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zimmah wrote:How about moving the engine from westmorland to cheshire?
natty_dread wrote:You don't have any island with only ports... How about removing the balloon from either Surry or Glocester?
DiM wrote:zimmah wrote:How about moving the engine from westmorland to cheshire?
yeah sure. it won't matter that much as the island will still have just 1 entry point.
zimmah wrote:DiM wrote:zimmah wrote:How about moving the engine from westmorland to cheshire?
yeah sure. it won't matter that much as the island will still have just 1 entry point.
yes, but in theory someone could take the engine and the balloon, and force someone to have that extra steam, without getting access to the engine.
TaCktiX wrote:I see every game on this map boiling down to the same set of "engine/steam, engine/steam" with the occasional grab for Oxford to eliminate or setback someone else, with counterbalancing only in the form of forcing excess steam or removing bonus pairs entirely.
gimil wrote:it feels more like a 'DiM lite'. It has all signs of a good map by DiM but designed with the intention for smaller games.
natty_dread wrote:I was wrong
iancanton wrote:i find the negative steam bonus unclear. what happens if u have 2 engines and 3 steam? do u receive only a -3 bonus or both +2 and -3?
ian.
Coleman wrote:iancanton wrote:i find the negative steam bonus unclear. what happens if u have 2 engines and 3 steam? do u receive only a -3 bonus or both +2 and -3?
ian.
The way I read it you would lose the bonus for one engine and have a minus 1 for the extra steam as it says it is only -1 for each extra steam, not for all the steam and it says you lose the engine bonus, not all engine bonuses.
So it would be +2 for one engine + steam, the other engine + steam negated, and then -1 for the extra steam. I think![]()
+2 -1 so +1 overall.
If that is not the case a reword is probably needed.
DiM wrote:zimmah wrote:also, could you clarify how the bonus system works at this point? it understand the continents and the 1 for every steam+engine but i'm not sure if i understand the too much steam damages you engine part.
Let's say i have 2 steam and 1 engine, since i have the bonus for +1 steam and +1 engine, i'd expect +1 bonnus, but since i have more steam then engines i'd get a negative bonus, is this bonus going to make me get +0 or -1?
here are all the combinations:
6S + 6E = +6
5S + 6E = +5
4S + 6E = +4
3S + 6E = +3
2S + 6E = +2
1S + 6E = +1
6S + 5E = -1
5S + 5E = +5
4S + 5E = +4
3S + 5E = +3
2S + 5E = +2
1S + 5E = +1
6S + 4E = -2
5S + 4E = -1
4S + 4E = +4
3S + 4E = +3
2S + 4E = +2
1S + 4E = +1
6S + 3E = -3
5S + 3E = -2
4S + 3E = -1
3S + 3E = +3
2S + 3E = +2
1S + 3E = +1
6S + 2E = -4
5S + 2E = -3
4S + 2E = -2
3S + 2E = -1
2S + 2E = +2
1S + 2E = +1
6S + 1E = -5
5S + 1E = -4
4S + 1E = -3
3S + 1E = -2
2S + 1E = -1
1S + 1E = +1
gimil wrote:Hi DiM,
A few minor things I am going to pick on today.
Firstly Dr. DiM island in the legends is annoying me, its just a little to bright in that area, it always catches my eye and if I am not looking in that area my peripheral visions still picks it up. I think if could do with going down a tone or two.
Suffolk terr name doesn't look as bold as Norfolk, or any other name for that matter. It could also do with a nudge a few pixels up and to the left so that it is not touching the boarder. In fact a few territories could do with some nudges to center them better within territories and move them away from borders, balloons, steam etc:
- Essex - up a few
- Norfolk - left a few
- Somerset - right a few
- Devon - left a few
- Dorset - right 1px
- Staffs - left a few
- Cheshire - up and right a few
- Lancashire - left 2px
- West riding -right a few
The territory text in general is a little difficult to read, but not hugely so. I think a very minimal creamy, orange glow (similar to the colour of the paper) around them will make them more legible by stopping the maps texture obscuring the text. You know what I mean?
Finally, I am going to pick on your steam.You know the steam leak you have shooting across the map? It doesn't look right, its colouring and texture are all wrong and different compared to all the other steam you have.I would suggest a rework for that.
Apart from that your looking good!
natty_dread wrote:I was wrong
gimil wrote:That all looks much much better, except Suffolk it still needs to be moved left and up a few, oh and i think that piece of steam needs to be made a little more transparent
DiM wrote:gimil wrote:That all looks much much better, except Suffolk it still needs to be moved left and up a few, oh and i think that piece of steam needs to be made a little more transparent
both issues solved. will be visible in the next update.
natty_dread wrote:I was wrong
gimil wrote:DiM wrote:gimil wrote:That all looks much much better, except Suffolk it still needs to be moved left and up a few, oh and i think that piece of steam needs to be made a little more transparent
both issues solved. will be visible in the next update.
Good man. Can't wait to see it.
cairnswk wrote:Dim...westmidlands....what's the territory east of Shropshire...is that meant to be Staffordshire?
Victor Sullivan wrote:Northeast should be decreased to 2. And there are 7 balloons and 9 ports. Do we want the imbalance, or an equal 8 and 8?
-Sully
DiM wrote:however i will do something else. remove port from east riding and transform the balloons from northumberland and west riding into ports. that would make northeast continent a place with 5 terits and 2 entry points (both ports) and i can lower it to +2 from +3. this way i will get the all-ports island and at the same time keep the bonuses balanced.
I beleive Surry needs to change to Surrey...I could be wrong, but...
natty_dread wrote:I was wrong
gimil wrote:The steam now looks perfect.I beleive Surry needs to change to Surrey...I could be wrong, but...
That is correct.
cairnswk wrote:gimil wrote:The steam now looks perfect.I beleive Surry needs to change to Surrey...I could be wrong, but...
That is correct.
thanks gimil.
PS. i think Hertford is the name of the town, whereas Hertfordshire is the region/shire name also, and
Worcester is the name of the town in Worcestershire, although that may be a difficulty for space reasons.
natty_dread wrote:I was wrong
gimil wrote:...
We have gone shire crazy here! ...
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