I think this idea has potential, but what about adding it as a feature to some new maps, first? That would help determine where it will and won't work, etc. Also, it would not necessarily take admin approval (?), it might be implemented far more quickly.
qwert wrote:"In existing maps, when on a territory that has both Assault and Bombard routes to certain territories, one can easily have a choice between the assaultable regions and the bombardable regions. When moving through the Netherlands on WWII Western Europe, I can easily select the British territories by selecting 'Bombard'"
maybe you ,like experience player will understand these,but many new player will be confused-what abouth Waterloo? You can present two option, but new player will follow instructions on map.
I think that these is not possible to create, but maybe some tech mod will give more info abouth these.
I have a couple of comments here. First, it might work on some maps, but not all. In general, it seems the territories that have bombardment have specifically been designed to use that as a feature apart from a standard attack. Unlike additions such as fog, etc, which are more universal changes, that may or may not work, but are pretty universal in their impact on maps, changing from bombardment to assult would fundamentally change many maps. That is, I see bombardment as a specific map feature, and something up to the designer, like routes and other map features, not an overall map attribute like fog or the number of players. As a designer yourself, I would like to see you design a map with this option, but I am not sure I want it as a universal option.
Second, per the confusion aspect. This is an ongoing problems. I have commented more than once that I thought some instructions were confusing. It is hard to be both brief and clear. Since many of the newer and more complicated maps are already crowded, designers are naturally reluctant to add more details. Maybe some kind of "drop down" box could be added.. one that goes into details for those who wish to get the greater detail? However, ultimately, the real issue is that many people just won't take the time to read a map. Those same people are often the same ones who then go and complain about the "unfairness" of maps and so forth. To me, that really gets down to maturity and its not something CC can fix. Or, maybe the "fix" is just that some people don't belong here. (or need to come back when they grow up a bit).
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:25 pm