Das Schloß [QUENCHED #2]

[cairnswk]

I think we need more territory division like there is in the bottom right or maybe a dotted line connection in the circles too and from the bottom right to the upper right and in the upper left castle.

i wasn't planning on adding any routes to the cablecar, but certainly the castle needs divisions, i just havn't got there yet.

[cairnswk]

Is the cable-car one-way? If not the whole 'track' of cars, then at least the Kontrol rooms/gates could be, to keep some sort of momentum/fluidity.

ie:

Kontrol 1 -> Up Car 1
Up Car 8 -> Kontrol 2
Kontrol 2 -> Kontrol 3
Kontrol 3 -> Down Car 1
Down Car 8 -> Kontrol 4
Kontrol 4 -> Kontrol 1

Yes i can work that fluidity into the map without it affecting the gameplay too much.

[cairnswk]

Version 3

[cairnswk]

Version 4 Update.

Changes:
1. Terts defined on the roads to and from the airport
2. Castle more defined and a couple of new terts
3. Legend and title area starting to take form.

[Coleman]

I still don't understand how the connections work in the Airport area.

[cairnswk]

I still don't understand how the connections work in the Airport area.

Coleman...thanks for taking an interest.....both connections are one-way of course, and neither road can attack the other.

when the map starts, some players will want to take the airport (germans) and some will want to take the town. the castle starts entirely neutral (now).

both airport and town mobs have to conquer the castle as well as the mob coming in from the cold.

if the airport starters get the escape aircraft early, they can still be attacked by the incoming mob/s.

Bonuses are yet to allocated of course.

[Coleman]

no... and I hope you forgive me for this, Moron.

Inside the airport area. How do all those circles connect? Not to and from, not anywhere else. Also the 4 circles in Barracks aren't named yet.

I'm just trying to suggest things that could get you closer to being moved. That's what I'm supposed to do.

Believe it or not I actually understand everything else.

[yeti_c]

Sorry for lack of comments Cairns - I'm loving the idea - and I'm kindof waiting for it to come through a bit more so that I can comment in the future...

Keep up with it...

C.

[cairnswk]

no... and I hope you forgive me for this, Moron.

Inside the airport area. How do all those circles connect? Not to and from, not anywhere else. Also the 4 circles in Barracks aren't named yet.

I'm just trying to suggest things that could get you closer to being moved. That's what I'm supposed to do.

Believe it or not I actually understand everything else.

Mmmmm....not sure who the Moron is meant for Coleman. I'd be very upset if it was for me...but i hope I'm reading things incorrectly? Perhaps the lesson would be to not use that word at all....unless it is in Flame Wars. I find it very denegrating even if you were referring to yourself.

I have not finished formulating the airport area yet.
To be honest i am still deciding what to put on this map...I'm not sure, so I'm looking for advice and hope some of it is sinking into the map.

But the whole idea of this map is that the cable car is the only way up to the castle.

I am not ready for moving this yet, as it is still not fully formulated.

[cairnswk]

Sorry for lack of comments Cairns - I'm loving the idea - and I'm kindof waiting for it to come through a bit more so that I can comment in the future...

Keep up with it...

C.

Yeti_C...i look forward to your input once i have some formulation for the airport etc.

[Incandenza]

I keep looking at different gameplay aspects of this map, and I keep saying 'wow'. Of course, that could be because I had the sort of grandfather who considered "Where Eagles Dare" appropriate, nigh on compulsory viewing for an eight-year-old Incandenza.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this map is set up so that it's impossible to win the game unless you achieve the objective, given the one-way attacks with the infiltrators in the southwest.

As far as the current bonus structure goes, it seems to leave a lot to the drop.

I suppose it doesn't matter, because the objective-only nature of the game will promote a ton of infighting... or it will promote stalemate, with people looking over their inflated stacks at their opponents.

But do please continue. This is shaping up to be a unique map, and CC could use more of those.

One more question: given the bonuses and objective and what not, what's the ideal sort of game (in terms of settings) that one would want to play on this map?

[cairnswk]

I keep looking at different gameplay aspects of this map, and I keep saying 'wow'. Of course, that could be because I had the sort of grandfather who considered "Where Eagles Dare" appropriate, nigh on compulsory viewing for an eight-year-old Incandenza.

As far as the current bonus structure goes, it seems to leave a lot to the drop.

I suppose it doesn't matter, because the objective-only nature of the game will promote a ton of infighting... or it will promote stalemate, with people looking over their inflated stacks at their opponents.

But do please continue. This is shaping up to be a unique map, and CC could use more of those.

Wow, Incandenza....yes i always thought it was a compulsoiry war movie to view regardless of how old you were....but i guess i am biased.

The bonuses as you can see are not yet set, and there will be changes and i hope given that we don't have sand-box testing area, we will be able to balance these to the best use.

Notice that in the START area those bonuses mean that as long as you survive, you will get your normal tert bonus numbers plus at least 4 each turn for those starters. Of course last person across the Check-points A & B means they will get one less each turn.

Other bonuses will be allocated for the airport, and the town, but i have yet to work these out.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this map is set up so that it's impossible to win the game unless you achieve the objective, given the one-way attacks with the infiltrators in the southwest.

Yes you will need those objectives to win the game.

One more question: given the bonuses and objective and what not, what's the ideal sort of game (in terms of settings) that one would want to play on this map?

Knowing that we may soon have 8 player games, I have deliberately included 8 as the starting numbers for each each area of town, airport and start.
If there are less than that number, there will be more neutrals, which will only make the map possibly that bit harder, or perhaps less terts to conquer.

To be honest i wouldn't even guess at the best possible combination...my brain doesn't work those stats too well and i am not afraid to admit that...Yeti_c or even Coleman could probably answer that question much better for you, and i hope they will.

[cairnswk]

Version 5 Update

Changes:

1. Airport Formulated and with bonus
2. Rail line removed

[bryguy]

looks good



sorry couldnt resist the angel AND the devil

[Coleman]

Whenever you are ready for leaving Map Ideas I have two conditions that need to be met that haven't been yet:

The number of territories currently on the map. (In First Post)
A Working Legend (There is a Lot I Don't Understand Yet)

To elaborate on what I don't get. Any territory in the airport and the village is +2. Right now the Castle and the Cars up to it are of no apparent value aside from the victory conditions in the Castle.

Is that intentional or have they not been added yet? If it was intentional I don't foresee anyone playing the way you described in your first post. It seems more likely they'd tear through the village for the airport bonuses unless the neutral values are really going to make that undesirable.