Hexrealms (228+12, full wraparound) Thread - Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

Yes another hex map, but this one easily took me as much time as all others total, as this time I tried to avoid as much possible to have terrains cut by hex borders or all provinces of same terrain looking the same.

Features :
- each cave is linked to two other caves (having portals of same colors) allowing faster travel in late game
- ultra balanced start positions for 16 land nations (same terrains and populations for the 5 land neighbors) ; although there are differences for the 6th border (a sea for half the capitols, the wall of a cave for the other eight)
- 4 lands to cross between capitols
- one province near each capitol (the one with a little tower) gets a powerful mage site (but it still has to be discovered), and a few mages added to its garrison, and another is many sites
- a dozen other provinces (having cities or special look) gets special sites, and sometimes some mages added to their garrisons
- the position of 16 thrones is set (so each capitol has one two provinces away)

Download

Edit (1/14/2014) : forgot #saildist 1 in the map file, if you have already dowloaded the map you should add it.
Fixed in download.

Edited by: LeTwan

It seem to be your nicer work so far :p

New version posted (link to map file).

-Several sites were missing in the released version (had accidently posted an unfinished one). Only 13 of the 16 players were getting a mage site nearby.
-All small cities are getting same 15000 population (as terrains are more important than big provinces there were big differences, when their placement was supposed balanced).
-Replaced one site that was giving a fort in addition to mages recruitment and lab

Edited by: LeTwan