The first turn will be 3*23h and after that the game will proceed in 23h turns.
Sorry about the delayed start. I wish we would have been able to start it at an earlier time. This is the first Longturn game with Freeciv 2.5 and there has been some issues with migrating from Freeciv 2.3. Now we feel confident enough to start the game at that time.
LT36 using Freeciv 2.5 means that you will need to have a Freeciv 2.5 client. A Freeciv 2.3 or 2.4 client will not do.
We could still use some more players to the game but I'm sure this will be a great game no matter how many more players we will have
The actual map has not been decided yet. Maybe we could use LT35 style map or maybe a map with few continents and huge oceans.
The highlight for LT36 are:
- more naval action and the ships can now actually escape after attacking
- easier to build your economy even if you want to fight early wars
- improved promotions system meaning you get some seriously promoted units if you go for military action
- some wonders only one nation can get meaning that there is an actual reward for getting there first
- almost no limits to alliance sizes allowing the smaller nations or newcomers to fight back if the big guys become too powerful
- peaceful nations will be able to protect themselves with cheaper defensive units if they are willing to do that
- growing the cities is easier and gives an actual option to conquering other nations
- there is a 2nd palace making it easy and effective to build far away colonies if you want to. No more devastating corruption and waste!
- techs become cheaper every time anyone else gets them
- space race is enabled and not too expensive
- no more secrecy! All players getting electricity will be able to get an embassy with *everyone* and it doen't cost too much!
- the fighters and some other units are no longer as powerful they were in LT34. They have a shorter range and will actually need carriers to be effective!
There will be a test game or two before the actual start date. It's highly recommended to connect at least once to a test game to make sure your client works well with Freeciv 2.5.
It's also possible to comment to the ruleset and suggest changes. All feedback is welcome!
The ruleset can be found here: https://github.com/longturn/games/tree/master/LT36
I will post a summary of the changes in comparison to Freeciv 2.5 civ2civ3 ruleset before the game starts.