Classic Cities :Pot Mosbi [Quenched]

[cairnswk]

Map Name: Pot Mosbi
Map Description:With names in Toki Pisin (where possible), the map is based on the suburban and regional layout of Port Moresby, the national capital of Papua New Guinea. Cultural influence has been used to storyboard the map in readiness for gamplay.
Territories:104, Continents:22
Gameplay type:Classic
Gameplay features:Ranged attacks, starting neutrals, killer neutrals, impassables, losing condition.
Mapmaker: cairnswk and XML:nolefan5311
Major Contribution:Victor Sullivan

Map Sizes:
Small - 892 x 800; Large - 1000 x 897

Current Version 20
Small:


Large:

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Neutrals and Starts at V20


Colour Blind Test V14
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Version 15 - 888s

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What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made:
[*]It is a capital listed on the Classic map, and thus deserves to be represented on CC
[*]A competition now exists for PNG, so it will be a sister map for that
[*]It is in a similar style to my first map Cairns Coral Coast
[*]The names on the map are in Toki Pisin which is native to the country
[*]The army circles signify cultural neck-gear that some natives wear which are made from pigs teeth (some to show wealth)
[*]Don't want to waste a good map that was supposed to be in a competition

[Victor Sullivan]

I approve!

-Sully

EDIT: Don't forget to apply for Supersize!

[thenobodies80]

Now that I see it....let me say that certainly you can't throw this away.
Nice project!

A question, is it possible to reduce the small to have it within the limits (1000x800)?

[cairnswk]

Now that I see it....let me say that certainly you can't throw this away.
Nice project!

A question, is it possible to reduce the small to have it within the limits (1000x800)?

Yes. I can reduce the overall size, but it will be a bit tight in those smaller regions.
It will come down to 892 x 800 for small, large TBA.

[isaiah40]

Let's do this!

[AndyDufresne]

Cairnswk, I like the look of this map. It has the aesthetic feel of other projects you've worked on, but it also feels fresher. Good work, and good luck.


--Andy

[cairnswk]

Cairnswk, I like the look of this map. It has the aesthetic feel of other projects you've worked on, but it also feels fresher. Good work, and good luck.
--Andy

Thanks Andy, glad to hear you like it.

[cairnswk]

Let's do this!

Thanks for the stamp isaiah40.

[isaiah40]

Let's do this!

Thanks for the stamp isaiah40.

bilong yu welcome!

[ManBungalow]

Is this intended to be a map where each player starts with only one region; a tribe?
Being confined to one region, especially where they're unbalanced and can only attack one bonus, doesn't make for good gameplay.

However, I feel it would work well if each player started with a tribe, but also with a bunch of ordinary regions as in other classic-gameplay maps. This may already be your intention, and I'm sorry if I missed an obvious clue somewhere.

Otherwise, maybe add a little texture to the regions and move to the main map foundry, yes?

[cairnswk]

Is this intended to be a map where each player starts with only one region; a tribe?
Being confined to one region, especially where they're unbalanced and can only attack one bonus, doesn't make for good gameplay.

However, I feel it would work well if each player started with a tribe, but also with a bunch of ordinary regions as in other classic-gameplay maps. This may already be your intention, and I'm sorry if I missed an obvious clue somewhere.

Otherwise, maybe add a little texture to the regions and move to the main map foundry, yes?

ManBungalow, thanks for your comment.
the presence of only a couple of neutrals would suggest to me that players start all over the place as in a classic scenario.
I will however clarify that in the front page statement. Thanks for pointing that out.
Yes each player will start with a tribe so they have the option of using the tribe invasion and consolidating internal other regions also. txture issue will be dealth with in graphics.

[Seamus76]

How the hell do you come up with this stuff so easily? This looks great, and makes my map look like my 3 year old daughter made it. You are the man. Keep it coming.

[cairnswk]

How the hell do you come up with this stuff so easily? This looks great, and makes my map look like my 3 year old daughter made it. You are the man. Keep it coming.

Seamus76. thanks for kudos, but your map is also inspiring for the skills and artwork and concept that you have, it brings a different perspective to the foundry....we all have different software and levels of skill, so don't think your map is any lesser than any others that have been progressed.

How do i come up with it...creativity, time, lots of research, desire and enjoyment of what i do here.

so here is Version 4.
1. the map has been downsized as per request from tnb80
2. textures have been added

[isaiah40]

To be honest cairns, I really don't think you will need those army circles.

[cairnswk]

To be honest cairns, I really don't think you will need those army circles.

isaiah40...these are created as representational of the neck-gear that natives wear (some to show wealth) made from pigs teeth.
I am sorry but they stay as they give the map a slight "cultural" difference as part of the overall aesthetic

[isaiah40]

To be honest cairns, I really don't think you will need those army circles.

isaiah40...these are created as representational of the neck-gear that natives wear (some to show wealth) made from pigs teeth.
I am sorry but they stay as they give the map a slight "cultural" difference as part of the overall aesthetic

Ah, I read. Okay then.

[cairnswk]

...
Ah, I read. Okay then.

lukaut! yu, yupela ritim. bihain, yu raitim wantaim edukeitim
look out! you can read. next you can write with eduction

[Seamus76]

I am really, really liking this map.

I don't see any gameplay issues, just a couple minor things:

- Maybe add "All" to Parks and Utilities in the Legend, i.e. "All Parks +5"
- The circle for Lapun Durand Epot needs to be moved down a bit.
- Where the Motu Tribe attack route and Walters Solwara attack route meet is a little funky. What if you moved the Motu Tribe ship closer to Paga, and had the Walters attack route go behind it? That would eliminate the crossing altogether. Just a thought.

Again, this is really cool and seems to be a great play for an 8 person game, and a nice, long tactical play for 1v1.

[cairnswk]

I am really, really liking this map.

I don't see any gameplay issues, just a couple minor things:

- Maybe add "All" to Parks and Utilities in the Legend, i.e. "All Parks +5"
- The circle for Lapun Durand Epot needs to be moved down a bit.
- Where the Motu Tribe attack route and Walters Solwara attack route meet is a little funky. What if you moved the Motu Tribe ship closer to Paga, and had the Walters attack route go behind it? That would eliminate the crossing altogether. Just a thought.

Again, this is really cool and seems to be a great play for an 8 person game, and a nice, long tactical play for 1v1.

Thanks Seamus76.
I have adjusted those items for you and will post the updated version shortly.
I'm going to re-work the text in CorelDraw so hopefully they;ll come up better.

[greenoaks]

why have you bastardised the name?

[cairnswk]

why have you bastardised the name?

If you consider it bastardised, what is your alternative, and why do you consider it bastardised?
All it is is the name in the local language - Tok Pisin - which i would have thought quite appropriate.

[Victor Sullivan]

why have you bastardised the name?

If you consider it bastardised, what is your alternative, and why do you consider it bastardised?
All it is is the name in the local language - Tok Pisin - which i would have thought quite appropriate.

I'm with cairnswk (naturally) I thought it made the map more ethnic/reflective of the area depicted.

-Sully

[greenoaks]

why have you bastardised the name?

If you consider it bastardised, what is your alternative, and why do you consider it bastardised?
All it is is the name in the local language - Tok Pisin - which i would have thought quite appropriate.

what it is is the locals failed attempt to pronounce Port Moresby (Pot Mosbi)

[cairnswk]

why have you bastardised the name?

If you consider it bastardised, what is your alternative, and why do you consider it bastardised?
All it is is the name in the local language - Tok Pisin - which i would have thought quite appropriate.

what it is is the locals failed attempt to pronounce Port Moresby (Pot Mosbi)

Mmmm, that'sa very Aussie way of looking at it.

[greenoaks]

why have you bastardised the name?

If you consider it bastardised, what is your alternative, and why do you consider it bastardised?
All it is is the name in the local language - Tok Pisin - which i would have thought quite appropriate.

what it is is the locals failed attempt to pronounce Port Moresby (Pot Mosbi)

Mmmm, that'sa very Aussie way of looking at it.

not at all. the place was named by an englishman after his father, Admiral Moresby