On random maps, I'll take the tube - I don't like having the edge get in the way of exploration and strategy. However, I play most of my civ games on real-world edited maps, and those are usually flat.
I prefer the flat map. Easier for me to keep my situational awareness and none of that boring polar terrain. What do y'all think?
On random maps, I'll take the tube - I don't like having the edge get in the way of exploration and strategy. However, I play most of my civ games on real-world edited maps, and those are usually flat.
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Random maps? Tube. It feels a little more realistic for an entire world.
Scenarios: Whatever is appropriate for the scen.
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Random maps, tube. Even the polar edges annoy me. Real-world maps really bug me, because I actually have some idea what should be in that black space.
Tube. But I hear what you're saying about losing situational awareness. I remember my failed CtP experiment with the 'donut' maps... on large maps I had transports totally lost!
At least in the real world, the polar ice caps keep you from forgetting which way is 'up'.
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either OK. "Real world" has length > 2·height for cylindrical approximation; nobody makes maps like that ("x axis" > "y axis" considering column splitting).
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