What maps do people want? Advice?

jutetrea · #1 August 28th, 2007, 12:10 AM

idea: Map covered with movement restricted provinces, except a road system of plains (with a graphical representation of a road.)

Similar idea: A full wasteland/swamp map with a series of fat farms spread about. Start, waste, waste, farms, waste, waste, farm, frontline (or middle). Make few enough that holding onto the good provinces is worthwhile. No chokepoints, but a large army would have difficulty crossing vast wasteland. Think desert/oasis.

I'd like to see a smaller verion of one of the maps that has the cavern/dungeon system. A few provinces that have a long connection to a subset of provinces to the side and off the map.

Sombre · #2 August 28th, 2007, 03:39 AM

I'd like warparound maps that are relatively balanced and have a good number of provinces that are just 'normal' - not forest, swamp, farm, mountain etc.

Juzza · #3 August 28th, 2007, 03:45 AM

Yes, because in dominions 3 we are all looking for normal things

kidding

I like small maps!!!!

DrPraetorious · #4 August 28th, 2007, 08:05 AM

I'd like maps which are both artistic (unusual looking, pretty to look at, etc.) as well as reasonably balanced or at least balanceable, and *wrap around*.

Given that we're going to spend many, many hours staring thoughtfully at this thing as we play the game, I don't want ounderstate the importance of a map that looks good.

But wrap around (more than symmetry) is key to making a big map well balanced. Smaller maps you can just place players around the rim by hand, it's not a big deal.

Kristoffer O · #5 August 28th, 2007, 12:07 PM

I think there is a need for wrap around maps in the MP community. Starting position along one edge of the map is often more unbalancing than a position with rich or poor provinces.

Noble713 · #6 September 1st, 2007, 02:41 AM

I play single play exclusively. I'd like to see a 20-player, 400+ (land) province map of the Warhammer Fantasy world. If you need reference maps or background material for magic sites just ask.

Autochthon · #7 September 2nd, 2007, 03:13 AM

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Noble713 said:
I play single play exclusively. I'd like to see a 20-player, 400+ (land) province map of the Warhammer Fantasy world. If you need reference maps or background material for magic sites just ask.

Ditto - I have just begun to scratch the surface of the many possibilities that SP offers.

I'd also request that a map based on the Exalted Creation be made. I particularly like the fact that Creation's Water-based factions have a great deal of flexibility, particularly in the West, aptly called the Elemental Pole of Water.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a lot of material, else I would have pestered someone for help on an Exalted mod.

Burnsaber · #8 September 2nd, 2007, 02:36 PM

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Noble713 said:
I play single play exclusively. I'd like to see a 20-player, 400+ (land) province map of the Warhammer Fantasy world. If you need reference maps or background material for magic sites just ask.

Seconded. Map of the Old World would be just so freaking awesome. Sylvania could be a wasteland with lots of death sites and protected by some independent Vampire Lords. Chaos Wastes could be heavily defended by freaky independent forces, have almost 0 population but amazing magic sites. Athel Loren could be defended by a mixture of Treelords and elf dudes from the Sylvania mod. Bretonnia would of course be full of independent Knights..

There is just so much awesome stuff in warhammer world.