05-11-2016, 05:17 AM
1. Which basic design do we use?
I'm in favor of a modified version of Domnonia's map, as Bears Armed suggested.
2. Which format do we use for the map's master copies?
Pixel-based, preferably .png simply for ease of use for the average player.
3. Where do we set the map in terms of latitude, and how wide would it extend in terms of longitude?
The 22-degrees to 60-degrees North works for me. It provides a nice temperate climate that may are familiar with but allows for more "extremes."
4. For how long are nations kept on the map after they OOC either cease to exist or move into other regions?
I'd say it depends on how active the nation was, how long it was around, and how it left. Maybe something like three months after a CTE if the nation was "important," we can debate about removing them. If not "important," maybe a briefer cutoff period. Granted, we'd have to decide what qualifies a nation as "important."
5. Should there be a qualifying period of residence, or perhaps level of activity, required before a nation can claim a place on the map?
I'd say no...but perhaps it is after two or three days after they get citizenship in the IDU? Or maybe immediately, but they are added on a probationary period of a month or so. If they cease activity for two weeks any time during that month window without notice, their nation will be removed from the map.
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Beyond these questions, what are the obvious obstacles to the implementation of a new map?
I'm in favor of a modified version of Domnonia's map, as Bears Armed suggested.
2. Which format do we use for the map's master copies?
Pixel-based, preferably .png simply for ease of use for the average player.
3. Where do we set the map in terms of latitude, and how wide would it extend in terms of longitude?
The 22-degrees to 60-degrees North works for me. It provides a nice temperate climate that may are familiar with but allows for more "extremes."
4. For how long are nations kept on the map after they OOC either cease to exist or move into other regions?
I'd say it depends on how active the nation was, how long it was around, and how it left. Maybe something like three months after a CTE if the nation was "important," we can debate about removing them. If not "important," maybe a briefer cutoff period. Granted, we'd have to decide what qualifies a nation as "important."
5. Should there be a qualifying period of residence, or perhaps level of activity, required before a nation can claim a place on the map?
I'd say no...but perhaps it is after two or three days after they get citizenship in the IDU? Or maybe immediately, but they are added on a probationary period of a month or so. If they cease activity for two weeks any time during that month window without notice, their nation will be removed from the map.
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Beyond these questions, what are the obvious obstacles to the implementation of a new map?