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Coldblooded in Re: Welcome:

I got a simple question I feel. How big of a learning curve is Phost from Thost, this is my first Phost game.

I'm played Tim host enough to know most the ins and outs, and I'm excited to give Phost a try, mostly because I've read the races are more evenly matched then in the old Tim host ship lists, which in some cases were borderline rock, paper, scissors.

PHost does have differences, and this particular game is not configured to be particularily "Tim-Host-like" (however, the most-confusing feature for new players, Remote Control, is turned off). If you have not played PHost yet, you should definitively read http://phost.de/phost4doc/first.html.

People are different. I know people who found PHost+PList quite natural to play. Others, in particular those who memorized the original ship list inside-out, may have more problems getting used to it.

This is a new server. If we get enough players to make it possible, I will offer more games, and among those will be games in "PHost-trying-to-be-Tim's-Host" mode. (Using actual Tim-Host is technically very challenging, and I've not yet decided whether to try it.) So if you know someone who likes to play, bring them in :-)

--Stefan

I would also recommend looking the PList ships and function if you haven't played with PList before.