Low Magic Game

[Boron]

Originally posted by The Panther:

By the way, I tested the 0 magic site setting. I made a complete rainbow pretender with 4 in all magic types, excepting priests, of course. I searched 14 provinces and found 5 sites. One of these was in the desert eye in which I think there is always at least one site.

So, zero does not truly mean zero for this. 1/4 to 1/3 of provinces with a single magic site seems typical for this setting.

Cheers,

The Panther

did any of these sites produce gems ?
i think it would make sense if no gemproducing sites are found but sites like arena , gold mine , brigands lair etc. can still be found at magic sites 0 .

another reason could be that swamps , forests and mountains have a slightly higher percentage to include magic sites .
so there perhaps the chance for sites is still 0+20% for swamps e.g.

so plz share your information on this aspect of the question too

[PvK]

Yes, 0% site frequency is just the base rate. There may still be some sites where the terrain type increases the chance (additively, not multiplicatively, so it creates a chance), or by random events ("a marble mine was started in Foozy Gulch"), or if the map you are using includes, or increases the chances for, magic sites.

PvK

[The Panther]

Boron, the sites I found were all gem producing sites. But they were not the really good ones. I recall that the best one had 2 gems per turn.

I agree that I doubt it affects the free ones croping up like the copper or iron mones.

[quantum_mechani]

Um... mosehansen lists low_magic_2 as at turn 72.

[Boron]

Originally posted by The Panther:
Boron, the sites I found were all gem producing sites. But they were not the really good ones. I recall that the best one had 2 gems per turn.

I agree that I doubt it affects the free ones croping up like the copper or iron mones.

thnx .
5 magic sites for 14 provinces seems statistically quite possible too

in swamp with most likely 20% probability because a province can have 4 sites one - two sites there should still be common

with 50%+ site frequency chosen this makes swamps so cool for pythium "accashicing" them

[ July 31, 2004, 01:33: Message edited by: Boron ]

[The Panther]

Originally posted by quantum_mechani:
Um... mosehansen lists low_magic_2 as at turn 72.

Sorry, I should have mentioned this. The open game is low_magic_game_3.

[quantum_mechani]

They are not closing low_magic_2 though?