There is also a problem that is not taken in account.
When @Pavía said that 100 px is the minimum viable, he forgot to say that the location should be coastal (and yes, I am aware that Benevento is inland and has roughly this size, but this comes no free of issues).
The biggest issues come with 3D art and specially clicking. While technically clickable, locations under 150 px are not super easy to click, they are literally in the limit. Even inland 150 px locations are not super easy to click.
What am I trying to say? That while technically locations this small are clickable and possible, they should be used with extreme care because the experience will not be amazing. Being coastal makes this a bit less dramatic.
In the specific case of Tenochtitlan, I am really not understanding why people are losing their minds.
First of all, if you move Tenochtitaln to the lake, the lake will most likely disappear. There is no other way. The sizes of the locations in the Valley of Mexico are already rather small, making them smaller to enlarge Tenochtitlan is not a smart move too as you are just moving the problem around.
Secondly, even if you add the city and manage to make it an island... for what purpose? You are not going to have a navy there. And even if you do, it will probably be a terrible idea for AI as it would need specific orders to make it not drain its resources creating a navy in a lake that has no place to go.
Overall, and with all due respect, I think this endeavour has little sense. I do understand that the depiction of Tenochtitlan right now in game is not 100% accurate, but in the bigger picture, this is totally unimportant and the consequences of adding it no matter what, do, in my humble opinion, eclipse the improvement in depiction of this place.
I know, hot take. I hope nobody gets mad at me, but knowing the game internally, I think it is a good insight.
When @Pavía said that 100 px is the minimum viable, he forgot to say that the location should be coastal (and yes, I am aware that Benevento is inland and has roughly this size, but this comes no free of issues).
The biggest issues come with 3D art and specially clicking. While technically clickable, locations under 150 px are not super easy to click, they are literally in the limit. Even inland 150 px locations are not super easy to click.
What am I trying to say? That while technically locations this small are clickable and possible, they should be used with extreme care because the experience will not be amazing. Being coastal makes this a bit less dramatic.
In the specific case of Tenochtitlan, I am really not understanding why people are losing their minds.
First of all, if you move Tenochtitaln to the lake, the lake will most likely disappear. There is no other way. The sizes of the locations in the Valley of Mexico are already rather small, making them smaller to enlarge Tenochtitlan is not a smart move too as you are just moving the problem around.
Secondly, even if you add the city and manage to make it an island... for what purpose? You are not going to have a navy there. And even if you do, it will probably be a terrible idea for AI as it would need specific orders to make it not drain its resources creating a navy in a lake that has no place to go.
Overall, and with all due respect, I think this endeavour has little sense. I do understand that the depiction of Tenochtitlan right now in game is not 100% accurate, but in the bigger picture, this is totally unimportant and the consequences of adding it no matter what, do, in my humble opinion, eclipse the improvement in depiction of this place.
I know, hot take. I hope nobody gets mad at me, but knowing the game internally, I think it is a good insight.
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