What do you want changed in mapping?

[OrcaZz]

Hey all! I've been messing around with the map scripts in the modules, and I think I am starting to get a good grasp on how they work.

I think most of us can say that we don't want to have the blocky, top to bottom, row of islands type maps every game. But with the dependency of the Distant Lands system on the continent shapes, it can be a little difficult to change.

I already posted a mod to make maps a little more interesting. But I really want to know what kind of changes you all want to see in maps so I can try to implement them. Keep in mind that there more or less has to be two continents for Distant Lands to work as intended. Apart from that, let me know - I want to implement these ideas!

 

[GeneralZift]

I'd like for the game to have an option to select the 'regular world' map and the 'distant land' map and just have them splice these two together.
We could call this Map A and Map B.
Some group of players always starts on A and some on B, in multiplayer, both maps are equally 'distant land' to each other.

So, what would make the most sense is an option to pick Map A, one to pick Map B, and one to pick which Map you want to start on (or Random).

 

[OrcaZz]

I'd like for the game to have an option to select the 'regular world' map and the 'distant land' map and just have them splice these two together.
We could call this Map A and Map B.
Some group of players always starts on A and some on B, in multiplayer, both maps are equally 'distant land' to each other.

So, what would make the most sense is an option to pick Map A, one to pick Map B, and one to pick which Map you want to start on (or Random).

So like, say I select map A to be continents, I could then select map B to be Fractal?

 

[GeneralZift]

So like, say I select map A to be continents, I could then select map B to be Fractal?

Yes. Then at the start screen, you'd basically pick which 'World' you'd want to play in (A or B or let the game decide evenly).

That basically determines which continent (or rather map type) is your home continent and which is the Distant Lands (for You).

So people starting on Continents would have Fractal Distant Lands and vice-versa.
But then you can pick whatever type of lands are on either side