Battle of Yorktown V6

[tlane]

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
TLANE

Map Info
Map Name : Battle of Yorktown
Cartographer : tlane
Map Type : Standard
Territories : 59
Continents : 12
Special Features : ports (need more suggestions)


Current version V6

Click image to enlarge.

Changed:
Took away glow around flags
changed color of Wormley (was bright blue)
took away sand bags, only barb wire now
Working on:
a lot


v5 -w/o extra flags
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownneww-otextureflagsv4.jpg
v5 - with extra flags
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownneww-otextureflagsv3.jpg
v4
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownneww-otexture-2.jpg
v3
ttp://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownneww-otexture-1.jpg
v2
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownneww-otexture.jpg

v1 - french with bombard
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownmapfrench-withbombard.jpg
v1 - french
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownmaplongated.jpg
v1 - french and brit. w/ bombard
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownmap-bignavalbattle-bombard.jpg
v1 - frnech and brit.
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/conquerlane/yorktownmap-bignavalbattle.jpg

[tlane]

here is a pic of the battle

[The Neon Peon]

There is no harm in making a draft even if the idea has been tried before. If a map is good-looking and has had some thought put into it, people will almost always accept it. What could be bad about having a well made map, even if you personally do not like the concept?

I would suggest putting up a draft of the map, since then people will get an idea of the size and the gameplay you intend for it, along with the type of graphics.

[tlane]

great thanks

[tlane]

i am working on it

[RjBeals]

Make sure you put some thought into it first before you post anything. Don't just throw something together for the sake of having a "draft". Otherwise, people will not take you seriously, and once they visit a thread and see a shoddy draft, they will not return to see updates.

[tlane]

INFO
Name: Battle of Yorktown
Cartographer: tlane with little help from the.killing.44
Territories: 36
Continents: 5, 7 counting the ships
Special Features: all ships can bombard each other

Click image to enlarge.

[tlane]

i am working on getting the picture

[tlane]

here it is

[tlane]

i am still working on it

[tlane]

go check out my map in drafting room

[tlane]

any feedback??

[captainwalrus]

The french ships and the british ships need to be swiched. The French got there first and cut off accses to the penninsula for the British ships. Also there was no naval fighting, since the Brithish ships were only sent down to deliver supplies to the british general Cornwallace.

[crosseout]

how does it make sense that all boats can bombard all boats? I would think that the ships would only worry about the ships that poses an immediate treath to its existence, and the cannons of that time really didnt have that impressive ranges...

[tlane]

I am going to change the bombarding idea and I am going to work a lot more on the naval set-up

[tlane]

what does everyone thing i should do with the ships?
Now i realize there were French ships but they didn't really fight

[rustlemania]

there was in fact a very large naval battle - it just took place before the siege of Yorktown.
If you want to remain accurate you can take out the British ships , set the French ones up in blockade form, and allow them to bombard certain territories (especially the one where York town actually was!).
OR you could keep the British ships and ignore the fact that the naval battle took place a mere 20 days earlier in the same location. Either way - the ships should attack each other, and bombard land territories.

here are a couple of options:
1) take out British ships - allow French ships to bombard Yorktown proper, and make this an objective map (ie. hold all French ships and Yorktown to win the game - with this scenario you could make Yorktown and the ships neutral territories).

2) leave in the British ships - allow all ships to attack each other - but allow British ships to bombard rebel terts (which you would have to mark maybe with a flag or a color) and allow French ships to bombard British terts (which you would also have to mark). With this option you could also make it an objective map - or just a classic style. I think either way could work.

As far as graphics go - you've got the same problem the.killing had with one of his - too much legend (or key) not enough map. You don't need a huge title or a huge key - instead those should take up as little room as possible and the majority of it should be actual map space.

One more gameplay thing: your bonuses don't really work - they'll need a lot of adjustments - and are the land masses going to connect in any other way?

[rustlemania]

this could be a great map - but you've got a long way to go!

[the.killing.44]

Thanks, J-red, for clearing that up. We were talking about it and all I was reading about was either the siege or some different battle.

[tlane]

yeah thanks jared
i am working on it

[oboe]

this map is great i cant wait to play it

i think someone should stamp it

[england19]

this map is very good but doesn't stand to World 2.1. It may be the next best though.

[the.killing.44]

People who know Tyler and who (a) obviously were asked by him to comment, (b) haven't played many maps (england19), just leave real feedback instead of saying that at this stage it is the 2nd best map on CC.

[rustlemania]

I like number 1 and 3 the best - because I like the idea of having bombardments.
I voted for number 1 - i like that better out of those two for a couple reasons...

1) its more historically accurate to the "Battle of Yorktown" which was the siege that took place in late September-October of '81.
2) its less confusing than #3.

I think number 1 has the most potential.

Graphics wise - I like that you've made more room for the map... although now the territories look stretched. Can you try to make the more proportional and accurate looking?

The bonuses still need tweeking - but let's take it one step at a time.

[captainwalrus]

From a historical point of veiw, the just french is better, but from a gameplay point of veiw, I think the naval battle would be better. I honestly don't know what to pick. I think it is comming along nicely though! I greatly anticipate the results of the poll.