Forum
A place to discuss topics/games with other webDiplomacy players.
Page 136 of 160
FirstPreviousNextLast
Flame (1073 D)
24 Apr 19 UTC
(+2)
Classic 1898 & Classic 1898 FoW
Classic 1898 & Classic 1898 FoW -
Start with one unit for each power. Very interesting and dinamic variants.New variants are already installed at Webdiplomacy.Ru.
If VDip community wanna try them I will send you the files...
2 replies
Open
vixol (1774 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Caucasia
I think the variant Caucasia would benefit from being played with a set end year and winner takes all. One could think of Caucasia as a tight C-diplo scoring variant.
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
I think Caucasia would also benefit from a build anywhere or transform rule, if not both. Right now it is impossible for Armenia and Chechnya to build fleets or ever get them and because of this Russia is nearly unkillable because they can just hang out in Sevastopol and nobody can get them except for Georgia and they have to build two fleets to do so. Speaking of, that problem would be fixed by making a land connection between Sev and Kra(the nearest land territory).

Just my thoughts. I would love to try a set end year version of this variant though. What year did you have in mind vixol?
vixol (1774 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
8 years is suitable. With a set year it makes less difference that Sev is almost untakeble. It just makes the alliance having to adapt to that. But I agree, a transform rule would solve the problem. On the other hand, with Russia able to keep Sev it makes more sense to NOT attack Russia from the start which is a potential equalizer.
vixol (1774 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
(+1)
BTW, the fact that here is an uneven supply center count makes a 2-way draw impossible. That is a decided design. The variant is made to be chaotic.
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
I made a game. Public press, other details inside.

PW is deadline. Didn't want it to have a password but moderated games require them.

gameID=38139
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
I think I made a mistake. Apparently "turn" does not mean year.
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Fixed it! Here's the new link:

gameID=38140
vixol (1774 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Great, we will have to find more players though :)
Goblin_Priest (981 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Yea, the Sevastopol SC is weird, in that nobody in their right mind would build 2 fleets there to dislodge Russia.

Chechnya has a much more solid starting position than most, imo. Georgia has a pretty crap starting position, basically surrounded on all sides. As does Russia, though they get the Sevastopol perk I guess. None of which are fatalities though, just doesn't really look like a map I'll play a second time.
vixol (1774 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
I have to admit now that I am the creator. The thought was to get a tight paranoid game played with an end year. I'm fostered by the notoriously non care bear swedish dip hobby after all :)
Goblin_Priest (981 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Yea, tight's all right. A time cap might be a good idea, I'm not yet familiar enough with the map to make much of an opinion on that. The Sevastopol thing really is the only thing that bothers me, design-wise, it's certainly not typical of any variant I can think of that a player can have any given SC without anyone being able to take it from him without crippling himself. Building any fleet at all on that map is very taxing, but building two, on the same sea? Better have *really* trustworthy allies covering your ass! And given the map, you'd have to be pretty foolish, imo, to trust your ally and do this.

Can't really think of any specific fix for this, though. Removing it completely, I guess?
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
I think making a land connection between Sev and Kra would probably work.
Goblin_Priest (981 D)
11 Apr 19 UTC
Make it less bad, perhaps, but I still have a fairly hard time imagining anyone building the required fleet to pull it off, unless the "build anywhere" rule was added, or the one that lets you switch unit types.
Enriador (1507 D)
11 Apr 19 UTC
Given vDip's current code limitations, I think Build Anywhere is a good setting for Caucasia.
vixol (1774 D)
12 Apr 19 UTC
Maybe transform is better?
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
12 Apr 19 UTC
I would say so.
Enriador (1507 D)
12 Apr 19 UTC
Do we have support for army-navy transform? I don't recall a variant here that has it.

If an option, transform would certainly be a better fit, more subtle than build anywhere!
G-Man (2466 D)
12 Apr 19 UTC
Known World 901 and Divided States for sure. I think maybe a couple of others as well.
Enriador (1507 D)
13 Apr 19 UTC
He, never played them (so far). Shouldn't be hard to apply it to Caucasia then.
I really love this man's design, so I have my own ideas. The left corner of the map really needs to be improved, since the 3 northwestern centers can essentially be permanently held. There needs to be one or two more provinces there
vixol (1774 D)
16 Apr 19 UTC
Enlighten me, I am open to design suggestions.
Goblin_Priest (981 D)
16 Apr 19 UTC
I've seen the tranfsorm rules on some variants, though I have not played them. It would indeed be the ideal solution, I think.
Well besides adding multiple centers and a land province(s) between Sevastopol and Stavropol, as well adding Transforms.

Other suggestions:

1. Turkey needs to be split into 2-3 provinces. Anything to make the SC it gives 2 moves away from Armenia. Maybe a coastal Trabzon province.

2. Azerbaijan is far too weak. They have no chance at taking any of the centers near them except Nag, which is horrible defensive positioning.

3. Russia desperately needs another SC at the start in the middle of their lands.


22 replies
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
07 Apr 19 UTC
(+1)
Site has new PHP stuff
...that I'm still getting used to. For example, the font is now Trebuchet MS, the forum has gotten a renovation, etc.
49 replies
Open
Bone
My friend group and I have decided to shift all of our games from WebDiplomacy to VDiplomacy after the "Incident". Apologies for all of our bone games that will cloud up the search bar. However feel free to join any of them that you want, the password will always be the same, bone (unless we actually want it to be just us, in which case the password would be something else). Language may be offensive because some of my friends don't understand common decency.
58 replies
Open
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
10 Apr 19 UTC
Block/unblock a player
How would you go about blocking or unblocking a player in the new site setup? The button seems to be gone.
15 replies
Open
Mercy (2131 D)
31 Oct 18 UTC
Newspaper Game
A while ago, some players in threadID=80668 discussed playing another Newspaper game. Meanwhile, more than 7 players have shown their interest to participate in it, but no consensus on the specific settings of the game has been reached yet. I have created this thread to set up the next Newspaper game and discuss its settings.
68 replies
Open
limited number of games
I can only be in 2 games at once since I'm a new player on vdiplomacy, however I've played a lot of diplomacy and know how to play the game. It should include the number phases you have taken on normal diplomacy while determining how many games you can be in.
35 replies
Open
AJManso4 (2318 D)
03 Apr 19 UTC
World war IV Sealanes Match Open!
We need 33 more players
2 replies
Open
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
29 Mar 19 UTC
Game number 28
I've been analyzing the ratings of some players recently (Yoshimon, ksindelar, and I), and I've noticed a really odd pattern. In each of our 28th games, we've suffered a major drop in rating, but our ratings quickly bounded up in the 29th game. Is this a coincidence?
1 reply
Open
Anon (?? D)
26 Mar 19 UTC
Returning
I last played, like... 10 years ago. Was watching D&D video where the guy talked about this game, and I remembered, "hey, yea, that was a lot of fun. I remember kicking ass with California!" Not sure how many people still play this? Started up a new game to go fetch some of that nostalgia.
https://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=37960
1 reply
Open
OrangeNoble (705 D)
26 Mar 19 UTC
(+1)
Cant join games?
It says that i can join or create an additional 2 games, but I cant join any games? Can anyone help?
1 reply
Open
Country Allocation
The last 7 games I’ve joined, I have been assigned England/Britain in every damned one of them. I’m ready for a Diplomacy Brexit. Anyone else have this happen?
5 replies
Open
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
22 Feb 19 UTC
Imperium Tournament: Official Thread
Tournament rules below.
47 replies
Open
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
26 Mar 18 UTC
vDip Google Map...
Where is it again? I tried finding it referenced in old forum threads but as search is non-existent, lucked out.
29 replies
Open
Evariate (1000 D)
05 Mar 19 UTC
Custom Variants
Is there a way to create custom variants, maybe with custom, fictional maps, in a game? Because I want to do a little something for me frends aaand idk seemed fitting
61 replies
Open
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
28 Feb 19 UTC
(+1)
Congratulations!
To whomever is playing Kansas in this game (gameID=35242), congrats for being the first country on vDip to pass 100 SCs (I think).
58 replies
Open
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
15 Mar 19 UTC
Fancy Search module
I don't know why I haven't ever seen this before, but there's a search tab up at the top between New game and Settings. It's really helpful.
10 replies
Open
kejariwal (1000 D)
15 Mar 19 UTC
What's NMR, CD, turns and delay?
I am new here. Can someone explain clearly to me NMR, CD, turns and delays are?
3 replies
Open
KingOfSwords (1497 D)
11 Mar 19 UTC
Daylight Saving Time
Is there a problem with the countdown timer, now that we've transitioned to Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.? The clock setting for deadlines and the countdown timer seem to be an hour out of sync.
12 replies
Open
Morgannwg (833 D)
10 Mar 19 UTC
Why many players choose not to Ready?
I have seen many players never Ready even they were playing gunboat, and even in retreat/build turns. Why people do so?
4 replies
Open
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
09 Mar 19 UTC
(+1)
Thread for CountrySwitch
Need a player to sub in for CountrySwitch in one of your games? Advertise here!
1 reply
Open
BBQSauce123321 (2026 D)
03 Mar 19 UTC
Additions to New Game Rules?
I've been noticing that Oli has been more active recently so I wanted to bring this idea up again. People were wondering if variants such as Grey Press or Fog of War could become rules that are applicable to to all game modes rather than just the classic map. This could be done by adding them as options when creating a New Game. It would make for some very very interesting games in my opinion
10 replies
Open
Flame (1073 D)
28 Feb 19 UTC
(+1)
Diplomail.Ru -> Webdiplomacy.Ru
Russian-speaking Diplomacy Server Diplomail.ru
---- was moved to Webdiplomacy.ru
9 replies
Open
outofbounds (1049 D)
19 Feb 19 UTC
Classic - Fog of War - With a custom start?
Is it possible to create such a game with current options?
3 replies
Open
Flame (1073 D)
27 Feb 19 UTC
Classic Croatia
Croatia territory is impassible. Please fix.
https://vdiplomacy.net/variants.php?variantID=119
5 replies
Open
bsiper (1281 D)
25 Feb 19 UTC
(+2)
Colors of Countries in Classic - Britain
Turkey and Russia are the same color. Can this be changed?
13 replies
Open
ingebot (1950 D)
30 Nov 18 UTC
Age of Pericles
In the "Age of Pericles" variant, the map clearly shows that Euboeius Sinus and Thermas Sinus border each other (top right). However, the movement between them is apparently not possible; this is confirmed by looking at the map info. However, given that the map shows them as clearly in contact, isn't this a mistake?
13 replies
Open
tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
24 Feb 19 UTC
(+4)
vDip update
A larger update for vdip is now life. Apart from several smaller bug fixes and internal improvements, there are two notable changes on FoW variants and the Colonial variant
12 replies
Open
Napoleonzio (1205 D)
23 Feb 19 UTC
join fast game
join fast game!
0 replies
Open
ubercacher16 (2114 D)
10 Jan 19 UTC
Imperium Tournament?
Would anyone be interested in starting a Imperium Diplomacy tournament?
36 replies
Open
Page 136 of 160
FirstPreviousNextLast
Back to top