New map by Jason Lutes

[J. Lutes]

Originally posted by Yossar:
Are 99 and 109 supposed to be connected? Don't seem to be now.

Yes, they're supposed to be connected. Thanks for that, it'll be fixed in the next Version.

I agree about the lack of realism regarding the river borders, but ultimately I like the limitations it puts on the map. The whole reason I designed "Cradle" that way was because I generally find Dom2 maps to be too open, with fewer strategically important provinces than I would like. The cities, farmland, ports, magic sites, and bottlenecks are all in there to provide focal points for strategic decisionmaking.

The main problem may simply be that I used river graphics, which breaks the suspension of disbelief. In terms of basic design, they might as well be mountains or magical barriers. I agree that the ideal solution would be to allow for the setting of borders as "water," "mountain," or "impassable" in the map editor. Maybe in Dominions 3...?

But I am definitely taking all of these opinions into account as I think about my next map. I really appreciate everyone's comments!