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Subject: Re: Bote 2001
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Can someone talk to Jerry and find out if he's interested at all in
running the BOTE? Once we have a clear indication of which SysOps
would be interested, then it might be an easy to figure out where to
run it...
Also, Talon's suggestion on a BOTE, conclusion sounds quite
reasonable.
-Timbo.
--- In tradewars_2002@y..., "timborulz" <timbo@a...> wrote:
> --- In tradewars_2002@y..., "Col Sanders" <colsanders@b...> wrote:
> > Heheh... If Mac really keeps FEN closed, I would be willing to
run
> BOTE. I
> > had hoped Mac would stick around and run it indefinitely, but I
am
> prepared
> > to run it otherwise. Don't know if Jerry wants it or not, it
> really is a
> > huge amount of work to run a game that big. I guess Jerry and I
> can arm
> > wrestle over it or something <G>.
> >
> > Col Sanders
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Massey" <brianmassey@e...>
> > To: <tradewars_2002@y...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:50 PM
> > Subject: RE: [tradewars_2002] Re: Bote 2001
> >
> >
> > > It seems to me that nobody is claiming "ownership" of the
BOTE,
> so no one
> > > can just step in and make a decision.
> > >
> > > I have no idea what the best way to determine it will be, but
I
> think
> > there
> > > are only a few servers that have ANY possible claim to hosting
> BOTE 2002.
> > >
> > > In no particular order...
> > >
> > > Fament, if Mac turns the TWGS back on
> > > -- because no single winner could really be decided
> > >
> > > Coastgames
> > > -- because Corp 10 "probably" tied for first place
> > >
> > > Chicken Coop
> > > -- because Corp 13 "probably" tied for first place
> > >
> > >
> > > As it stands now, Fament is down and Coastgames already has a
> major
> > > tournament, Chess (which is fantastic by the way). Chicken
Coop
> looks like
> > > the logical choice to me. Of course, I am biased.
> > >
> > > Cherokee
> > > The Lost Traders Tavern
> > > http://tavern.homeip.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hekate [mailto:hekate@t...]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:01 PM
> > > To: tradewars_2002@y...
> > > Subject: RE: [tradewars_2002] Re: Bote 2001
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll second that
> > >
> > > about how I would place the game anyway
> > >
> > > but BOTE 02 should still be hosted at terra.playtw.org <G>
> > >
> > > cuz..what other sysop really wan'ts the headaches of the TW
> players?
> > >
> > > Hekate
> > > hekate@t...
> > > ICQ: 10370329
> > > MSN: twhekate
> > > http://www.twlinks.com
> > > http://www.playtw.org:90
> > > telnet://terra.playtw.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Talon Karrde [mailto:dab315@p...]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:16 AM
> > > To: tradewars_2002@y...
> > > Subject: Re: [tradewars_2002] Re: Bote 2001
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, not that anyone seemed to care before, but the Cloud 9
> proposal
> > still
> > > stands.
> > >
> > > 1st Place: Corps 10 / 13
> > > - The two strongest and most active during the final years,
> erm.. months
> > of
> > > the game. Let them argue where the game is to be played next
> year, if at
> > > all.
> > >
> > > 2nd Place: Corps 21 / 3
> > > - We initially offered to take second place because the game
was
> in
> > > stalemate mode and we didn't want to wake up at 7am anymore.
It
> still
> > suits
> > > the result because both us and corp 21 were able to hold off
> everyone else
> > > even if it was difficult to gain ground.
> > >
> > > I believed and still do believe that's the fairest possible
> result
> > > considering the level of activity and dedication shown by all
> the teams.
> > If
> > > the game were to be decided by LAST years rules, we'd win
> because we have
> > > the most remaining players that aren't <ship destroyed> but
> last rules
> > were
> > > obviously not fair to everybody because I ended up getting
third
> place to
> > a
> > > stardock camper with one death.
> > >
> > > That's my suggestion in case someone has a better idea.
> > > -TK
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "bdavey3619" <davey@c...>
> > > >Reply-To: tradewars_2002@y...
> > > >To: tradewars_2002@y...
> > > >Subject: [tradewars_2002] Re: Bote 2001
> > > >Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 07:56:32 -0000
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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... BOTE. I ... prepared ... really is a ... can arm ... so no one ... think ... BOTE 2002. ... major ... looks like ... players? ... proposal ... erm.....
Can someone talk to Jerry and find out if he's interested at all in running the BOTE? Once we have a clear indication of which SysOps would be interested,...
Yeh, was gonna talk to Jerry, only Mac just ICQed me to find out where I want to reappear in BOTE 2001... it may not be over yet... Dr. Bad ... to ... I ... ...
It appears mac is bringing fament back up, and BOTE will continue, but even if it does, I find Talon's suggestion acceptable for the end of the game. Does...
well bote does have a founder...his name is ... Zoobar and u would be better off posting this at twgsdotorg for him to see.. SG ... From: Brian Massey...
Zoobar isn't the founder of the BOTE, he and Maverick had a basic idea of a game, neither of them had anything to do with the original rules, setup, hosting or...
Ahhh I see. Well then, it makes sense to me to have the 12 original members of the Coastgames team and the Chicken Coop team decide where to host it. And have...
Hello Gypsy, Wednesday, April 03, 2002, 15:26:02 PM, you wrote: G> Zoobar isn't the founder of the BOTE, he and Maverick had a basic G> idea of a game, neither...
I would like to see Mac, as a last parting decree settle it. Heh. I will abide by his wishes, as BOTE still belongs to him in my view. Earlier, before all...
it should go back to the ORIGINAL rules and setup... i am not sure why this winner decides where its hosted thing was put in anyway, it makes it too easy to...
I agree here, I think the host system should not be allowed to send a team. I also think it should go back to a strictly stock game. Thats just the way I see...
Define strictly stock. No offense intended, but most sysops don't have half a clue what strictly stock is- the current BOTE was as stock as any other game I've...
The original BOTE big bang went like this: Change sectors to 5000 Change turns to 1001 hit Z It was run on MBBS with the TWPro feature disabled (uninstalled) ...
but stock bang TWGS/TW2002 and stock bang HVS/TW2002 are a bit different I dont believe HVS was 20 day regen (it was more like 15 days) stock colos were more...
Yeh, I don't wanna play stock anything- I mean, at least turn photons on... Dr. Bad ... different ... 3 sectors ... observer ... everyone ... mapping ... have ...
I think he is referring to what most ops mean when they say stock, which is more specifically, stock ships and planets. All the other settings are generally...
Yeh, in that case it doesn't need to "go back" to stock, as it was stock under the "I didn't enable gold" definition already. Dr. Bad ... which is ... are ... ...
Heh, I think editing the ferrengi was his point <G>. Stock ships, stock planets, stock ferrengi, if any ferrengi. And, the rest could be modified. Col...
I would - if I could find it. last one I saw was evolution ... From: "Hekate" <hekate@...> To: <tradewars_2002@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, April...
John Hartmann
jhart@...
Apr 4, 2002 2:51 am
Well... as far as I know all of Cloud 9 thinks it's acceptable... otherwise we wouldn't have suggested it. :) If your corp thinks it's ok and Timbo thinks...
I don't speak for all of c13, especially since I'm a ghost and have been since January, but if the active c13 players are agreeable, this proposal sounds like...
Me too...except I wanna be able to dial-in directly to the BBS too. ;) Fuseblown ... From: John Hartmann To: tradewars_2002@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
there are many still running HVS - you just have to pay for the service check http://www.playtw.org:90/games.html Hekate hekate@... ICQ: 10370329 MSN:...
I'm curious, what do people like about HVS that aint available in twgs as an edit? Dr. Bad ... service ... too. ;) ... dont! ... (uninstalled) ... then 3 ... ...
The math worked different. There were lots of little tricks, basically, its nostalgia and fear of new things <G>. For example, in HVS, I could attack enemy...
I loved those bbs days. Play doom2.. come back on the hour and run cols.. play more doom 2. Name your character "moves to attack you!" then hit someone playing...
The way messages are handled when entering sectors. In HVS you receive message then pwarp in and ship finally enters the sector gets blasted my planet then...
Heh, you can get pretty close to insano HVS pdrop ability by setting the max commands per cycle to 2 on twgs (hint: you also need 1 mine, and at least 15000...