Hello everyone,
I think its fair to say that on the EU2 map North Africa is a bit underused and West Africa is all over the place! I thought I'd spend some time researching the area to see if I could improve on the existing EU2 map. The initial results are below, and I'd like to know what you think!
I've taken the land west of Egypt and northwest of the Gulf of Guinea and firstly repositioned some of the provinces which were a long way out. Then I've added some new ones.
For the north coast I have been influenced by Mad King James's excellent map at
this thread. I have however trimmed the number of provinces he used in Morocco and Algeria as I thought there were a few too many considering the fairly low importance of these areas. I have not included anything on the Nile area as I suspect there are quite a few Egyptophiles on this forum who have ideas on that already!
You may notice I've cut down on the Permanent Terra Incognita in the Sahara Area. This is a deliberate move - the original EU2 map did try to represent trans-Saharan trade networks by including the line of provinces from Morocco to Timbuktu. My map has several more 'trade routes' included (based on real routes) which should open up the north of the continent to players. Why do this? Well, the Europeans may not have ventured into the African interior much before the 1800s, but the area was well known to the Arab world. There were cultural links along these routes as well as trading ones (the spread of Islam across the Sahara is a noticeable by product). It makes sense to me to make more of the region than is currently possible on a map which is very Euro-centric. That way players who want to play Arab states, or native African ones, have a bit more interest in their games, as does the more adventurous European!
To make up for the loss of some PTI in the Sahara, I propose that the caravan route provinces have a very low troop support figure - large armies lingering in the Sahara should in reality die out pretty quickly!
If you all like this idea for West Africa, I'll put some more detail up on this thread about regional goods production and possible starting nations. You may notice that with the extra provinces in the south of this map there is room to accurately represent the Hausa States and Kanem-Bornu - both important in the 15th century.
Finally, regarding the number of new provinces - I'm aware that if this idea does go further, we'll probably need to trim the number of new provinces a little. This map represents an ideal amount, not a requisite.
Cheers for your time and consideration,
Peace, love and pies,
M.
I think its fair to say that on the EU2 map North Africa is a bit underused and West Africa is all over the place! I thought I'd spend some time researching the area to see if I could improve on the existing EU2 map. The initial results are below, and I'd like to know what you think!
I've taken the land west of Egypt and northwest of the Gulf of Guinea and firstly repositioned some of the provinces which were a long way out. Then I've added some new ones.
For the north coast I have been influenced by Mad King James's excellent map at
this thread. I have however trimmed the number of provinces he used in Morocco and Algeria as I thought there were a few too many considering the fairly low importance of these areas. I have not included anything on the Nile area as I suspect there are quite a few Egyptophiles on this forum who have ideas on that already!
You may notice I've cut down on the Permanent Terra Incognita in the Sahara Area. This is a deliberate move - the original EU2 map did try to represent trans-Saharan trade networks by including the line of provinces from Morocco to Timbuktu. My map has several more 'trade routes' included (based on real routes) which should open up the north of the continent to players. Why do this? Well, the Europeans may not have ventured into the African interior much before the 1800s, but the area was well known to the Arab world. There were cultural links along these routes as well as trading ones (the spread of Islam across the Sahara is a noticeable by product). It makes sense to me to make more of the region than is currently possible on a map which is very Euro-centric. That way players who want to play Arab states, or native African ones, have a bit more interest in their games, as does the more adventurous European!
To make up for the loss of some PTI in the Sahara, I propose that the caravan route provinces have a very low troop support figure - large armies lingering in the Sahara should in reality die out pretty quickly!
If you all like this idea for West Africa, I'll put some more detail up on this thread about regional goods production and possible starting nations. You may notice that with the extra provinces in the south of this map there is room to accurately represent the Hausa States and Kanem-Bornu - both important in the 15th century.
Finally, regarding the number of new provinces - I'm aware that if this idea does go further, we'll probably need to trim the number of new provinces a little. This map represents an ideal amount, not a requisite.
Cheers for your time and consideration,
Peace, love and pies,
M.
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