Fog:Emp multiplayer 2 -- BARBARIANS ARISE (game 2 running)

[MetalDog]

We'll find out if my navy was able to make it over with my troops.

[MetalDog]

The Belgae have landed!  Unfortunately, I am at peace with Britonae for three more turns.  Hopefully, that will give me time to run a few more troops over there.  Is there a direction you want me to be prepared to move, Barth?

[Barthheart]

Nope, don't care. Just smash and grab whatever you can... as long as you can give it back to me. :)

[MetalDog]

Will do!

[Blucher]

So My empire split in two due to civil war :(

[solops]

Rebel scum!

[JasonPratt]

Stopping the culture builds didn't trigger that; and continuing with them wouldn't have helped because in most cases you couldn't get them built for several more turns (at least!) and then you'd still have to park people there working at culture while your people starved and your buildings fell down!

In hindsight, I wonder if parking some of my troops in each area would have helped, or would have made it worse...  :-\

Anyway. I'm accepting Ethiopia's peace treaty (including for their cessation of their capital region, which happens to also be one of my target areas), and hastening back to defend my new borders from rebels! -- but I'll need three or four turns to get back where I can start retaking areas. Once I've got them, I can hand them over, but I recommend waiting until I've stabilized them somewhat.

[Blucher]

Stopping the culture builds didn't trigger that; and continuing with them wouldn't have helped because in most cases you couldn't get them built for several more turns (at least!) and then you'd still have to park people there working at culture while your people starved and your buildings fell down!

In hindsight, I wonder if parking some of my troops in each area would have helped, or would have made it worse...  :-\

Anyway. I'm accepting Ethiopia's peace treaty (including for their cessation of their capital region, which happens to also be one of my target areas), and hastening back to defend my new borders from rebels! -- but I'll need three or four turns to get back where I can start retaking areas. Once I've got them, I can hand them over, but I recommend waiting until I've stabilized them somewhat.

I am guessing I collapsed due to the high decadence for so many turns? Right now I am investing in infrastructure in my tiny dominions.

[JasonPratt]

Turns out I still don't understand the odd reversi logic of the "transaction" screen: I accepted peace from Ethiopia by GIVING THEM so-much metal and also one of my Etrerian conquests! -- the capital of my province! F'ing what...

That is just bonkers. Ethiopia is getting curbstomped by me and my doomstacks, they come to me to ask for peace, and their terms are that I GIVE THEM something important?!? -- before they accept their offer of peace to keep me off their backs?!

(Then somehow an area of AbyssMajor I just conquered goes to my ally Blemmeyes!?)

Ugh. And no doubt they'll be raiding Etreria from now until doomsday.

Well, I'm on my way to settle down the rebellion in Arabia. I'll be back, Ethiopia. And next time, you won't be getting off on such good terms...

[Blucher]

I keep getting an error when I try to sign in anybody else having this issue?

[JasonPratt]

I just logged in; no trouble. (check my timestamp for relative attempt timing.)

Well, ick, one of your recently grabbed regions revolted, but the army isn't large, and it isn't surprising -- they had been abused pretty badly by the Ethiopians. Once you form the province, you should be able to remove them soon, and then they'll benefit from help given by other regions.

[Speedy]

It wouldn't let me log on yesterday, today I have got my turn done but it keeps timing out when i try to upload.  :(

[Speedy]

And after a couple of hours trying finally managed to get turns done and uploaded.

[JasonPratt]

Say, MD, before you drop out of your games, could you hop in one more time to distribute your regions and provinces to other players?

[MetalDog]

Say, MD, before you drop out of your games, could you hop in one more time to distribute your regions and provinces to other players?

I can give it a shot.  Not sure how successful I will be, but I'll try.