On the bright side, I haven't seen any crashes, they rolled smoothly and the only thing I found that slowed me down was that due to the new set of files in the SMR folder, I had to redo all my hotkeys...wondered why it kept my name, face, and a few other things...but not my hotkeys...hmm?
Anyway, HOWEVER, I noticed so far (3 maps) that these are all set up for single player mode it appears. With slight adjustments however, these could be equally good in multiplayer mode. I would also suggest that on one player you're not giving yourself a fair game if the starting points are not moderately balanced.
Case in point: On the Alaska map (which I liked a lot), the starting point that is just on the other side of the mountain from Anchorage is set up to win. I believe all the other start points are towns with only villages to connect to. On the built in game maps, this is not the case. The only one I find even set up for inequity to any degree is the NW map, but at least 50% of the time it's pretty equitable.
I know that most of the modders don't play online so why would they think of multiplayer when they built.... but it would be nice if they considered it when choosing the starting points. Yes, I know I can modify them myself and will. I just wanted to give the only constructive criticism I think is merited. Everything else is quite impressive so far, and once I can balance these maps out a little for online play, I think I can make some fans of them.
Take what you want and leave the rest
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