@redrum Yes... of course.

So here it is... and bear with me as I am trying to do this whilst encompassed in a gin fueled philosophical blanket insulated by the warmth of not seeing anyone but my wife for like 10 days... so if I seem delusional... well... if it smells like shit and feels like shit... might just be shit...

Now that being said... let's see if I am still making any sense at all...

So we can't reengineer the entire engine...without revisiting every map we have and changing them extensively... however what if...

We looked at our display problem (especially with territorial spacial problems) and addressed it in a manner that would make the fix much easier...

So... I chose Global as the example as it provides some great examples where there are limited placements in an otherwise generous map.

Lets look at Belgium...

So while overall the map provides exceptional ability to provide ample placements on the map, a territory like Belgium becomes an issue as it has 4 possibly 5 max.

Now, lets presume this territory had one more potential placement... before an extension line is used to bleed units into an adjoining territory...

What if we simply used that last placement... ie. the last placement a map maker had specifically detailed as the last placement for any given territory... and then added a MAP PROPERTY that defined any unit presence beyond the last placement would be substituted with a icon that defined that there are more units in the territory...

Then if you hover your cursor over the icon it would create a pop up window that shows you all the extra units that are contained within the territory.

This would mean that all we need to do is add the map property to every exisiting map... one line addition...

map.Surplus units in pop up

Then the engine would only need to have a generic icon added to its assets folder that is for the overflow...

Meaning that even the most spatially challenged maps... yes I'm looking at you WAW... would have a clear indicator of when the territory is severely over populated with units rather than just having huge swaths of the map cluttered with overflow lines that complicate the visual and clicking process.

So I have tried to keep up with the quick and successive posts on this thread and I feel I may be able to help with some suggestions... please bear with me while I try to create some visuals to explain my idea's ... stay tuned.

@tinfoil666 Neat idea