Hello Everyone
AUTOMAGIC We're very happy to announce a great improvement to Automagic. The
new version is called 2002c and is available on the MEPBM Games website
www.middleearthgames.com.
This includes a variety of improvements to error checking and presentation,
but most importantly it allows you to import data.
Starting Monday, 14th October, each turn you recieve will include an XML
data packet, attached to the same email as your results pdf. (XML is a data
format, it's quite easy to read XML files if you open them with a web
browser - such as Internet Explorer or Netscape.) (If you can't find your
turn scroll to the RHS of your email - that will sort out 95% of your
problems).
This file will contain a great deal of the data from your results, including
all your character details. Automagic 2002c can then load these details,
saving you the chore of having to update each turn, and preventing any
chance of a mistake.
If you have an older version of Automagic you will not be able to import the
XML attachments.
* Please get the new version of Automagic as soon as you can *
Also, we will be bringing out a program called MEOW, which does a similar
job to Automagic but can be run on just about any computer and doesn't
require Excel. It is written in Java, so if you want to use it, you may have
to download and install a large (8meg) file, but it is free.
MEOW is currently in beta testing and we hope to release the first version
in early Winter. It will import the same XML files as Automagic. We'll
release more details presently.
FLAGSHIP RATINGS: Flagship have allowed us to offer a small prize for upto 5
players who send votes into them for Middle Earth. So if you haven't got
your ratings in yet then please do so.
NEW 1650 MAP on the Website - please check it out. It's very useful. 2950
map now on the website. We're intending to use the 1650 map with Nation
borders on it to send out laminated @ �15.00 each. If you are interested
then please get in touch. Although we have checked it multiple times there
might still be errors so please check it out and get back to us if you find
any.
The following new games are filling up. (Descriptions of the type of game
follow - please check this when contacting me with regards to playing in
that game).
Waiting List: When I get all 25 nations into the game I will allocate you
your choice of nation from the list of nations that you have sent me -
please send multiple nation choices. All nations are potentially available
until I set up the game.
Upto 2 nation game: You can play one or two Aligned nations, or one Neutral
nation.
2 nation game: You must play two nations.
Bofa: 2wk [Game 110] Beginners or Veteran's game: 2 available.
1650 2wk [Game 67]: 4 available. Waiting List game.
2950 2wk [Game 218]: 22 or (25 - ie email only) nations available. Waiting
list game.
1000 2wk [Game 40]: Probably going to be a Normal game (ie one nation per
allegiance allowed +20% kid/ass). 6 FP, 4 Neutral, 4 DS and some others
taken so far. 2 more nations needed.
Note please ask for variant games we can try to get you opposition for them
if you are interested - mostly Grudge teams though - if I get 10 players for
any single type of game then I will put it up for general availability below
and push it;
Grudge Games we need opposition for:
1000: David R 1650: Steve J (DS team)
I have drop-outs available - don't forget you get a free turn for taking
these up...
E [Early] = 0-10 turn, M (Midgame]= 11-20, L [Late game] = 21+ [A= Aligned
if a Neutral, N= not aligned if a Neutral, P = Postal and Email game, G=
Grudge, 1w = 1week game, 3w = 3week game]
Bofa: None
1000: None
2950: Rhun (m), DkL (m), Cors (m), 2 nations (e-gunboat), Duns (e-n)
1650: NGon (l), Dog (m), 2nations (e-gunboat)
Thanks
Clint
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