Yep. I'm getting the gut feeling (early guess) that ppl will vote to let the players deal with it, and not have me add specific recruitment sites. I want to take a sec to thank you (and everyone who has responded) for your constant feedback. Though I may be able to make a map look halfway decent, I'm still limited in my knowledge of gameplay, and I value the opinions of those with more experience.
Edit:
Ugh, looks like I've underestimated castle/temple size and placement. As seen here:
http://www.techno-mage.com/~targa/ca...emple_size.jpg
They've been placed on top of and across the river.

Gah. Once you change the dot placement, Dom2 renumbers all the provinces, since province number is based on location in X/Y axis....which means all the neighbors and stuff will be whacked out. Back to the drawing board. Guess I'll have to calculate pixel dimensions/placement and save it for future map-making reference.
Edit2:
Aha! Thank you Illwinter for making #defaultmapzoom option! Fixed.
[ February 08, 2004, 18:44: Message edited by: Targa ]