(July 17th, 2013, 16:47)WilliamLP Wrote: I have no doubt that if Sommerswerd were doing exactly what we're doing, using a reload cause by his team's own failure to keep up with the forums to his advantage to correct a few small mistakes that were unrelated, nearly everyone here would be crying foul.
Eh... I can't speak for everyone else, but I wouldn't care if it was fixing a misclick.
Now we know for sure that WilliamLP and Lord Parkin are different people.
There's a great big compromise staring us all in the face right here. Scooter misclicked with two units, right? Redo one but fix the other. There. Solved.
But which one do we fix? The first because it was first and was accidental ... or the second because 2 mis-clicks is outside the realms of possibilities and shouldn't be allowed?
I have finally decided to put down some cash and register a website. It is www.ruffhi.com. Now I remain free to move the hosting options without having to change the name of the site.
(October 22nd, 2014, 10:52)Caledorn Wrote: And ruff is officially banned from playing in my games as a reward for ruining my big surprise by posting silly and correct theories in the PB18 tech thread.
(July 17th, 2013, 18:13)Bigger Wrote: well if seven is going to be secretive regarding his country of origin, you can't blame Darrel for guessing.
Heh, Seven is definitely not hiding his current location, at least, though I'm not sure that's his country of origin.
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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