British map mistake

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:52 pm

Ehh, who ever made the British map (love it though, very playable) spelt Grampian wrong (on the map its Granpian). Bugs the hell out of me, can it be changed easily?

happysadfun · Post by **happysadfun** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:21 pm

On the map it's Granpian... last time I did a Brit Isles game was two weeks ago, but I think it's the same on the xml. Sometimes tho it looks like Grampian on the map due to the closeness of the number.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:02 pm

happysadfun wrote:On the map it's Granpian... last time I did a Brit Isles game was two weeks ago, but I think it's the same on the xml. Sometimes tho it looks like Grampian on the map due to the closeness of the number.

Yeah, thats my point - it should be called Grampian, but its not. Minor thing though.

Balsiefen · Post by **Balsiefen** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:33 am

Minor but it also shows all the english counties in exactly the wrong place (like hampshire, not only being landlocked but also now in the west country

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KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:52 am

I'm sick of deploying/fortifying in Galway instead of Galloway and vice versa. I realise it's a simple matter of paying more attention to where you're deploying/fortifying, but it's an easy mistake to make in the heat of the moment.

ViscountGort · Post by **ViscountGort** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:19 am

While we're mentioning these things, Essex lies on the coast. The county labelled Essex is clearly Cambridgeshire.

As everyone says though, it's not that important - but it's something else worth changing if there's ever going to be an update.

Great map, one of my favourites.

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:36 pm

i mentioned the grampian one ages ago. keyogi 1 is in ireland (galway)
one is in scotland (galloway).

KEYOGI · Post by **KEYOGI** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:06 pm

Yes but they're one after the other in the drop-down menu.

Kahless · Post by **Kahless** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:55 am

KEYOGI wrote:I'm sick of deploying/fortifying in Galway instead of Galloway and vice versa. I realise it's a simple matter of paying more attention to where you're deploying/fortifying, but it's an easy mistake to make in the heat of the moment.

Maybe rename Galway Connaught, it would also be more accurate

cheekbones3 · Post by **cheekbones3** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:57 am

I'm here to complain about Grampian being spelt wrongly too. Wasn't going to moan about the positions of counties, but now you mention it, why has Lancashire annexed Cheshire, Cheshire Annexed Shropshire and Shropshire been moved to Gloucestershire? And Oxfordshire appears to be actually made up of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire! This could easily be East Midlands and be all the better for it.

Phobia · Post by **Phobia** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:44 am

cheekbones3 wrote:I'm here to complain about Grampian being spelt wrongly too. Wasn't going to moan about the positions of counties, but now you mention it, why has Lancashire annexed Cheshire, Cheshire Annexed Shropshire and Shropshire been moved to Gloucestershire? And Oxfordshire appears to be actually made up of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire! This could easily be East Midlands and be all the better for it.

yeah it annoys me too, but then you have to realise it has to have good gameplay, and adding all those counties may ruin the map in terms of enjoying the map.

cheekbones3 · Post by **cheekbones3** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:18 am

I'm not suggesting extra territories, just name changes

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:07 pm

Also, Hampshire is not actually where hampshire is, the area named hampshire is in place of berkshire, oxfordshire and surrey.
Sussex has eaten hampshire

:(

Essex is slightly misplaced too.

Stopper · Post by **Stopper** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:13 pm

I also am annoyed about the Grampian thing.

However, the English counties all seem fine to me, because let's face it, they're all the same down there, anyway.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:39 pm

Stopper wrote:However, the English counties all seem fine to me, because let's face it, they're all the same down there, anyway.

A quick solution would be to just rename them all "poofland".

(I apologise to all gay people - I'm sorry if my flippant remark compairing you to English people offends you)

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:02 pm

honestly, this scottish inferiority complex has to stop, as does the subsidisation.

Lets face it, that chip on your shoulder really gets in the way of any sensible/reasonable/credible input from you.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:57 am

Norse wrote:honestly, this scottish inferiority complex has to stop, as does the subsidisation.

Lets face it, that chip on your shoulder really gets in the way of any sensible/reasonable/credible input from you.

Did someone mention chips? I'll have a deep fried mars bar with mine

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:30 am

I have to get worked up on this.
Your counties (Or whatever you call them), are so original. Most have shire at the end, and then there's Essex and Sussex, and who knows what else you have. Sure, there's some history for those names, but gah.

I never play the British Isles map, as
1) I always lose on it
And
2) It's boring for me.
So the names don't bother me on the map, nor do I care where they are on actual maps.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:50 am

Skittles! wrote:I have to get worked up on this.
Your counties (Or whatever you call them), are so original. Most have shire at the end, and then there's Essex and Sussex, and who knows what else you have. Sure, there's some history for those names, but gah.

As opposed to the Austrialian method?

Shelia: Since we're the first crims here we get the job of naming the place.
Bruce: How do we go about it?
Shelia: Well, lets divide the map up and pick a name that feels significant.
Bruce: Err, mate we'll call this bit "Western Austrialia" cause its in the west of Austialia.
Shelia: Fair d'inkom
Bruce: What about this bit cobber?
Shelia: Well...its in the North...
Bruce: "Northern Territories" it is then.
Shelia: And the south could be "South Austrialia"
Bruce: Right, finish this quick I've got a barbie on the go.
Shelia: And I could do with a few cool tinnies.
Bruce: Just call the next one after the queen "Victoria"
Shelia: Great idea! Hmm.. whats the name of any other queens?
Bruce: Buggered if I know. Just write down "Queensland" and we'll come back to it.
Bruce: What about that other bit, though?
Shelia: Its in the south again, but we've already used that.
Bruce: Flamin' Norah. We'll just call that "New South" and tag on "Wales" cause my gramps was Welsh.
Shelia: Job done. Lets get home, we're missing Neighbours.

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:01 am

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:01 am

flashleg8 wrote:
Skittles! wrote:I have to get worked up on this.
Your counties (Or whatever you call them), are so original. Most have shire at the end, and then there's Essex and Sussex, and who knows what else you have. Sure, there's some history for those names, but gah.

As opposed to the Austrialian method?

Shelia: Since we're the first crims here we get the job of naming the place.
Bruce: How do we go about it?
Shelia: Well, lets divide the map up and pick a name that feels significant.
Bruce: Err, mate we'll call this bit "Western Austrialia" cause its in the west of Austialia.
Shelia: Fair d'inkom
Bruce: What about this bit cobber?
Shelia: Well...its in the North...
Bruce: "Northern Territories" it is then.
Shelia: And the south could be "South Austrialia"
Bruce: Right, finish this quick I've got a barbie on the go.
Shelia: And I could do with a few cool tinnies.
Bruce: Just call the next one after the queen "Victoria"
Shelia: Great idea! Hmm.. whats the name of any other queens?
Bruce: Buggered if I know. Just write down "Queensland" and we'll come back to it.
Bruce: What about that other bit, though?
Shelia: Its in the south again, but we've already used that.
Bruce: Flamin' Norah. We'll just call that "New South" and tag on "Wales" cause my gramps was Welsh.
Shelia: Job done. Lets get home, we're missing Neighbours.

very funny, rotflmao. the strange thing is, it is probably very close to the truth.

cheekbones3 · Post by **cheekbones3** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:18 pm

Skittles! wrote:I have to get worked up on this.
Your counties (Or whatever you call them), are so original. Most have shire at the end, and then there's Essex and Sussex, and who knows what else you have. Sure, there's some history for those names, but gah.

I'll not mention Clackmannanshire, nor Ross-shire, nor Berwickshire, nor Roxburghshire, nor Kirkcudbrightshire, nor Stirlingshire...

You're closer to them than you might like to admit!

fluffybunnykins · Post by **fluffybunnykins** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:51 pm

cheekbones3 wrote:
Skittles! wrote:I have to get worked up on this.
Your counties (Or whatever you call them), are so original. Most have shire at the end, and then there's Essex and Sussex, and who knows what else you have. Sure, there's some history for those names, but gah.
I'll not mention Clackmannanshire, nor Ross-shire, nor Berwickshire, nor Roxburghshire, nor Kirkcudbrightshire, nor Stirlingshire...

You're closer to them than you might like to admit!

skittles is an aussie, hence flashleg8's joke a few posts up
I add my vote to the 'sort out those county names' campaign.
Not necessarily any need to to mess with gameplay & borders, just better named territories.

cheekbones3 · Post by **cheekbones3** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:33 pm

skittles is an aussie,

Ah, that explains a few things!

bunnyboi · Post by **bunnyboi** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:00 pm

Hehe - well I'm gay AND English AND live in Brighton - on the south coast of Sussex - and everything seems fine to me!! Love you guys - and gonna start kicking some serious ass on ALL the maps....