Truly Random Resources Suck

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I've been fiddling around in 1.19, and whatever you've done with the resource generation system, it's stupid.

 

It generates retard setups at least as often as it generates something worth playing on. I've played about 6 maps tonight, and of the 6, only one has been worth bothering with. I've had the refugee camp horde (at least somewhat playable). An epic, endless pack of wargs (literally, the only resources within about 30 tiles of my kingdom were one food and like 8 wargs). The endless buckets of Iron and/or Materials are also popular. What isn't popular, though, is food. The way the game is designed, though, no food = no empire. A game with little to no food is about as much fun as one of those retarded chess puzzles they publish where it's possible to succeed, but mind numbingly difficult, with only one strange sequence that will allow you to win.

 

Please put at least some semblance of sanity in the resource placement algorithm.

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Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

It's an expression of excessive randomness. Sometimes there will be enough food, sometimes it will be all wolves, all the way...

 

Sanity checking is needed.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Once again, a map filled with wolves, wolves, wolves. The single most abundant resource on the whole map is, of course, wolves.

 

Number of horses? 0

 

Playable map this time, but eminently stupid.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

You could try one of the many maps that have preset resources. They are available for download from the main menu. How great is that? I recommend my own... Prirod.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting seanw3, reply 4
You could try one of the many maps that have preset resources. They are available for download from the main menu. How great is that? I recommend my own... Prirod.

 

How about some sanity check code on the regular random distribution? Shouldn't have to download stuff like that to have a decent experience.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I like the random resources... resources are limited. So if you want them  you have to take them :thumbsup:   Just means you can't sit behind your panzy walls. Plus if you research the adventure tech there is a tech that allows you to locate lost resources.

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting seanw3, reply 4
You could try one of the many maps that have preset resources. They are available for download from the main menu. How great is that? I recommend my own... Prirod.

 

Nice map, but where are the shards?

 

I am out of mana and can't find any shards.