Mapping Department Organization Thread

[Muizer]

In VII we used a 'terra incognita' region for all 'dead space', but currently there's no region reserved for that.

[ahowl11]

Thule can represent it

[DCLXVIMRTRVEBLAKKOKKVLTDCLXVI]

Remember that we will need to sacrifice 2 regions for the indian ocean/red sea/persian gulf and caspian sea. If we don't do this it would cause issues with the AI.

[ahowl11]

If you are talking about having separate sea regions, I don't think it's worth it. From previous talks with other modders, it doesn't seem to really make a difference. Also, this is the best regions map that I've ever put together, and I'd hate to sacrifice a region for a sea region that won't even be paid attention to.

[Gigantus]

If the regional colors for major, not connected, water bodies are the same then the AI will treat them as a continuous sea region in it's invade calculations. Meaning India will treat England as being able to be invaded by sea from India. Naval invasion as such are fairly rare so a trial cold be done with just one sea region color.

Minor sea\lake regions completely enclosed by a region are best to be filled with the region's color after map work is concluded.

[Muizer]

Brief update. I've been working on the infrastructure. Covered the Roman Empire so far. As mentioned before, maps of ancient routes outside the empire are literally a lot more sketchy, so while fewer regions are in play it's going to be hard to impart a sense of authenticity in those parts. Will keep you posted.   

[ahowl11]

Thanks for the update, was wondering how things were going.

[Muizer]

Another brief update. I'm quite close to wrapping up the infrastructure. With regions and features approaching their final form I intend to start testing and debugging them this weekend.

[Jubal]

Good stuff!

[Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs]

Great news, M!

[Muizer]

Back from a brief holiday. Today, after plenty of debugging, loaded the map without error. However,  to do so without getting a scrolling ctd I need to re-purpose one region to cover much of the Volga river basin,  connecting Scandinavia and the baltic region to the regions north of the Caspian sea. So, I'm looking for a small region to sacrifice.......

[Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs]

Thanks for the update mate, glad to see a lot of progress has been made. Hope you had a blast on your holiday!

[ahowl11]

Hey Muizer, thanks for the update. You can take out Thule which is in Norway and change it to Exapolis. It's on the eastern side of the Don river where it bends going northwest.

[Muizer]

It is the region that has Thule's as its capital needs to be split in two. That means I need a region from somewhere else that is neither that region, nor adjacent to it. 

[ahowl11]

Can you get on slack? We will discuss it there