....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

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907 days, 3 hours, 52 minutes ago

kissov

....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor vs. Midshipmen" type of game? I'm on turn 23 and haven't heard jack yet....? What do I do and by what means to talk to someone who knows where I'm messing up?

907 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

Your MvM game has the AI as the Mentor. This means that @Big+Beefer provides the information and the AI moves the ships and develops the planets.

In that game, @Big+Beefer has made 8 posts to the public activity feed. There have been no player questions posted in the public activity feed.

907 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

The problem with having an AI. It cannot review the game and notice I someone is doing something unusual and ask why they are doing it.

It just moves the ships around not very efficiently.

But @Kissov if you post a question in the main feed of the game I am sure another player or BB will answer.

907 days, 1 hours, 53 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

@Kissov: Unfortunately most of the Mentors in MvsM Sectors are just AI, so just automated messages are posted (under the guise of Big Beefer). Big Beefer does monitor these Sectors and I've seen him answer many questions before in other MvsM Sector.

Some people are lucky to get a human Mentor, but with the high number of MvsM Sectors generated and the really high drop rate in them, most end up with AI Mentor only.

Your best bet is to ask questions here in the main Activity Feed anyhow, or peruse http://help.planets.nu from time to time in order to absorb all the information required to play well.

907 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes ago

maitre

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

This is relevant to me. Is it possible for a regular player to host an MvM game, and play as the Mentor? I looked for this in the Host section but couldn't find specific options for it, maybe I was just looking in the wrong place ...

907 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

When a MvM game is started by the site it waits to be filled.

If it fills with Midshipmen and no real person fills the Mentor slot it starts with an AI.

So if you want to Mentor keep a look out for MvM games and fill the Mentor slot.

907 days, 0 hours, 5 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

@Maitre,

> Is it possible for a regular player to host an MvM game, and play as the Mentor?

The settings needed to create an MvM game are not available in the game creation interface, and aren't known for the API. I expect that if someone knew the unadvertised settings, they could use the API to create an MvM game.

It is possible for any player with adequate rank to become a Mentor. Select "GAME LIST" from the top menu and "New Games" from the lower menu. This will list the games currently being filled. Look through that list for an MvM game, select the sector, and join as the Mentor (slot 1).

906 days, 23 hours, 52 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

@Maitre: You can make a Private Sector identical to a MvsM minus the 'Full Visibility' feature. Since MvsM are Public though, most beginners would be less interested since they wouldn't earn Campaign Resources or Achievement Points. The settings that allow a center Race to be surrounded by other races in a circle is currently restricted to Private Sectors only at this time.

However, you can setup a Public Sector with a single player Team vs many on another team, and use Sphere mode to enable everyone to reach the Mentor easily.

They could Share Intel with the Mentor up until it is time to fight to simulate 'Full Visibility' also.

906 days, 21 hours, 18 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

If you have a computer mentor you'll have to wait for @Bigbeefer to get to your question- or post them here in the feeds- always someone happy to help.

906 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

@Issen+Adtur: It's more annoying when you do refresh, and someone still beats you by less than a minute!
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I suppose this is also relevant; http://help.planets.nu/MvM-FAQ

In case anyone Mentors, and wants to have the normally auto-posted Big Beefer messages in addition, they can grab them from this finished MvsM; http://play.planets.nu/#/sector/187492/activity

906 days, 17 hours, 47 minutes ago

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

@Glyn,

> http://play.planets.nu/#/sector/187492/activity

A FAQ for MvM Mentors has been on our list for quite some time. We're accumulating the information.

906 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes ago

kissov

RE: ....and btw how does the "mentor" help you in the "Mentor...

Thanks I wasn't aware of any of this stuff. First game but am learning how awful I am hahaha thanks everyone.