Map Discussion
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TheMeInTeam
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I thought tectonics was your favorite.
That's like saying I like events or that DaveMCW likes to spam long, drawn-out posts
.I made the suggestion as a joke because tectonics is anything but a balanced script. However, watching every team fall over itself trying to deal with amazingly crappy mostly plains-only land WOULD be interesting. One reason it intrigues me is that on high levels it's not viable...the AI can afford to spam out crapcities and the player suffers for it as he can't do so (there are ways to overcome the situation, but fairly one-dimensional). However, if EVERYBODY got amazingly terrible land, we'd really get a picture on how teams react.
Yea I kind of suspected that your suggestion of a desert map migh be a joke... but I thought I would let you say that rather than just assume it.
Norton I
Warlord
With "surprise map" I meant it would be fun if you cannot rely on your knowledge of the automatic scripts. For example, if you have the donut script you only have to see a small part of the coast line to be able to predict what the whole landmass looks like. I like remake20's idea of creating a surprising map by gluing together stuff that comes from different map generators. Having said that, looking at the example maps above I think the Snaky Continents script does quite a good job on its own.
fireflames
Chieftain
I'm a big fan of Global Highlands, but I defer to the mapmaker in general. I'll take my map medium-rare, like everything else.
SilentConfusion
Emperor
Why don't we play on 1 tile islands?
That could be fun! Especially in the early game.
Hmmm what about small individual Islands that are all reachable by galley surrounding a large continent that is only reachable with optics.
SilentConfusion
Emperor
Hmmm what about small individual Islands that are all reachable by galley surrounding a large continent that is only reachable with optics.
I don't really like the idea of a map that would cause everyone to race for any one tech. If we didn't know there was a "large continent that is only reachable with optics" and researching optics first gave someone an advantage that would be good for them. But if we all know the map is like that, everyone will be racing to optics.
damnrunner
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Island games give a huge advantage to the dutch civ as well with early ships. It is generally a bad idea to do an MP island game.
Also it disincentives all of the early UU's.
If we do an island game every team will essentially have the same early strategy - and without contact it will be pretty boring for a while. A map where we can make contact is what will make the game fun and allow teams to try different strategies.
Also it disincentives all of the early UU's.
If we do an island game every team will essentially have the same early strategy - and without contact it will be pretty boring for a while. A map where we can make contact is what will make the game fun and allow teams to try different strategies.
SilentConfusion
Emperor
If those are all reachable by galley the only problem I have with it is that everyone would know what the map looked like to start. This problem would also be there with many other known scripts. I still would very much prefer not knowing what the map looks like beforehand.
Final Team Map Choices:
1. Mapmaker's Choice - 12 votes
2. Snaky Continents - 6 votes
3. Global Highlands - 4 votes
Updated individual choices:
Our choices are due by the 27th so I think it is time to close this issue and report our top 3 choices to the UN. I will do that now. Thanks to everyone for giving such great input.
1. Mapmaker's Choice - 12 votes
2. Snaky Continents - 6 votes
3. Global Highlands - 4 votes
Updated individual choices:
Spoiler :
Our choices are due by the 27th so I think it is time to close this issue and report our top 3 choices to the UN. I will do that now. Thanks to everyone for giving such great input.
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