by sklar
If I'm understanding correctly, the territories on the finished map wouldn't actually be touching? That is, it would look more like a collection of water territories?I think it's a neat idea, but (unless I'm interpreting something the wrong way) I think it might be too visually different from the rest of the solar system. Maybe instead of a whole bunch of disjoint territories, you could make a traditional map and use different border lines to differentiate day/night routes. Kind of like this:
The green lines are night routes, and the normal border lines are day routes. Some territories have border that are half-and-half and can be crossed whenever.
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Also, I think you might have too many continents. Even if it is intended to look like a water-only map for the sake of day/night, I think it would be better if it were balanced similarly to the Earth map (and other maps). You have 78 territories. Earth has 69 (42 land, 13 water, 14 moon).
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As for the naval/space commander ideas, I don't like it. Especially in a multi-map setup, I think giving existing commanders new powers is a bad idea. What I suggest instead: You can always attack from a day zone to a night zone (or vice versa), but at some sort of disadvantage, such as -1 to all dice rolls.
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Another suggestion that I have is to leave a small blank space along the bottom of the map as a space to place the day/night markers.