Civ 5 GMR 15: Return to normalcy

[DodgerH2O]

Gonna take a bit to get used to not being Ethiopia.

Good luck everyone!

[Croverus]

Awesome. Set up and selected my Civ. Let's do this!
First time doing this multiplayer.

[Zevox]

Awesome. Set up and selected my Civ. Let's do this!
First time doing this multiplayer.

This is more or less mine as well. Technically I'm in one of the other games, but I joined midway through, taking over a civ that had been an AI for a long while. It... was not in the best of shape, to say the least.

[Mx.Silver]

I do find it a little amusing that you're framing this as a return to normalcy from theme games, given that the first GMR game was themed
Although, come to think of it, I think it's still the only game of a 'set list of civs' theme we've had.


Incidentally, have you decided what difficulty you're setting this at?

[DodgerH2O]

I'd suggest Prince, if we're going standard may as well stick with standard difficulty, resources, world age, sea level and climate too right?

[Narkis]

Yep, that's the idea. All options at standard.

And, we're off! Good luck everyone!

edit: And it looks like Ryuho Tsugu rolled Venice. So much for luck... I'd be fine with a restart, Venice is frigging terrible.

[Illven]

Spoiler: For spectators

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Queen Wu-Zetian's journal.

It is the year 4000 BC. Tribal warriors have come back from the forest and jungle.

They share the secrets of nature. How if you plant a fruit into the ground, it will grow anew. Our people are restless. And with the secrets of agriculture understood to us.

The Chinese people formed their first settlement, Bejing in 4000 BC.



Wu Zetian was noted as saying. "I think I can make this work"

Spectator comments please?

[Ryuho Tsugu]

[Why you gotta do me like this, RNG?

Well, if enough people are unsatisfied with their starts, I wouldn't oppose a restart.]

[Illven]

[If we're going solely be satisfied with start. I know I'm happy with it, and afaik Narkis was with theirs.]

[Zevox]

[Why you gotta do me like this, RNG?

Well, if enough people are unsatisfied with their starts, I wouldn't oppose a restart.]

We haven't even done everyone's first turn yet. I doubt many would object to restarting this early

Granted, it might be irritating if some of us end up in worse starting positions, but eh, there's always the chance of better, too. *shrug* In any case, if you want to do so, I'm good with it.

[Croverus]

[I'm happy with my starting location. Turn done]

[The_Snark]

If we're going to restart at all, I'd rather do it now than wait til I've seen my starting position.

In future, I'd suggest that people who want a random civ use something like the system we used in 14, rather than selecting Random on the GMR interface... unless you're okay with literally any civilization, which doesn't seem to be the case here. Avoids this sort of issue.

[Illven]

If we're going to restart at all, I'd rather do it now than wait til I've seen my starting position.

In future, I'd suggest that people who want a random civ use something like the system we used in 14, rather than selecting Random on the GMR interface... unless you're okay with literally any civilization, which doesn't seem to be the case here. Avoids this sort of issue.

This is because. I'm clearly superior host.

[DodgerH2O]

I uh... I'm pretty happy with my start.

Edit: I'm still ok with restarting, but... yeah.

[Narkis]

Sorry people, but we'll be restarting. I was happy with my starting location as well, but I'm not gonna force Ryuho to play Venice for it. I apologise in advance to anyone who gets screwed over.

This is because. I'm clearly superior host.

Well, can't argue with that...

This time I rolled in advance here. In alphabetical order 33 is Polynesia, a DLC civ. So we'll have to use the first backup, which is Portugal. Congrats Ruuho! :P

New invite links:

Ilven
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...c-ecc5fac7e712

Zevox
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...9-0de3a78d11bc

Croverus
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...b-a15d62d5e5dd

Ryuho Tsugu
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...3-db06228ea382

DodgerH2O
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...0-a92eea001fe2

The_Snark
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...3-a5996832b98f

RayGallade
http://multiplayerrobot.com/Game/Joi...1-9a277b24d323

[Illven]

Grumbles incessantly.

[Ryuho Tsugu]

[sorry guys.]

[Zevox]

[sorry guys.]

No big deal. Though I really hope we don't end up with everybody feeling like their starting position downgraded, since everybody was pretty happy with their starts. (I was as well - though I am newer at this, so I could just not be good at telling how good a starting position is yet.)

[Illven]

[sorry guys.]

[If I'm not at least 85% satisfied with my start....

You thought the Crossbow onslaught was bad, China gets improved crossbows ]

[The_Snark]

No big deal. Though I really hope we don't end up with everybody feeling like their starting position downgraded, since everybody was pretty happy with their starts.

's why I didn't look at mine, actually.

[DodgerH2O]

's why I didn't look at mine, actually.

Wise decision. I really shouldn't have. I just wish I could use the start for a single-player game

[Illven]

Wise decision. I really shouldn't have. I just wish I could the start for a single-player game

What was your start?

[Narkis]

And we're off! Good luck everyone! Again...

Spoiler: Everyone. My old start.

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Spoiler: Spectators only. My new one.

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Not bad.

[Illven]

Welp. Wasn't too much of a downgrade, but a downgrade it was.

Spoiler: Spectators only

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As Wu Zetian gave the orders to settle Bejing. The lands themselves shifted. A kladescope of colors bursted into our very eyes. The sounds of cows, and marine life broke.

To be muted and replace.

.... Venice....

Was all Wu Zetian would say.

[Zevox]

Definite downgrade for me. Ouch...

[DodgerH2O]

What was your start?

Not up to the effort of getting a screenshot, but 3 gold, marble, flood plains, and desert hills. Would've been a great Petra city, if I could snag it.

[Ryuho Tsugu]

[I didn't take a picture, but all I had as Venice was one tile each of dyes and cotton. Maybe there would've been some horses or iron, but it wasn't even a decent start—especially if you only get the one city.]

[Croverus]

[My spot is TERRIBLE. I'm completely surrounded by jungles. Only resources in sight is some marble and sugar. No chance of having horses which is required for Mongolia... We went from a bad start for 1 person to a bad start for everyone else

I'm not even taking my turn, I vote we go back to the previous set up. I still have my save for it.]

[Illven]

[In all fairness, My start went from good/great, to just mediocre.]

[DodgerH2O]

*shrug* It's how it goes. I'd rather re-restart if anything, because I already gave away my likely Petra rush for the first start.

And if everyone has a pretty mediocre/worse start, then we all start off even right? I'm not in this to win, but to have fun anyway. My starts for the last two games weren't very good but I still managed to be a competitor, if not numero uno, by the midgame.