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I just find it hard to receive such negative feedback on one of my first posts. I myself had had learn things mostly by myself and this forum, I see, can be such a help for people.
I’m bored so here’s a not so quick translation for
@RazorbackPirate ’s comment.
I think the biggest (well, a couple) shocker to your idea is that it’s just not feasible in that it really only makes sense for the Stone Age tutorial. You’ve been through that and should know that there’s not much to it. Being that the mode is locked behind tech at the end of Iron Age (cannot access it until then) there are WAAAAAAY too many variables available in the game even at that “early” point. What kind of “template” (can’t refer to it as blueprints as that is already taken ingame) would even be offered that makes even the simplest of sense?!? There are various strategies players employ, even at the earliest of ages, and any template you can come up with may mean any given/most player(s) may not have the requisite population, coin or supply in stock, tech researched for a given building, etc... Regardless of playstyle, tech for multiple expansions have been unlocked at this point, and as RM doesn’t remotely touch those, players have the choice to expand in a variety of ways. The only template offered could only be based on the default city layout, no expansions included, no diamond buildings, nor special event/GE rewarded buildings as we’re adding even more variables to the mix. Even the first expansion placed deems all this null. I could go on for a “default/base line” city template, but that’s enough to start and worthy of a separate discussion/proposal/debate thread. It won’t get far.
2)If you’re implying some algorithm to take into account your “current” city layout, with all of the above and then some, and calculate a template, or choice of templates from what you have available, then I believe this would come pretty close to a bot/script that is strictly forbidden from the game. See game rules on the login page. No different than a custom program to automatically AID all of your friends/neighbors in one click. It would certainly gray the lines and one can’t reaonably expect them to ban all scripts when they’ve now provided one themselves. This wouldn’t get very far in discussion either.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of issues that would be brought up by more experienced players here and in the game if it went any further. It does not need to. The magnitude in programming this and processing power it would require for hundreds of thousands of players worldwide potentially accessing it and trying to use it could/would have irreparable affects on many other aspects of the game. We have lag issues *now* in GvG that need to be addressed.
I suggest trying out the FoE citybuilder (not officially supported so I won’t post a link but google is your friend) to use as a sandbox. Save a screenshot of what you can dream up and try to replicate in game.
The forums are helpful, yes. The forums are also rife with mundane comments/requests/proposals et al that the poster doesn’t realize how absurd it is once taking a step back and taking a second look.
Continue to grow, learn and expand your game. There are many aspects that you haven’t accessed yet and have yet to experience.
Try to construct your city *without* reconstruction mode. Try to plan ahead so you don’t even need it. Come back when you’ve hit Two lane roads, every house you unlock is a different size and/or orientation, invariably hit a brick wall, and give us an update.
@RazorbackPirate would love to hear it!