Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

Well, I remember IW adding an Inferno battle background. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

There's also Hel. It's in Helheim.

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

Yeah but Hel's a pretty cold place ainnit?

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

There is cold hell called Cocytos.

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

The 9th layer of it where traitors are forever frozen in ice.

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

Of course, some of the mightiest heroes might be able to escape even from there.

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

More like mightiest traitors. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

Yeah, I think this is a good idea. I know there haven't been any official maps that have sported underground layers, but there could be in the future. The terrain would simply be called "subterranean". I would think it would have the lowest inherent wealth and production bonuses, but would have a very high chance of things like gem mines, gold mines and iron mines. The only complication I can think of is that there would likely be many magic sites that currently have terrain type "any" that would not make sense being underground. You'd probably have to add a whole new property to magic sites called "terrain restricted" just because of this.

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Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

True, but perhaps IW doesn't have to go so far in the first phase.

Re: Idea: Underground provinces
 

Diplomatic AI is still too weak for them (mightiest traitors) to be recognized, so I doubt it's modeled.

edit: choice of words