MP: Map Choice - NEW QUESTION!!!!

[Aeson]

I don't think the difference (from a balance perspective) will be much between the two map types after passing through a preview process.

I'd go with Continents as it gives a less predictable landform on it's continents. Then just rely on the preview to reject anything that will be too far out of wack.

Custom Continents (at least when I last looked at the mapscript) all end up looking the same too often, and follow certain placement patterns. Someone familiar with the script could probably have a good idea of the entire map as soon as Stonehenge for instance. Possibly even sooner if one of the more unique looking combinations show up.

[Golden Bear]

I have a feeling that Sarantium would prefer Custom, but let me run it through the team quickly...


Golden Bear

[Golden Bear]

Sarantium Votes and Suggests:

Custom Continents

and, PREVIEW the map so that there are NO 1 Civ continents.


Golden Bear

[snoopy369]

I'd understood that custom continents-random tended to balance the continents better. However, is it likely that regular continents, previewed enough times to find a well balanced-continental map, would work out better?

[Golden Bear]

We could live with that. But I think that the stipulation of no 1 Civ continents is a good one.

GB

[UnOrthOdOx]

Is that suggesting 1 civ continents have an advantage or disadvantage?

Just curious.

[Golden Bear]

It could be ENORMOUSLY either!

GB

[binTravkin]

Is that suggesting 1 civ continents have an advantage or disadvantage?

It should be a disadvantage unless you have to choose from being alone or having some 'peaceful horse farmer' neighbours..

[binTravkin]

AC Team votes:

Regular Continents (NOT custom)

[Krill]

The last team to start on a 1 civ continent didn't do that well, IIRC.

[Addled Platypus]

Originally posted by Golden Bear
Sarantium Votes and Suggests:

Custom Continents

and, PREVIEW the map so that there are NO 1 Civ continents.


Golden Bear

Team Banana seconds the motion

[Paddy]

* Custom Continents, Random #

[UnOrthOdOx]

Originally posted by Krill
The last team to start on a 1 civ continent didn't do that well, IIRC.

Lego did rather well, however.

[Krill]

Lego also got, uh, beaten? To a pulp?

BTW, what other teams have started on a one civ continent? There were none in the PTWDG2 and the Poly C3CDG...

[ZargonX]

Lego did rather well, however.

Lego also got, uh, beaten? To a pulp?

I would say the main problem was that, with our wonderful lands, we did too well, thus making us a massive target. The isolation and security of 1-team continent gives way later to becoming a most likely focus of the rest of the world's aggression.