Shumagin Islands

by **porkenbeans** on Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:48 pm

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv12 ... ns/al2.gif

by **the.killing.44** on Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:59 pm

Wow - nicely done on the graphics. But on gameplay I'm

… and the things in the key you have aren't possible with the current XML, no?

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by **porkenbeans** on Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:04 pm

Thanks, The gameplay is just an idea. I do not know how hard it would be to make so. It would however make for a game that is not a building one, as a lot of games tend to be.

by **The Neon Peon** on Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:07 pm

You have way too many territories that connect to only one other territory. This is really bad for escalating.

by **porkenbeans** on Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:09 pm

So, do you think that, it needs more water routes ?
I was contemplating that.

by **porkenbeans** on Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:03 pm

viewtopic.php?f=63&t=77321
I guess this must be the proper place to post this. 8-)

by **oaktown** on Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:36 pm

Hi porky. I agree with the above comment about the graphics - this looks better than most first drafts. And the idea of spelling out bonuses is a fun idea - it has been played with before but nobody has ever followed through.

Gameplay-wise, there are some things that will need to be addressed to conform to Foundry and CC standards. For starters, the extra die idea - while creative - isn't possible given the current game engine. It would be cool to add an XML feature that allowed some territories to attack or defend with an extra die, but I don't see the intermittent extra attacker idea ever being practical. Same with the open water routes idea - it would be an extremely frustrating game feature.

Beyond that, the water routes are really problematic in that they don't really connect anything. You haven't drawn in territory borders, which is fine if you're going to use a map that links territories via roads as you have. But you've made a hybrid map - roads connect army counts, and water routes connect undefined territories.

And as you proceed, be wary of the dangers of giving too many small bonuses... in a two player game, the first player could easily drop three or four +1s, giving him 7 armies on his first turn with which he can tear up his opponent. Player 2 is all but eliminated before he ever gets to go.

Alright, carry on... again, nice start. With future updates please use the IMG tags so we can see the map without clicking out, and you could use your first post to give us some background and basic info about the map - what is it inspired by, how many territories are there, etc.

by **sailorseal** on Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:15 pm

Cool, idea very cool. I would increase emphasis on letters and words in the game play and bonuses. (aka more "wordish" bonuses)
1. Add more water routes on the right side
2. Make the borders clear
3. Make the "green light" a less frequent event
4. Make the "green light" green and clearly show that it is the light

by **porkenbeans** on Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:18 pm

Click image to enlarge.

more graphic work, I have not added the roads yet. your suggs. and comments are invited. 8-)

The game play is totally up for discussion.
There are obviously 26 territories (camps), with room for 3 or 4 more.
there are 6 continents (flag color), bonus areas.
there are 6 canons that can attack each other.

As for the inspiration, well after my revamp on the Brithish Isles map, I was asked to try something original.

I have this and another map in progress, I will post it as well, in the near future.

by **porkenbeans** on Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:03 pm

I just noticed that my gif has a faint screen over it. You can see it clearly on the light blue areas. This has made my map a bit fuzzy. Does anyone know how I can fix this ?

by **porkenbeans** on Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:49 am

Click image to enlarge.

Lets see if this is any better.
Yeah, the fuzzy is gone.

by **sailorseal** on Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:54 pm

Now we just need a legend and something to explain the flags and maybe an explanation of "Click"
Like the idea!