Resources too scarce??

[Stevet]

I like the idea of resources but they seem too scarce to me. On my first game I'd explored 80% of the map by the time I'd researched Gunpowder & I could only see 2 deposits way, way distant from me with no chance of capturing it. OK, treat that game as a learning experience & restart. This time I'd scouted my continent by the time I'd got Iron Working & guess what, no iron at all even though there were tons of mountains & hills in my area!
I wouldn't mind if I could do something about not having a resource such as going to war or trading but when there is none to be seem or the Ai won't trade & they aren't near you then you get stuffed.
Would it be too much to ask to make sure that there is a deposit of the needed stuff within 20 hexes of your starting position, especially on the easier levels, so you don't waste hours only to find your game crippled?

[Eli]

Well, yes. Strategic resources are not really common but IMO this adds fun to the game. When you need to go to war to get Coal or Oil, or when you need to sign a humiliating agreement only to get that Iron...

[Magyar Madness]

Actually, on the Earth scenario there seem to be TOO MANY resources (playing Monarch). Tons of slatpeter, rubber, iorn, coal horses.... luxuries too.

Maybe I need to try a random map!

[General Ludd]

you can increase the probability of resources in the editor.

[Ralf]

Originally posted by Stevet
Would it be too much to ask to make sure that there is a deposit of the needed stuff within 20 hexes of your starting position, especially on the easier levels, so you don't waste hours only to find your game crippled?

Dan Magaha quote:
"Check out the world sizes tab of the rules pages in the editor, you can increase the distribution probability which will mean more of that resource will be seeded in each map."

Go ahead and do it - you can always change it back.

[Jeje2]

So??

IMHO that would be quite good - at least in the random maps. This way one could choose how much resources there are to be (Ex. on could choose between, a liitle, some, plenty and andom)
on the map. And thus creating totally different games, by just altering this one value.

FIRAXIS: Oh, please add this feature if it doesn't excist already.

[Ralf]

Originally posted by Jeje2
FIRAXIS: Oh, please add this feature if it doesn't excist already.

Read again. It does exist already.
And Im sure there is some way to alter corruption-rate as well. Go ahead and look.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Ralf


Read again. It does exist already.
And Im sure there is some way to alter corruption-rate as well. Go ahead and look.

Sure is. The editor is actually very good - there are very few thigns you can't change. The thing is, you can't add much. I think the only thing you can add are goverments.

[Jeje2]

Originally posted by Ralf
Read again. It does exist already.

OK, it's in the editor, but I would like to have it in the normal start up...

So when I choose what kind of a world I'm playing in, I could also choose the frequenzy of resources. (Just like barbarians is now chosen.)