"The Map", Part II

[Maniac]

This poll told us a majority of Planet's citizens wants a CMN to generate a fair map. But TKG and FlameFlash were wondering if we shouldn't at least decide a few things ourselves. Therefore this second poll. I left out the options which didn't get any vote in the first poll. You have three days time.

Please vote only once in each category.
There, that should make it clear...

[Method]

standard (oops! i voted large )
judgement
judgement
average
dense
pancakes

[Maniac]

standard
50-70
rest judgement

[Static Universe]

A) Standard planet
B) 50-70% ocean
Rest Judgement

Although I probably should have gone average native life...

[FlameFlash]

CMN

[Drogue]

Standard Planet, dense cloud cover, and the rest CMN.

[Alex]

Everything CMN. I want someone to blame if things get wrong.

[Micha]

why not a bigger planet? voted cmn for that, because the bigger ones won´t win anyways. Perhaps the cmn will see the point on playing large maps.

Ok, the communication thing. But beside that? Gameplay would be better with really big empires.

50-70% water coverage, dense clouds. Rest cmn

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Micha
why not a bigger planet? voted cmn for that, because the bigger ones won´t win anyways. Perhaps the cmn will see the point on playing large maps.

Ok, the communication thing. But beside that? Gameplay would be better with really big empires.

I would suspect the game would take much longer to play on a larger map, as there would be much more movement.

[Maniac]

My issue with huge maps is that factions will probably never border each other unless there are empires of let's say 50+ bases. A smaller map makes diplomacy more intense, and border conflicts can actually be a reason to go to war, instead of merely trying to achieve a conquest victory.

[GeneralTacticus]

And there's also the fact that no-one who played the last game is at all interested in playing another game where one has to move over 100 formers around each turn.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
And there's also the fact that no-one who played the last game is at all interested in playing another game where one has to move over 100 formers around each turn.

Just give general orders for terraforming, and let whoever is playing the turn decide what to do. Sure you don’t get ideal results like you would in total micro-management, but the game flows quickly at the end. Besides it will be a while before we encounter any such problems, a suitable solution could be found by then.

[FlameFlash]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
And there's also the fact that no-one who played the last game is at all interested in playing another game where one has to move over 100 formers around each turn.

I wouldn't know...

Though I'll trust you on that one. Still, needs to be big enough... I want a decent amount of water/land to conquer explore.

[GeneralTacticus]

Just give general orders for terraforming, and let whoever is playing the turn decide what to do. Sure you don’t get ideal results like you would in total micro-management, but the game flows quickly at the end. Besides it will be a while before we encounter any such problems, a suitable solution could be found by then.

It's not just moving them in accordance with orders given, it's moving them at all. I should know, I'm the one who had to do it.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
It's not just moving them in accordance with orders given, it's moving them at all. I should know, I'm the one who had to do it.

Good point.