Diplo pitboss!

[Mjmd]

We still need a map maker.

I can try to get to voting spreadsheet later today and include column for discord info.

[superdeath]

Discord... like make a separate server and have a channel for each potential conversation (me and Mjmd, Mjmd and Charriu, Charriu and i, ect) that everyone else except the other players have access to? That way lurkers can click a link and see the server and browse the various conversations?

OR just simply, discord pm'ing.

[Magic Science]

We still need a map maker.

I do not have enough experience to be a good mapmaker, so I will not volunteer for this task. HOWEVER, I do volunteer to assist the mapmaker, whoever they may be, in whatever way they want to be assisted. Checking for strategic and luxury resource balance? Equalizing the starting capitals? Making sure the leaders and civs and techs are correct? Combing the map for unintended unnatural features? Something else? Sure, I can help.

[Commodore]

We still need a map maker.

What's the spec?

[Mjmd]

Something landy to enable lots of diplo on borders / having lots of borders. Ironically something like PB65 would be pretty good, but maybe a bit bigger. I know PB65 was a lot of tiles, but due to lack of water is actually kind of a medium map, so maybe 10% more spread out due to being a diplo game?

If you are feeling lazy a filled in donut with some added in lakes would probably also work.

[superdeath]

a filled in donut with some added in lakes would probably also work.

This. Allowing more players direct contact, rather than basically putting everyone into blocks based on where they started, should result in more diplo/fun.

Last diplo game there was no reason for me to be in conflict with half of the players because i shared no border with them till... well, the end.

[Ginger()]

Yeah, I think some kind of toroidal where everyone is bordering everyone but maybe with some funky geography interfering?

Also, I'd argue for like 13-14 tiles distance for breathing room but not boring room.

Donut but the water is swiss-cheesed with islands and the land with lakes sounds good actually

[Mjmd]

The bad thing about donut is you still have just 2 main neighbors. I just suggested it as a lazy option. PB65 map ish less some mountains and with like few more tiles in between diagonals you would end up with 4 neighbors.

But as normal, whatever map maker wants to make.

[Charriu]

I think the most important thing is that the map is not too tight. Give diplomacy some room to develop. I personally would like to have a map without clearly defined player areas. So not like PB59 and I would say PB65 falls into that category albeit less than 59

[superdeath]

I think the most important thing is that the map is not too tight. Give diplomacy some room to develop. I personally would like to have a map without clearly defined player areas. So not like PB59 and I would say PB65 falls into that category albeit less than 59

I want big empires. 10-15cities EASILY before borders start really becoming an issue.

Non-defined player areas.

Basically either a filled in donut style map, or roll a random Pangaea/terra map and fix it imo.