Oasis [Quenched]

[sfhbballnut]

the whole fixed starting position thing is getting old, the Age of Realms Trilogy, Feudal Wars etc, this is a fresh idea that I'd prefer not to see fall to conformity

*edit* no offense to those maps they're great I play them a lot*

[gimil]

the whole fixed starting position thing is getting old, the Age of Realms Trilogy, Feudal Wars etc, this is a fresh idea that I'd prefer not to see fall to conformity

*edit* no offense to those maps they're great I play them a lot*

These ideas are jsut a new phase on map making which are popular with the players, eventually thou something new will come along once the conquest idea era is over.

Just a thought wcaclimbing but to get a good conquest map you must put much more thought that a clasic map into it balancing the game play or each starting point should be your main objective after you have your layout.

As for the idea, I love it THe desert decay idea is excellent and different. To me its a mix of dustbowl and feudal

[a-person1192]

maybe a little blue for water near the Oasis would be good visually and could act as an impassable

[edbeard]

Maybe this is me over thinking but 24 or 25 territories to start seems like a good number. And, this is quite possible with the current setup you have. I believe there are 19 fertile territories at the moment.

25 allows 3 starting places for 7,8 players, 4 for 6 players, 5 for 5 players etc..

It's good to see an objective map going. My current map is objective oriented and my next one will be objective only winning.

[snapdoodle]

More fantasy.

(if you want I have no idea but i think an ali baba and the forty thieves map would be awesome, not sure if that's what you're going for?)

Cause then you could add like magic carpets and djinns and a flaming scareb of death.

But great start overall.

[bryguy]

i like the ali baba and the forty thieves thing that snap suggested

and also, doesnt an oasis need water????

[Erdem559]

I think the Decay should double or triple

[InkL0sed]

i like the ali baba and the forty thieves thing that snap suggested

and also, doesnt an oasis need water????

They get fed by underground rivers.

[benny profane]

i'm not into the fixed starting points.
doesn't seem to have anything to do with the idea...
in AoM it makes sense, but on this map it would feel like a gimmick.

[wcaclimbing]

its a pretty sweet idea, but i think that maybe there should be more neutrals as you get closer to the center, because yeah, its just sand, but it gets harder and harder to walk in it as you get more dehydrated etc.

That is an amazing idea.

Maybe this is me over thinking but 24 or 25 territories to start seems like a good number. And, this is quite possible with the current setup you have. I believe there are 19 fertile territories at the moment.

from what my new version is looking like at the moment, i'm thinking it will be just about 30 countries in the fertile land.

players.......starting terrs.
8..............3
7..............4
6..............5
5..............6
4..............7
3..............10

that seems to be pretty good. its similar to 25, just a few extras added in for some numbers.

edit: so... after working on the image some more, I don't think there will be 25 countries in Fertile, or even 30. it will probably be closer to 35 or 40. not that big of a deal, but its still quite a bit more than 25.

(if you want I have no idea but i think an ali baba and the forty thieves map would be awesome, not sure if that's what you're going for?)

Cause then you could add like magic carpets and djinns and a flaming scareb of death.

no.

I think the Decay should double or triple

how would that work? change it from 1 to 3? have it increase each round (which isnt possible).
If the decay was set at 3 for the desert territories, you wouldn't be able to go anywhere cause all of your armies would be eaten by the decay every turn. anything you deploy would be gone next turn.

oases need water

yes. I know oases can have water. some of them will have water.


--- I might be posting a sneak-peak of the next update whenever I get around to it. its looking pretty cool.

[sfhbballnut]

i'm not into the fixed starting points.
doesn't seem to have anything to do with the idea...
in AoM it makes sense, but on this map it would feel like a gimmick.

[skanska]

i like it... but more territories

[TaCktiX]

I love the idea for the map, I would certainly want to play on it. I agree with your own later idea to increase the number of fertile territories, allowing for an opponent to build up a base of operations before charging forward. Because of the decay, not allowing people to have a decent starting amount of territory just wouldn't be fair and would leave too much up to luck.

[wcaclimbing]

Like I promised, here is a small example of the graphics of my next update.


notes:
---that is taken from what will become the large version. small will be shrunk a bit.
---The Fertile land will have a bunch of houses and villages and manmade stuff, along with some water and plants and nature effects. the desert will be mostly empty. The Oases will be about the same as the fertile land, except there won't be any manmade structures. just nature.
---thats the bottom right corner of the map.
---I haven't drawn in most of the borders yet.
---that image isn't finished. i need to do some touchups in a few places (fix the yellow roofs, make the rocks more visible, etc.)

[gimil]

wow, Ill be sure to keep a close eye on this, realistic landscaped are my favourite