Suggestion Idea:
Gates

Description
Gates are basically the opposite of Bombardment connections. Gate territories are only connected through fortification.
A player who possesses both territories that are Gate connected can move their armies through. Players cannot attack each other through ...

can i add territories be connected to each other, but you can't attack them? essentially, the opposite of bombarding.

it acts like a gate, you can move your armies back an forth when you possess both ends, but an opposing player that owns ther other side cannot attack you and vice versa.

How about if we got rid of the territory bonus altogether, and had it so you only got the Shire bonuses + region bonuses?

What if you don't get rid of it and just reduced the territory bonus so that you only ever get 1 or 2 armies, just in case a player doen't have control over a shire or region ...

I think the gameplay will be alright - interesting, but alright. The only way to tell would to do actual gameplay tests.

But graphics-wise, I agree on getting rid of the burn mark, but also maybe taking the english names down a couple points or italicising them so that the welsh stands out more ...

Will the map just be the Area 51 base itself, or will it also include the surrounding Nevada Desert?

well, i didn't think that hand drawings would count.
and it really doesnt matter when you start programming - in fact it should come first and last - fractal taught me that.
and i don't have photoshop on this computer so i can't make professional until it do.

Oh! I get it now; each clan essentially is a territory, and when you control both clans of a shire you get a continent bonus!

But what if you own all shires of a region? do you get an additional bonus?

...The theme of the map is one that only I, Fractal, and one other person not on CC know. But the core layout of the map is an inspiration, if not an evolution of the map "Battle for Iraq!".
I've already started an XML, and a draft from that.

http://a361.ac-images.myspacecdn.com ...

Tell me, how does the two clans work? Do they both function as their own territories, or do you need to capture both in order to possess the territory?

You're right t-o-m, there is a Wales map in the making - but not an England map.

I want to see a map of Wales, and most likely England too.

Why not? Scotland and Ireland have their own maps. They each deserve their own.