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Old March 4th, 2004, 02:44 AM

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I feel the urge to voice my agreement. Not only is it great to look at, but I feel it's well balanced and highly interesting for its gameplay value, as well, and that counts even more.

You and Tiltowait both are probably the best thing in mapmaking the Dominionscommunity could hope for... would the two of you do a map together?
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Old March 4th, 2004, 05:32 AM

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Lots of smaller maps already available. Not so with large maps. My vote is for a map larger than Orania.

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Old March 4th, 2004, 08:44 AM

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I'd go for the same size. Within a week of your first release, I saw two different MP games start up with it, on two diffrent message Boards.

It is not to large, not to small.
It is just right.
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Old March 4th, 2004, 03:09 PM
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Just wanted to add my voice.
I love your work Targa. keep those great maps coming
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Old March 4th, 2004, 03:25 PM

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Despite not having played on the map till now I surely appreciate the effort you put into it, too

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I hadn't checked the map page in a while, so didn't know your map existed until I read this thread!

Thank goodness I did, Kingdom of Karan is great. I love the connected waterways and the way terrain that looks like it hould cut off movement always does. I haven't actually played a game on it yet, but three pages of people can't be wrong about how it plays.

If you make another map, put me in the "Orania or larger" camp. I love epic maps, and Kingdom of Karga and a larger one in the same style are all the maps I'd really ever need...
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Old March 4th, 2004, 06:05 PM
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Default Re: Kingdom of Karan and Targa

I know I keep harping on this but "large" is such a variance. (personally I put my vote in for huge)

Karan is 162 land and 20 water.
with 17 players thats 10 independent provinces each. The game allows a "starting number of provinces" setting maxxed at 9 each

Orania is 259 land and 20 water
17 per land player, 10 per water

The maximum number of provinces is 500.
If 450 land and 50 water thats alittle more than 25 for each player before forcing war. So is 200-250 going to be considered a "large" map?
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Well I would say Karan is a medium sized map right? So yes Gandalf 200-250 total provinces sounds like it constitutes large map. And will you guys wanting the super huge maps please tell me why?It just seems that sized would get bogged down. I like medium maps like Karan because I can finish them in a reasonable amount of time and id say more than 30 or 40 provinces is more than I want to manage. I cant imagine these epic maps. How many troop producing fortresses do you like to command on a large to huge map? And dont some of the AI guys just get to huge?

Or do you want the mega maps just for multiplayer? I cant imagine playing with 17 AIs.


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The reason some of us like large/huge maps is that it gives the AIs a fighting chance to grow and become tougher opponents before a human encounters them in SP games. To us, finishing the game quicker is not as important as the quality of the challenge we face while playing. Smaller maps tend to be used for MP, and for learning by beginners.
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Am I the only one who wants a Targanification of the Sundering and Cirlani maps?

Not everyone have the time or patience for 1200+ turns huge maps you know.
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