Archipelago [Quenched]

[CatfishJohnson]

No i understand man dont worry im not painting us a bad guy at all, im just sick of their same reasons over and over fo sho

[t-o-m]

How, then? Please inform me. Specific details work best.

im not making the map, i have no interest in this map so my only suggestion is to get a theme, theme it more i.e have flags on there from the countries that have there - i know little about where your doing so do some research into their culture and things and include that in there - atm it looks a bit...meh...boring...i know it is a first draft though

Umm...This is a fictional map. There isn't research to do into culture or things, nor are there existing flags. So...not much we can do with that suggestion...

i saw both of your names on the "users browsing this forum", why dont you respond?

Given that your suggestion wasn't very helpful (you told us to research a fictional region that we made up ), we didn't really have much to say.

well there we go again, i give you some support/guidance and you go sayin that its a shit suggestion!
y dont you just do a real archipelo, one with culture, one with a flag, one that people can relate to???
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also mr benn - not mr been catfish
umm whats the numbers thing around the sides of peoples' names on ur list thingy?

[bryguy]

The volcano looks horrid

see DiMs AoR Mayhem map, it has a nice looking volcano


catfish, you seem to have a bad attitude that makes me hate this map even more.
same for zeak

im not making the map, i have no interest in this map so my only suggestion is to get a theme, theme it more i.e have flags on there from the countries that have there - i know little about where your doing so do some research into their culture and things and include that in there - atm it looks a bit...meh...boring...i know it is a first draft though

Umm...This is a fictional map. There isn't research to do into culture or things, nor are there existing flags. So...not much we can do with that suggestion... make up a flag then

i saw both of your names on the "users browsing this forum", why dont you respond?

Given that your suggestion wasn't very helpful (you told us to research a fictional region that we made up ), we didn't really have much to say. he didnt exactly tell u to research a fictional region, he basically told you to MAKE some flags. Google different flags, then when u have a good idea of flags u should make some for it.

well there we go again, i give you some support/guidance and you go sayin that its a shit suggestion!
y dont you just do a real archipelo, one with culture, one with a flag, one that people can relate to???
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also mr benn - not mr been catfish
umm whats the numbers thing around the sides of peoples' names on ur list thingy? i believe it is ammount of posts

edit: the only thing good about this map i can see, is that the bonus' arent half bad, except for the yellow place, it has so many borders to protect u should up the bonus to 6

[greenoaks]

none of your attack routes make sense.

why can the armies of Niagis attack Islor Coast, Odesse, Iora Archipelago & Kyson but they can't sail directly to Orold, Asaad, Fidan Peninsula or Sarubi.

why can the Fidan Peninsula attack Sarubi but not the Mura Coast.

why can Bokep Island attack Hersis, Chakala, Toril & Falmor but not Luron Coast, Kelata or Mura Coast.

[ZeakCytho]

I've been away on vacation for a few days now, and will be away for a few more still, so I have rather limited internet access time and can't respond to each point made (yet). An update will come as soon as possible, but for now, I appologize for the long delay.

[Mjinga]

Thanks, Unit_2. Glad you like the map, CatfishJohnson.

wcaclimbing, it’s looking like were going to end up taking it out. I have to run something by Zeak once I catch him online, but it’s looking like the negative-bonus thing isn’t going to work, and it’s just a random volcano without that.

MrBenn, thanks for the advice.

TaCktiX, thanks for your opinion.

t-o-m, he did not say it was a shit suggestion. He said that he didn’t know how it applied to this map.

bryguy, thanks for clarifying t-o-m’s comments. We misread “i know little about where your doing so do some research into their culture and things and include that in there” as a suggestion to do some research into the culture of this fictional island group.

Regarding the bonus, we got it from the bonus-calculator thing somewhere on this forum, but I think you’re right, it should be upped.

greenoaks, I had in mind that Bokep would be a connector between the purple countries without being an avenue of outside invasion, but on the others, I can’t say there was a particular reason on my part. Let me find out from Zeak if he has one, and I’ll get back to you on changing it.

[greenoaks]

what i'm getting at is sea routes aren't fixed. i only suggested places of roughly equal distance to those already in place as their might be restrictions on the range of the fleet like there are for planes. there could be restrictions on where you can attack from ie. the location of a naval base but there would be no such restriction on where you can attack, think US marines or D-Day.

[ZeakCytho]

Okay, the next version is being worked on right now and will be up...sometime soon

Things added:
1) Attack routes drastically altered so that they're all similar in length
2) The volcano has been changed into a regular mountain
3) Flags have been created and added in the style of the Great Lakes map (low opacity on top of the layer of the respective continent)

Things still to decide:
1) How many total territories should be added to make the starting positions more equal?
2) How should the continent bonuses be changed? We didn't alter these yet because many of the attack routes have been modified, but once the next version is out, tentative continent bonuses should be discussed.

I'm back from my vacation now, so things should proceed more swiftly. Thanks to everyone who has commented so far

[t-o-m]

im quite looking forward to see this up,
im not too sure about the terit numbers to go with the starting positions, maybe if you give us a list i.e.
[how many terits there are now, lets say 20 (random number)]
8players =2terits
7players = 2terits
6plyr = 3 terits
5plyr=4
4plyr=5
3plyr=6
2plyr=10

^like that maybe??^
just so we know how many terits people start with??

[ZeakCytho]

There are 36 territories right now. I am not 100% sure on how CC divides territories at the beginning, but based on my experiences, I think these are the numbers for now:

My notation is: Number of players - Number of territories per player, number of neutrals

2 - 12, 12
3 - 12
4 - 9
5 - 7, 1
6 - 6
7 - 5, 1
8 - 4, 4

The problem with this layout is that in 2 and 3 player games, the first player to go gets 4 men to start and can easily reduce his opponents starting deployment to 3 by taking just one territory. Here are the charts for some other starting values that seem reasonable and don't require a massive amount of additions/subtractions from the map:

38 players:
2 - 13, 12
3 - 12, 2
4 - 9, 2
5 - 7, 3
6 - 6, 2
7 - 5, 3
8 - 4, 6

40 players:
2 - 13, 14
3 - 13, 1
4 - 10
5 - 8
6 - 6, 4
7 - 5, 5
8 - 5

34 players:
2 - 11, 12
3 - 11, 1
4 - 8, 2
5 - 6, 4
6 - 5, 4
7 - 4, 6
8 - 4, 2

So, 36 has the least number of starting neutrals, but has that nasty thing with 2 and 3 player games that none of the others have. 38 and 34 both have tons of starting neutrals, which is annoying, while 40 has relatively fewer.

Can people a) check my math and b) comment on which number of starting territories they'd like the most?

[ZeakCytho]

Okay, new version! We found after adding the flags that they came out horribly, so version 3a is without flags, and version 3b is with.

Version 3a (Large)

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Version 3b (Large)

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What you need to know:
Number of territories: 36
Number of continents: 6
Gameplay Info: Classic gameplay

Updates in this version
1) Many attack routes added and deleted to standardize the maximum distance for an inter-island attack as per Greenoak's request.
2) The geography of Thres was changed slightly so that Strent no longer has a border facing Bokep Island and Hersis and Chakala border each other. We think that makes for better gameplay.
3) Flags designed for each continent and put into version 3b
4) Volcano on Bishan Island turned into a regular mountain

Points of Discussion
1) How many territories should this map have total?
2) Which version is better, 3a or 3b?
3) Continent bonuses should probably be altered given the new attack lines

[pepperonibread]

If you want to go with flags, I'd try a style like the Great Lakes map. That usually looks pretty cool.

[Mr. Squirrel]

I really have no suggestions for this map, only support. I have been watching this and I really like it from what I see so far.

I do have one question though: Did you create this map completely from your mind? Geography-wise, it looks amazing, especially for only being in V3. I can't wait to see how it looks when you reach the main foundry.

Good luck, I am totally behind the creation of this map.

[Mjinga]

pepperonibread, I thought about it, but I couldn't think of a way to implement it. The small island territories aren't contiguous, and none of them are big enough to contain a flag graphic. I'm thinking that it might be better not to have flags at all.

Mr. Squirrel, no, I didn't create it completely from my mind. Zeak helped. And thanks!

[jiminski]

Apologies, i have not read through, checked on gameplay or anything other than look at the first page, prompted by your sig.

This is a beautiful map, with vibrant colours and a really captivating tone to the graphic.