Official 200 Maps Celebration

[Ffraid]

Okay, I can see them now. I did try it mere seconds after 18:00 CC time. Saw the countdown clock and everything else, but it's all good now.

[betiko]

the map was unlocked at 18:00 CC Time, the form comes few seconds before the map but you should be able to see it now. If not try ctrl+f5.

great thanks, spotted it all; so is it just for the fastest and is it possible to get a medal for each map?

[Extreme Ways]

Yeah, does everyone who submits get a medal or just the fastest one? I can only spot 2 after 10 minutes of staring.

[DiM]

Yeah, does everyone who submits get a medal or just the fastest one? I can only spot 2 after 10 minutes of staring.

the changes aren't very subtle and are rather easy to spot.
but don't worry and take your time, EVERYBODY gets a medal if they find all differences. even if you find them in 2 minutes or 2 hours.

or at least that's what i understood from this:

For those who can correctly locate and identify all 5 differences for a given map, they will receive a General Achievement Medal!

[DiM]

i luv the idea of the 200 map contest...well done, but I'm sorry for this samuel812 and Gilligan...two things...

1. Why is Trafalgar in one of the groups when it is still in Beta and has gameplay flaws - that shouldn't be allowed in the mix...please remove it

2. How the heck did you come up with some of these 4 groupings sam, when many of these maps are not comparable with each other - the voting on that one will be an absolute farce

I think groupings are all based on random order, via random.org.


--Andy

which is actually rather silly because some maps are niche maps and no matter how great their gameplay or graphics are they'll never be as popular as a more classic map.

normally maps should be aranged in the game finder according to various customizable categories and based on those categories polls could be created much easier. but such categories were proposed 3-4 years ago and haven't been implemented yet so there's zero chance they ever will.

[betiko]

by the way do you guys have stats of number of games played of each map? i d be interested to see which ones are the most popular in terms of game played.

and a big thanks to all cartographers!

[DiM]

by the way do you guys have stats of number of games played of each map? i d be interested to see which ones are the most popular in terms of game played.

and a big thanks to all cartographers!

there were several attempts at keeping track of such stats but it never lasted.

here are some results from july
it's an average games per day rank. in other words total number of games divided by the number of days this map has existed.

you'll notice classic is by far the most played map, followed by doodle and luxemburg which are very popular for short 1-3 round games. surprisingly we can spot some non classic gameplay maps in the top 10)

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Classic              1309.14   1
Doodle Earth          215.29   2
Luxembourg            186.14   3
Feudal War            178.29   4
Arms Race!            148.71   5
World 2.1             116.57   6
Peloponnesian War     113.57   7
British Isles          99.29   8
New World              84.14   9
Age Of Realms 2: Magic 77.14  10
Feudal Epic            53.29  11
England                52.29  12
Poker Club             50.57  13
Korea                  49.57  14
American Civil War     48.43  15
Australia              45.00  16
Route 66               42.86  17
Europe 1914            41.29  18
Greater China          41.29  18
Age Of Realms 1: Might 40.43  20
Canada                 39.71  21
WWII Poland            37.14  22
Madagascar             33.43  23
USA                    32.29  24
Cyprus                 31.57  25
Treasures Of Galapagos 29.71  26
Das Schloss            29.57  27
Waterloo               29.29  28
Imperium Romanum       27.29  29
Egypt: Nubia           25.14  30
King Of The Mountains  24.43  31
Africa                 23.43  32
Age Of Realms 3: Ma... 22.43  33
Golfe Du Saint-Laurent 22.29  34
Alexander's Empire     22.29  34
Italy                  22.14  36
San Francisco          22.14  36
Age of Merchants       22.00  38
Iberia                 20.86  39
King's Court           20.14  40
USA West               20.00  41
France                 19.86  42
Clandemonium           19.71  43
Midgard                19.71  43
San Marino             19.57  45
Eastern Hemisphere     19.43  46
Jamaica                18.71  47
Charleston             18.71  47
Napoleonic Europe      18.14  49
First Nations Americas 18.00  50
13 Colonies            17.71  51
Europa                 17.00  52
Indochina              16.86  53
Japan                  16.00  54
Texan Wars             15.86  55
BeNeLux                15.86  55
Europe                 15.86  55
Flanders 1302          15.71  58
USA Rockies            15.57  59
Berlin 1961            15.57  59
Arctic                 15.57  59
Middle East            15.57  59
WWII Europe            15.14  63
City Mogul             15.00  64
Dust Bowl              15.00  64
Caribbean Islands      15.00  64
Brazil                 15.00  64
Nordic Countries       14.71  68
Austro-Hungarian Em... 14.57  69
Scotland               14.57  69
Portugal               14.57  69
8 Thoughts             14.43  72
Cairns Coral Coast     14.29  73
Pearl Harbor           14.14  74
Siege!                 13.86  75
Poison Rome            13.71  76
Third Crusade          13.43  77
Celtic Nations         13.14  78
Monsters               13.14  78
Germany                13.14  78
Middle Ages            13.00  81
NYC                    13.00  81
Cricket                12.71  83
Battle For Iraq!       12.71  83
D-Day: Omaha Beach!    12.71  83
Asia                   12.71  83
Vancouver              12.29  87
Atlantis               12.14  88
North America          12.14  88
Circus Maximus         12.14  88
Iceland                12.00  91
Duck And Cover         11.86  92
Greenland              11.71  93
Baseball               11.57  94
USA Great Lakes        11.57  94
Montreal               11.57  94
Stalingrad             11.43  97
Balkan Peninsula       11.29  98
Lunar War              11.29  98
USA Southwest          11.14 100
Malta                  11.00 101
Great Lakes            10.86 102
U.S. Senate            10.71 103
Hong Kong              10.71 103
USA Southeast          10.43 105
WWII Western Front     10.43 105
Oasis                  10.29 107
Ireland                10.29 107
Antarctica             10.14 109
Fractured America      10.00 110
Castle Lands            9.71 111
CCU                     9.57 112
Central America         9.43 113
USA New England         8.71 114
Ancient Greece          8.71 114
Crossword               8.57 116
Austerlitz              8.43 117
First Nations North A.. 8.43 117
Hive                    8.14 119
Halloween Hollows       8.14 119
High Seas               8.14 119
Discworld               8.14 119
México                  8.00 123
Macedonia               8.00 123
Supermax: Prison Riot!  7.86 125
France 1789             7.71 126
Tamriel                 7.71 126
Egypt: Lower            7.29 128
Holy Roman Empire       7.14 129
Chinese Checkers        7.14 129
Woodboro                7.00 131
Soviet Union            7.00 131
Haiti                   6.86 133
WWII Iwo Jima           6.86 133
Space                   6.86 133
Wales                   6.57 136
Gilgamesh               6.43 137
Indian Empire           6.43 137
Conquer 4               6.43 137
Rail USA                6.43 137
South America           6.29 141
Philippines             6.00 142
Oceania                 5.86 143
Archipelago             5.86 143
WWII Gazala             5.71 145
Madness                 5.71 145
Transsib 1914           5.57 147
Thailand                5.57 147
Chicago                 5.57 147
Netherlands             5.57 147
Bamboo Jack             5.43 151
Mongol Empire           5.43 151
Forbidden City          5.29 153
First Nations South A.. 5.14 154
USApocalypse            5.00 155
Unification Italy       4.86 156
Triple Alliance         4.86 156
Operation Drug War      4.86 156
WWII Ardennes           4.86 156
Egypt: Valley Of The K. 4.86 156
WWII Australia          4.86 156
Northwest Passage       4.71 162
Cairns Metro            4.71 162
Rail Europe             4.71 162
South Africa 1885       4.57 165
Unification Germany     4.57 165
Land And Sea            4.29 167
The Citadel             4.29 167
Egypt: Upper            4.29 167
Solar System            4.29 167
Midkemdil               4.14 171
Puget Sound             4.00 172
Dawn Of Ages            3.71 173
WWI Ottoman Empire      3.71 173
WWII Eastern Front      3.71 173
Thyseneal               3.57 176
Conquer Man             3.43 177
Battle Of Actium        3.29 178
Rail Africa             3.00 179
Rail Australia          2.71 180
Orient Express 1883     2.57 181
Sydney Metro            2.43 182
Draknor - Level 1       2.43 182
Prohibition Chicago     2.00 184
Extreme Global Warming  2.00 184

[samuelc812]

i luv the idea of the 200 map contest...well done, but I'm sorry for this samuel812 and Gilligan...two things...

1. Why is Trafalgar in one of the groups when it is still in Beta and has gameplay flaws - that shouldn't be allowed in the mix...please remove it

2. How the heck did you come up with some of these 4 groupings sam, when many of these maps are not comparable with each other - the voting on that one will be an absolute farce

This is a celebration of ALL 200 Maps which includes all of our current Beta Maps. These Polls are a snapshot of people's favourite maps at this point in time, of course Beta Maps are at a disadvantage since they may not have been perfected and/or played as much as the others. It is just a fun thing to do and i think you are taking it a bit too seriously to be honest, people are just telling us which maps they love the most in order to celebrate the diversity we have and i see no harm in that, if people find this fun we can do it annually and as we get feedback as to how we can run this better we will take everything onboard in order to improve for next time. So Traflagar will not be removed.

We decided the best way to group the maps was to do it randomly and give people a large amount of voting power (15 votes per category) so they can vote for a good amount of their favourite maps from all different options available, and i think we were pretty generous. Once again though i think you are taking it a bit too seriously, after all there is always going to be some complaints no matter how we grouped the maps but as long as we gave a generous amount of votes which we did (15 per category) then we could minimise it. Remember, 15 votes can go a long way.

i luv the idea of the 200 map contest...well done, but I'm sorry for this samuel812 and Gilligan...two things...

1. Why is Trafalgar in one of the groups when it is still in Beta and has gameplay flaws - that shouldn't be allowed in the mix...please remove it

2. How the heck did you come up with some of these 4 groupings sam, when many of these maps are not comparable with each other - the voting on that one will be an absolute farce

I think groupings are all based on random order, via random.org.


--Andy

which is actually rather silly because some maps are niche maps and no matter how great their gameplay or graphics are they'll never be as popular as a more classic map.

normally maps should be aranged in the game finder according to various customizable categories and based on those categories polls could be created much easier. but such categories were proposed 3-4 years ago and haven't been implemented yet so there's zero chance they ever will.

If people really enjoy playing on them, they will vote for it, as i said to cairns this just a bit of fun to see what maps people love playing the most. Of course niche maps are at a disadvantage but they will still gain votes from their loyal players and that's what we want to see. It's not like the map with the most votes is going to receive a prize or anything.

~Sam

[tec805]

man that 5th difference is a beast to find

[MoB Deadly]

Geez, I cant find the 5th either :-/

[theguard]

Thanks for making this possible! It still is unclear if it's 5 GA Medals for finding 5 differences on 5 maps or is it limit 1 per customer?

[greenoaks]

i can't see any

[agentcom]

How do we know if we got credit for it? I turned in my response, including my e-mail address and never received any sort of confirmation e-mail or anything. Why do we need to put in an e-mail if that's not what it's for?

[thelord]

I've got 3 so far thought i had a fourth but it was dust on the monitor...

Got em now though

[greenoaks]

these messages could be written better.

If you will use a different username you are not granted to receive your prize!

Thank you for taking part to the event.

[pearljamrox2]

I found all 5.

[zimmah]

i luv the idea of the 200 map contest...well done, but I'm sorry for this samuel812 and Gilligan...two things...

1. Why is Trafalgar in one of the groups when it is still in Beta and has gameplay flaws - that shouldn't be allowed in the mix...please remove it

2. How the heck did you come up with some of these 4 groupings sam, when many of these maps are not comparable with each other - the voting on that one will be an absolute farce

I think groupings are all based on random order, via random.org.


--Andy

which is actually rather silly because some maps are niche maps and no matter how great their gameplay or graphics are they'll never be as popular as a more classic map.

normally maps should be aranged in the game finder according to various customizable categories and based on those categories polls could be created much easier. but such categories were proposed 3-4 years ago and haven't been implemented yet so there's zero chance they ever will.

i would love it if they did categorise the maps. it would make things much easier, and that way you could also select a random map in a certain category. for example: "Random classic" or "Random Empire".

[zimmah]

I found all 5.

ye me too, took me like 10 minutes to find the 5th, but i got them.

it's fun, not too hard, not too easy. a nice challenge.

[betiko]

i m curious to see if the last one found is the same for all of us, or if the hardest is different for every person. i guess when this map is finished we will be able to tell which we found last and gave us the most effort.. it took me half an hour yesterday to find all 5..

interesting to see which ones are the most played; the top 10 doesn t surprise me at all though.

if anyone from the entertaining team could answer yesterday s question asked several times by many members; can we get 1 medal for each 5 map participating every single day?

[eddie2]

lol i found all five i found 4 in the first 5 mins then 1 hour finding the last(which was proberly the easiest of them all)

[Leehar]

i m curious to see if the last one found is the same for all of us, or if the hardest is different for every person. i guess when this map is finished we will be able to tell which we found last and gave us the most effort.. it took me half an hour yesterday to find all 5..

interesting to see which ones are the most played; the top 10 doesn t surprise me at all though.

if anyone from the entertaining team could answer yesterday s question asked several times by many members; can we get 1 medal for each 5 map participating every single day?

Lol, I did try answering you, just doubt I was much use.

And it took me all of 20 secs to submit my entry for the comp.

Also, for the top 10 most played maps etc. Check the latest issue of the dispatch

[anonymus]

found all 5 also, but dont know if i was too late if i need to find 5 in 5 maps..
classic was the first map?

how will medals be awarded? (going back to re-read the rules now)

/

[betiko]

i m curious to see if the last one found is the same for all of us, or if the hardest is different for every person. i guess when this map is finished we will be able to tell which we found last and gave us the most effort.. it took me half an hour yesterday to find all 5..

interesting to see which ones are the most played; the top 10 doesn t surprise me at all though.

if anyone from the entertaining team could answer yesterday s question asked several times by many members; can we get 1 medal for each 5 map participating every single day?

Lol, I did try answering you, just doubt I was much use.

And it took me all of 20 secs to submit my entry for the comp.

Also, for the top 10 most played maps etc. Check the latest issue of the dispatch

20s lol come on, you have a scanner in your eyes or something?
I know you tried to answer but as you said it was an assumption and that we needed a confirmation from higher in the food chain, i thought they would ve answered..
for the most played maps a ranking has been posted of average games/day just here, which was quite interesting.

[eddie2]

And it took me all of 20 secs to submit my entry for the comp.

and lackattack just offered me the job of head admin for the site.

[Gilligan]

i m curious to see if the last one found is the same for all of us, or if the hardest is different for every person. i guess when this map is finished we will be able to tell which we found last and gave us the most effort.. it took me half an hour yesterday to find all 5..

interesting to see which ones are the most played; the top 10 doesn t surprise me at all though.

if anyone from the entertaining team could answer yesterday s question asked several times by many members; can we get 1 medal for each 5 map participating every single day?

At the end of the event, everyone who successfully identified all changes in a map will receive a medal. It will state how many maps you identified...But only one medal will be awarded, not five.