Hidden Bonuses...?

[Victor Sullivan]

Black Baron gave me an idea in the Game Chat for Napoleonic Europe:
2010-09-16 22:48:34 - Black Baron: 2nd time for me, its a nice big map with loads of little bonusses hidden, so have fun..
2010-09-16 22:48:53 - Black Baron: "hidden", not really, but you know
Would the idea of "hidden bonuses" really be possible without favoring the people who've played it the most? I would have the bonuses in the xml but not explained in the map. Of course then I'd know all the secrets... Idk. Thoughts?

-Sully

[thenobodies80]

If you receive the bonus it will be always listed in the gamelog, so it won't be 100% hidden...
But in any case, as explained in the foundry guidelines: "Any information you need to know to play a map should be easy to gather by looking at the map itself." (http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=241&t=105183#p2372351)
So a map with hidden bonus can't be considered clear and userfriendly; playing on a map on which you are more experienced can give you an advantage on a less experienced opponent, but the rules and game mechanics must be clear at beginning for everyone.
It's the first golden rule of all games, not only on CC

Nobodies

[MrBenn]

Given that CC is first and foremost a strategy game, we take as many steps to eliminate luck from the game (the dice are bad enough )

[Army of GOD]

Napoleonic Europe is a very straightforward map I think. I really don't get why people think it's difficult. There are other maps though that have really confusing bonus-structures.