East Russia & Japan

[quote=Dima] Bishop, i re-drawn whe whole lines, to remove some visual problems. Upload this version &lt;a href="https://ibb.co/svmbfFdK"&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.ibb.co/WWxGhc4k/Titelloses-67-20251225143300.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251225143300" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;[/quote] <a href="https://ibb.co/0yvg126W"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/GQNKGp81/Titelloses-67-20251225173613.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251225173613" border="0"></a> forgot the connecting dots between blue islands

[quote=Dima][quote=Dima] Bishop, i re-drawn whe whole lines, to remove some visual problems. Upload this version &amp;lt;a href="https://ibb.co/svmbfFdK"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src="https://i.ibb.co/WWxGhc4k/Titelloses-67-20251225143300.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251225143300" border="0"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;[/quote] &lt;a href="https://ibb.co/0yvg126W"&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.ibb.co/GQNKGp81/Titelloses-67-20251225173613.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251225173613" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; forgot the connecting dots between blue islands[/quote] <a href="https://ibb.co/JfqsPMk"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Q2kKG1m/Titelloses-67-20251226064453.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251226064453" border="0"></a>

Uhm no, I think the current version is better, the sea-routes are more visibile and more intuitive as they are now, no need to change them.

[quote=The_Bishop]Uhm no, I think the current version is better, the sea-routes are more visibile and more intuitive as they are now, no need to change them.[/quote] are you sure? the connection remain the same and the entry point for the connection line has also not really chanhed, but if you look at it from afar/above/ at the whole map, it looks more harmoniois, because it loosly fit the nearby circle shaped connections: <a href="https://ibb.co/jvStgvPH"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/TBsymBxr/Titelloses-67-20251226072823.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251226072823" border="0"></a><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://de.imgbb.com/'>share image link</a><br /> The current connections look somehow "squetched", while other have more or less a circluar form

Over the years we passed from very visible and clear sea-route lines to almost invisible ones: https://dominating12.com/assets/img/maps/6.large.jpg https://dominating12.com/assets/img/maps/12.large.jpg I would like to stay in the middle of the two. And also from straight to curved lines, which is nice in general, but sometimes they are even [u]overly curved[/u] for no reason, I don't like that. [i]Please @Dima, make your forum posts in a way that allows an easy comparison between 2 or more images. Just like this:[/i] [spoiler=Version A][img]https://i.ibb.co/G49Rn24S/Titelloses-67-20251224210900.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=Version B][img]https://i.ibb.co/60L3GwTp/Titelloses-67-20251225173613.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [spoiler=Version C][img]https://i.ibb.co/nHBLS5k/Titelloses-67-20251226064453.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Personally, I like A or B. [i]C has an overly curved sea-route connecting Sapporo and Sakhalinsk[/i]

Between A and B, I tend to prefer A, which is the current version actually.

[quote=The_Bishop]Between A and B, I tend to prefer A, which is the current version actually.[/quote] <a href="https://ibb.co/S7PDHbVY"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/h1yxrb2Q/Titelloses-67-20251228042001.jpg" alt="Titelloses-67-20251228042001" border="0"></a> okay, i chanhed the sea connection shape. i also tried to upload the map myself, but somehow it didnt change. or is it just me who cant see it chanhed?

Ah wow, welcome to the team Dima! :thumbs: Sometimes it takes 1 or 2 days for the image to get updated on tablets and smartphones. From your PC or laptop it goes faster, even immediately if you just press Ctrl+F5.

[u]Wait a moment please.[/u] One of the special bonuses i.e. [i]"Russian Fleet + Okhotsk"[/i] has been missed. I could fix it immediately but I'm not sure if this will break the ongoing games or not... Let's try and see?? [u]Moreover:[/u] [quote=Dima][quote=Virtuosity98]Dima this map is amazing - my highest compliments to you on a visually beautiful, strategically interesting, and intuitive map! One question for you: If you hold a naval fleet territory and 2 adjacent regions, do you still gain only +2, or do you gain +4? [...][/quote] Hey man, i am glad you like it! to your questions: no, the bonus remains +2, even if you hold more than one adjacent regions. [...][/quote] Wrong assumption by Dima, this map in fact uses the [u]same phrasing[/u] and the [u]same cumulative bonuses[/u] as it is for the [url=https://dominating12.com/assets/img/maps/73.large.jpg]Timor map[/url]. In practice it is [i]+2 for EACH adjacent region[/i], so one can get maximum +10 for owning the Japanese Fleet, and maximum +12 for owning the Russian Fleet, depending on how many adjacent regions s/he owns. [b]Note:[/b] It would be too complex to make these bonuses ''non-cumulative'. They have to stay like this, if they are too high then we can reduce them from +2 to just +1.

yep, lets just fix it now. regarding cumulation: well, its also okay. ibalways played capped fog and everything was okay as it is, also havent recieved any comments on the bonuses. And the idea of reducing them to +1, if they still happen be too high, is also okay

Doing some combination math... For the Japanese Fleet (having 5 adjacent regions) you would need 5 special bonuses for owning 1 adjacent region, plus 10 negative compensation bonuses for owning 2 adjacent regions, plus 10 positive compensations for owning 3 of them, plus 5 negative compensations for owning 4, plus 1 positive compensation for owning all 5 adjacent regions. Summing all: 5 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1, a total of 31 special bonuses for the Japanese Fleet. For the Russian Fleet (having 6 adjacent regions) things get even worse, in short you would need 6 + 15 + 20 + 15 + 6 + 1 = 63 special bonuses for the Russian Fleet. That's why I say it would be [u]too complex to do[/u], and it would be also very messy and confusing in the game log.

[quote=Dima]yep, lets just fix it now. regarding cumulation: well, its also okay. ibalways played capped fog and everything was okay as it is, also havent recieved any comments on the bonuses. And the idea of reducing them to +1, if they still happen be too high, is also okay[/quote] Okay then, I have just added the missing bonus.

All ongoing games apparently are going on regularly. ;)