Man-made map or Computer map?

[GodKing]

Man Made.

[Inverse Icarus]

have we deicded who will make the map?

[Togas]

BFM and I are jointly working on a World Map that is natural, balanced, unusual, and also includes a few puzzles and surprises. We can have it ready within a week if needed, and we welcome any requests for features that you might like to see.

We will be using the results of the polls and try to make the map along those guidelines.

We have many good ideas that we've planned for this map and are coming up with new ideas on a daily basis. We're very excited about this project and hope that Apolyton chooses to use our map.

--Togas

[Gramphos]

man-made

[Panag]

hi ,

if we use man made , how far do we go , where do we draw the line , .......

have a nice day

[joncnunn]

If we use a man made map, won't we have an unfair advantage exploring?

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by joncnunn
If we use a man made map, won't we have an unfair advantage exploring?

Ahem, first post.

Originally posted by BigFurryMonster
The people who made the map will not play an active role in the game itself, of course.

[Panag]

hi ,

we could ask someone who is not going to play to make a map for us , ....

or we could ask someone from an other site , ......

this way we dont know a thing about it , ....

but what do we want on our man made map , .....

and how long will it take to create it , .....

maybe its better to let the comp generate one , or a couple and take the best from it , then add or remove what we like , ...

have a nice day

[BigFurryMonster]

Originally posted by panag
we could ask someone who is not going to play to make a map for us , ....

We are. Togas and I are working on a map right now, and it's coming along very nicely. But... we won't tell you a thing in advance, we promise. We'll not be an active part of the game.

Originally posted by panag
and how long will it take to create it , .....

One day? One week? You'll have your map before the game starts, I promise.

Originally posted by panag
maybe its better to let the comp generate one , or a couple and take the best from it , then add or remove what we like , ...

Actually, that's exactly the way we started the project... :-)

[Panag]

Originally posted by BigFurryMonster


We are. Togas and I are working on a map right now, and it's coming along very nicely. But... we won't tell you a thing in advance, we promise. We'll not be an active part of the game.



One day? One week? You'll have your map before the game starts, I promise.



Actually, that's exactly the way we started the project... :-)

hi ,

ya know something BFM , its a shame you are not going to play with us , ........

huh , what size ?

could you post a screenshot of a starting point

have a nice day

[Togas]

Some notes from the Mapmakers:

We generated several maps with the conditions voted upon by the team as our guidelines, then sketched out a major revision of that map based on ideas that BFM & I each had. The map has Vikings and sea adventures at the heart and while we hope the team will end up with Vikings, it can still be enjoyed by any civ selected. This will be a map that you will enjoy exploring and hopefully surprise you on several occasions.

We are currently setting it up for 16 civs. We'll do more or less if needed, just let us know.

Design wise, I'd say we're 1/3 of the way done. We could have it ready as soon as this Sunday, if you wanted it by then.

BFM and I will stay involved in the Demo game to some degree, of course. We won't run for office or anything, but we will definately want to see how things play out on this map and what you discover and what you think of it.

--Togas

[civman2000]

Togas: You could be on the Court, if we have one.

[Sheik]

Man-made. A human editor is much more creative and can add elements to the map that a computer can't.

[Jonny]

I want a computer-generated map.

It will let us get started quickly, and the computer holds no biases against anyone. A computer map would be well balanced.

[GodKing]

Sounds like Togas and BFM are going to get us a good one....