI thread posting about turns taking too long, but I hope allowances will be made for our compadres around the globe (e.g. the Swiss and Aussies above).
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11-26-2009, 05:31 AM
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Diddums, since it's a PBEM game, it should work just fine for folks in varying time zones assuming everyone is okay with basically a turn a day.
-Tom |
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11-26-2009, 05:39 AM
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Hustle
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 386
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A turn a day is what I figured, but I imagine there will be some folks (who quite fairly enough) would prefer more turns/day since this is new and exciting. The "official" Qt3 games being 1 turn/day would be perfect.
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11-26-2009, 05:49 AM
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Goodluck!!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 140
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I am in, I read the manual and played once, I know enough to play poorly! I can host if my hours are acceptable, can only play/update between 8-11 PM EST.
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11-26-2009, 07:29 AM
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Broad Band
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 218
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porousnapkin
I'm in. After one semi-confused single-player experience, I think I've got my head around all the basic concepts. Hosting doesn't look like a huge commitment, so put me down for that if necessary. |
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11-26-2009, 07:39 AM
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Social Worker
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,644
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Presumably we should all be on the latest patch?
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11-26-2009, 08:35 AM
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New Romantic
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: London, UK Gamertag: Skumzilla
Posts: 5,269
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Damnit, what happened to the other signup thread? :(
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11-26-2009, 12:03 PM
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Mad Chester
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,491
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Thanks for organizing, Tom! I'm just waiting for one person, and we can get set up. If I don't hear from them, I'll PM someone without a game from this thread.
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11-26-2009, 12:05 PM
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Broad Band
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 214
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Merakon. Available to join a game. I'm patched to 1.01a
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11-26-2009, 12:06 PM
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Spinning Toe
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Where you can see sky and the stars
Posts: 808
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Ready to go! Having won 2 against the AI I feel competent enough to make an Archfiend that will lose badly to other players.
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11-26-2009, 12:39 PM
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Goodluck!!
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 140
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I'm in, think I've got the basics down, ready for some scheming and plotting.
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11-26-2009, 12:52 PM
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Hustle
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Montreal
Posts: 457
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I signed up in the previous thread and I'll sign up in here. Put me down as a host if we need one for a group.
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11-26-2009, 02:28 PM
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Broad Band
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 191
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Willing to participate in a Hellbound orgy, am playing on UK time though.
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11-26-2009, 02:30 PM
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Hustle
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 471
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MythicalMino, ready to help someone else win!!
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Solium Infernum PBEM sign-up thread (updated to include PBEM BBQ!)
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