Urfang: Yes, no NEW players can use it, but older players, whose accounts are grandfathered, can still use it!

But if the highest level oldguy is level 9 it means that really noone can use it :\

A tip for any map-makers:

If you're looking for visibility, don't set your map to a level that is a multiple of ten. Not only will those naturally be the busiest levels, but they are also the levels that appear to have maps already selected.

Urfang it is for creation. So grandfather accounts and accounts of that level can create a game with that map. Any person can join a game with that map.

I thought that the aforementioned position was the case, but I've just tried to play on Ancient Greece, from a saved template, and I cannot!

Gui thought it would be funny to set his map levels so high that nobody could use them, so he locked everyone out of his maps.

I've fixed it now so grandfathered accounts can use his maps again, since I didn't explain before that setting the level too high would lock everyone out.

Map developers: Don't set your level higher than 200 or you'll lock everyone out of your map, even grandfathered accounts.

Haha, that's a rather amusing solution to something that had irked me!

Thanks Fizzer!

Fizzer, that is not an accurate description. According to the logic of the update, grandfathered accounts can use maps no matter what, so no matter the level mapmakers set their maps it does not affect the grandfathered accounts. It is only the new accounts that are affected by the new levels. I think new players should start wih very few maps and slowly unlock them. The standard level you set all maps at was too low (almost all maps were set at 1, some maps were higher: for example, Roman Imperium's mapmaker is not around, yet his map unlocks at level 2 or 3). Some of my maps are not as simple as oher maps (in terms of how the bonuses work). Why have newbies play such maps and then rate it badly, if they won't understand the bonus system (or won't be at a certain level to want to or be able to adjust the bonus values to their liking)? If my levels were a conspiracy, as you suggest, I wouldn't have made it public knowledge (and give a reason why.

As this thread is about maps, I may as well write it here:

Fizzer, I think there's something wrong with the "win on X maps" achievement. I just got the "won on 50 maps" achievement and I'm SURE I haven't played on 50 maps yet. In fact, I did count: played on 41, won on 30. I had to count manually so I may be off by 1-2, but not by 20.
Does changing bonus values make the system treat it as a different map? That's the only explanation I could come up with.

differnet map versions might count

WHat happens with new maps, made after this update that have a minimum level? are old players sill grandfathered in for those as well? Or no, because you're not 'losing' anything.

Any new maps that come out now that have a minimal level are not gained by grandfather accounts as it is not a pre V2 map.

This sounds very appealing and at first I could see no wrong in it. However if I wasn't grandfathered i'd be extremely put off. I would not want to be forced to play however many games in order to enjoy Warlight the way I want. Game-creation is probably my favourite part of Warlight, so having all these limitations would sadden and discourage me from gaming.

I don't play real-time anymore, and only multi-day with select people.. These games are slow and I wont level at much pace. For people like me this mechanic may be frustrating.

Obviously i'm a minority in the way I play so I still have to applaud the mechanic in the way it will affect the game and the community positively.

Perhaps membership could give players settings early - That might bring in some revenue.

I think unlocking all maps would be a great addition to membership. There are tons of posts on here every week complaining that membership isn't worth it. Adding any additional value to it would help some of those concerns

Hi there,

I have a question...

At what level can I make a "custom deployment of slots" on a multiplayer map?
(E.g. giving Britain to slot B, giving Germany to slot A, etc)

I don't think you will get that answer from Fizzer (he hasn't been answering these types of questions). Members can already do that, so the only people that can answer that are high level non-members if they unlocked it.

I`m starting to think that single player victories also count for the "Win on X Maps" achievements.

So much insight yet still no tutorial-breaker achievement :P

I`ve tried everything :p

After your comment I started playin the Tutorial :D

But it was kinda weird. It didn`t work for several times so I got bored and decided to take over all of the Tutorial world. Took it over tried it again and suddenly the tutorial-cloud-things were gone and I could do what I wanted. I have completed the tutorial multiple times before, but it never gave up the tutorial and let me walk around freely :\