hello first i'd like to say that i like your map, i'm currently playing (and enjoying) it. I have some questions/observations for you : 1. Why allow map starting dates before 1844 when this negates any silver/gold win possibilities? 2. The chemical industry suffocates the landscape at the beginning of the game, with no use whatsoever. It's possible, although improbable, that everybody produced chemicals in USA in 1830 to 1850 but without a corresponding industry in sufficient numbers/proportion ( at least 1 to 3 or 4) this is a bother and an annoyance. I started the map several times with the (almost) same results as industry configuration. Maybe allowing the ports to demand instead produce chemicals will balance this, or reducing the frequency of this industry appearance on the map. I'll come back with more observations if you don't mind as i play further into your scenario ( until now i invested some time in faux starts prior to 1844, not realizing that this makes silver/gold impossible - or does it not?). I also wonder why you didn't organize your map into a series of campaign scenarios, this would make it (imho) more attractive to some. Anyway, congratulations for this mod, great work !
