Popularity of the Faerun Map?

[Edi]

All right, question time: Seems to me that there are a lot of games going on on the Faerun map I made a couple of months ago, but I'd like to know just how popular that map really is. So please give me some feedback on it.

Reason being that the map files do need some updating (a few beighbor issues, I think, as well as most of the special indie forts needing axing), but I've not had much interest in doing that.

One of the reasons that I haven't had much interest for that is that I personally found the map as published...disappointing. There were criticisms about the number of provinces, about some of the indie provinces and how they could upset gameplay by giving some nations overly powerful advantages, and how it was difficult to see where provinces were. Most of these criticisms were spot on, and in the end I was privately rather upset with the end result despite its apparent popularity. For the record, I haven't played a single game on it for these reasons.

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NEW FAERUN (small)

Another reason I'm not particularly enthusiastic about updating the old map file without significant demand is because I made a whole new map using the old Faerun.tga as a base, and I think it's much better than the first Version. It's got a round 100 provinces less (324) than the original, all nations on the map, and almost all of the other problems inherent with the old map solved. Province flag positions are marked wih a black starburst, neighbors have been better checked (not complete yet, this phase, but in just two or three test games I found several that needed removal).

Most of the specials on the new map are the same as on the old one, some are new and many are improved over the old Version. There is also a Nospec Version of the map, with just fixed start locales and only three specially garrisoned provinces (port cities), everything else is left blank. Some start locales have also been changed for improved map balance (Abysia was rather badly shafted Last time around, this is now fixed).

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So, how much interest for the new Version?

In any case, you people have enough time on your hands to post in this thread, as I'll be offline and out of touch from Thursday morning until Sunday.

Edi