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New Server Proposals / Temporal Loop server

« on: December 08, 2020, 07:27:24 pm »

First off; it's super likely for me to believe this will never be made, but i think it's do-able. (as a non coder )

The general premise of this server, is time periods which offer different approaches to the game (also anarchy...), time periods as in 10 minute windows (the duration can be later determined), where upon restrictions and/or their removal is allowed for the duration of that window.

For example:  3 players connected, everyone's playing fair, 1st window comes up:  "rule 3 void" , so for 10 mins rule 3 violations can be made, placed and stored (stored as in date stamped with inclusion of 10 min window's title and when, so that it can tie in with the ? tool for date verification should players call out rule 3 violations made in a point other than a window that explicitly allows it for admins to check up on)

Initially the example of "rule 3" would be the easiest to test. but in time, all the rules could be added, along with the anarchy setting (no rules).

Whilst all aspects of this idea would require collective improvement (as in the community), some things i'd want to be included are:
1) Window actions incur a CV penalty, dependent on rule used (weighting for community to decide), as to allow the purist gamer to prevail in theory...
2) Some rules are beyond revocation, namely the swearing to offend and racism.
3) The windows preferences (the list in which it uses to decide what to offer) is randomized (and possibly for duration too).

Should the idea be popular the server settings can be comprised at a latter date.

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New Server Proposals / Multiple/Repeating Timegoal

« on: August 29, 2020, 10:20:55 pm »

Could we have a compound version of a timegoal where upon say a growth percentage is set (10% for example), then every 5 years a company exists they have to exceed the 10% target or be removed from game, therefore the players will score higher with more cycles having achieved their own goal each time.

A medium sized map or larger would be nice, any year/climate.

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New Server Proposals / Mixture of x4 and s8

« on: February 25, 2020, 08:14:24 am »

Well like the title suggests, i'd like to see a timegoal server using s8 maps

Instead of 9 years duration like on x4, i'd suggest around 30 years for this version.

The only other thing i'd like to see, for this idea, is a 5 minute forced spectator mode at the start, so that new games, (if voted for) allow a window of time for everyone to get ready for the start

Start Year: 1997 (but starting 1st July so that forced spectator mode caters for the remainder of the year, and a new game starts afresh 1st Jan 1998).
End Year  : 2028 (so that all of 2027 can be used)

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Ban/Unban Requests / Beetstreet cheating.

« on: February 11, 2020, 11:17:58 pm »

Since S8, was unusually empty, i started a game there. it's not finished yet, but i shall win...

Beetstreet a registered player, is here too, i've salutated him and chatted a bit, to be ignored, which is not what this post is about.
I had been sleeping for a few hours, given my income was enough in maglev 2 to finish in good time, so this is why i greeted him.

So, i'm browsing the map following the chat , and what do i find?:  See attached.

As they're blatantly cheating, this tells me why the silence.

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Server 8 Temperate Extreme Goal (20 Bilion Goal,2000-2300) / Things that get us disconnected on server 8.

« on: August 12, 2019, 06:18:52 am »

Server 8 is like my 3rd favorite N-ice server, after x3, and s5 (though s5, only recently this year, due to being unable to connect to s8 regularly; especially after 2037).

Having played : N-ice for approximately 4 years, I've seen many players take steps to win games on this server.  Their steps aren't necessarily skill based, more so connection based.

Currently (as in the time of this poll) i don't bother even starting games on s8, due to option 4.  Whilst this isn't against the rules, it does present itself as a problem hence this poll.

In the past I've been disconnected here due to option 1, 2, 3 and 4; the number of players in my opinion makes little difference pending what they actually do.

What it comes down to, is internet speed (sorry to say); since the game is free, i would expect the internet connection used to connect to it would be of similar value, for it is mine.  My internet is free, so it makes sense to me, that i use my free internet to connect to a free game.  But....  Others it seems have invested in better internet connections, and as such are able to ramp up what they can build on this server at the expense of others inferior connections.
 
Like i said my internet is free: using www.speedtest.net my internet connection is as follows: 
PING: 25 ms
DOWNLOAD Mbps: 6.35
UPLOAD Mbps: 0.78

My connection is adequate for everything i do on the internet except playing on server 8...  I suspect others to dwarf these figures, and as such take advantage.

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Ban/Unban Requests / Business Transport (unknown player)

« on: August 07, 2019, 12:34:06 pm »

This company i've seen around, and usually abuses rule 3, today no different, abusing rule 3.

I have signed his rule breaks, 3 times, before posting here, where upon each time they've either changed the sign or deleted it... (i know it doesn't matter post sign creation though).

I enclose a screenshot, and hope that they can be identified.

oh this is on server 5, btw.

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General / [Done] S5, connection issues II

« on: July 26, 2019, 03:14:09 pm »

As per my recent shoutbox entry: i won a game of s5, i was logged in, speaking using my logged in name, and yet, didn't score when logged in, when i won the game.

Also as no-one else was registered i can't pin point the exact time of game, aside to say i went to bed at around 1000 GMT, and got back at 1600 GMT today, when upon a new game has started, and the console informs me that i didn't score (as per picture).

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Complaints / NeVaDa revenge rule breaker.

« on: July 25, 2019, 04:00:48 pm »

This players been around for a while now, so should have read the rules by now.

Playing on x2, they decide to surround every iron (steel being the goal) mine with reservations, which i summarily called an admin for and Knogle did his thing, and removed them.

Later, NeVaDa, decides to take my steel, and then promptly leave the game, to avoid any repercussions it seems...

See screenshot.

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General / [Done] S5, connection issues

« on: June 15, 2019, 03:57:43 pm »

Several times over the game Server 5, (i finished and won as of: 2019-06-15 08:36:58) i had been disconnected randomly, as i hadn't got near my threshold of too many vehicles being on the map, so i couldn't see why i was getting disconnected.  I also was only using the internet for this game solely.  Regardless i reconnected and re-logged in each time.

I finished the game asleep, but only by two years...  getting a rather low award, of 339 points, which i felt was odd, given i'd finished relatively quickly, in the middle of maglev 2 tech, using lev 2 monorail trains.

Upon further inspection of the console, when i returned today, it shows a clone was awarded half my points, as per the attached screen.

Doc may have had a similar problem as per:

Doc
14.06.2019 01:36 [UTC]
Server 5 constantly kicking me as it says I am logged in as duplicate, however client list shows only me

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General / marky unfortunate to not be able to login

« on: April 30, 2019, 09:31:35 pm »

Like the subject line, here's what I saw as per png image, it had about 40+ attempts above it to re-connect too.

He hasn't asked me to write this, I just thought; I've been in this situation before too, so I wondered if n-ice would be nice

if it helps the s8 game finished: 2019-04-30 19:36:27

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Complaints / Paxuhakich: Abusive player

« on: March 25, 2019, 02:02:25 pm »

Hi, I was just spectating the ongoing fued between two players (red and yellow)who seemed to believe that occupation of their town was for their exclusive use, therefore when a 3rd player placed an airport in a town they were using they, simply declared that was not allowed and systematically starved the airports that purple had made (using both bulldozer and then multiple bus stops very close to airport).  I'd made several attempts to diffuse the situation, but red took it upon himself to exculate the abuse, so therefore as a member i'd like to limit red's ability to harass others.

See attached.

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Ban/Unban Requests / [Confirmed] Zavuzi breaking rules

« on: March 14, 2019, 11:21:49 am »

hi, despite talking to the Japanese player, who's very enthusiastic in telling everyone he's Japanese, doesn't fully appreciate what apologising means, for, whilst breaking rules, he occasionally apologises and continues regardless, breaking more rules.

In this game so far, he's blocked me 3 times, blown up houses where red's airport is,  land reserved everywhere,   And apologised with no remedy offered...

I've called an admin, signed various things, and still get blocked... thus I would like him banned!

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Complaints / Complaint/Query ???

« on: January 31, 2019, 06:43:27 pm »

I've been playing the larger servers as of late, and I've noticed a trend by one player in particular.  It's something I used to do for others on x1, but in doing so the others who may have benefitted could not guarantee I would do it, so it could not be construed as cheating as they were not doing it, merely joining and capitalising on how the map has changed...

Apparently, using multiple companies to get ahead is forbidden, yet this is what's going on, it's just a more long-winded version.  What I used to do on x1, was grow bought cities, I'd name them Naz Town/ Gopher Town & ST73 Town, as those were the active players at the time.  Subsequently, through no fault of their own, when they started late on x1, they were presented with either 2 or 4 very large optimally placed cities and had the privilege of utilising maglev.  My purpose back then was growing cities, not winning the game.

However, what is going on now, is Budelerra is resetting his company shortly before maglev 4, so that he's regained the income he had prior, ready for maglev 4.  If we couple the notion that he re-uses the same set of "grown" industries, then that to me is the same scenario as growing megacities on x1, for myself (aka reset on maglev 3) which I've never done, I only grew cities (on x1) to master that process...

So this is not a direct complaint against Budelerra, but does explain how he gets the scores that he does. 

What this thread is, is a question:  Is this allowed?; If so, I'll be shrouding my tracks in trees shortly before resetting, as that should help no end remaking the tracks...

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Complaints / Grosnaze_667 (like you'd never of guessed)

« on: November 17, 2018, 05:31:17 pm »

Sigh,

I joined Ace777's and as soon as we took the lead Grosnaze (who is doing the same thing as always, overkill industries), now decides to revert to type, has completgely ruined a train site, which we probs wont use now, but like challenge(r) a few days ago, is now using new companies to cause the blocks, whilst seemingly disconnected from his own company.

Therefore since his ban was only for 3 days, can instead his account be deleted?

See attached.


Chucky: They`re using another connection. Players have been baned from another admin again.

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Complaints / [Confirmed] Chellenge(r)

« on: November 16, 2018, 06:28:25 pm »

Saw him, doing this, told him to stop, but they continue.

I don't know if against the rules, but looks suspicious, see attached