The GOTM is over! Here are reports from users who played:
Since this is the first GOTM there will be no special conditions. There will be no winning conditions either, as it seems like we'll get along well enough voting on the new gotm at the beginning of the month. Since there will be no winning conditions, a lot of rules can be relaxed. The idea is to have a good experience and then post your action report in the After Action Reports forum. I will link to your individual threads in this post so we can all see how we played out the scenario.
Since the point is to share our experiences, try to be detailed in your report. Take a few notes while you play; write down what your actions were, what you were thinking at the time, exciting bits. A well written report can be as exciting as actually playing the game!
Do not post any details about the game before the end of the month. These are extreme spoilers. Keep comments as vague as possible.Keep in mind that I don't have any gauge of how good this scenario is for a GOTM. Criticism will be welcome at the end of the month so that we can choose better maps for March and beyond. Remember to have as much fun as possible and not to treat it as work.
Honor Rules:
No one can enforce these, but if you do not follow these rules please make a note of it in your reports. The point of these rules is to keep the experience as genuine as possible:
-No cheating (modifying the game file or something equally deceptive)
-No save scumming (mistakes are the fun of it all)
-Change the combat mode only
once ever (This rule can be made more strict for future games, since there is no competition here, choose your most comfortable mode, but make a note of it in your report)
-Don't talk about the game while it is still active. Especially not on IRC or the forums.
Anything else goes.
About patches: Note the patch that you are using in the report. If you upgrade during the month, take a note of changes as well. Try at least be up to date on the official releases as of the date of the release date, to keep experiences as consistent as possible.
I probably missed other stuff. Oh well, there is room for improvement. Just take the save and have at it!
