Unity

At the beginning of the project there were effectively two main choices for map design. The first would be to make bespoke maps, aimimg for historical accuracy and adopting real Scottish/British geography. A game like Total War takes this approach and does an excellent job with it. In our case though we to be inspired by Scottish history but not beholden to it for a feel that is ‘just left of reality’. So instead we wanted lean heavily into procedural generation. This would allow us to create effectively millions of different maps for maximum replayability. Civilisation is a prime example of the benefits of this. It also has the added benefit of keeping the asset creation needs minimal which when you’re a wee developer like us is super helpful. ...