Slitherine

Rudankort wrote:

About multiplayer, here a quote from a recent interview on PzC, I think it should answer your question.
We’ll support the old school hot seat mode in case anyone wants to play on the go, without a proper internet connection available. But other than that, Slitherine’s excellent PBEM++ mode will be the only one supported, because in many ways it is superior to traditional PBEM or LAN play.

Using a centralised server provides a lot of advantages: it is very easy to find an opponent (but you can also create a password protected private game in case you want to play with a friend), you will never lose a game in progress, because it is kept by the server, cheating becomes much more difficult because all reloads are tracked by the server, and new features (like tournaments) are being added to server all the time. It also avoids the need to actually send e-mails and attach saved games – this is all handled by the server making this the way to play turn based strategy games.

Pionero Wrote:

servers are closed after a few years, leaving their users.
has happened before with many games. PBEM classic has no such problem in PG you could also post messages on the move.
as we can play the scenarios published by users in PBM. Uploading them to the server?
that functionality have a scenario editor? if you can not play one on one for classic PBEM

without detracting PBEM++ would be good to have the option of classic PBEM


skarczew wrote:

I have to agree - this is a problem for many games - after some years servers go down.

Question to Rudankort: Would it be possible to implement multiplier game, but without the need of a centralized server (in this case one of players could act as a server)?
What do you think?

Why is this a sticky thread?

But to address the topic directly:
Why implement a feature that won't be utilized, or necessary, for years?

When the game is released, we all hope it will be a success. A success that warrants continued support, through centralized PBEM and updates, patches, and expansions. Many, many, many (many many) years from now, like countless games before it, Panzer Corp may one day not warrant such support anymore, after it has sufficiently run it's course or been replaced.

If and when that day comes, I'm sure a few die-hard fans or devs will implement such a feature for the handful of people who still revisit Panzer Corps, or maybe the occasional person who randomly stumbles across the game on the internet somewhere.
For the time being, maybe it would be better to focus on development of features that will be relevant for years to come; not worrying about ones that won't be needed until well after those relevant years have long passed, yes?

Like me, many of us played almost exclusively in PBEM, Why?
the computer AI does not know the strategy.
have not answered the question, can we upload to the server scenarios to play them with other people? and make a ladder?


Como yo, somos muchos los que jugamos casi exclusivamente ¿ por que?
la IA del ordenador no conoce la estrategia.
no has respondido la pregunta, ¿ podemos subir escenarios al servidor para jugarlos con otras personas? y ¿ hacer un ladder?

http://clubzonaoscura.wordpress.com/201 ... or-turnos/

http://zonaoscura.rolgratis.com/estrategia/ladder/

Pionero wrote: have not answered the question, can we upload to the server scenarios to play them with other people? and make a ladder?

Ahh, language barrier issue, my apologies.

You can play custom, user made scenarios against other players through the current PBEM system. As a matter of fact, you don't even need to send the map to your opponent. Make a map with the editor on your computer, issue the challenge through the current system, and they will be able to play on your map without having had to download the map from a third party website or other source.

As for a ladder, I would hope there is an official ladder and ranking (Perhaps like in other Slitherine games where you see that 'Rankings' button at the top of this website) but I don't have that information at my disposal, so I can't answer you definitively.

There are a number of good reasons we will not be offering the non server based PBEM system, so I'm sorry if that disappoints but that's just the way it is.

We've been around for 11 years and plan to be around for a lot more!

That's too bad as I like the classic PBEM.

Is there any way we can have the option to see replays on PBEM?

A choice between blind replay would be nice.

Thats one for Alex!

I also like classic PBEM system. It is simple and gives freedom for the players.

As discussed that will not be included. It doesn't matter how popular it is I'm afraid.