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Old November 8th, 2008, 06:43 PM
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Default Re: New Map Divine Right

I have a mixed bag of comments.

The shape of the continent is nice, but if you zoom in close enough that you can see the details of an individual province then the terrain looks blurred and fuzzy.

Hex provinces are okay, but sadly the hex outlines don't follow the terrain quite closely enough. This is especially noticeable around the shoreline. This doesn't affect the way the map will play of course, but cosmetically it lacks polish.

The hex structure of the map means it's really quite open and lacks many choke points. Caelum and Jotunheim are the only nations with a chance at the one really defensible area (which probably means the Jotuns get it).

I have some concern over the seas, too - particularly the coasts. While having limited sea access protects water nations from potential domkill (Atlantis especially), it also greatly limits their strategic flexibility. Sea nations have a hard enough time getting ashore without the land nations knowing exactly where they're going to come from thanks to their limited options.
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