Stellaris Multiplayer game: See the sights, learn stuff, blow up people who just want to be friends

Zakko wrote:

I am going to have to bow out of this one. I am not feeling well, and while I may be able to jump in another week, I am expecting my weeks to be taken up by work and family for the immediate future. I will try to come back in when the next game starts up.

I'm sorry to hear that! You'll certainly be missed. Hope you'll be able to join us again in the future.

I'm guessing that our next game will be when 2.0 comes out.

Hi guys - I was slow on the draw to get friended up and Stellaris is causing some issues for me. If I jump in next week will I still be able to create an empire? Or will I need to play an NPC?

jdzappa wrote:

Hi guys - I was slow on the draw to get friended up and Stellaris is causing some issues for me. If I jump in next week will I still be able to create an empire? Or will I need to play an NPC?

You'll need to jump in as one of the existing empires. But we deliberately created a lot of extra NPC empires, so you'll have quite a few to choose from.

Oh, that reminds me: Agu_Sakku, your empire got steamrolled after you left when they picked a fight with their neighbors. We'll have to sort something out Tuesday night.

Server is up, with the last save from last week loaded.

I'm unfortunately not going to be able to log in tonight. Change of schedule with the wife and work, so Tuesday are going to be tough the next few weeks. If someone needs an empire to take over, they can grab The Binary Domain. Hopefully be able to work it out to join next week, just not sure right now.

Impulse wrote:

I'm unfortunately not going to be able to log in tonight. Change of schedule with the wife and work, so Tuesday are going to be tough the next few weeks. If someone needs an empire to take over, they can grab The Binary Domain. Hopefully be able to work it out to join next week, just not sure right now.

Aww.

Well, even if things don't let up in the next couple of weeks, the new multiplayer game is scheduled to start on the 27th. And we'll surely be done with this game by then...

...speaking of which, the server is up now.

Good to hear! Was a good way to get my feet wet before some surely devious PvP. Hopefully things will shift around by the end of the month.

Impulse, you may not have been on, but your spirit lived on. The jerks to our NE declared war on you (took your home system), but you are still in pretty good shape. Then they declared war on me after I had created a defensive pact with your empire. Your guys rode in to the rescue, and while we couldn't -win- the fight, we were able to hop in and out, inflicting enough damage to hold out (with Tanglebone's aid) for a white peace.

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Just a heads up, I may (or may not) be late tomorrow. Not sure yet.

As this will be our last session before the 2.0 game that starts next week, I'd prefer to have a more definite answer, but unfortunately I don't. Though I won't be took broken up if you happen to start without me.

Oh, are we on for tonight? I thought we were iffy, given the disastrous state of the galaxy at the end of last week

People were really noncommittal at the end of last week. I'm going to turn the server on, but don't feel obligated to join in if you're not really feeling it.

You can watch the Apocalypse trailer again instead:

Heck, lets throw on some fan trailers:

Put me down as in for the game starting on the 27th with 2.0.

Garrcia wrote:

Put me down as in for the game starting on the 27th with 2.0.

So noted.

I'm back in

Tanglebones wrote:

I'm back in

I have my eyes on you.

I'm in. I think.

What day of the week is this on? I'm good for Sunday nights.

Chimalli wrote:

What day of the week is this on? I'm good for Sunday nights.

We've been doing Tuesday nights, partially because that works for people previously and partially from inertia.

I'm in.

cube wrote:

I'm in.

Cube is back, everybody!

Anything planned for the set up this go round?

Also, is this a 7:30pm eastern start?

Garrcia wrote:

Anything planned for the set up this go round?

Also, is this a 7:30pm eastern start?

We've been starting at 9pm eastern.

I'm thinking for the first 2.0 game we probably shouldn't try anything too fancy. Maybe err on the easier side.

There was some discussion last time about who should host, because my connection was apparently being an issue.

I could host as long as people are ok with skipping a week every so often when travel conflicts arise.

I will suggest for arm spiral with maybe 3/4 (as in a little less) hyperlane presence to really amplify the value of choke point systems.

We don't need a consistent host each week, since anyone can save the game at the end of the session and then host next time.

I'm a little concerned that too many choke points plus totally new gameplay will lead to all of us getting boxed in by the AI early, but we can discuss that tomorrow.

I'm in for tomorrow assuming work allows me to leave on time.

I'm in for tomorrow. Next week I may be joining late, so I plan on playing a "friendly" empire so the AI doesn't do anything too stupid.

If I am going to host feel free to send a friend request in Steam where my handle is Garrcia (suprising I know).

I will not get to anything until around 8pm eastern though.