AOS: Orient Express 1883 [quench'd]

[isaiah40]

Congrats natty!! Boy you really have lift off this week don't you!

[natty dread]

I've been wondering...

Is there a limit on the length of the map name on the map list? I mean, ideally, I'd like the "Age of steam" part be included in the map names of this map pack, so that they will be next to each other in the map list, but will this make the map names too long?

[Victor Sullivan]

If you can't you could just put "AoS" before the name.

[MrBenn]

Beta - Quenching

---The Final Forge period has concluded for the Orient Express Map. All objections have had their time. The Foundry and I hereby brand this map with the Foundry Beta Brand. Let it be known that this map is now ready for BETA Play. After an extended period of time in BETA and once all quirks and issues have been resolved, the map will be put into Full Play (barring any Lack vetoes).

Conquer Club, enjoy!

While the map is in BETA Play, there are a couple of administrative tasks that are required of the mapmaker(s) in addition to the initial gameplay testing:

1. Please ensure that the first post of the thread contains all the necessary information to help future visitors to the development thread; it's particularly important to ensure the most recent images are there, along with any helpful guides (such as gameplay quirks/nuances or the location/size of any starting neutrals etc.)
2. Please update the Map Information Portal with details of your map
3. Finally, it is the responsibility of the mapmaker(s) to ensure that they respond to further feedback in a timely and constructive manner.

--MrBenn

[Victor Sullivan]

Congrats, natty[underscore]dread!

[natty dread]

I will update the portal when I know what name the map is entered with.

Ideally I'd like the Age of steam -part be included in the map name but if this makes it too long then Orient Express will do...

[isaiah40]

Congratulations natty!!

[ender516]

Well done, natty! Here's to a quick upload.

[The Bison King]

Awesome!!!

[Industrial Helix]

Live!!

[The Bison King]

Oh Hell Yes!!!

[DubWarrior]

congrats, great to see this one live!

minor thing, not sure if it's important or mentioned before.
The name "Age of Steam" is a product of Eagle Games and so I think, protected with copyright,
not sure if you can use it like this. It could be.
http://www.eaglegames.net/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EGL030

congrats anyway

[natty dread]

wth... I had no idea such a boardgame existed. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I'll consult with the admin to see if I have to change the name of this and 2 other maps...

[nikola_milicki]

nice map guys! if I may add a minor suggestion, slavonia is a big region in croatia, so might as well call it croatia, nice and short

oh and great job stretching it over slovenia, very funny for us croatians bcuz we still got some unsolved border problems with slovenians

[natty dread]

nice map guys! if I may add a minor suggestion, slavonia is a big region in croatia, so might as well call it croatia, nice and short

oh and great job stretching it over slovenia, very funny for us croatians bcuz we still got some unsolved border problems with slovenians

Well, glad you like the map.

As for Croatia, I don't want to argue with you about the name of your country but what about this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia-Slavonia

it says the country was called "Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia" during 1868-1918 which includes the time of this map.

[nikola_milicki]

nice map guys! if I may add a minor suggestion, slavonia is a big region in croatia, so might as well call it croatia, nice and short

oh and great job stretching it over slovenia, very funny for us croatians bcuz we still got some unsolved border problems with slovenians

Well, glad you like the map.

As for Croatia, I don't want to argue with you about the name of your country but what about this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia-Slavonia

it says the country was called "Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia" during 1868-1918 which includes the time of this map.

ah I see, ok then

[natty dread]

I'm starting to think the objective may be a bit too hard... Has anyone succeeded in winning by the objective yet?

[natty dread]

I'm starting to think the objective may be a bit too hard... Has anyone succeeded in winning by the objective yet?

How would people feel about making the objective a bit easier:

Hold both termini + any 4 orient express stations (6 territories instead of the current 8 )?

[The Bison King]

I'm starting to think the objective may be a bit too hard... Has anyone succeeded in winning by the objective yet?

How would people feel about making the objective a bit easier:

Hold both termini + any 4 transsib stations (6 territories instead of the current 8 )?

Transsib?? I think you are getting a little confused.

As for your question I can't rightfully say because I haven't finished a game yet. Though I will say that I think an Objective Should be hard. If you're worried that'll just be easier to win the old fashion way, I think you're probably still fine. I'll let you know if I find it to be too hard later... or maybe I'll just end up losing all the games I'm in

[natty dread]

I think you obviously misquoted me.

Objective should be hard yes, but not so hard that people won't even bother trying to use it. IMO.

[The Bison King]

I think you obviously misquoted me.

Objective should be hard yes, but not so hard that people won't even bother trying to use it. IMO.

I definitely agree with that, I'm inclined to say that it isn't, but I've yet to acquire the experience to verify my opinion

[Victor Sullivan]

I think you obviously misquoted me.

"by The Bison King on Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:02 pm"

"Last edited by natty_dread on Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:35 pm, edited 1 time in total."

Need I say more?

Sully

[Hopscotcher]

This map is really really chokeable and I wonder if the rail lines should not be made less hard to get around

There are just some major blocking points.

Now I've only played a few 1 v 1 games, but it just seems like there are separate areas of contest that all get sorted out individually and it makes for some very boring game play.

The biggest example of this is the Paris/Burgundy area. feel free to completely dismiss my thoughts, but so far I only find this map aggrivating and in general, natty, I'm a fan!

[natty dread]

Thanks for your feedback Hops... I have to be honest with you, this map was never meant to be a good 1v1 map... It was never designed for 1v1 games (although I did add the neutrals to make the drops fair on 1v1:s.) So I would appreciate it if you would try out some multiplayer games on the map, like 4-6 player dubs for example... then if you still feel the same about the map, I'll be glad to take whatever advice you have to improve it.

[The Bison King]

Still yet to finish a game on this map, but that's a good thing. I like maps that promote long games. Really liking the flow of this one. Good flow.