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14 Sep 12 UTC

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Tactical Question

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14 Sep 12 UTC

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What happens when you order build Army and fleet to come out from the same supply center?

the answer is a fleet.
It may be the case that the system builds in line with the order box.
though i cant recall if i ordered first Fleet and then Army in the next order box

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Honor & Prestige

Come here to see your rankings from both systems.

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11 Sep 12 UTC

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Issue entering orders

So I am having an issue when I attempt to enter a "Support Move" order in a game, I am able to select where to move is going to but not where the move is coming from. It ends up reading ____ support move to _____ from ...
Anyone experience this issue before?

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11 Sep 12 UTC

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gameID=9821

30 years is not long enough! Bet is 30.

If you are interested in something more than a quick 1v1, try this one.

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07 Sep 12 UTC

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2 curious proposals about... TIME!

Before I ask Oli if they would be feasible and how hard to do, I'd like to hear if there are any suggestions or comments about them.

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user stats

I remember this past discussion about improving the user stats page and I've found back the link:
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/forum.php?threadID=27149&page-thread=3#threadPager
is there still interest in the topic?

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09 Sep 12 UTC

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Concede to a draw

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Captainmeme (1400 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

Would it be possible to allow the Concede button to also concede to draws? For instance:
2 powers are determined to see a game end in a two-way draw. They've worked together to wipe out every other power bar one, who already knows he's going to be defeated.
Currently, that last power has two options - play on (which I can see the merit of, but in some situations an alliance is incredibly strong so there really is no hope) or sacrifice all his SCs as quickly as possible.
The concede to a draw would make the second option much faster - all the person would need to do is press 'concede' and then the other two could vote 'draw' and the draw would be two-way, with the third person having resigned.
Is this possible to implement?

RUFFHAUS 8 (2490 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

At first glance this seems like a great idea, very insightful, and helpful in some situations. However, my concern with implementing this is that we would encourage more of these situation to manifest themselves, and specifically discourage players that fight to the end, never giving up. By putting such a system in place we would very likely bypass some of the (admittedly few) miraculous comebacks which make the game truely special. One of the wisest principles of Diplomacy is to 'never say never'.

Captainmeme (1400 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

That is very true indeed.
They use a system over on PlayDiplomacy (not sure if anyone here's heard of it?) which has a default setting of people being able to Concede to Draws, but you can enable DIAS (Draws Include All Survivors) in the game-create page. How about a reversal of this - a default state of DIAS, but Concede to Draws being available if wanted? This would encourage more people to use the first, but if people wanted a shorter game, the second option is available?

Devonian (1887 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

Please no! I hate winning to a concede and I would hate conceede to draw even more.

Captainmeme (1400 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

Just wondering - why? Is it because you haven't shown your full prowess at the game? Or does it feel like it's a dishonorable victory?

fasces349 (1007 )
09 Sep 12 UTC
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The other problem with conceding to a draw is say I am france, since the start of the game I have allied with england, turket, the last player is done to 5scs, my plan is to make a last minute stab and get the win.

Suddenly turkey votes concede and england votes draw messaging me for a good game as a faithful ally.

Now, I have 2 choices, either vote draw, or refuse to vote, announcing to the world my intention of a stab.

England, now fully aware of my intentions allys with turkey against me and gets the solo.

This is my problem with a concede to a draw, it makes lasyt second stabs impossible.

Oli (977 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

I don't think this is easy to implement.
If you have 2 players voting for a draw, and one voting for conceede and one still missing he could just vote for a draw and get in the draw. The conceede is really meant for the 2players games, where it's obvious that one player will win, but t will take quite some time. For more people involved I see more harm than gain (at the moment).

Devonian (1887 )
09 Sep 12 UTC
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I dislike concedes because:
1. I dislike quitters
2. There is often a chance for a comeback.
3. I see a weakness that my opponent could exploit. I put in a lot of thought on how to address it. Then suddenly the games over

Devonian (1887 )
09 Sep 12 UTC

4. It feels like a dishonorabe victory.

goldfinger0303 (2136 )
10 Sep 12 UTC

I agree with Devonian and even moreso with Fasces. It would be awful if implemented because it does rid you of the ability to stab. Hell, I get most of my solos stabbing allies who I'm going to "Draw" with

kaner406 (2067 )
10 Sep 12 UTC

Back in the dark days of PBEM, you had the option of voting for any number of Draw scenarios. And provided everyone agreed to them that would be the outcome.

An example could be that England and France are kicking arse, and only Russia, Austria and Italy are holding on by the skin of their teeth. Someone puts the motion forward that the game should be won by E/F and if everyone left in the game agrees to this then the game is drawn E/F get the draw, and R/A/I get a survive.

I don't think that this would work though - unless there was some kind of public announcement and the instigator/voters remain anonymous.

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06 Sep 12 UTC

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Hi everybody

...and sorry

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06 Sep 12 UTC

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VDip Tablet Functionality

It appears I can do everything here at VDip on my iPad... except enter orders. Is this because of Flash, or is this functionality still in development?

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07 Sep 12 UTC

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No Confirmation Email when registering

A friend of mine is trying to register for the site, but he's not receiving the confirmation email required to activate his account. Since he can't register, he also can't post on the forums so I'm posting for him. Is there something wrong with the server or some other step we're missing in the confirmation process?

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03 Sep 12 UTC
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ARRRHHHGGGHHHF*CK

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04 Sep 12 UTC

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How to give away games. Help!

I have a game I would like to give to a friend. How do I do this? I see there's an option in the settings, but it doesn't do anything

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27 Aug 12 UTC

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Low bet Haven match!

I'm looking to start a high quality haven game, preferably around 20 bet, as I don't have as many points here then on webdip... Also, Ppsc anon

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05 Sep 12 UTC

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WWII (Team Game) EOG

http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=8304

good game all!

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31 Aug 12 UTC

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google chrome

Someone can help me? I just installed google chrome, and I see it has some adventages over firefox, but when I open world variant game, the map appears big (just a portion of it) and when I slide the mouse over it, it doens't turn to the magnifying cursor anymore, so I can't zoom out the map. Thanks in advance.

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04 Sep 12 UTC

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Karibik

need 1 more player!

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Decima Legio (1987

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01 Sep 12 UTC

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EoG: gameID=9531, Sack of Rome gunboat

Another solitary walk to the solo. My congrats to Orpheus.

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07 Aug 12 UTC

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Some abbreviations we use here:

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01 Sep 12 UTC

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1 vs 1 Cancels don't work?

I was playing a 1 on 1 game and I know my opponent lost his internet access (he warned me it was spotty)

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25 Aug 12 UTC

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Most Super Awesome variant GO

Favorite variant to play on? and why?

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29 Aug 12 UTC

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High Bet Haven Match

I wish this person good luck in finding 18 more ppl to buy-in @ 200 each.

gameID=9659

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28 Aug 12 UTC

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Spain needed

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=9624#gamePanel

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Cunnilingus (1603

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24 Aug 12 UTC

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noob question

if youre in bulgaria and are going to be taken by serbia/rumania and know it's coming, can you submit an order to go after one of them and cancel the attack by killing the support/move?

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17 Aug 12 UTC

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The British Empire Tournament!

Details to follow...
(and I'm a slow typer, so it may be a while before they show up...)

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25 Aug 12 UTC

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How many vDiplomacy players are at Rose-Hulman institute of Technology?

Hey, I am a new freshman and I was wondering if anyone else is going there.

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23 Aug 12 UTC

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Join this game

Hi we need more players to start the battle, does someone want to join in? It's a WWlV and we need players, here is the link:

gameID=9310

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23 Aug 12 UTC

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Join Live Game

Just started a live game titled Live Game. Come join.

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09 Aug 12 UTC

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WWIV Team Game

Checking the forum for interest in a team game. 2-3 day phases, anon, full-press, random country selection. More details inside:

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11 Aug 12 UTC

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Convergence of Dimensions -- Haven Map

gameID=9245 We need a few more players for a Haven game starting this weekend. Please join up if you are interested and available!

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