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Grahamso1 (1912 D)
26 Nov 17 UTC
Extending the pre game time
Is it possible to extend the time while waiting for players in a game I created? If so how? Thanks
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Enriador (1507 D)
19 Nov 17 UTC
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It's time to talk about Scoring
Hello all!

Let's talk about scoring? More specifically, about whether the dreaded Points Per Supply Center (PPSC) scoring should remain an option?
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Major Problems (1364 D)
23 Nov 17 UTC
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1 v 1 games on variant maps
I am not a coder (sic) so I was wondering how hard is/was it to code 1 v 1 games? Is it reasonable to think that variant maps (Modern, Ancient Med, etc) could be set up to create 1 v 1 games? The idea of having a larger group of countries to play against each other is intriguing. I just don't know if it possible, or doable.
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Grahamso1 (1912 D)
22 Nov 17 UTC
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How old school are you?
I am not very tech savvy so forgive me. I think I started dip on some RSS pages using Netscape at work in maybe 1996(?) does that make sense? All email based through Judges. What were they called? USDJ or something. I remember FROG but they all spoke French. Haha. I used to stand outside my office in the snow smoking a cig with a hand drawn map with about 100 crossing out for each phase using coloured pens. Ah web based interactive maps?!?! Luxury!!!
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Jamie_T (895 D)
20 Nov 17 UTC
Notices
The notices on my front page are all jumbled up in a random order. PMs from weeks ago are at the top, and some of my game messages from the past day or two are lower down. Is anyone else noticing this?
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Enriador (1507 D)
09 Oct 17 UTC
Napoleonic Variant, and the lack of neutral centers
I had the honor to play 'Napoleonic' back in the lab (an awful game as Spain by the way). I had a question back then which I ask here and now:

Why there are no neutral supply centers?
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
20 Mar 17 UTC
Fixing the Pirates variant
With the new Lab up and running, as discussed in the DiplomacyGames podcast I'm keen to iron out the bugs in Pirates that people hate...
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jason4747 (1633 D)
20 Nov 17 UTC
"Biggest Game of All Time Completed"- worth a look
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=205586
By the nice people at WebDip.
Pot: 31,500  - Spring, 1918, Finished - Germany dominates at 17
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The Real Wheat (969 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
New Maps
I'm super new to the site and I was curious how new maps were made and/or submitted. I noticed a lot of the maps look a bit old and it got me thinking about what it would take to create a higher resolution version of a game map. Are there certain file formats a map must be in or is this all a responsibility for site admins only? Thanks!
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Major Problems (1364 D)
17 Nov 17 UTC
Imperium Diplomacy
Under the variants, I noticed one called Imperium Diplomacy, but was not able to create a game using this variant. Is it a discontinued variant, or under a different name? It looks like an interesting one, especially the beginning turns.
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DemonOverlord (910 D)
07 Oct 17 UTC
Vdip colour scheme
Hi, I think vdip would be more successful with a different colour scheme. Also less painful to look at.
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rebecca02 (1000 D X)
15 Nov 17 UTC
locks of hair
Beautiful.
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JECE (1534 D)
10 Nov 17 UTC
Custom phase bug
This might be better in the Mods section, but I thouht I'd post here first to see if other users have any input.

I'm trying to create a new game with a custom phase length. When I select "Custom" from the drop-down menu, nothing happens. However, when I select "2 days, 2 hours", I've given the option to input a phase length. Hopefully this is an easy fix.
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KingCyrus (1258 D)
01 Nov 17 UTC
WWII Update Errors
Hello, I am currently in a game of WWII and I was just informed that it has been updated, "fixing" problems with dual coasts. This supposedly means that Palestine now has two coasts. However, I have a fleet in the Red Sea and it can no longer move to Palestine! Please fix?
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RUFFHAUS 8 (2490 D)
20 Oct 17 UTC
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Replacement Player(s) Needed
I need replacement players game sitters for several games:
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peterlund (1080 D)
30 Sep 17 UTC
I have reported 2 Issues for vdiplomacy to kestasjk/webDiplomacy
Bug 1: "Turn limited vDip games should end after possible retreats" (Issue 261)

Bug/Questions 2; "How does vDip decide who the winner is?" (Issue 262)
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BenjaminHester (1035 D)
25 Oct 17 UTC
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not quite ready, but... SE Asia 800
going to refine Balkans 1860 and Sengoku: Nagashino as needed before trying to implement this one. Thought I would just give y'all a peek behind the curtain. Thoughts welcome! (it has a few known imbalances to address, but it's close.)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2CiokzfWGBhTlU0QTZZNzNrUEU
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Jamie_T (895 D)
04 Oct 17 UTC
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MAFIA 1 - GAME THREAD
This is the game thread for vDip Mafia, Episode 1

Please DO NOT post in this thread if you are not playing in the Mafia game.
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Flame (1073 D)
23 Oct 17 UTC
Austrian question once again!
Please help with testing a map "War of Austrian Succession"
http://lab.diplomail.ru/board.php?gameID=51

Fast gunboat.
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Flame (1073 D)
05 Oct 17 UTC
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Classic 1898 Variant adaptation
I do the adaptation for 1898 variant. Who knows the author of the variant to mention him in the description. Or it's Hasbro itself?

http://lab.diplomail.ru/board.php?gameID=43
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Tactics
In year one when you just meeting everyone, maybe there anonymous but for sure you don't know any of them. How do you know who to trust?
They can be lying through their teeth and text doesn't show tone of voice or eye contact so you have no idea. If you believe them they may stab you. If you don't you venture into a DMZ and piss them off. Ask around to others and you get rumors or nothing. This game seems so much better suited to face to face.
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Enriador (1507 D)
17 Oct 17 UTC
Classic Mini-Tourney - Is there interest?
I thought about making a mini-tourney - comprising a single game - using a similar scheme to most Face-to-Face scoring systems.

Basically it'll be a Classic game, running until Fall 1907 and a PPSC structure. The bet would be 100 points - for a ultimate pot worth 700 points.
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Grahamso1 (1912 D)
13 Oct 17 UTC
Unable to enter certain orders. How to contact GM
Can someone help. I am playing one of the odder variants. New for me. I’ve read the variant page repeatedly and seems I ought to be able to enter a certain order. But it’s not available as an option. (Maybe I’m missing something. Or maybe a bug). Emailed the mods. But how do I contact GameMaster min a gunboat game?
Thanks
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
09 Oct 17 UTC
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I love vDip
Enjoying this new golden age of variant development.

Hat tip to Oli and those building variants and supporting their development in the background.
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FafevPlinskv (1039 D)
10 Oct 17 UTC
Taking over
Need help with a gunboat game, good position but sadly don't have time for it for a moment. PM for more details
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
08 Oct 17 UTC
Napoleonic
Hey, where are the neutrals?

;-)
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Jamie_T (895 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
vDiplomacy Forum Mafia
Would anyone be interested in playing forum based Mafia / Werewolf here, on the vDip forum?
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Jamie_T (895 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
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Mafia, if you're unaware of it, is a guessing / deduction based game with two (or more) opposing teams. It's also known as "Werewolf". It's a fun game played face to face among many groups, and also on a range of web forums.

There is an active Mafia sub-community on the webDip forum. Since there are several webDip refugees here on vDip, and since vDip doesn't seem to have a Mafia game, and since Fluminator suggested it.... I'm asking the question.

Who would be interested in playing?
mouse (1825 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
How do you manage scum-chat with more than two scum? Or do you just restrict to 9 player games so that's not an issue and you can just PM each other?

Tentatively interested, though.
BlueSage (1020 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
possibly interested
Enriador (1507 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
What are the rules?
mouse (1825 D)
10 Sep 17 UTC
Lynch scum, don't get night-killed or lynched yourself.
Jamie_T (895 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
@Mouse: The usual approach is to give the minority scum team a Quicktopic space where they are allowed, only at night, to talk.
Mapu (2086 D (B))
11 Sep 17 UTC
At how much of a disadvantage is someone who has never played before?
DemonOverlord (910 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
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I'm in
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
Mute thread.
CAPT Brad (962 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
Mute thread.
Mapu (2086 D (B))
11 Sep 17 UTC
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I'm wondering why people feel the need to say "mute thread" instead of just muting it. Is it some sign of protest? So silly.
bozo (2302 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I would play here.
Jamie_T (895 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
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@Mapu: Not as much of a disadvantage as you might think - because if people have never seen you play before, they can't analyse your past behaviour to look for clues.

In established Mafia groups there's a lot of "Oh, well, Bob always behaves like that when he's scum..." which a newbie is immune from.

However there is a bit of a learning curve.

I appear to have four interested people, five if you add me. I will look into setting up a game towards the end of this month.
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I might actually be interested. But I may not have the time.
mouse (1825 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I don't think I'd want a game unless we got up to 9, honestly. Only one day before LyLo isn't enough to actually go on...
Jamie_T (895 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I am confident that we will get 10-12 players.
DemonOverlord (910 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
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I like small games more so I'm super in
DemonOverlord (910 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
We can make phases longer too if people are down.
abadu (1227 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
This isn't terribly time-intensive, right? If that's the case I might be cautiously interested, have really enjoyed this as a f2f game.
Jamie_T (895 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
@Abadu - phases are generally a couple of days long. You are expected to actively contribute each phase - but that doesn't mean you need to log in every hour or anything like that.
yoak (1079 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I'm interested.
Jamie_T (895 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
Excellent.

I propose a relatively vanilla game, no crazy roles, which I will GM to get us started, starting in a few weeks. Watch the forum for updates.
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
11 Sep 17 UTC
I will be in if the phases are two+ days.
Jamie_T (895 D)
15 Sep 17 UTC
Just to give you lovely folks an update, I've had a couple of off-site messages expressing interest too, so I'm quietly confident we can get to 10+ players which will give us a viable game.

Over the weekend I will post the rules and some information about the set-up, and we can start taking sign-ups for an early October start.
brainbomb (662 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
Ill play! Fun
brainbomb (662 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
Is it okay to do this here? Ithought they didnt like forum games on vdio
Jamie_T (895 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
This thread has been up for 6 days and nobody has objected.
brainbomb (662 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
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Okay. Are you Gming?

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brainbomb (662 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1upI9JmeTRXyWJe7SiGFVsMTFDkx3F8dUnRqPYPNi2I8/edit?usp=drivesdk

Apart from some nuance these are sample rules
Jamie_T (895 D)
16 Sep 17 UTC
I will GM the first one, yes. It will have a fairly normal setup. Nothing too silly for the first game, as some people will not have played before.

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Enriador (1507 D)
04 Oct 17 UTC
Reliability system
I looked over Google but couldn't find any topic explaining the reliability system - can anyone hand out an example, and explain how noobs are handled? Thanks a lot in advance!
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nopunin10did (1041 D)
19 Sep 17 UTC
Win Conditions less than majority
Some of you with a bit more experience at vDip can clue me in here.

How does vDip currently adjudicate when more than one player meets the SC requirement for victory simultaneously? More details below.
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brainbomb (662 D)
01 Oct 17 UTC
Variance
Varients my style Skippin paddy wagon rattle dash colum mile Flyin off the handle and I dial Clone pile vna for my DNA Rabid as a rattler in a CNA gettin paid like the Destin Pa Handle this festive kudza On a fish. Get you lil bliss Gimme smooch. Im a wish.
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