Progress update: Development has begun on the world map.
Green = Done, Blue = In Progress, Red = To Do; Bold = Large Task
- Generate heightmap globe model
- Create tectonic zones
- Create continental map
- Calculate zones of atmospheric convection currents.
- Map out prevailing winds
- Map ocean currents
- Figure climatic zones and add to 2D map
- Draw in rivers and lakes
- Map out mineral resources
- Map out agricultural resources
- Generate ethnographic data based on climatic and continental data
- Map out pre-applied nations according to ethnographic data
Alright so that is our development checklist. A lot of the smaller items will fly right by. I hope to release the game Sunday, October 1
st. I plan to release the data for the 2D map when the game has ended so that users will have access to these maps. They're hard to make, and I wouldn't want you guys who want to have this detail go through it again.
From a participation perspective, I would still like to see people apply beforehand so that we can include them on the map.
The poll results are tending towards 1900, Nukes used as deterrents only, with likely a rule existing that says "anyone who tries to end the world will have their nation converted into an NPC." There will be around 3-6 NPCs, probably. Superpower status will be decided by their actions. I will be playing as an NPC, but I do not plan on being competitive or fighting to win. Frankly put, I'm just in it for the narrative.