I've been playing around with the modding tools, re-starting the map generator to try and find something that would be 'perfect' to work on. Nothing really works, and then I realized that when it came to options for making a map, the game offered us little. I don't mean the MODDING aspect, but the non-modding aspect, for those of us who want to play on a random map. I doubt that most people actually want to make their own maps each time they want to play a new Elemental game.
What I'm proposing, then, is just a little bit more in the way of options for making a random map. A few more options that the AI takes into account when a mod is made.
- Landmass - A slider that moves the amount of land vs. water back and forth. Want big continents separated by small seas, or small wanna-be islands dotting an ocean? Choice is now yours.
- Resources - Plenty of resources in-game. Want there to be a ton of resources, making influence slightly expendable? Or perhaps very few resources, making each one too valuable to risk losing?
- Spawns - Lots of little critters wandering the map, or none?
- Champions - Want a game that is wholly family, or instead play around with dozens of heroes?
Just a few things that makes it more fun to get a random map tailored closely to what a player is in the mood to play.
-N
