More than anything it's the map, but that's not really a problem because I trust Commodore. But what Commodore said he wanted to do isn't the same as what you listed.
http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthrea...#pid458537
My personal wants aren't relevant here, but this would sound like something I'd enjoy.
This is fine other than the bolded bit. I just ran one of the final drafts of the PB13 map through novices map balance tool to check the number of tiles per player. I won't divulge the exact numbers, but the variation goes from close to PB15 crampedness to well over 200 tiles per person.
I've already explained that for 34 players the full 124*124 map, if well designed, can't give more than this anyway, in fact it would actually give less than the top end seen in PB13. My largest fear (and I think some other people may have this as well) is that the bolded statement is unduly vague and leads to unrealised expectations: I don't want to sign up for a game that has 150 tiles per player, or that others want to sign up for a game that has 250 tiles per player.
Sometimes it's hard to grasp the size of empires, so it might just be best to state a number here (in agreement with Commodore IMO), rather than the previous statement.
Commodore Wrote:Okay, looking at this a bit; I think I'd like to make something 128x128, toroidal but otherwise "real world looking" (so no PB16 parkland-only), aiming at ~220 land tiles per person. It would be continentalish; I would set myself on fire before straining something like PB3 from my loins. If Krill could give me a mod to get started?
http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthrea...#pid458537
My personal wants aren't relevant here, but this would sound like something I'd enjoy.
Plako Wrote:Map will be done by Commodore and current guidance to him is this: Lakes or Continents type of map. Roughly balanced, but having some differentiation from player to player. A bit less breathing room than in standard RB games.
This is fine other than the bolded bit. I just ran one of the final drafts of the PB13 map through novices map balance tool to check the number of tiles per player. I won't divulge the exact numbers, but the variation goes from close to PB15 crampedness to well over 200 tiles per person.
I've already explained that for 34 players the full 124*124 map, if well designed, can't give more than this anyway, in fact it would actually give less than the top end seen in PB13. My largest fear (and I think some other people may have this as well) is that the bolded statement is unduly vague and leads to unrealised expectations: I don't want to sign up for a game that has 150 tiles per player, or that others want to sign up for a game that has 250 tiles per player.
Sometimes it's hard to grasp the size of empires, so it might just be best to state a number here (in agreement with Commodore IMO), rather than the previous statement.