Malta [Quenched]

[Ruben Cassar]

Ok point noted, but don't forget that Gozo is connected to Malta with the helicopter route from Luqa to Xewkija.

good point, point retracted. Forgot about the heli pads. You might want to make it clearer in the legend that heli-pads can attakc each other

Yes, good point. I will definetely make it clearer in the legend.

[hulmey]

hi, western malta's colour code doesnt match the one on the bonus board!!

[Ruben Cassar]

hi, western malta's colour code doesnt match the one on the bonus board!!

Yes, thanks for pointing that out. In fact I have already implemented some of the issues you all mentioned.

Updated map:

[gavin_sidhu]

Wow, this update is much nicer than your crayon one. I suggest you keep the thickness of the borders uniform, currently the borders of Eastern Malta are really thick while Northern Malta is so thin,

I like how you have so many continents, what i dont like about them is that in most your continents all countries are borders. Do you have better names then Western, Central, Southern, Northern Malta?

[sfhbballnut]

not bad, I'm not a fan of the textured multicolor, eastern gozo and central malta, but that's pretty much a matter of tastes

[Marvaddin]

A minor minor MINOR country like Malta divided in 9 areas? if you split a bit more we will fight for houses.

Dont exagerate, to 42 countries, 7 areas at maximum. This way it remember world 2.0, with tons of fucking tiny continents. Look at those areas. Red, 5 countries, 5 borders; Yellow, 4 countries, 4 borders; Pink, 6 countries, 5 borders >>> very bad.

Land End: bad, is there any reason to it?
Capitol bonus: bad, its not fair give to one player a bonus when he did nothing. I know, we have it in other map, just one more reason to dont do it again.
Main cities: ok, but you could have one more, or move that one from N. island.
Helipad: ok; maybe you could mix this idea with land end one.

For now, I think you need completely redesign the continents, or add so much unpassable that the map would seem a labirinth. Just my opinion.

[gavin_sidhu]

The 9 continents give the map something different to the 30ish that are already out there, you require a different tactic to win on this map, dont go change it Ruben

[Marvaddin]

Yeah, but Im sure he can improve it even to maintain 9 continents. 5 borders for a continent of 5 or 6 countries really sucks. And, of course, with this differences, just to remember, it will get some lovers but will be a rarely played map, because people loves classic.

[gavin_sidhu]

Yeah, but Im sure he can improve it even to maintain 9 continents. 5 borders for a continent of 5 or 6 countries really sucks. And, of course, with this differences, just to remember, it will get some lovers but will be a rarely played map, because people loves classic.

Yah something needs to be done about the borders.

Alot of the classic-like maps get forgotten too, unless they are nice visually (like Middle-Earth and Europe). Germany, Canada and Ancient Greece are maps like Classic that have been forgotten.

[Ruben Cassar]

I want to add more impassable borders but I am not satisfied with the graphichs that I am using for the rubble walls.

If you look on the previous page I posted a picture of a rubble wall and asked for someone to help me and send me a better graphic if possible.

Once I manage to get better graphics for the rubble walls I will work a bit on the borders.

[happysadfun]

Very good! Just wondering, why isn't B'kara a "main city"?

[Lupo]

I have a suggestion about Comino. why don't you make this territory belonging to both Eastern Gozo and Northen Malta, as it happens for the space stations in the space map?

Or, if you prefer, you could transform Comino into a territory that is not part of any continents, but if someone holds it plus at least another continet gets a +1 bonus...

[Ruben Cassar]

Very good! Just wondering, why isn't B'kara a "main city"?

Valletta is the capital of Malta. Victoria is the main city of Gozo. Mdina is the old capital from the times of the Knights. B'Kara is the most populated city on Malta but apart from that it has no historical relevance.

[qeee1]

Ok, graphically, it's so much nicer than before, the sea is beautiful... but I don't like the sort of speckled shading on some of the continents, like central malta and southern malta. Also as Andy said, the black lines between continents need to be all the same thickness.

Gameplay wise it's a bit of a mess, I agree we need to reduce continent numbers and borders. Have a look at the Japan map thread to see how it was accomplished there. Also, I'd avoid having too many bonus things-lands end, capital city, main city, helipad. A map should only have maybe one or two. I'd go for the helipad and capital if I was to choose, but the placement of continents should ultimately make the decision.

[Ruben Cassar]

Ok, graphically, it's so much nicer than before, the sea is beautiful... but I don't like the sort of speckled shading on some of the continents, like central malta and southern malta. Also as Andy said, the black lines between continents need to be all the same thickness.

Gameplay wise it's a bit of a mess, I agree we need to reduce continent numbers and borders. Have a look at the Japan map thread to see how it was accomplished there. Also, I'd avoid having too many bonus things-lands end, capital city, main city, helipad. A map should only have maybe one or two. I'd go for the helipad and capital if I was to choose, but the placement of continents should ultimately make the decision.

Yes, I have fixed the thickness problem in a revised map that I haven't put on yet but it wasn't Andy who pointed that out.

Vis-a-vis borders and bonuses...I am trying to create something different from the other maps here. A player will have to think a lot while playing this map as defending you territory is an important factor to take into consideration. It is harder to defend because of the sea routes and the helipad and the many borders.

Also it makes the game more unpredictable in my opinion as someone who is losing could make a comeback because of these features.

Of course I am not assuming that everyone will like it but that's ok because I am sure no one likes all the maps that are available. Some will like it, others will not but the response has been quite positive until now.