Utility: SemiRandom version 095

[Ballbarian]

Thank you very much for contributing Endoperez!
It looks like you have found a way to allow external defenders of "independent" forts. Very cool!

It should be able to appear in any hot or temperate forest that's medium to large. BallBarian, you seem to have done multiple versions of a single province type (even uniques), like this:

ENDO1_HOT_L_FST_U_R_.gan
ENDO1_HOT_M_FST_U_R_.gan
ENDO1_TMP_L_FST_U_R_.gan
ENDO1_TMP_M_FST_U_R_.gan


However, wouldn't that let it create four versions of the same unique province?

First let me point out that you are using _M_ to denote a medium sized or otherwise "Normal" size, which should be _N_. It will still work since _M_=Multi (opposite of unique) which is just a placeholder that can be omitted, but that I include in my gan titles for clarity. The same goes for _N_=Normal which is again just a placeholder and can be omitted.

That said, currently _U_nique provinces must have a specific terrain for them to be truly unique. Creating a single unique province that can appear on a variety of terrains is not an option right now, though I feel your pain and I am looking for an alternative approach. You are right. Using your example could create four instances of the same unique province on different terrains. There should not be any existing GAN's in the current set that use the same unique province with multiple terrain types. If you see one, please point it out because it would have been unintentional. (I did a quick scan and couldn't find any.) There are however "multi" type provinces with multiple files for different terrain types.

This utility is very cool. Breathes new life into the all the tired old maps around. Thanks for sharing Ballbarian.

Your very welcome Wauthan, and thank you for the encouragement.