This is the names of all the players I have been notified of to date. I have no others who have even enquired.

OK, looks good.

Now I might also add that I have recieved the email addresses for each member of T0ymans team.
So I guess this makes them the first official team to be fully registered for the game. Thanks T0yman for the addresses.

I might also add, I'll not be disclosing these addresses to anyone, it's not my place, and as far as I'm concerned it's privelaged information.

By having these addresses I'll be making up some groups in my address book by team. If anything should happen to the server my first priority will be to get it back online. Second will be to send an email disclosing when I'll be bringing the game online. So should something happen, and you are unable to access the game, please check your emails for information.
Also feel free to contact me by email with any questions or hate mail. I'll do my best to answer any questions quickly, and I can throw your hate mail in the trash bin as well as the next guy.

Practice game will bang today sometime after 12pm EST and will reopen for play at 8pm EST. The game wll show on menu but will remain closed until then. At 8pm the game will open for play and players may enter.

This will be a chance to practice your entrance stratagy.

For the actuall game start, I'll have to keep the server offline untill 8pm at which time it will come online and you can enter the games. I have to do it this way because with your player names and passwords issued in advance, I have no way to stop them from entering the game early.

V2 I can simply leave the game inactive and leave the server online with the other games. Nice feature JP, thanks. But for this game on V1.03 we'll do it the old way.


RP

I will ask the rest of the team I am with and see but the 3rd is gonna be an issue with my schedule.
Funny thing here is if we were using the new version 2.13 it would be a non issue

Of course you could use Prom's Game Open script.

I'm open to suggested dates.
I can make the game open on the first. But I'd have to leave the server offline for days before, and if there are any issues I'll not be able to fix till I return.

I will ask, apparently at least one of the other corps wants the 3rd. My opinion is set it up for the 1st, it something happens use the 3rd as a backup plan. We can play what ifs until the end of time but who knows if you'll have power on the 3rd? You could have a huge snow/ice storm and lose power. You do live in the frozen tundra!! Crap happens.

Or try for the 2nd when you get back. I think Houghton is a pretty big town as far as U.P. towns go, and they must have internet, the winters are too long not to.

No matter what, R/L always comes before the game. We'll play it when you open it. I would however suggest that no matter what day you open, that it does open at 8pm. So, If we're here on the first at 7:55pm and the server is still up, we'll know it's another night of practice. ect, until we see the server has gone offline for reset. Just drive safe, don't rush on icy roads.

Does that make sense?

OK, I guess I'll leave it the 1st on a timer. This means the following.

I'll be bringing the site off and on during this week as I test the timer to be sure it works.
All my V1.03 games will be offline from the 27th till the 1st at 8pm EST when the TWGS will start, and you can use the passwords I'll mail out to enter the game.
IF there are any issues, I'll not be able to resolve them (likely) until the 2nd or 3rd when I get back and settled.

So game on as planned. Good luck and I guess I need to get busy mailing out the PW's to the players!

Passwords have been sent to all registered players. Check your email address supplied to me, and if you've not recieved it please let me know.

RP

I was in Houghton/Hancock for work reasons frequently early 90's, I'd be surprised if they did not have good connectivity - Michigan U School of Engineering (well renowned even internationally) is located there.

You are right about the weather. I remember a gigantic wooden representation of a thermometer on the road from the airport to the town, calibrated in feet, one to one scale,, representing the winter snowfalls, with the years written beside. I think one was 40 feet. An old guy (he was same age as I am now laff) told me that his grandfather had told him that they were completely isolated for months in winter, the Lake was frozen and the roads impassable. They used make a tunnel through the snow down the main street with side tunnels to the doors of the stores and houses. RP is right to be wary.

A word of caution to RP though, they do not like to be called you-pers, especially by other Michiganites, grin.

Tonight I'll be testing the timer on the practice game. The server will remain offline from the time it goes down, till the timer opens the TWGS at 8pm EST tonight.
No change to the game you're currently playing.

And PS,
My trip to the UP has been moved up so we're leaving Sunday and should return in time for me to be present on the 1st when the game opens.

Success!