Redesign the World. (Map Settings)

[Enigma_Nova]

Map
Archipelago
Balanced
Continents
Custom Continents
Great Plains
Highlands
Hub
Ice Age
Inland sea
Islands
Lakes
Maze
Mirror
Oasis
Pangaea
Ring
Terra
Tilted Axis
Wheel

Size
Random
Duel
Tiny
Small
Standard
Large
Huge

Climate
Random
Temperate
Tropical
Arid
Rocky
Cold

Sea Level
Random
Low
Medium
High

[br]

I'm thinking:
Terra
Standard
Tropical
High

Everyone spam your favourite map settings, and if you're representing your team's official viewpoint, act real formal and official and stuff.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Ok, real formal and official and stuff:

Vote for sale.

[polarnomad]

Custom continents (random number of)
Standard/Large size
Temperate climate
Low sea level

[Aro]

This is for the SP, right?

Continents
large.
temperate
medium sea level. Or low, to free more land. I would like to see if a team can manage the economy of a great -huge empire better than individual players did so far (even Yin believes that ICS is over in the early game). Not to mention that more land = more FoW = more barbs....

But I'm open to other possibilities.

[NicodaMax]

Re: Redesign the World. (Map Settings)

IMO
Map: Custom Continents or Terra - I like the fact that later in the game you have to choose between consolidating your old continent (by conquest perhaps) or colonizing a new one at the expense of some raging barbs.
Size: Huge (for long lasting fun!)
Climate: Temperate
Sea Level: Medium

[Fried-Psitalon]

No, this is for MP.

[Aro]

Dear mods... Is possible to rename the threads to specify who is who?
And, folks... Post your thread with a little MP or SP in the title.

Well, if it’s about MP...
I would prefer a standard size continent map (default to 7-8 civs, which is the case), temperate. Tropical can give a lot of defensive bonus, however… What more? Low sea-level (more land, less tension with real opponents… )

[Jon Miller]

is this official?

JM

[Enigma_Nova]

Originally posted by UnOrthOdOx
Ok, real formal and official and stuff:
Vote for sale.

I'll buy that vote in exchange for funny pot-shots at a team of your choice.

Originally posted by Jon Miller
is this official?

We could make it official if you posted your opinions.

I'm going Terra for the decision-making process.
We got all the diplomatic fun of a Pangaea map,
plus the added fun of a New World that you have to get a piece of, while struggling with the barbs / wars / diplomacy on top of that

Standard because that usually fits 7 Civs, and we got 7 teams

Tropical for Rivers and Chops. More decision-making and commerce.

Change Medium sea-level to High sea-level so we have to make the pressing decisions about how to get more land sooner rather than later.

[snoopy369]

I'd like to put off the map choice until some of the more basic things are set up. I know a lot of teams are still discussing map styles, also.

Next week we'll have the 'official' thread of this, but of course feel free to discuss here.

[PLATO]

While I cannot speak for The Horde, I will say that Omnistar lays out a very convincing case for the "Terra" map in this thread

[inamirrordarkly]

I'm currently playing a Terra Map (my first one) and it is turning out to have some very interesting aspects. I like it.

[binTravkin]

Hey I just had idea, dunno if you'll like it but sounds fun to me.

We have some teams which are such strong RP characters, that even their starting terrain can be determined by their profile:

Team			Terrain
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vox			Not sure
The Horde		Steppe!
Gathering Storm		Near mountains or sea (where storms gather)
Team Alpha Centaurians	Somewhere we can grow xenoweed and other stuff for our xenobrew
Team Banana		Next to banana-rich Jungle
Sarantium		Hill on a sea/river coast, to build a glorious capital upon
The Mercenary Team  	Some hilly/mountainous/forested place - wild lands, wild warriors
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How do you like?

[Fried-Psitalon]

Originally posted by Enigma_Nova


I'm going Terra for the decision-making process.
We got all the diplomatic fun of a Pangaea map,
plus the added fun of a New World that you have to get a piece of, while struggling with the barbs / wars / diplomacy on top of that

There's a big problem with Terra for MP: specifically, that by Astronomy many teams will be eliminated or relegated to losing. That "New World" will have no impact on play for several teams. That lowers the overall fun considerably. There's also no guarantee that every team will get some coastline - that would really suck for a landlocked nation.

Originally posted by Enigma_Nova
Tropical for Rivers and Chops. More decision-making and commerce.

This is flat-out wrong. Tropical increases jungle/floodplain and lowers polar ice/tundra. It has no effect on rivers or forests, since forests can exist on plains, grassland, or tundra.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Fried-Psitalon


There's a big problem with Terra for MP: specifically, that by Astronomy many teams will be eliminated or relegated to losing. That "New World" will have no impact on play for several teams. That lowers the overall fun considerably. There's also no guarantee that every team will get some coastline - that would really suck for a landlocked nation.

I don't know that I agree with this. The teams that would "eliminate" other teams will have made choices that could curtail their expansion into the new world. This is part of the balanced choice that Terra provides. Additionally, a land locked team will have to make choices based upon getting access to the sea. I can see several layers of strategy that would go into eithier situation.

A team that is "losing", but has been able to get to Astronomy before any other could quickly turn their whole game around. Additionally, a team may choose to prepare for colonizing the new world and appear weak...only to have a significant presence in the new world.

Lots and lots of options that the Terra map opens up for increased strategy. Choices are the key for this map. I think it is incredibly well suited for a multiplayer DG.