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    Default Limit on number of provinces?

    Is there one? what is it?
    sorry if this was asked before. I couldn't find it.
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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

    Map editing isnt my speciality, but I believe every province is identified by a RGB coded colour, which should mean a theoretical limit (based entirely on that) of 16777216 or so regions. Beyond that, I have no idea, I would think its likely there are other elements that limit this number.

    And yet, we are still stuck with only 300 different units....
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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

    in MTW we had a color for a province and a color for province border. So every province cost 2 colors. Each sea region cost 1. And there was 1 color reserved.
    In MTW the game used a 256 color mode. so there was a limit of about 127 provinces (no water). yet i remember the game used to crash if there was 108 + provinces
    In RTW it looks like there are no province border colors, all the water masses are one color.
    So, if RTW still uses 256 color mode, that would mean that we can have upto 250 provinces. (few colors being reserved for city markers and ports)

    am i correct in this thinkin?
    I'm trying to make a whole new map that would have 200 to 250 provinces. And i want to be sure i could do this before i start major work.
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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

    I believe a developer said it was 200. I think you should believe him

    I would like the search to come back to, but in its previous stats it overloaded the server... not good.

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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

    thank you Duke John.
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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

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    Default Re: Limit on number of provinces?

    Quote Originally Posted by Duke John
    I believe a developer said it was 200. I think you should believe him

    I would like the search to come back to, but in its previous stats it overloaded the server... not good.
    So we look on Photoshop:

    0-Port
    2,3,4,5,6-????? What for these colors
    7-City
    8-48 - Provinces
    49-52 - The seas and lakes
    53-114 - Provinces
    115-255 - How to find these colors

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