grifftron wrote:Wish it could be made without everything being hexagons... we do have the new map sizes now, be a little bit more creative maybe...
Thanks for your opinion. Firstly... you do notice that the map is already supersize? There's not much larger I could go... and making the map even larger just to fit the territories in different shapes would be counter-productive.
Secondly, the hexagon arrangement is something that is needed for this map. Hexagon is the perfect natural shape. It is one of the few polygons that tessellate. It can be used to create a grid where every polygon is the exact same size and the same length from each other (unlike, say, squares). Triangles would work too, but essentially, they would be the same as hexagons, only less intuitive. By having a regular shape for the territories, it is also much easier and more intuitive to figure out the range of bombardments.
Thirdly, hexagon maps have a long history of being used in strategy games, both board games and computerized ones. Using hexagons is not only a practical choice, but a thematic one as well - it summons a feeling of a complex strategy game, which this map essentially is.
In summary... the hexagons are necessary and will not be removed from the map.
I can understand and accept if you don't like the map... massively complex maps like this certainly aren't for everyone.
