map size question

[Mr W]

I made a Sandbox game on a Large map, with the largest number of other worlds (5 I think). When I started the game, Ardania was a Tiny map. Is the size a reflection of the total size of the map if spread across all worlds rather than the size of each world (which is what I was hoping)?

[Sablestar]

I noticed that too and wondered-- I never play play a tiny world, so wondered why it said that. So far, it seems larger, but not sure yet.

[Mazey]

I think the designations on the shard maps are inaccurate.

[bluetooth]

The information is wrong. I've played several huge maps and it always sais it's a Tiny world.

[Ephemeral]

I've had the same issue. Worst still is that the maps always appear to be tiny in actual size as well (i.e no matter the setting, it's always tiny). It's that or the huge maps are tiny, and the tiny maps are like the size of one city.

[VDmitry]

my assumption is that outer shards are always like 16x16

the size we define for a game changes either how many shards used (for Exiled) or the size of a single world: for sandbox it is Ardania size, while for Exiled it is mirror world size

[Ephemeral]

No, like I said. The main starting world in Sandbox mode is tiny. And doesn't change regardless of settings.

[Mr W]

So, this is a bug.

[Ephemeral]

Can only assume so, or that the measure for map size is something arbitrary.

[Astasia]

It has to be a bug, in the first game the largest maps were actually pretty big, and the portal worlds were a decent size too (could fit 6-10 large cities in one sub-world IIRC).

[VDmitry]

Originally posted by EphemeralBlue:

No, like I said. The main starting world in Sandbox mode is tiny. And doesn't change regardless of settings.

May be you play Exiled rather than Sandbox? On Exiled your starting world is always small.

[Köttjörgen]

Yes, this is a bug! We will look at it asap!

[Mr W]

Thank you. I love the design of this game. Please continue perfecting the implementation.

[Tinrod]

Yeah I was wondering this too. I just started a new Sandbox game on Large with many AIs, and found them right next to my capital. I hope you roll out the patch to fix this soon :)

[bluetooth]

I'ts not the map that is small, it's the information that is wrong. I just finished a game on huge map and I can tell you it's not a small map.

[Köttjörgen]

bluetooth: it seem like the guy is right. Are you playing a new game or a game you started before the friday patch?