It's working like a charm now. Thanks a lot for a quick fix.

Hi, I am unable to download the game using Download link from the main page. I'm getting an "access denied" message. Will you fix it, please?

It's a very offensive strategy, but I tend to avoid it. After the first ore price spike, usually around turn 5, you'll most probably get to the first place... which IS a bad thing I usually buy about 4-6 pieces of ore, depending on my starting position and number of adjacent mountains on the sector.

Stay cool, calm, collected, and above all, greedy. Nobody ever said the First Founder was a nice guy!
http://strategywiki.org/wiki/M.U.L.E./Walkthrough

Exactly my thoughts

No one mentioned Red Storm Rising? Shame! 

I can confirm that I have seen this bug in past. I can't tell you the exact game, but I am sure it was definitely not the same spot the meteorite strikes and the animation was not played.

I can't see why a high crystite deposit could not be located below the river. The only problem is that you can't mine it

Yes, point system would be great, but with one important thing to say - victory against AIs or low-ranked players should you give considerably less points than if you won against Rhodan or such a monster

Sure. Abandon the simple number-of-wins ranking and implement a true skill-based system. Then, if you scored a three-AI win, you could raise your ELO as much as if you played against humans - humans tend to have much higher ELO than bots. And even better, you can score some points for being 2nd, so there is no need to disconnect

For example, a great skill-based ranking system is described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueSkill

Definitely play a few training games - just to learn the controls and basic game mechanics. This game is not easy for beginners, but when you'll get it under your skin, you'll find it very... interesting

It is the same thing Both ushi and akire are blindly following the same pattern - playing against newbies and ai - so they are bots to me. No fun involved, or at least I can't see it.

By the way, it would be insteresting to compare IPs from they are connecting to MULE server.

Does the problem appear when you are in a training game? If it doesn't, you can rule out the lag.

congrats

Believe or not, akire1 was just awarded with silver Player of the week badge. Personally, it makes me sick.

Or even more simply, why can't they be banned just from hosting games?