I saw in the Development Diary that there are none of the big Tunisian Lakes. Were they not present in antiquity or is the map not finalized?
Tunisia Map question
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seeing how there are artificial lakes made by damming in the 50s...
don't expect the map to be geographically accurate.
don't expect the map to be geographically accurate.
The salt lakes like Chott el Djerid make a natural defensive barrier for holding Tunisia so I thought they'd be there. In fact, they marked the southern boundary of Roman Africa. They were they before the 1950s because Herodotus made the claim Athena was born in the lakes.
Given that we already saw map changes, like some ancient rivers in Spain, it's pretty clear that the map isn't finished in all points.
My map mod included this lake too at the first step until I did research about this stuff. You can't expect a map to be historical perfect from the start. It takes time. As map modder I can tell you this pretty clearly.
My map mod included this lake too at the first step until I did research about this stuff. You can't expect a map to be historical perfect from the start. It takes time. As map modder I can tell you this pretty clearly.
Yeah I don't expect it to be perfect, but since I plan to play as Carthage I want to be able to seal the barbarian beyond those lakes with fortifications. I can't worry about the African interior when I must bring fire and steel to the Roman savages.
Looks like the Persian Golf is now historical accurate (from the new DD):
What did it look like before?
Before it was just the modern coastline of Iraq. Now it's the ancient border. Can't find a old picture actually, but there were some
