Evil DIMwit wrote:2) Do the wormholes have the same troop decay as the other territories next to the black holes?
rsacheli wrote:I would think the wormholes should have the same decay, because they are technically connected to the BH...
a big thumbs-up to the wormholes! aries and libra are still the easiest bonuses, but the difference between them and say, cancer, in terms of ease of holding is far less than before.
ditch the conquest map idea, which requires a lot of care and discussion as to the 8 start positions. the wormholes do more to balance the existing map than u might think.
as u say, every star that connects to either a wormhole or to the black hole ought to decay. u need to show this visually somehow, for example by giving a purplish inner glow to (or by having bright rays emanating from) each decaying star. i favour each decaying star starting neutral, so that the
dust bowl problem of some unlucky players losing 7 or 8 troops instantly on their first turn doesn't happen. if u do this, then i think u don't need any other neutral starts on the board (other than the black hole and wormholes, obviously).
i assume that u intend for each wormhole to reset to only 1 or 2 killer neutrals each turn since, if u attack via a wormhole, u must go thru 2 killer neutrals to reach another star.
aquarius, taurus and leo look a bit undervalued at +5. i'd raise the latter two to +6, with aquarius being +7 (it's the only bonus where a wormhole is attached to a star that wasn't previously a border star).
ian.