How to set up an e-mail game

Summary

These are the steps to take:

1. Make a Random map. Do this several times until you get a map you are happy with.
2. Set up the game.
3. e-mail turn 1 to player 1.

It is also possible to edit the map you create using the 'Scenario Editor' but this makes things more complicated!

Procedure

1.    Make a Random map

From the main menu (shown below) choose 'Random Map'

Change the name from 'Random' to another name, for example: Efreeti1

Set up the map as you see fit!

Click 'Begin'. At this point the map is created and saved into the New Scenarios list under 'Random' so that you can make a game based on the map. To do this choose 'New Scenario', 'Random', then pick the map name e.g. Efreeti1

Do this Several times until you have a map that you are happy with!

2.    Set up the game

Choose the setting from the options. Here is a list of all the main options. This was taken from a Word document I found on the web. Click here for the Word document.

The words in capitals following the questions are my suggestions. A '?' means I do not have any particular view.

1) Personality Points: Number [0-33].

NONE

2) Game Size: (a) 32x40, (b) 40x50, (c) 60x75, (d) 80x100, (e) 100x125, (f) 128x160.

D

3) Cities: (a) Number [25-50], (b) Random.

30-34

4) Ruins: (a) Number [0-30], (b) Random.

16-20

5) Sites: (a) Number [0-35], (b) Random.

10-16

6) Islands: (a) Number [0-4], (b) Random.

?

7) Mountains: (a) Number [1-5], (b) Random.

3-5

8) Rivers: (a) Number [1-5], (b) Random.

?

9) Forrest: (a) Number [1-5], (b) Random.

3-5

10) Terrain: (a) Grassland, (b) Outlands, (c) Plains.

A/C

11) Game Duration: (a) Unlimited, (b) Number of Turns [50-100].

 A

12) Victory Conditions: (a) Last Warlord Standing, (b) Most Cities, (c) Most Victory Points, (d) Most Money.

 A

13) Number of Computer Players: Number [0-2].

 0

14) Computer Player Skill: (a) Knight, (b) Lord, (c) Warlord.

 C

15) Enhance Computer Players: Y/N.

 N

16) Razing Cities: (a) Never, (b) On Capture, (c) Any Time.

 B

17) Spy on Enemies: Y/N.

 Y

18) Discover Ruins: Y/N.

 Y

19) See in Enemy Stacks: Y/N.

 Y

20) See in Enemy Cities: Y/N.

 Y

21) Hidden Map: Y/N.

 N

22) Fog of War: Y/N.

 N

23) Active Neutral Cities: Y/N.

 Y

24) Neutral Cities: (a) Weaker, (b) Stronger.

 B

25) City Setup: (a) All Owned, (b) One, (c) Number Owned [2-20].

 C, 2-5

26) Army Setup: (a) One, (b) One - Four, (c) Points Available [100-3000].

C, 2000-3000

27) Combat Advisor: Y/N.

 Y

28) City Damage: Y/N.

 ?

29) Combat Dice: (a) 20, (b) Number [18-26].

 A

30) Diplomacy: Y/N.

 Y

31) Hidden Ruins: Y/N.

 N

32) Quests: Y/N.

 Y

33) Spells: Y/N.

 Y

34) Merchants: Y/N.

 Y

35) Mercenaries: Y/N.

 Y

36) Boat Penalty: Number [0-12].

 ?

37) Timed Vectoring: Y/N.

 Y

38) No Human Ad Hoc Vectoring: Y/N.

N

This document is under construction! More instructions later!!!! 

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Last modified: Friday, 31 May 2002.