The Random Map Generator

The_Tauren13 · #1 October 11th, 2006, 05:33 PM

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NTJedi said:
Only one suggested improvement would be having a few provinces which provide one-way traveling. Even if this cannot be included within the random map generator hopefully the functionality will be introduced as a .map edit command.

Hmm... I think I'm missing the point. Why would this be such a great improvement? I don't think it would do much more than annoy me... Also, what is the thematic justification for such a situation?

NTJedi · #2 October 11th, 2006, 06:07 PM

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The_Tauren13 said:
Hmm... I think I'm missing the point. Why would this be such a great improvement? I don't think it would do much more than annoy me... Also, what is the thematic justification for such a situation?

As a mapmaker I know several different ways to make use of one-way provinces thus providing more interesting maps. Currently all provinces provide only two way access which leaves fewer options in providing creative maps.
The thematic justification is that these would be one way teleporters. Another scenario justification is a magical mountain or forest where armies can only travel one direction.

Agrajag · #3 October 11th, 2006, 06:25 PM

Also, currently water province linked by a river are connected, but if a river is too strong/fast/wild to go back the other way...

Cainehill · #4 October 12th, 2006, 03:14 AM

Not to mention that one-way connections can add a lot strategically to a game / map. Think of a map representing heaven, hell, and earth. Units / armies could go from earth to heaven, or to hell, but not back.

And games like Age of Wonders did, well, wonders with one-way portals, teleporters, and gates, some of which could be destroyed, others (iirc) couldn't.