[PB63] Map-making thread

[Tarkeel]

Here's a complete set of revamped starts, taking current feedback into consideration. The map is a slightly wider lakes (36x48) with some rather large bodies of water, to which the capitals are connected. One of the features I've been working on so far is a possibly secondary city that can share the seafood, claim horses and another early foodsource, and work 4 lighthouse-lakes for equal possibility moai.

Here are the starts:


















As usual, the fog isn't finalized but the starts are placed on the map.

[Charriu]

Just counted stuff according to what you wrote:

Terrain-wise I aim for the starts to have:

• 9 river-side tiles, of which 5 are flat grasslands, 3 hills and the bananaforest.
  
• 6 forests, atleast one of which is a plainshill
  
• 6 hills, with atleast one each of plains and grass that isn't forested, including the pigs.
  

Start A: Correct
Start B:

• 1 river-side hill tile less (river does not empty into the lake)
  

Start C:

• 1 river-side too much (the pig)
  
• 1 hill tile less
  

Start D: Correct
Start E:

• 1 forest missing
  
• 1 hill missing
  

Start F: Correct
Start G: Correct
Start H:

• 1 forest missing
  

Start I: Correct

[Tarkeel]

Thanks Charriu! It's easy to get lost in the details here.

Start B: 1 river-side hill tile less (river does not empty into the lake)

Will fix that by changing direction on the river. (FYI; it's not a lake anymore)

Start C:

• 1 river-side too much (the pig)
  
• 1 hill tile less
  

Will remove the pig-adjacent river and add another hill in the south.

Start E:

• 1 forest missing
  
• 1 hill missing
  

Will add a forest in the south and hill in the north.

Start H:

• 1 forest missing
  

Will add an inner-ring forest.

I hope to get the starts to the players by friday evening, any and all feedback is very welcome.

[civac2]

Start F has 4 + 4 food instead of 5 + 4, I think.

And start G has 4/2 + 4/0 instead of 5/1 + 4/0.

[civac2]

What's the formal map size?

[Tarkeel]

I was thinking of setting it to standard, as is usual for RB maps, although a case could be made for large.

[Tarkeel]

Start F has 4 + 4 food instead of 5 + 4, I think.

And start G has 4/2 + 4/0 instead of 5/1 + 4/0.

Turned both deers into grass, and added forest on F. Thanks.

[Tarkeel]

Overview shot of very early layout:


I've yet to tone down the jungle and tundra areas, and I'll probably add in some more water and a few islands.

[chumchu]

It wraps both ways right?

I'm noticing the differing numbers of players om each sea. Four players have their Capitol on the NE sea, their is only one on the SE sea and two on the two others. I would suggest you connect green to the SE sea and purple instead of the NE sea.

[Tarkeel]

Yes, it's toroidal wrap, and the lakes are the next on my list to work on.