Yeah, I agree that is something to be figured out, re: world history/building.
As for the maps thing, yes, I agree that can definitely become a tedious thing! It's one of the things I got disgruntled about at the beginning of the game with HQ being slowly unveiled. It was fun at first, but it got tedious.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that people as a whole tend to stay together in more cleared areas. You see this trend even now with the HQ. People more frequently are in Levels 3 and 4 more than 1, 2, or 5. (Level 2 seems to have become the home for the crazier/mafioso-ish crowd, even...) Because it has been clearer longer and thus Safe. This is a behavior that civilizations go through and how Towns and Cities become a thing. Natural barriers such as huge-ass rivers or mountains or cliffs or what have you are also good for containing a population within a set area.
From what I understand is that there was an idea for HQ to change locations every once in a blue moon--this is a good idea, I feel! In that it will give us all different areas and regions to work with outside of murderjungle. And not only that but the topography changes and thus different boundaries.
So I guess what I'm saying is that while there COULD be expansion to the "map", it's not something you would have update nearly as frequently as HQ was. Maybe once an OOC or IC month? If that. But that's if you plan for HQ to stay stationary for a considerably long term.
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As for the maps thing, yes, I agree that can definitely become a tedious thing! It's one of the things I got disgruntled about at the beginning of the game with HQ being slowly unveiled. It was fun at first, but it got tedious.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that people as a whole tend to stay together in more cleared areas. You see this trend even now with the HQ. People more frequently are in Levels 3 and 4 more than 1, 2, or 5. (Level 2 seems to have become the home for the crazier/mafioso-ish crowd, even...) Because it has been clearer longer and thus Safe. This is a behavior that civilizations go through and how Towns and Cities become a thing. Natural barriers such as huge-ass rivers or mountains or cliffs or what have you are also good for containing a population within a set area.
From what I understand is that there was an idea for HQ to change locations every once in a blue moon--this is a good idea, I feel! In that it will give us all different areas and regions to work with outside of murderjungle. And not only that but the topography changes and thus different boundaries.
So I guess what I'm saying is that while there COULD be expansion to the "map", it's not something you would have update nearly as frequently as HQ was. Maybe once an OOC or IC month? If that. But that's if you plan for HQ to stay stationary for a considerably long term.