Map Creation Guide

[Jazzepi]

That makes sense. I looked at the connection profile in the map. I guess there's no easy way to create new provinces? That's what I was really going for. I'd like to be able to carve up the sea areas the game gives and have just the right amount of provinces for the sea nations.

Jazzepi

[llamabeast]

I _think_ if you create a new image, Dominions is able to guess the connections. I'm not sure how you make it do that though.

[LDiCesare]

In the map editor tool you can ue a guess connections button (or whatever the name) but the game will definitely get them all wrong, you're better off doing all by hand even though it's painful.
Adding provinces is just adding a white pixel on the map and then rehashing all the links. There's a province inserted command but I never understood how it works.

[Aezeal]

yeah what that command does is a mystery to me.. doesn't seem to do what it should do in any comprehensible way

[Endoperez]

IIRC the guess feature looks for red borders to make the guess.

Depending on how you do the map, it might be possible to have capital dots on one layer, borders on another, and very bright red borders for the guessing algorithm. Save a temporary TGA with just the capitals and the borders, and see if it goes better. It might not; haven't used the tool myself.

[Aezeal]

yeah the few maps I did I used a pic

then I drew borders in bright red and put dots in it.

it works pretty well if you don't use to much strange shapes and all.. I figure with only squares it would work very well.

But still... adjusting a pre made randomized map won't be easy