FreeOrion

19th "Tower Defence" game will end soon when troops capture Experimentors planet so it's time to prepare next game. Version is 2022-05-09.3abfde4.

RSS with turns is: https://freeorion-test.dedyn.io/atoms/FO0020.xml

Before start there will be two days with two test game with 5 minutes turn. Turn limit is 48 hours. Test games will be started 10th May and actual game will be started 12th May.

It will be again competitive game with single winner and free diplomacy.

Changes from previous game:

• Systems per player: 46
• Research cost: 120%
• Production cost: 60%
• Monsters Frequency: Medium
• Specials: Medium
• Natives: Medium
• Experimentors: Disabled
• Planet Stability Baseline: 5

Currently there is 6 registered players:

o01eg

wobbly

Oberlus

Endhu

Daybreak

LienRag

I really don't understand the game anymore and I don't want to take as much time devising strategy than last games, but if you don't mind a lame player I may join.

Diplomacy takes a lot of time so I probably won't do much of it either (yes, I now I usually don't really succeed in holding myself to these lines, but I'll try to).

PS : why only 42 systems per player ?

I'm back to 17th settings. As this game will have small amount of winners it will be longer with the same number of systems than teamed.

I'll play again

I'm in!

There is no game in playing v5 by yourself, so I would like to try. Thanks

Not sure I can join in the 5 minute test runs, but will see.

You don't have to play the 5 minutes test run, just to join in (so o0ieg can test the server).

o01eg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:20 am I'm back to 17th settings.

I thought that the idea was to rise the number of planets game after game until we notice problems on the server in handling those ?

Anyway 17th was quite cramped...

LienRag wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:01 pm

o01eg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:20 am I'm back to 17th settings.

I thought that the idea was to rise the number of planets game after game until we notice problems on the server in handling those ?

Anyway 17th was quite cramped...

No, I'm trying to balance galaxy size and time to finish the game especially with development version. I think server could manage even 1000 system universe but it will take too long.

I'll raise size to 46 systems per player.

I'd like to join as well

So, is the test game already beginning ?
I had a message telling me that turn 220 started on 19th game but I can't log.
So I'm a co-victor but can't see my victory ?

Also, when will the snap for the 20th game be published ?

LienRag wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:14 pm Also, when will the snap for the 20th game be published ?

Does this mean there is a specific game build I need to run?

LienRag wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:14 pm So, is the test game already beginning ?
I had a message telling me that turn 220 started on 19th game but I can't log.
So I'm a co-victor but can't see my victory ?

Not yet. I'm still in the middle to set up next game.

No, only capturer of Experimentors got victory flag.

Daybreak wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:39 pm

LienRag wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:14 pm Also, when will the snap for the 20th game be published ?

Does this mean there is a specific game build I need to run?

Yes, I wrote it in first post in thread which version will be used for the game.

o01eg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:02 pm Yes, I wrote it in first post in thread which version will be used for the game.

lol so you did. thanks