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453 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
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mursu
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Can someone with knowledge explain the map creation option "hwdistribution=1" (means Random Spaced) in as much detail as possible?

Does this mean that homeworlds are not arranged in a classic circle in any way or that there's some variance in locations, but the circle is still there?

Also is there any way to get a look of a map after it is created which would display all HW locations?
453 days, 15 hours, 24 minutes ago
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martinr
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Yes it's random around the map and bares no relationship to a circle.

To test it simply create test games with 1 team and see how it looks.

This set up is used for 30 player games.
453 days, 14 hours, 58 minutes ago
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mursu
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>To test it simply create test games with 1 team and see how it looks.

That was a really nice hint, thanks. It really seems that the starting positions are all around if this option is chosen.
453 days, 14 hours, 50 minutes ago
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martinr
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That's why it's called random.

Large player games do not work with HW's in a circle. 30 players in a circle is cramped.

So is used for high player numbers where the random element does not hamper the starting points.