Map Generation is awful

[|Nick]

And the worst part of the game.
I am searching for hours for a not shty map. Sometimes its 4 or 5 castles in a row, or no road connection between the upper and the lower half, sometimes it's a southern city on an island without a port and the rest of towns in one straight line along one road.
I have yet to find a map that has good townplacement that doesn't suk hard.
Sometimes I have a nice donut loop, but the inner part is as big as the wilderness which looks really unrealistic and unbelievable aswell. And all the castles are on the left road.
Or something similar.
If we could atleast influence the map generation a bit without installing outdated mods or legends...

[suejak]

Honestly never understood why some people care so much about the map. Maybe there are some insanely convenient maps out there or something, but every seed is perfectly playable and winnable. You will never lose because of the map.

[|Nick]

I am not even looking for an easy map, just for one that doesn't have bad town/castle placement or strange waterlines...

[Willow Ufgood]

my biggest annoyance is when the road is so far off to the side of the map you can't see it but it still acts as a road

[Tlewnipla]

For me, every map generated is nice and playable. And a unique experience. I dig the map generation.

[turtle225]

If you are spending hours searching for a map then your expectations/standards are too high. You might as well check on the map seed thread for people who post good maps.

I agree that some maps can have an annoying layout, personally I get annoyed when there are obnoxiously placed mountains, or no good selling town near the wilds, but it shouldn't be that hard to find a reasonable map.

I have played some games with the unexplored map setting also, which takes away any compulsion to reload for a good map since you won't know either way, and I like the extra exploring aspect of it.

[Willow Ufgood]

Originally posted by turtle225:

If you are spending hours searching for a map then your expectations/standards are too high. You might as well check on the map seed thread for people who post good maps.

I agree that some maps can have an annoying layout, personally I get annoyed when there are obnoxiously placed mountains, or no good selling town near the wilds, but it shouldn't be that hard to find a reasonable map.

I have played some games with the unexplored map setting also, which takes away any compulsion to reload for a good map since you won't know either way, and I like the extra exploring aspect of it.

yeah i started playing with unexplored map off it made me wanna restart when i saw no ports cut off roads and such doesn't really make any sense anyway why your company would know nothing of the land they worked in for years

[99Random]

Originally posted by suejak:

Honestly never understood why some people care so much about the map. Maybe there are some insanely convenient maps out there or something, but every seed is perfectly playable and winnable. You will never lose because of the map.

Agreed and this is the map version of min-maxing in that it makes the game easier, but not all all required to succeed. Sure, a map with a nice ring trade road and 6 ports with one being the arena is nice, but is really just a bonus, not necessity.

My seed evaluation is about 85% bro quality and 15% map.

[Heron]

It sure is an aspect that could be improved in the next game. Detailed seed settings for those who want them would be awesome.

[|Nick]

Next game?
What are they working on right now?

[JCSato]

Honestly all I want out of map gen is the ability to set noble house banners

[Heron]

Originally posted by |Nick:

Next game?
What are they working on right now?

It's not officially announced, but I found out a couple of things:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/365360/discussions/0/3201496916527569718/

[Santo]

If I could only make sure there’s port connection between North and South… I’d be happy with everything else if I could only save myself all the walking in the mid and and lategame 😂

[FredDie]

I like playing what I get, makes the individual games more different. Only thing I check for is the lumbermill...need me that sweet crafted bow.

[eddieballgame]

Personally, I am very pleased with the map generation.
The fact this game even offers it is a huge plus.
I, also, prefer not 'knowing' where all the towns, citadels, etc are...adds that element of exploration that is missing in many games.
Who says the 'brothers' should know where every village is; though they already know where the 3 most southern cities will, generally, be.