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You Really Got to Lurk it Out: [LURKER THREAD]

#21
May 15th, 2012, 10:48
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darrelljs Wrote:Yup...I think they "won" the pre-game.

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Ironically kind of accidentally, it looks like.
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#22
May 17th, 2012, 07:17
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I really like the Luchuirp/Balseraph/Illian team lineup. It's pretty much a straight arcane domination tech path, with a slight diversion to grab engineering for Firegoyles. Both the Balseraph and the Luchuirp bringing a lot to the table for late game military, while the Illians provide the early game muscle to let them get there(and some great traits to train support mages, and ice mana to throw to the Balz so they don't lose end game relevance).

They're lacking a really powerhouse economy civ, but their required tech focus is narrow enough that I don't think it will really matter. Once they get sorcery for Mages/Fireball golems everything else is a luxury.
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#23
May 18th, 2012, 14:35
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What's the current value for the team research penalty?

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#24
May 26th, 2012, 17:52
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So this is what I have, the upper left section is complete if there is a script to rotate 90* clockwise for each quarter. That up to anyone's script-fu?
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#25
May 31st, 2012, 05:43
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I'll have a look at it tonight.
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#26
May 31st, 2012, 07:50
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Ilios Wrote:I'll have a look at it tonight.

Well fwiw, here's what I got done last night.
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#27
May 31st, 2012, 13:49
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Couple of notes, but I can already say I'm very impressed with the result, nice job!

Eastern zone:

- Doesn't seem to have an easy to reach source of Copper
- Southern arm of the Crescent River seems food poor
- Forested Corn near the middle bulge of the river (this needing Mining to be improved. Deliberate?)
- Two sources of Marble.
- Area between inside the river seems resource poor compared to the other starting zones.

Southern zone:

- Also doesn't seem to have as many easily reachable sources of Copper compared to the northern and western zones.
- Area between S-W and S-E probably needs some more rivers if you want to mirror it with the north (but I suppose you just didn't have the time yet)

The other quadrants seem fine.

Central Area:

Doesn't seem very attractive to fight over right now. I'd either make it more interesting or impassable.

Overall:

- Lots of Raw Mana nodes, so potentially game-breaking if three different players build the Tower of Div. Maybe change them to specific mana types?
- The areas between the players don't seem to have either strategic holding points or scarce resources. Maybe put a source of Marble between each zone?

I didn't have the time to look at the wrapping area around the edges. If someone could have a look, otherwise it will have to wait until the weekend.

Again, nice work Commodore. smile
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#28
November 11th, 2012, 16:58
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Is there a map?
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#29
November 15th, 2012, 23:30
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I think I remember this occurring: Two members of the same team count as different civs for the availability of the undercouncil and overcouncil resolutions. In this game, that would effectively mean 2 or 3 free great scientists for one of the teams, correct? Is this considered an exploit?
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1. Balance: The map must be balanced, both in regards to land quality and availability and in regards to special civilization features. A map may be wonderfully unique and surprising, but, if it is unbalanced, the game will suffer and the player's enjoyment will not be as high as it could be.

2. Identity and Enjoyment: The map should be interesting to play at all levels, from city placement and management to the border-created interactions between civilizations, and should include varied terrain. Flavor should enhance the inherent pleasure resulting from the underlying tile arrangements. The map should not be exceedingly lush, but it is better to err on the lush side than on the poor side when placing terrain.

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4. Realism: Where possible, the terrain of the map should be realistic. Jungles on desert tiles, or even next to desert tiles, should therefore have a very specific reason for existing. Rivers should run downhill or across level ground into bodies of water. Irrigated terrain should have a higher grassland to plains ratio than dry terrain. Mountain chains should cast rain shadows. Islands, mountains, and peninsulas should follow logical plate tectonics.
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#30
November 16th, 2012, 05:04
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Didnt one civ (thoth i think) test it and have it not work?
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