(i want to write my short review in this topic too)

Game looks very nice, the Auction-Screen would be better at 2D, but:
I almost cant play the game. My ping was rated with 450+ (at Mule 1 most times at 200, with host in europe 100 or less) and with that ping i almost missed land plots (this jumping back). At the first ore-auction i cant sell any unit, at my 2nd ore-auction time clocked after just after the auction began (for me).
At this point i quited that game.

Another point: the chat should be implanted in the normal game screen - you cant see the comments of the other players very good at the moment. And the screen is too small for the graphics (i use a 20` LED-Monitor with 1600x900)

But: I think there was lot work to make that game and it looks nice!
thumbs up!

Cause of the problems with the server:

Its great that it runs again!
If there are some lost of data - doesnt matter...!
Its really great thats possible to play this aweome game - and to play it for FREE!

Anyone who complains, should always remember that!

To all the people who are spending their free time to mule! you do a really GREAT job!

@ C128: its no bug! trying to sell something without success lowers the price!
or: is it a bug, that the ore price raise in late game, when 100 ore is owned by two players and they burn the remaining mules?

its not same like "huh, you can only win by spiking XXXX", but its DAMN near...!!!

when 3 bought a plot the 4th sells one - IF theres an auction, it will be cheaper - its same like "i sell ore at 100 to lower the price, because i dont want to have ore 230..."

and btw: if its so easy to spike food in 12 - why you didnt spiked energy in 12? worked all the time...?
Because you need to spike 2 players?

And yes, it makes tite weaker - but: whats the problem? if there is the tite player, who goes straight to the pub in 11 and 12, why no food-spiking? or is it unfair to spike ore just because all plots are given and have a mule working on it?

im not sure who is running the bots, but when i think they will change them soon...

Good update!

1st turn plot isnt so clear now...
and the lowest rank wins at same money is good!

food spike in 12 - makes rivers MUCH more stronger!

Now its works again...

Had never (except from my very first games) problems with my connection and compared to other not very much abandoned games.

But: all is fine now...!
Whiskey and MULE...!

Since a few days I suddenly cant connect to the bots anymore.
But I can connect to other hosts as well as I can host and others can connect to me.
I didnt changed anything on my system (except normal updates of my antivirus-program).

I hope someone can help me!

I heard that at least one other player got the same problem.

welcome to the shark pool....!

btw: you know the basics? or complete newbie?

welcome!

im sure that not very much (later) games will be recognized after 30 years...

You need Java and the programm to play.
I use the newest version for developers, but every up-to-date should be working (need that version for another programm, MegaMek - I doesnt have ANY skills in programming... )

Its good to see that the old grandpas how know the game since its release are playing here around!

Thanks for the answer

The avatar isnt very importent. I would now prefer the packer, but my little bird will do it too.
But its nice to "see" the players not only in the game but also here!

First of all: Hi and moin here!

If you mean joining a game, thats quite simple:
wait til there is an open game, then just click on it

Hosting is a little more complicated. You have to open some ports and so on - it is described in the FAQs.