Space-3 discussion thread

[a space oddity]

I played around with Mapfinder and discovered a downside to using it: one can guess the landmass type by knowing the domination limit... luckily I am more familiar with the number for huge maps, so I'll try to not look at them too carefully and will not mention them in this thread.

Also at least 1 river tile and a foodbonus and a lux is too rare for my taste. Leaving out the lux requirement finds about 1 in 10, which is low enough. I've excluded floodplains, jungle and march tiles, but forgot to exclude tundra. I will let if run tonight with turndra excluded also, but to compensate I will allow floodplains. I probably will be able to put them up tomorrow evening (GMT+1).

 

[Karasu]

Can we have at least 3 river tiles, only BGs and forests with furs, and 4 food bonuses?

 

[mad-bax]

...and a partridge in a pear tree.

 

[a space oddity]

You boys keep trying...!

Mapfinder has found 100 starts, I'll post a list of interesting ones in a couple hours.

 

[Karasu]

100 starts with 4 food bonuses, river, BGs and the partridge?

Er... ehm... just how many are the 'interesting ones' out of the 100? Only 20? And do we get to play the Zulus?

 

[a space oddity]

100 starts with 4 food bonuses, river, BGs and the partridge?

Er... ehm... just how many are the 'interesting ones' out of the 100? Only 20?

Depends on what I think will make a good set for a heated discussion...

And do we get to play the Zulus?

Ha! That's up to the team. I did notice a couple of good scandinavian starts...

 

[Karasu]

Maybe tomorrow then.
I cannot sustain a heated discussion right now -actually, I am only waiting for a lady in a French B&B to answer the phone before supermarkets close tonight...

 

[ainwood]

I did notice a couple of good scandinavian starts...

So you're suggesting that we choose our civ based on what smilies we have available?

 

[a space oddity]

I knew you would understand...!

I have completed the alphabet of choices, now I need to consider how I'll present them...

 

[a space oddity]

The first 5 new starts... note that A till F are still available too.

 

[a space oddity]

This will do wonders for my post-count!

 

[a space oddity]

And more...

 

[a space oddity]

The last batch.

 

[a space oddity]

I suggest that each member of the team choses 3 starts ordered by preference. The start with the most points will be the first one we'll attempt.

Choose carefully because we'll give it our best shot and the game will likely need a lot a lot of time invested in it.

 

[bed_head7]

I think K, then N, then P.

 

[a space oddity]

Thanks bed_head7, could you tell us what your considerations were? (I have my preferences too, but I'll wait until some more votes are in... )

 

[bed_head7]

Spain probably has not been played and beaten at Sid, at least not that I am aware of, and that start looks like it gives us a decent shot, even with a neglible UU and so-so traits.

Greece seems like it should have a decent shot, another I have not seen win at Sid, and the map feels like a continent one to me for no real reason at all, and I like to have friends with whom I can trade.

England is my fave, we have a nice corner that we can make our own, and, oh yeah, I have never seen them victorious at Sid.

Edit: Notice a theme?

 

[a space oddity]

Now, who will finish second in the "I can choose between 26 almost equal starts"-race?

 

[Doc Tsiolkovski]

Actually, I think Spain has decent traits for Sid. REL is more useful than it might seem; it may save you 14 turns of Anarchy (if you go Commie).

 

[Northern Pike]

Space, thanks for all the work you've put into generating these starts.

I'll need to put some study into this before I list my choices.