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Sian - Arendal of Ljosalfar

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March 28th, 2013, 22:55
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The capitals were equilazed, strategy resources were (mostly) equalized, and each player had relatively even expansion prospects.
Yes there's things I would do differently, but the first would be to go for mirroring as I didn't have enough time with my computer dying to do anything else at balance.
I still think it fits the mandate I was given though, and what I warned/promised from the start.

And yes I would've placed you're position differently in retrospect, or (more likely) blocked that chokepoint.
Erebus in the Balance - a FFH Modmod based around balancing and polishing FFH for streamlined competitive play.

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#42
March 29th, 2013, 01:41
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ah Merovech ... the request was a fair map, but not necessarily a balanced map
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March 29th, 2013, 10:49
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(March 29th, 2013, 01:41)Sian Wrote: ah Merovech ... the request was a fair map, but not necessarily a balanced map

That is a burden that I, as a mapmaker, would not accept.
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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#44
March 29th, 2013, 13:38
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well okay, reasonably fair
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