[UK] Roleplay Multiplayer Game (19:00 BST Thursdays)

[PrismaticFlux]

Permission to join the games? My Steam Profile is Prismatic Flux and the avatar is a union jack. Much like this forum account except without the fascist insignia .

Edit: Thank you for the swift response! I'm still catching up on the discussion in this thread but once I've caught up and found the spreadsheet, I'll fill in my race details

 

[PrismaticFlux]

So I've taken a gander at the situation and it looks like there's plenty of interest but no actual host for the second game. I'd very much like to volunteer for this position!

There shouldn't be any issues, as long as invites can be done through steam as getting ports forwarded is a nightmare since I don't own the router I use. Don't fret though as I'll be doing my best to make sure something is sorted by the time the game starts. On the flip side, I've got a rather hefty machine I can use and the connection itself is about 30-40MB/s Down and about 10MB/s up which should satisfy the needs of the game. Here's hoping that things go smoothly!

Details:
19:00 - 23:00 BST - Just like the first game, this is the most suitable time as unfortunately I have a 9-5 day job I need to attend.
32 Players Max - Ok, yes, I'm basing this on the first game but it's for the sake of simplicity. As much as it makes organisation easier it also means that people interested in the first game get pretty much what they were hoping for.
Starting 2016/05/10 - YYYY/MM/DD the universal format. This may change depending on peoples' requests but Edit: TUESDAYS work well for me since I can't guarantee that I'll be free weekends.

Edit: A second spreadsheet has been made for those interested! It can be found: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkd7TjeDKDMnzG1Bjiw9_zSQuziIBHw3IFmYsq8xShE/edit?usp=sharing

I've also yet to find this discord server that's been mentioned a couple of times, the one invite link I found has expired already. Can anyone help with that?

Looking forwards to launch day!

Edit: Changing the game day to Tuesday (the day after release) but again, the date is flexible.

 

[Marc123]

So I've taken a gander at the situation and it looks like there's plenty of interest but no actual host for the second game. I'd very much like to volunteer for this position!

There shouldn't be any issues, as long as invites can be done through steam as getting ports forwarded is a nightmare since I don't own the router I use. Don't fret though as I'll be doing my best to make sure something is sorted by the time the game starts. On the flip side, I've got a rather hefty machine I can use and the connection itself is about 30-40MB/s Down and about 10MB/s up which should satisfy the needs of the game. Here's hoping that things go smoothly!

Details:
19:00 - 23:00 GMT (Or is it BST now?) - Just like the first game, this is the most suitable time as unfortunately I have a 9-5 day job I need to attend.
32 Players Max - Ok, yes, I'm basing this on the first game but it's for the sake of simplicity. As much as it makes organisation easier it also means that people interested in the first game get pretty much what they were hoping for.
Starting 2016/05/12 - YYYY/MM/DD the universal format. This may change depending on peoples' requests but Thursdays work well for me since I can't guarantee that I'll be free weekends.

At the time of writing I'm suggesting people use the second section of the spreadsheet that's already been setup but I may have a separate one made to help keeps things neat and tidy and organised.

I've also yet to find this discord server that's been mentioned a couple of times, the one invite link I found has expired already. Can anyone help with that?

Looking forwards to launch day!

So the game will be going on simultaneously to the first game? It is BST btw.

 

[PrismaticFlux]

So the game will be going on simultaneously to the first game? It is BST btw.

Right, I'll amend it.

And yes it shall be, shouldn't be an issue since the first group and second group should be in separate voice channels and whatnot.

 

[The Doom Donkey]

just a thought, but maybe it might be an idea to have the second game be on a different day, for a couple reasons:
If we don't get a full 32 player roster on the second game we could have some people from the main game that want to have a second game going join as well
if players are doing a 'Oh I'm not going to make it this week, could you take my place for this session'. It wont be possible if both the games are going on at the same time.

But then I don't really mind either way, just throwing ideas around

 

[Reifor]

Hello, I was interested in maybe joining one of the RP sessions at some point, and I was wondering if I could get an invite to the Steam group? My steam name is Isherr7 and my avatar is a knight. Thanks in advance either way.

 

[PrismaticFlux]

Hmm, I could potentially have it rescheduled for a different day but it depends on what new people want. If people really want to be in both games then perhaps something can be organised but I was going to get something sorted out specifically for those who cannot play in the first game.

 

[Marc123]

Hello, I was interested in maybe joining one of the RP sessions at some point, and I was wondering if I could get an invite to the Steam group? My steam name is Isherr7 and my avatar is a knight. Thanks in advance either way.

Are you referring to this profile http://steamcommunity.com/id/Isher234 I can't find anyone under Isherr7.

 

[Reifor]

Are you referring to this profile http://steamcommunity.com/id/Isher234 I can't find anyone under Isherr7.

Sorry, my profile is Reifor, don't know why I put the other one.

 

[.NoWay.]

Great! However 2 remarks:

- I'll make you a separate forum on steam so you can organise there. Please do not mix both games.

- Same day is all very sweet, but voicecomms will be in use by the first session, so you need double channels which is confusing. And you cut out a big chunk of stand-ins for both days. Also people from the first game might wanna join a second too. So may I please ask to reconsider another day?

@PrismaticFlux

 

[.NoWay.]

@Yzaxtol we need an admin to make a subforum on steam for the new game ^^ Apparently moderators cannot do that...

 

[aroberts100]

i'm interested in getting in on this
http://steamcommunity.com/id/deliveranceol/
heres my steam profile link

 

[TheBeautifulVoid2]

@PrismaticFlux: Drop me a line if you want Space!Tinder set up for your new game.

 

[PrismaticFlux]

Well the majority of people have asked for a change of day now so I'll go ahead and make the change right away. Does Tuesday seem alright? It's most convenient for me but of course there's no point in changing to a day where the players themselves are not available.

- I'll make you a separate forum on steam so you can organise there. Please do not mix both games.

Yes, it seems there's plans to setup a subforum to help get things organised. Someone was also very nice to make a second spreadsheet for us to reside in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkd7TjeDKDMnzG1Bjiw9_zSQuziIBHw3IFmYsq8xShE/edit?usp=sharing

Drop me a line if you want Space!Tinder set up for your new game.

I haven't used tinder before but I can take a look at it and see what's what. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by wanting space?

 

[TheBeautifulVoid2]

I haven't used tinder before but I can take a look at it and see what's what. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by wanting space?

Subbak designed an algorithm which compared the ethoi of different empires and tells you how well they'd likely get on. I implemented this in Google Docs. People started referring to it as Tinder, because if a British person encounters something they'll take the piss out of it.

In fanfic communities, an alternate-world version of something is denoted using an exclamation mark. For example, the excellent Shinji and Warhammer 40k tells a very non-canon story about Shinji from Evangelion. In order to avoid ambiguity, people discussing the character will refer to him as 40k!Shinji and the original as Original!Shinji. Over the years, this custom has crept out into other spheres of internet culture.

Because Stellaris is in space, we can use this custom to differentiate its version of stuff from the original. For example, a Prussian empire in space would be Space!Prussia and my matchmaking code would be Space!Tinder.

What I was saying, translated into clear English, is: do you need help implementing Subbak's matchmaking algorithm in your Google doc?

 

[PrismaticFlux]

Ohhh! Space!Tinder I understand now! Goodness, how daft could I have been?

Your help would be very much appreciated, yes please. I've dabbled in google docs and spreadsheets and I can get some humble equations to work but that's about all.

 

[nottheface]

Let's get some space romance going on, the lights are already down low and who needs candles when you have stars.....think i even noticed some potential space sushi floating around.

 

[.NoWay.]

That's a very good first impression PrismaticFlux! Of course we are all on tinder and we all swiped each other 'right'. (I was told right is a yes and left is a no, but don't kill me if I'm wrong!)

 

[Calvini]

Well the majority of people have asked for a change of day now so I'll go ahead and make the change right away. Does Tuesday seem alright? It's most convenient for me but of course there's no point in changing to a day where the players themselves are not available.



Yes, it seems there's plans to setup a subforum to help get things organised. Someone was also very nice to make a second spreadsheet for us to reside in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkd7TjeDKDMnzG1Bjiw9_zSQuziIBHw3IFmYsq8xShE/edit?usp=sharing

I'd rather play on Friday if it is all right with the rest/ I suggest to use one of the columns in the sheet to enlist the preference day

 

[TheBeautifulVoid2]

@PrismaticFlux:

Behold! I give you the gift of a stats page and a working Space!Tinder.

Someone had also been experimenting with data validation dropdowns on that page; I don't know whether that was you but it was a good idea so I used it widely.