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Macca573 (1517 D)
23 Nov 19 UTC
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Improving Fog Of War
Fog of war applies to a few maps, classic, 1998, and such; but it seems like a simple add in. How hard would it be to get FoW as a setting rather than variant property? I would think there are many maps and games I would like to try with it, but it's only on a few things. There are also some variants like Rat Wars, that can only be done in FoW. Just wondering if this was a possibility?
Hector (1343 D)
24 Nov 19 UTC
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I support this suggestion. I find Fog of War quite interesting. It encourages you to communicate with as many players as possible, because that's quite often the only way to get any information about what is happening in some areas of the map. Diplomacy becomes absolutely crucial, even if you're winning. Plus, it's great fun trying to decide if they're lying to you or not....
BobMcBob (1281 D)
25 Nov 19 UTC
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I, despite never having spoken to this Macca guy before and not knowing him in real life, also support this suggestion. I do believe that, if it is not too hard to implement, it would be a great addition to the site and could add some fresh variety to some older variants.

And who wouldn't want to play FoW 1v1s? It's already been brought up in that thread. I'm in favour of still keeping classic FoW on the site though, purely for statistics reasons.
Macca573 (1517 D)
25 Nov 19 UTC
Ahh, interesting point you mention there Bob, also I person I have never met. I hadn't thought of what this would do to statistics. Unlike the other settings, this one can drastically change the nature of the game.
Hmmm....
I still want it though.
tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
25 Nov 19 UTC
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It is unfortunately not possible to make FoW a general setting for all variants without significant effort. A FoW variant requires the server to know how to color sea territories and most variants do not provide this information. The pool of our variants is just too large to quickly add this information to all those variants.
tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
25 Nov 19 UTC
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It would be a cool and is a long-requested feature though ...
Macca573 (1517 D)
25 Nov 19 UTC
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So to do it, someone would need to color the sea territories the way land is in the map files?

I think if a bunch of us work at it, we can get it done pretty soon. I can't claim to know all of the variant stuff, there could be more, but if this is a much requested feature I'm sure there would be loads who want to help.
BobMcBob (1281 D)
26 Nov 19 UTC
I could totally play my part by updating a few variants in Microsoft paint :) I actually would though, that's where I draw up all my PNGs.
BBQSauce123321 (2026 D)
26 Nov 19 UTC
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Could it be done so there's a running list of variants that have FoW when you click it as an option? Like, the drop down list for variants would only show the variants that could have the FoW setting applied to them. That way not every map needs to be done at first
Chumbles (1380 D)
26 Nov 19 UTC
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Historically, the Ancient variants, especially the Ancient Med, would really benefit - Punic Wars is already FoW as the default ... no modern comms then!
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
26 Nov 19 UTC
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Perhaps we could also provide the option for some variants(1066 and the aforementioned Punic Wars) to be NOT FoW? Maybe this is not of very large demand, but I've always wondered what it would be like to play those maps without FoW.


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No one is taking over CDed nations.
No one is taking over civil disordered nations.
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Macca573 (1517 D)
22 Oct 19 UTC
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Betrayal
Diplomacy is a game about betrayal, but how can you avoid other players raging at you when you betray them?
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
09 Nov 19 UTC
Was the Munich Agreement a British diplomatic coup in 1938?
Neville Chamberlain died on 11/9/1940. Chamberlain's brother had won the Nobel Prize for Locarno, which has explicitly stated that the UK viewed Germany's Eastern border open for revision and was only committed to defending Germany's Western border. Other than getting Hitler's signature on an agreement that he then violate in less than 6 months, I see no other way that Chamberlain could have gotten a treaty with Poland ratified or instituted peace time conscription in a democratic society.
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
07 Nov 19 UTC
Ben SC in Rinascimento Variant
As the Ben SC cannot move, however, when it is dislodged can it retreat anywhere? Or is it forced to disband?
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Arado (1301 D)
08 Nov 19 UTC
vDiplomacy-points scoring
I am still quite new to this website and I am confused on how the scoring works.
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Flame (1073 D)
07 Nov 19 UTC
DNWC 2020 ?
Is there any ideas about Diplomacy National World Cup in 2020?
I wish Stabbeurfou.org initiate it already!
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CptMike (1575 D)
20 Aug 19 UTC
FvA championship
Hello,

I propose to launch a FvA championship with 5 players.
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Strider (1604 D)
29 Oct 19 UTC
Reliability rating penaltys
Discuss
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Map
Can somebody make this a map?
I asked in the mod forum and nobody has answered me yet.
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https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1qsAbeu_9T5cpzqAqK2UgULrH56BWqUVtcysYosyokc8/comment
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Lei Saarlainen (1120 D)
21 Oct 19 UTC
Ready / Non Ready
for be ready what i must read ?
is not a stupid question it can be
1/ i read ready so mean i am ready
2/ i read redy so i must push the button for be ready
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ingebot (2014 D)
17 Sep 19 UTC
Suggestions for Europa Renovatio to be improved
Firstly, I'd like to congrat and thank Technostar on making an amazing variant. I've just got a few suggestions for improvement:
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Maps
How do I create maps?
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BobMcBob (1281 D)
26 Aug 19 UTC
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Did GvR just get removed?
And why was it a variant in the first place?
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Mittag (1396 D)
15 Oct 19 UTC
Scoring systems?
The "create new games"-page currently has WTA and PPSC as the two options for scoring systems.
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diplopoet (739 D)
08 Oct 19 UTC
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Anonymous games
I've noticed that most of the new games on this website are set to "anonymous". Why is that? Why do the people setting up new games like "anonymous" so much?
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Frozen Dog (1497 D)
08 Oct 19 UTC
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What happens if you lose all of your units but still control a non-home supply centre?
I don't mean according to the Calhamer ruleset, but on this site; would you be defeated or live on as a zombie completely at the mercy of others?
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tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
03 Oct 19 UTC
Looking for new moderators
We are looking for new members of the moderator team:
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tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
19 May 19 UTC
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Game processing paused
We are currently having some problems after another WebDip code merge with some deep changes to the codebase. Game processing has been paused until this is resolved.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
28 Sep 19 UTC
Very superstitious
I've got myself into doing a certain thing in my games here and recently changed what I did, for it to go very wrong...
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Cromig (1409 D)
28 Sep 19 UTC
4 Spots Left on great South America map!
Come join the South America game! https://www.vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=39913
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MagicalSand (1726 D)
25 Sep 19 UTC
V Dip Discord?
This is simply a question im curious with. Would it be a good idea if V Dip had a discord server? just curious what people would think about that.
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Diplomacy Poll
Hello all, I’m trying to make a poll on what people consider to be their favorite parts of diplomacy. I’ll be reading every response and making a chart of what people enjoy the most here, so please help me out and give me some words.
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Anon (?? D)
24 Sep 19 UTC
Anyone want to take this world game?
I'm playing in World Peace Simulator-2, gameID=39267 , but I'm about to go away and am unsure if I'll be able to input my moves. If you are interested, PM me and I'll tell you what country I'm playing. I don't want to just say it here as the game is anonymous. Then I can use the country switch tool to give it away. Please take a look if you are interested.
Thanks!
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
23 Sep 19 UTC
London vDip players?
Calling London Diplomacy fans... we need your help! Trying to track down from the British Library some 1970's articles in the old school mag Games & Puzzles about our great game. Any locals who can help with a little research in the Reading Room? Thanks :-)
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BBQSauce123321 (2026 D)
22 Sep 19 UTC
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For those curious...
https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=39855
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
13 Sep 19 UTC
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Rise of the Bots at webDip
While I dearly love vDip, I am blown away by this development at webDip.
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KingOfSwords (1497 D)
04 Sep 19 UTC
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Crashed Europa Renovatio Games
At least two games of the new Europa Renovatio variant have had problems and crashed, although so far most of these crashes have been resolved. This is the first time I've encountered this issue here at vDip. How concerned should we players be about this?
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Dawaldo (1000 D)
26 Jun 19 UTC
"New World" forum game?
There's a text-based turn-based forum game set on a fictional New World continent. Some on here may be interested.
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
05 Sep 19 UTC
Sealanes Europa Renovatio

Basically england skipped a unit to convoy to my mainland

More info: as reply
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