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notquitethere wins My Forum Platoon 3!

My Forum Platoon 4 starts December 13th.

[RoseHeart]

H&H?
A 'Hurt & Heal' is a type of game where you typically take no more than one turn an hour, and perform two actions (Heal or Hurt 2 points, or do 1 point of each) to a list until all but one item is eliminated. In this game your two actions will be troop movements whether creating more, moving them, or attacking with them(or some combination).


Picture Wars?
In a Picture Wars game, you control a pixel art army and move them across a map to conquer land and defeat other armies. It is an informal game where storytelling is prioritized over competitiveness. Here what you can do is standardized to be competitive. Though units may still be customized and standard actions can be embellished with nonstandard flare.


Hub Thread
Platoon is a very fast moving game. We have a proposal system and combining voting and play is a bit hard to keep track all in one place. Please make proposals here from now on. If the patch notes get too long, I'll archive them here. This thread may also be used to discuss and plan Platoon-like games beyond the core installments.


Proposals
Players can propose changes to the game, anything from small tweaks to entire new units or maps! Can be effective immediately. If all surviving players agree then the change happens(give your proposal a nickname for easy reference). The GM has the power to deny a proposal out-of-game and add new features without voting(if the GM presents it as a proposal, then it's subject to a vote like normal; they should, typically, only skip the proposal step for remedial updates or executive compromises to avoid stagnation/complication, or the minimal change necessary to keep themselves invested). If the GM is not in play, they can review new features before making them official. However, temporarily, proposals can pass and be applied to just the current match without needing a GM review...Go nuts!


Stalemates
If the GM feels a match has gone on too long they may add any temporary rules that will bring the match to a close, or call a draw.


Arbitration (Penalties/Reparations)
If an error can't be sufficiently corrected by means outlined in the rules, and resulted in significant advantage or significant disadvantage for any player, then corrective action may be taken in a fair method and by the appropriate person, as outlined below:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

    • The GM may take corrective action for other players.
    • If the GM is playing, the 'most veteran player' or 'MVP', the player with the most wins(tie: most recent win, most participation, most recent participation, most recent post) will be responsible for correcting them.
    • If the GM becomes unavailable for some reason, the MVP will correct all other players and next most MVP will correct them.
    • If anyone feels the GM or an MVP has issued a severely unfair correction, they can have the match paused, until the next most MVP can review it (PM if they're out of game), and same for GM corrective actions.
    • We can revoke a player's ability to pause, if it's used unnecessarily, when making our ruling.
    • As for corrective actions themselves, a penalty or reparation can be any adjustment of pieces on the map or temporary limitations or leniencies for affected players.
    • A corrective action should balance things with minimal extra impact.
    • If there is extra impact the offending player should suffer the majority of the negatives, and any harmed player(s), reap the most benefits, if feasible.

New Player Priority
Due to limited space, if a player with less previous participation expresses interested in joining, allow them to join an open spot before you.


GMing
If you'd like to GM an official sequel (prize chosen in the previous match carries over to yours, no competing session GM at the same time) let us know a week or more before the current one ends.

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Hall of Fame:

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XX00 Battalion
(MFP Predecessor)
Participants: a1s, King Zultan, Gwolfski, RoseHeart
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Space Platoon
Participants: King Zultan, RoseHeart, a1s, Quarque
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Tomb Platoon
Participants: a1s, RoseHeart, King Zultan, Quarque, notquitethere
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Jungle Platoon
Participants: King Zultan, RoseHeart, notquitethere, Quarque
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[King Zultan]

Seems a little early for an OOC thread, also why didn't we just use the OOC thread from the last one I mean it's just a new round for the same game.

[RoseHeart]

Seems a little early for an OOC thread

Well, game drops in 2 days, is it really?

also why didn't we just use the OOC thread from the last one I mean it's just a new round for the same game.

Requested, by Quarque.

[King Zultan]

Must have misread the date seemed further out than that.

[RoseHeart]

Must have misread the date seemed further out than that.

No problem.

[RoseHeart]

My Forum platoon III has been posted.

[King Zultan]

So what's to stop cheetah players from out pacing the hippo players?

[RoseHeart]

So what's to stop cheetah players from out pacing the hippo players?

Good question, and a reasonable concern. Reread Cheetah Mode about what happens if a Hippo Player joins the game.

[King Zultan]

So I take it that means that if there is one hippo mode player it slows down the game for everyone.

[RoseHeart]

Yup, but that's ok. You're the biggest Hippo fan, I am the biggest Cheetah fan.

[RoseHeart]

Spoiler: Version 3.0.6.4 (click to show/hide)

[url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180454.0]OOC Thread[/url]
[center][color=green]Version 3
[size=36pt]J U N G L E[/size]
P   L   A   T   O   O   N[/color][/center]


[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Q8lRX3j.png[/img]
The level at the start of the game: the Ocupyn Jungle.
(Quarque's statue reserves light blue.)

[color=green][b]MAP KEY[/b][/color]
Doors are [b][color=green]ARMORIES[/color][/b]. Arrowed tiles are [b][color=green]TELEPORTERS[/color][/b]. The top left and right objects are [b][color=green]BEACONS[/color][/b], closed and open, respectively.
Each copy of the list of units is an [b][color=green]ARMY PALLET[/color][/b]. Units from left to right(or top to bottom) are [b][color=green]ENGINEER[/color][/b], [b][color=green]SOLDIER[/color][/b], and [b][color=green]FIREBAT[/color][/b].[/center]



[color=green][b]Introduction: what is this?[/b][/color]
This is a war where you will create pixel art units that will brutally destroy each other. Choose a color (not medium green or light blue), claim an unclaimed army pallet, and start pumping out units to conquer the Ocupyn Jungle!
It is a sequel to [url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180362.0]Quarque's My Forum Platoon game[/url]. The rules have changed to synthesize the best parts of the past games, discard what wasn't working, and introduce new stuff. My goal with this one was to integrate hourly and daily turns for fans of both, ensure all unit types get play, and continue to push the envelope in the pursuit of making a game as beautiful as Picture Wars, and as solid mechanically as a Hurt & Heal. We now leave the ruins and enter the jungle...


[color=green][b]Turns and actions[/b][/color]
    • At the start of the game Armories and Army Pallets are Green, this is a special color, reserved to show that they are unclaimed.
    • Join the game by picking a color and using it to paint an unclaimed Army Pallet.
    • If there are less than 4 players, please choose an Army Pallet on a different side than the others.
    • (+2AP) On your turn, you can spend a maximum of 2 Action Points (2AP). (such as creating or moving units)
    • You're allowed to post an announcement of your turn and edit your post later to finish it. Please finish your turn within half an hour of such an announcement.
    • Please save all map changes in '.png' format for best quality.
    • You can't take a turn again until someone else has.
    • Each player can choose to take turns either hourly, or daily.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/5juGCjz.png[/img] [color=gold][b]Hourly Turns (Cheetah Mode)[/b][/color]
    • To play in Cheetah Mode, paint the cheetah in your army pallet yellow(and make sure the hippo is dark grey).
    • Wait at least 60 minutes before taking another turn.
    • Additionally, if there are any players in Hippo Mode, choose one and paint the cheetah in the chosen player's army color.
    • Do not take a 2nd turn in a row until they have taken one. Continue to abide this rule.
    • You may change the Hippo player you reference, or change mode, after you've not taken a turn for 24 hours.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/bVYGx6r.png[/img] [color=hotpink][b]Daily Turns (Hippo Mode)[/b][/color]
    • To play in Hippo Mode, paint the hippo in your army pallet pink(and make sure the cheetah is dark grey).
    • You get 1 turn per calendar day.
    • A day starts at 00:00 GMT. This thread was originally posted at 12:00am GMT, so you can use it as a reference for when a new day begins in your timezone.
    • You may change mode after you've skipped 1 day.
    • Skip 2 days before switching if a Cheetah player has it painted in your army color.


[color=green][b]Accessible Spaces[/b][/color]
    • A Space is Accessible from another space if it is adjacent and there is no wall between them.
    • If there is a barrier between them that belongs to you, the space counts as Accessible for you, but not for other players.
    • Walls, floors, and ceilings are all referred to as Walls, for both destructible and permanent ones.
    • All interactions are limited to Cardinal Directions: Up, down, left, and right. Not diagonal.


[color=green][b]Outside Spaces[/b][/color]
    • These long spaces operate the same in most ways, with a few exceptions.
    • There is no barrier slots between them.
    • If a single outside space catches on fire, all outside spaces touching it do aswell. Warning: they cannot be extinguished!


[color=green][b]Common Actions[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP) You may spend one action to create 1 Unit of any type on a space that is Accessible to the perimeter teleporter that touches your Army Pallet.
    • (-1AP) Any unit may move to an Accessible space. Note that this can be applied twice to the same unit in one turn.
    • (-2AP*) Any unit may transform into a different type if it didn't act last turn. However, this costs two actions!


[color=green][b]Special actions for Engineers[/b][/color]
    • (Once per unit) Attack: destroy a unit or barrier if it is Accessible.
    • (-2AP) An engineer may move to an adjacent space that is blocked by a wall. However, this costs two actions! Cannot be used with Outside Spaces.
    • (-1AP) An engineer may build a Barrier in your color. This destructible wall is owned by you and makes the space Accessible by you alone. You may build at most two times as many Barriers as the number of Armories you own.
    • An engineer may extinguish a red (fire) space simply by moving on it, but they cannot move again.
    • Engineers can move on red spaces! (On Fire) Paint the space white. It must stop after entering a fire space. Engineers cannot move on red Outside Spaces.


[color=green][b]Special actions for Soldiers[/b][/color]
    • (Once per unit) Attack: a soldier can shoot from any distance in a straight line in any cardinal direction. The first barrier or unit that it hits is destroyed. Includes friendly fire! This attack is blocked by the fixed (black) walls.
    • (-0AP) When you move your soldier 1 space, if you have an adjacent accessible soldier it can be moved to the 1st's former space, and if you had a 3rd soldier that was adjacent to the 2nd, it can be moved to its' former space, and so on.
    • Soldiers cannot move on red spaces! (On Fire)


[color=green][b]Special actions for Flamebats[/b][/color]
    • (Once per unit) Attack: a flamebat can fire, destroying all units and destructible walls in a line of three spaces in any cardinal direction. Includes friendly fire! This attack is stopped by the fixed (black) walls and armories. Paint the spaces red, to signify the are On Fire.
    • Flamebats can move on red spaces!


[img]https://i.imgur.com/5gT5VoJ.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Armories[/b][/color]
    •  Your unit capacity starts at 2. Each Armory you own increases your unit cap by 2.
    • (Once per unit, obviously) Any unit may sacrifice itself to claim an unclaimed Armory, provided that the door is Accessible.
    • (-1AP) Any unit may disown an armory owned by another player, provided that the door is Accessible. The door reverts back to unclaimed (green).


[img]https://i.imgur.com/sCOqWk1.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Teleporters[/b][/color]
    • (Once per unit) Any unit may jump through a teleporter, but the same unit can only do that once per turn.
    • If the teleporter is horizontal, you end up at the opposite end of another horizontal teleporter of your choice.
    • If the teleporter is vertical, you end up at the opposite end of another vertical teleporter of your choice.
    • This action is only possible if the entry and exit are both Accessible.
    • If the exit is inaccessible because an enemy unit is in the way, and it teleported there on the player's last turn, then you cannot teleport there.
    • Otherwise destroy the enemy unit to make room as you teleport there.
    • If your spawn has been blocked by the same enemy unit for 48 hours(if you're a Cheetah Player) or 2 days(if you're a Hippo Player), you can replace it, even if spawned on the players last turn.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/iUxtLXu.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Beacons[/b][/color]
    • (-2AP*) An Engineer can place a Closed Beacon on an Accessible Space if they didn't act last turn. However, this costs two actions!
    • You can build 1 beacon for every 2 Armories you own.
    • Beacons can be destroyed by any attack.
    • If you have not posted in at least 48 hours(Cheetah Players) or skipped 2 days(Hippo Players), on your next turn you may replace one of your Closed Beacons with an Open Beacon.
    • (+1AP) Each Open Beacon gives you an extra Action Point each turn.
    • Do not spend more than 2AP on a single unit. Creating a units counts as 1AP spent on it.
    • Also, if you have the most beacons and no one takes a turn for 48 hours(if you're a Cheetah Player) or 2 days(if you're a Hippo Player) and your turn was last, you win!


[color=green][b]Winning the game[/b][/color]
    • The first player to capture all 7 armories wins the game.


Proposals, Stalemates, Arbitration and other supplemental information can be found in the [url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180454.0]OOC Thread[/url]. Please refer to it as needed.


[color=green][b]Pixel Art / Unit Customization[/b][/color]
    • Unit Customization is encouraged! Consider designing for the current theme.
    • Your Army Pallet and active units must match. Posing your units is fine. Tweaking for individuals is OK if still recognizable(hairdo, grime, accessories).
    • Your units don't need to look anything like the default ones.
    • Different unit types should be distinguishable from one another.
    • Your units should display your army color somewhere on them. Removing it means they surrender...
    • SFX, gore, graffiti, and terrain damage are allowed, but leave the game grid unchanged.
    • Players may ignore/erase lingering effects when moving onto the space.


[color=green][b]Prize Options[/b][/color]
    • All game changes will need the next host's approval. Please PM your selection to them in a timely manner.
    • A statue can be sold (or downgrade) for a different prize at the end of a future game, if not replaced by someone else's statue. Can claim an additional prize for each upgrade. Winner gets first pick.

    [img]https://i.imgur.com/GBFW0Vt.png[/img] [color=grey][b]Chisel (Default):[/b][/color] Adds a 1x1 statue to the map rotation in your honor. It's in your team color, which you now have reserved. (Stackable, 1 color for all)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/bFDylel.png[/img] [color=peru][b]Pick:[/b][/color] Upgrade one of your statues by +1 in either width or height. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/Y2s1fQz.png[/img] [color=gold][b]Jackhammer:[/b][/color] Demolish some else's statue and spend its' value in any combination of Chisels and Picks. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/1p3k9ZX.png[/img] [color=dodgerblue][b]Schematics:[/b][/color] You get to make one conservative game change that skips voting. Can be multiple if closely connected. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/t4uJ3Vq.png[/img] [color=limegreen][b]Intel:[/b][/color] Request/Design a new map object or unit. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/og56OQO.png[/img] [color=tan][b]Map:[/b][/color] Design next map, or choose one designed by someone else. Can also revisit a previous map. (Ask about requirements)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/4LfyLgJ.png[/img] [color=red][b]Command:[/b][/color] Keep the current map, and prevent progressive proposals from being passed until the end of the next match unless you approve.
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/0SkBAUe.png[/img] [color=orchid][b]Boss (Not recommend):[/b][/color] Get 3 prizes instead of 1, if you somehow survive. (This is the only prize the host can choose.)


[color=green][b]Patch Notes[/b][/color]
   /!\ May contain changes not yet recorded in the main body.
    • 3.0.6.4: Removed wall slots from in-front of teleporters. Too much to gain for too little cost.
    • 3.0.5.4: Added statement that you get to make 2 units before claiming any armories.
    • 3.0.5.3: Added rule incase of 'spawn blocking' by afk players.
    • 3.0.4.3: Engineers can't 'vent' into/out-of Outside Spaces.
    • 3.0.4.2 - JUNGLE!
    • 2.0.4.2: Option 2: If you build a wall that closes off a teleporter, it will block the teleporter on that side for everyone except for you.
    • 2.0.4.1: Boomerang Teleport Ban: You can't bounce a unit back and forth between two teleporters in one turn.
    • 2.0.3.1 - TOMB!


[color=green][b]Version number string meaning...[/b][/color]
    • X.0.0.0 = Version. After an overhaul of the rules, when listing itemized patch notes would be too tedious.
    • 0.X.0.0 = Progressive update. Game mechanics change that is stretching the game, introducing new features, or otherwise shaking things up, to make the game more spicy.
    • 0.0.X.0 = Conservative update. Game mechanics change that is fine-tuning or pro former status quo, to make the game more stable.
    • 0.0.0.X = Minor update. Revisions to wording, clarification, and other changes. Anything of effectively no consequence may be omitted from the log instead.

Spoiler: Version 3.0.7.5 (Hurt is an Action) (click to show/hide)

[url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180454.0]OOC Thread[/url]
[center][color=green]Version 3
[size=36pt]J U N G L E[/size]
P   L   A   T   O   O   N[/color][/center]


[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Q8lRX3j.png[/img]
The level at the start of the game: the Ocupyn Jungle.
(Quarque's statue reserves light blue.)

[color=green][b]MAP KEY[/b][/color]
Doors are [b][color=green]ARMORIES[/color][/b]. Arrowed tiles are [b][color=green]TELEPORTERS[/color][/b]. The top left and right objects are [b][color=green]BEACONS[/color][/b], closed and open, respectively.
Each copy of the list of units is an [b][color=green]ARMY PALLET[/color][/b]. Units from left to right(or top to bottom) are [b][color=green]ENGINEER[/color][/b], [b][color=green]SOLDIER[/color][/b], and [b][color=green]FIREBAT[/color][/b].[/center]



[color=green][b]Introduction: what is this?[/b][/color]
This is a war where you will create pixel art units that will brutally destroy each other. Choose a color (not medium green or light blue), claim an unclaimed army pallet, and start pumping out units to conquer the Ocupyn Jungle!
It is a sequel to [url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180362.0]Quarque's My Forum Platoon game[/url]. The rules have changed to synthesize the best parts of the past games, discard what wasn't working, and introduce new stuff. My goal with this one was to integrate hourly and daily turns for fans of both, ensure all unit types get play, and continue to push the envelope in the pursuit of making a game as beautiful as Picture Wars, and as solid mechanically as a Hurt & Heal. We now leave the ruins and enter the jungle...


[color=green][b]Turns and actions[/b][/color]
    • At the start of the game Armories and Army Pallets are Green, this is a special color, reserved to show that they are unclaimed.
    • Join the game by picking a color and using it to paint an unclaimed Army Pallet.
    • If there are less than 4 players, please choose an Army Pallet on a different side than the others.
    • (+2AP) On your turn, you can spend a maximum of 2 Action Points (2AP). (such as creating or moving units)
    • You're allowed to post an announcement of your turn and edit your post later to finish it. Please finish your turn within half an hour of such an announcement.
    • Please save all map changes in '.png' format for best quality.
    • You can't take a turn again until someone else has.
    • Each player can choose to take turns either hourly, or daily.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/5juGCjz.png[/img] [color=gold][b]Hourly Turns (Cheetah Mode)[/b][/color]
    • To play in Cheetah Mode, paint the cheetah button in your army pallet yellow(and make sure the hippo button is dark grey).
    • Wait at least 60 minutes before taking another turn.
    • Additionally, if there are any players in Hippo Mode, choose one and paint the cheetah in the chosen player's army color.
    • Do not take a 2nd turn in a row until they have taken one. Continue to abide this rule.
    • You may change the Hippo player you reference, or change mode, after you've not taken a turn for 24 hours.
    • Any number of Cheetah Players may register the same Hippo Player.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/bVYGx6r.png[/img] [color=hotpink][b]Daily Turns (Hippo Mode)[/b][/color]
    • To play in Hippo Mode, paint the hippo button in your army pallet pink(and make sure the cheetah button is dark grey).
    • You get 1 turn per calendar day.
    • A day starts at 00:00 GMT. This thread was originally posted at 12:00am GMT, so you can use it as a reference for when a new day begins in your timezone.
    • You may change mode after you've skipped 1 day.
    • Skip 2 days before switching if a Cheetah player has the button painted in your army color.


[color=green][b]Accessible Spaces[/b][/color]
    • A Space is Accessible from another space if it is adjacent and there is no wall between them.
    • If there is a barrier between them that belongs to you, the space counts as Accessible for you, but not for other players.
    • Walls, floors, and ceilings are all referred to as Walls, for both destructible and permanent ones.
    • All interactions are limited to Cardinal Directions: Up, down, left, and right. Not diagonal.


[color=green][b]Outside Spaces[/b][/color]
    • These long spaces operate the same in most ways, with a few exceptions.
    • There is no barrier slots between them.
    • If a single outside space catches on fire, all outside spaces touching it do aswell. Warning: they cannot be extinguished!


[color=green][b]Common Actions[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP) You may spend one action to create 1 Unit of any type on a space that is Accessible to the perimeter teleporter that touches your Army Pallet.
    • (-1AP) Any unit may move to an Accessible space. Note that this can be applied twice to the same unit in one turn.
    • (-2AP*) Any unit may transform into a different type if it didn't act last turn. However, this costs two actions!


[color=green][b]Special actions for Engineers[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP*) Attack: destroy a unit or barrier if it is Accessible. Once per unit.
    • (-2AP) An engineer may move to an adjacent space that is blocked by a wall. However, this costs two actions! Cannot be used with Outside Spaces.
    • (-1AP) An engineer may build a Barrier in your color. This destructible wall is owned by you and makes the space Accessible by you alone. You may build at most two times as many Barriers as the number of Armories you own.
    • An engineer may extinguish a red (fire) space simply by moving on it, but they cannot move again.
    • Engineers can move on red spaces! (On Fire) Paint the space white. It must stop after entering a fire space. Engineers cannot move on red Outside Spaces.


[color=green][b]Special actions for Soldiers[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP*) Attack: a soldier can shoot from any distance in a straight line in any cardinal direction. The first barrier or unit that it hits is destroyed. Includes friendly fire! This attack is blocked by the fixed (black) walls. Once per unit
    • (-0AP) When you move your soldier 1 space, if you have an adjacent accessible soldier it can be moved to the 1st's former space, and if you had a 3rd soldier that was adjacent to the 2nd, it can be moved to its' former space, and so on.
    • Soldiers cannot move on red spaces! (On Fire)


[color=green][b]Special actions for Flamebats[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP*) Attack: a flamebat can fire, destroying all units and destructible walls in a line of three spaces in any cardinal direction. Includes friendly fire! This attack is stopped by the fixed (black) walls and armories. Paint the spaces red, to signify the are On Fire. Once per unit.
    • Flamebats can move on red spaces!


[img]https://i.imgur.com/5gT5VoJ.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Armories[/b][/color]
    •  Your unit capacity starts at 2. Each Armory you own increases your unit cap by 2.
    • (-1AP) Any unit may sacrifice itself to claim an unclaimed Armory, provided that the door is Accessible.
    • (-1AP) Any unit may disown an armory owned by another player, provided that the door is Accessible. The door reverts back to unclaimed (green).


[img]https://i.imgur.com/sCOqWk1.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Teleporters[/b][/color]
    • (-1AP) Any unit may jump through a teleporter, but the same unit can only do that once per turn.
    • If the teleporter is horizontal, you end up at the opposite end of another horizontal teleporter of your choice.
    • If the teleporter is vertical, you end up at the opposite end of another vertical teleporter of your choice.
    • This action is only possible if the entry and exit are both Accessible.
    • If the exit is inaccessible because an enemy unit is in the way, and it teleported there on the player's last turn, then you cannot teleport there.
    • Otherwise destroy the enemy unit to make room as you teleport there.
    • If your spawn has been blocked by the same enemy unit for 48 hours(if you're a Cheetah Player) or 2 days(if you're a Hippo Player), you can replace it, even if spawned on the players last turn.


[img]https://i.imgur.com/iUxtLXu.gif[/img] [color=green][b]Beacons[/b][/color]
    • (-2AP*) An Engineer can place a Closed Beacon on an Accessible Space if they didn't act last turn. However, this costs two actions!
    • You can build 1 beacon for every 2 Armories you own.
    • Beacons can be destroyed by any attack.
    • If you have not posted in at least 48 hours(Cheetah Players) or skipped 2 days(Hippo Players), on your next turn you may replace one of your Closed Beacons with an Open Beacon.
    • (+1AP) Each Open Beacon gives you an extra Action Point each turn.
    • Do not spend more than 2AP on a single unit. Creating a units counts as 1AP spent on it.
    • Also, if you have the most beacons and no one takes a turn for 48 hours(if you're a Cheetah Player) or 2 days(if you're a Hippo Player) and your turn was last, you win!


[color=green][b]Winning the game[/b][/color]
    • The first player to capture all 7 armories wins the game.


Proposals, Stalemates, Arbitration and other supplemental information can be found in the [url=http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180454.0]OOC Thread[/url]. Please refer to it as needed.


[color=green][b]Pixel Art / Unit Customization[/b][/color]
    • Unit Customization is encouraged! Consider designing for the current theme.
    • Your Army Pallet and active units must match. Posing your units is fine. Tweaking for individuals is OK if still recognizable(hairdo, grime, accessories).
    • Your units don't need to look anything like the default ones.
    • Different unit types should be distinguishable from one another.
    • Your units should display your army color somewhere on them. Removing it means they surrender...
    • SFX, gore, graffiti, and terrain damage are allowed, but leave the game grid unchanged.
    • Players may ignore/erase lingering effects when moving onto the space.


[color=green][b]Prize Options[/b][/color]
    • All game changes will need the next host's approval. Please PM your selection to them in a timely manner.
    • A statue can be sold (or downgrade) for a different prize at the end of a future game, if not replaced by someone else's statue. Can claim an additional prize for each upgrade. Winner gets first pick.
    • If the host wins, they remove themselves and the remaining players may compete for the prize.

    [img]https://i.imgur.com/GBFW0Vt.png[/img] [color=grey][b]Chisel (Default):[/b][/color] Adds a 1x1 statue to the map rotation in your honor. It's in your team color, which you now have reserved. (Stackable, 1 color for all)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/bFDylel.png[/img] [color=peru][b]Pick:[/b][/color] Upgrade one of your statues by +1 in either width or height. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/Y2s1fQz.png[/img] [color=gold][b]Jackhammer:[/b][/color] Demolish someone else's statue and spend its' value in any combination of Chisels and Picks. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/1p3k9ZX.png[/img] [color=dodgerblue][b]Schematics:[/b][/color] You get to make one conservative game change that skips voting. Can be multiple if closely connected. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/t4uJ3Vq.png[/img] [color=limegreen][b]Intel:[/b][/color] Request/Design a new map object or unit. (Stackable)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/og56OQO.png[/img] [color=tan][b]Map:[/b][/color] Design next map, or choose one designed by someone else. Can also revisit a previous map. (Ask about requirements)
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/4LfyLgJ.png[/img] [color=red][b]Command:[/b][/color] Keep the current map, and prevent progressive proposals from being passed until the end of the next match unless you approve.
    [img]https://i.imgur.com/0SkBAUe.png[/img] [color=orchid][b]Boss (Not recommend):[/b][/color] Get 3 prizes instead of 1, if you somehow survive.


[color=green][b]Patch Notes[/b][/color]
   /!\ May contain changes not yet recorded in the main body.
    • 3.0.7.5: Hurt is an Action: All formerly 'Once per Unit' actions are now also 1AP.
    • 3.0.6.5: Any number of Cheetah Players may register the same Hippo Player.
    • 3.0.6.4: Removed wall slots from in-front of teleporters. Too much to gain for too little cost.
    • 3.0.5.4: Added statement that you get to make 2 units before claiming any armories.
    • 3.0.5.3: Added rule incase of 'spawn blocking' by afk players.
    • 3.0.4.3: Engineers can't 'vent' into/out-of Outside Spaces.
    • 3.0.4.2 - JUNGLE!
    • 2.0.4.2: Option 2: If you build a wall that closes off a teleporter, it will block the teleporter on that side for everyone except for you.
    • 2.0.4.1: Boomerang Teleport Ban: You can't bounce a unit back and forth between two teleporters in one turn.
    • 2.0.3.1 - TOMB!


[color=green][b]Version number string meaning...[/b][/color]
    • X.0.0.0 = Version. After an overhaul of the rules, when listing itemized patch notes would be too tedious.
    • 0.X.0.0 = Progressive update. Game mechanics change that is stretching the game, introducing new features, or otherwise shaking things up, to make the game more spicy.
    • 0.0.X.0 = Conservative update. Game mechanics change that is fine-tuning or pro former status quo, to make the game more stable.
    • 0.0.0.X = Minor update. Revisions to wording, clarification, and other changes. Anything of effectively no consequence may be omitted from the log instead.

[RoseHeart]

Hey guys, I'm going to make a pretty important Conservative Update, one I am calling:
"Hurt" is an action

This change is not a proposal, but I will wait a day for discussion.

This is to make all 'Once per turn' actions cost 1 action point.

Reason: I think it will be more intuitive. Currently I think players will assume these cost an action anyway, and once people get open beacons giving them more actions, it will mean there's so many conditions for these free actions that armies will feel like they are doing more than they should.

Some examples of what this change will look like(formerly free):

-Walking into a teleporter will cost 1 action, like walking into an empty space.

-Firing a gun, using flamethrower, and whacking with a wrench, will cost 1 action.


The reason I am doing this without a vote is because I feel it is a late game stability issue, and the little bit it slows down the early game will also be good to allow more players to join on an even playing field.

Thoughts?

Edit: I will also allow a unit to attack twice(that is to say, I won't add a clause to prevent it), as I don't see a strong case against it if someone is willing to pay the actions. (maybe for firebats)

Edit2**: I may allow Hippos 4AP and Cheetahs 2 2AP turns based on my thoughts below. Plus beacon AP bonuses possibly giving Cheetahs more turns, and ofc Hippos a bigger one. (Beacons already state no more than 2AP can be spent on a unit.) If so, beacons may go from +1AP to +2AP.

**I won't make all those changes unless they synergize properly, which I'm kind of sensing they might.
I'll see where we're at when I'm adding the rest of the stuff we were already planning.


(thinking out loud:)

Regarding the pacing though, I have already decided. You will be able to play it like FP II, or FP I. Neither will have an advantage, as hourly players may only take 2 half* turns, until all players have posted.

This could be a building block towards hourly players being able to act more than once. The main roadblock was once per turn actions not stacking up evenly with daily players.

*though, after some thought, I think I don't want it to be less than 2 actions per turn, probably. beacons giving more action points opens up the possibilities....


The current (hourly/daily) set up is pretty safe, it makes me happy being disconnected from scheduled turns, but going from there if steps can be taken to both honor daily mode and make hourly mode actually allow more frequent turns, is possible, then that could help more justify them both together. Be less jarring when there is and isn't a daily player present.

So I take it that means that if there is one hippo mode player it slows down the game for everyone.

[RoseHeart]

Edit: I will also allow a unit to attack twice(that is to say, I won't add a clause to prevent it), as I don't see a strong case against it if someone is willing to pay the actions. (maybe for firebats)

Decided not to do this, yet. Maybe not ever. Shooting 2 bullets makes barriers less useful and shooting fire twice can cover 6 spaces. Maybe these can still be once per turn, while also adding more asymmetry to the asymmetric pacing system. Cheetahs having more turns wont be in the Hurt is an Action update, as I'm still working out the details. I might be close.