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First, there was a mapmaker...

#11
April 10th, 2012, 22:29
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Mist Wrote:The thing is - Bob would not care whatever I did, short of intentionally crippling him. Remember FFH PBEM VI, that map was absolutely horrible from development standpoint and Hybo beeline still happened way fast and nothing could stop it.

Hyborem was strong in FFH6 because the map sucked. I'm saying this map is also pretty sucky because of the lack of rivers. Not as much for sure. That's what makes Hyborem strong - land sucking. Bob does care how much the land sucks, because it makes Hyborem stronger relative to everyone else. Hyborem's absolute strength doesn't matter; only how strong he is relatively.
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September 17th, 2012, 16:44
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Any specific reason why you chose not to place any mithril on the map?
Merovech's Mapmaking Guidelines:
0. Player Requests: The player's requests take precedence, even if they contradict the following guidelines.

1. Balance: The map must be balanced, both in regards to land quality and availability and in regards to special civilization features. A map may be wonderfully unique and surprising, but, if it is unbalanced, the game will suffer and the player's enjoyment will not be as high as it could be.

2. Identity and Enjoyment: The map should be interesting to play at all levels, from city placement and management to the border-created interactions between civilizations, and should include varied terrain. Flavor should enhance the inherent pleasure resulting from the underlying tile arrangements. The map should not be exceedingly lush, but it is better to err on the lush side than on the poor side when placing terrain.

3. Feel (Avoiding Gimmicks): The map should not be overwhelmed or dominated by the mapmaker's flavor. Embellishment of the map through the use of special improvements, barbarian units, and abnormal terrain can enhance the identity and enjoyment of the map, but should take a backseat to the more normal aspects of the map. The game should usually not revolve around the flavor, but merely be accented by it.

4. Realism: Where possible, the terrain of the map should be realistic. Jungles on desert tiles, or even next to desert tiles, should therefore have a very specific reason for existing. Rivers should run downhill or across level ground into bodies of water. Irrigated terrain should have a higher grassland to plains ratio than dry terrain. Mountain chains should cast rain shadows. Islands, mountains, and peninsulas should follow logical plate tectonics.
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#13
September 17th, 2012, 19:22
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How exactly do the Infernals benefit from a map with lots of grass and few hills?

The base yield of a grassland tile is 0/0/0 for Hyborem.
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