Plot & Conquer - Free Multiplayer TBS
Plot & Conquer
Plot & Conquer is a game I've made. I'm still improving this game so feedback is helpful and appreciated.
Website with Download
This game has AI and online or hotseat multiplayer. It is most fun multiplayer I think. I've made an effort to describe how to set up different kinds of games in the manual.
Post in this thread if you want to join one of the multiplayer games that is in progress, or if you want to start a new one. To add you to a game the host will need your email address.
Plot and Conquer Screenshot (click for full size):
http://www.mastersofthefield.com/gar...reens/mini.PNG
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You get troops, build forts, hire generals, and attack other players. There's also "plots" which are things like spying, sabotaging, inciting rebellions etc that you do to help you conquer them.
Anyone who's interested in trying it, post here or contact me and I will try to get you in a game.
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I get an error Window to send a Microsoft Error report when I try to launch. Here's the info in the report:
P&C.exe 1202823408 782561385
Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
8/30/2010 11:56:21 AM
When I close that window, I get a small window that says "Choose Abort To Throw Exception". Abort, Ignore, Cancel all just close out the window.
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That's not a microsoft error report, that's my error reporting system. Click "send" next time, it will give me a little more information about where the problem occurred so I can fix it.
I know it can work, as I've run it fine on more than 12 different machines and never encountered one I couldn't fix. So we'll get there.
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Garnier
That's not a microsoft error report, that's my error reporting system. Click "send" next time, it will give me a little more information about where the problem occurred so I can fix it.
I know it can work, as I've run it fine on more than 12 different machines and never encountered one I couldn't fix. So we'll get there.
Ok, I'll send it now. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by
Garnier
That's not a microsoft error report, that's my error reporting system. Click "send" next time, it will give me a little more information about where the problem occurred so I can fix it.
I know it can work, as I've run it fine on more than 12 different machines and never encountered one I couldn't fix. So we'll get there.
Oh wait, I think it's my virus scanner blocking it from sending information across the net..
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OK, so it won't let you send the error report. I can't really know what's wrong then, hmm.
Did SlimDX install properly when you first ran Setup.exe? If that is not installed it won't work. Otherwise, let me know your system specs if you wish.
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Garnier
OK, so it won't let you send the error report. I can't really know what's wrong then, hmm.
Did SlimDX install properly when you first ran Setup.exe? If that is not installed it won't work. Otherwise, let me know your system specs if you wish.
Yes, SlimDX installed just fine.. It was the next phase that got hung-up.
Does it require MS .net or anything like that?
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Yes it requires the .Net Framework 3.5 or greater. But even my error reporting system requires that, so I think you must have it.
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I tried it out a bit as the Mameluke Empire. I'm finding it pretty fun, but I'm barely hanging on at the moment due to Italy and the Ottomans ganging me.
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Hmm.
Does this game have a huge player base? I know it's in beta, but it gets boring if you don't have anyone to play with.
If there is alot of people playing it, then I am very interested in this game.
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Pig Is Bacon
Hmm.
Does this game have a huge player base? I know it's in beta, but it gets boring if you don't have anyone to play with.
If there is alot of people playing it, then I am very interested in this game.
No, not a huge playerbase. I've played with 12 different people in the three days since release.
I don't expect a huge number of players, sad as it is this game isn't the type that most people play nowadays. It happens to be the kind of game that I really enjoy, which is why I made it -- because I have fun with it. Everyone I've played it with loves it, but most people haven't tried it. :)
The good thing is that it is well suited to a large longer-term game where people don't need to be there all at the same time, similar to the empire building forum games here, but automated. You do your turn, then it alerts the next player and he does his turn whenever he wants, then the next player.
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Turkeys!
I tried it out a bit as the Mameluke Empire. I'm finding it pretty fun, but I'm barely hanging on at the moment due to Italy and the Ottomans ganging me.
The AI doesn't cheat, nor do they target humans above other AI. So if you lose, I'm pleased. :tongue: I didn't think the Mamelukes would be that hard, they have a good spot in the corner of the map. But, who knows, I'll have to try them some time. My brother played the Ottomans and got squished by Mamelukes, Italy and Russia in the first three turns, and had to assemble his whole army in one province and escape to somewhere safe. You certainly do have to be careful to live very long. If you make some wasted attacks and lose all your army, it's not easy to recover.
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Garnier
If you make some wasted attacks and lose all your army, it's not easy to recover.
Yeah I screwed up in the beginning pretty hard so I'm paying the price now.
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Ok I think the error report sent. Thanks for your help.
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I'm not sure which error report was yours as I got three this afternoon/evening. Thanks to everyone who clicks send on those reports. It's very helpful.
1. User didn't have admin rights on Windows 7 or Vista, so the updater had problems.
2. User didn't have DirectX 9 installed.
3. User didn't have SlimDX installed.
I fixed the first by adding a notification that it should be run with admin rights, instead of shutting down the program.
The second and third are handled in the new installer and update which are online now. If you try to install or run the game without SlimDX or without DX9, it will let you know and help you install them if you want.
The updater now has a visible window showing the progress.
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I played it, it's fun, though I think starting out at war with everyone should be changed.
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It was the Direct X. Nice coding work. :)
Thanks for your help.
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Aonghus G. Friedhold
I played it, it's fun, though I think starting out at war with everyone should be changed.
You can be sure I'm not done working on it. I intend to do something about war/peace, but I have to decide how it should be. Any ideas are welcome, there are tons of ways it could be handled.