Hi all

I tried playing the new 1.1 sandbox game and really hated it. Resources are bland and Creatures are all over me right at the start and my flame dart A.K.A Creature killer is gone! Gone!!?? Yea, hating the changes to the magic system in general. Before, you were pretty much forced to use magic frequently just for fun because the units manner got full, but now, with the global manner system, you never want to use magic at all just for fun, only if it is absolutely necessary. So the old system forces lots of magic to be used, kind of like a 'war of magic'. The new system forces you to be conservative all the time, kind of like a 'cold war of magic'. Conclusion - name of game should be changed to 'Elemental, Cold War of Magic'.

Anyhow, I managed to get the map editor working last week and edited one of the saved maps (since random map generator won't give single continent). I used a large map and put 2 AI on one half and kept the other half for myself. I put my capital in the middle to stop the AI getting past. The best part however, came from boosting the pitiful amount of resources on the map, and what i gave myself, i also gave the AI.

Now i have been playing this map all weekend and absolutely LOVING every minute of it! I strongly recommend to anyone who isn't all that impressed with this game, to dust off the map editor and have a go, it is brilliant!!