There has been some interesting discussion within Icenia discord government backroom channels as of late over the merits, or lack-thereof, of the UMP and polygon mapping.
The short is this: As early as a year ago, mapping was done by individuals filling out bubbles in Microsoft paint or similar programs that are less annoying to work with. This was the standard as far back as 2012 or so. It allowed for nations to be "forgotten about" if they were inactive, and it seemed to be more fluid.
Now, with Polygons on the ccmap, things are more static and land claims are less "disputable". They don't reflect reality in many cases. I'm usually not one to care about this. Newfriend nation 555 that will fail in two weeks doesn't need the huge land claim they just posted, but typically that claim would be missing from the next map. Now it stays.
The CCMap is near filled up. This is a first for Civ dating back to 2.0. Yet, the server population hardly even warrants a full map. This prevents new settlements, it prevents change, and keeps a growing status quo rather than a reflection of reality.
The CCMap also feels like personal fan service for both Mount September and Lambat/CES nations. We now have "dereliction requests" (exclusively used by Lambat it appears) and "Mount September plots". These things would typically be done internally, not internationally so the line feels blurred.
Iceroads are also mapped, many of which are exclusive to certain alliances or friend groups. Not every person is going to be on the Boomer Iceroad, so why map it?
"All Paths" is an incomprehensible spaghetti string of every path, railway, road, and highway on the server. Is your road 20 blocks long and between two houses? It's on the map. It's hard to understand.
This post is not intended to rip on anyone or any nation. Rather, it's intended to provoke discussion on how we should be mapping. I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
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