Thanks for the feedback and comments
Here's my response to comments so far...
lostatlimbo: Maybe some of England's major rivers to break up the territories a bit?
MrBenn: The problem with our rivers is that they tend to go through the middle of counties, and the region groupings don't fit neatly into areas bordered by rivers. The more I think about it, the more I'm inclined to leave the map wide open... The bonus structure I'm working towards is fairly fluid and should open up a heap of strategies (hopefully).tlane: Are wales, Scotland, and some of the other larger territories going to be split up into more then one territory?
Pedronicus: no greater london?
MrBenn: The named territories are the traditional English Counties. I've already split Yorkshire up into it's administrative regions, and I envisage the rest staying how they are. Wales, Scotland, and France are not playable areas. London covers much of Middlesex, and overlaps Surrey, Herts, Kent and Essex... The primary focus I'm going for is the English Counties... is Greater London goes on, what about Greater Manchester, or West Midlands? I'm inclined to leave them off, and stick with something simple.tlane: What is with the weird water? I think you can do something much better then that.
the.killing.44: Water looks sweet, IMHO
bryguy: Love how u did the waters (would love a tutorial on how
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MrBenn: The darker blue is deeper water than the lighter blue... In general I like the effect, although I do think it could be tidied up a bit in the Irish Sea. bryguy: Is there any chance you could lower the opacity of the flag or whatever behind it?its kinda distracting and makes the water seem off IMO
MrBenn: Are you referring to the red lions or the 'Lion Rampant'? The main problem with the red lines is that they lose their colour if I make them too transparent.... I'll see if I can tweak them a little bit. As for the lion, I've already changed the sea beneath it...tlane: This may be a stupid question but what is the "green and pleasant land" under England mean?
MrBenn: Jerusalem, by William Blake (1804), is a poem/song that is now an iconic English Anthem (albeit with strange theology). The last verse of it goes "I will not cease from mental fight / Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand / Till we have built Jerusalem / In England's green and pleasant land."tlane: is the land in the bottom right corner going to be played on? If not i think it should be more of a different color then the rest of the map, like gray or something
MrBenn: That's France.... a historical English adversary that is not a playable area. bryguy: Some terit names run into their borders (rutland, worcester, northants, middlesex) and just annoys me... dont need to fix if u dont want to, small thing
Is there room for armies on Rutland and Middlesex?
MrBenn: The names are there as placeholders - I think the biggest job will be to get all the names to fit properly - and to explain any abbreviations where I've used them. (ie Northants=Northamptonshire)bryguy: What do u mean by 'No Territory Bonus'? It makes me think that I only get +3 for terits no matter what, but Im not sure. Could be explained a bit more, or made clearer
MrBenn: You're right - 'No territory bonus' means that you won't get more armies for holding more territories (unless they make up bonuses). The minimum deployment will be set and fixed, probably at 2 or 3 armies.