Ok, people complain about the lack of attention to detail on the geological features of the map, as it's not completely realistic. So, in the same spirit, there should be complaints about :

1) Creatures. Are the creatures physically possible? We need to examine their dietary habits, the balance in the food chain, their favored climate conditions, etc etc. The cooperation of some creatures with others also becomes very questionable, judging from the natural instincts of those monster.

2) Lighting. Don't get me started. The lighting is SO not realistic & physically incorrect. I'd expect to see attention to detail. Nights with changing lighting due to different moon phases, and also, while on the subject, correct tide behaviour as well.

3) Vegetation. What's with those weird edgy tree branches? Artistic you say? Pfft, not physically possible, lacking. More attention to detail people, you won't see those trees anywhere in the real world, so what were you thinking, really?

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999) Magic. What's that? Fireballs and stuff? Come on everybody knows that there aren't any fireball-wielding guys around. Really, google it. 

Joke aside, people should learn to differentiate between physically possible & physically plausible and enjoy the second category because the ONLY example of the first is the real world. It's really sad if in a mythical world of magic, spells & fantastical creatures you worry about the physical improbability (not even impossibility!) of two rivers that lead to a lake.

Brad,

I noticed there is a pre-order for the Kindle version of the book on Amazon, thanks for listening to us!

There is consructive criticism and there is, "That map looks to much like the WoW map," when it is clearly the Pacific Rim with a larger Hawaii.

1) Those are my favorite kind of supplement books!

2) Not sure what you mean but bad artist drawings don't really count for much.

3) Well if they lack plausible explanation for how they formed that way then, YEA!

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999) I did google it and he's one good example. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1522705/how_to_make_fire_ball/

Space Elves ftw!!!!!

Huh? Me? Nope, I never posted anything like that, sorry man.

to late aractain & raven, you's ben scene.

on a serious note, frogboy who do I have to EAT the legs of to get into the beta as I have pre-ordered it recently?

harpo

Regardless, you're correct that lakes with no in/out flow do exist.  Younger landscapes without integrated drainage are examples (think just after glacial retreat).

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. What I wanted to say is that lakes that drains in two directions exist (like Wollaston Lake).

However, you are obviously correct about no outflow lakes, as they exist too.

This was the first thing that popped into my head. This is just a small continent, and depending on the physical size of the world, this could be just a very small place, leaving a LOT of room for future expansion.

In my D&D games, I've been world building for almost 3 decades now, and have an entire vast world laid out, and have left other parts of the globe blank as it were, simply because the players have never had any reason to go explore them. That said, I do know what's on the other sides of the world, even if it's only just rough general ideas, on how they influenced the rest of the world. And my world experiences die outs, so there are frequent in geological times, cataclysms. So this game is perfect for me to be able to explore that concept, even if it's from a different era. (Hence, why I'm looking very much forward to this game.)

I would have to say, one thing I learned as this thread prompted me to find it. 224x160 is the tile size for this game, which compared to Civ IV 104x64 is just a mammoth beast.

That said, I don't know if the campaign (Single Player) will be more advanced larger drilled down focus on the region, or be more abstract and pulled out with that above map fitting in the 224x160 or not.

That'll be answered later on. But this should be a fun ride.

I prefer the crushing of my enemies, seeing them driven before me, and hearing the lamentations of their women.

Conan is an EWoM fan as well?!