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Can we add 8 player slots and more colors? Maps 20/20 and smaller should not have the option to go to 8 players. If not that then maps 25/25 and smaller should not have the option to go up to 8 players. As far as colors; pink, dark green, purple, grey, black ( not so sure ), Brown. I was thinking outta the colors i suggested, we could add two more. I prefer purple and pink but let me see your suggestions too.

Pink is the team color. We shouldn't use that.
Grey is the color of neutral units, so we can't use that either.

Purple and Dark green then?( since theirs blue and light blue )

That can work.

Okay then.

Imagine 8 players on Swirl map lol

Chaos, it would come down to who can spawn the fastest first

I completely support that.

This is a must before anymore races get added
(For dev to see)

i am not planning to increase player counts.
6 player is already too much - almost 100% that one of the player leaves the game..
also too long wainting for the 5 others.

so no, i dont plan to make more slots.

colors are also ok imho.

Lol people in multiplayer surely won't ever set 8 players. They can make big campaigns and random maps vs AI with this. For example this would be useful for the campaign im planning. Why answered...

I am agree with Loa here, @Stratego (dev).
For my campain as well 7th and 8th ai player will be good.

I agree with them.

I keep forgetting im one of the few who ever play solo all the time (that's why i complain about AI so much). And agreed i wouldn't think people would actually add 8 players in multiplayer battles and even if they did im sure you could block the option for that to happen.
@Stratego (dev)

Really hope this gets thought over again.

I'm sure theirs plenty more people looking at this topic, what do YOU think?

Why don't we wait for him to answer

ok, please help me with some samples where we need more players than 5 - thanks!

There's six, and having 8 isn't that bad. It would be perfect for campaigns and perhaps team battles, especially for big Maps where battle doesn't really happen. Also, perhaps all we can have a battle, I don't know how many people are on the forms but I think 8 will be enough.

Personally in my campain i am making right now in few last maps there is needed 7 and 8 players: 3 on player's side (including player), 4 enemies (allied), 1 neutral hostile:
Team 1:
Dwarves, Humans (AI or if possible human so player will control 2 slots in campain), Elves.
Team 2:
Elves, Dwarves, Undead, Scaledfolk
Neutral hostile:
Orcs.

All will have some basic bases and must have their own races set because you need to hire more units to win.

My reason was cause i feel their should be a another player option added for every race added.
Im not sure how many races you guys plan to add but i differently know two more are being added like beastclan and/or demons and/or machinists.
Also this will give people more options on campaign on the bigger maps.

Btw maka is that a campaign with a story behind it or a skirmish map?

It is for Dwarven campain i am making. name is WiP.

Sounds interesting, would love to know how the alliance happened and why orcs are neutral when ready

the campain takes place at the border of dwarven kingdom which has borders with human empire and elven woods. undeads are summoned by fel elves, scaledfolk are native villagers of elven woods who were enslaved and mind controlled by fel elves and humans+dwarves are just greedy aliies.

orcs are horde outcasts who hides in dwarven mines and treats dwarves for years.

Fel elves, interesting twist. Yea that sounds great, we just gotta hope and wait it happens

Reminds me of my suggestion for a completely hostile world player, like the deer and whatnot but will seek to attack any player or AI regardless of team.

So imma put discussing if the Dev dont mind

I really want a hostile natural AI.