no inlets, narrow straits, "tongues" of desert, i.e. the following sea and desert configurations are forbidden:
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Solution:
[x] expand water masses with erosion
no "ship"-shaped mountain or forest configurations, e.g. the following is forbidden:
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Solution:
[x] spread mountains only in principal directions
— allow woods to "steal" plain cells (it's impossible to destroy passability by stealing a corner tile)
[x] -- measure effectiveness here --
[x] chop through "ship"-like configurations of woods (last resort).
Historical tileset limitations:
no inlets, narrow straits, "tongues" of desert, i.e. the following sea and desert configurations are forbidden:
Solution:
[x] expand water masses with erosion
no "ship"-shaped mountain or forest configurations, e.g. the following is forbidden:
Solution:
Reshuffle map (uber-last resort). (effort tracked elsewhere — #8 )