This is what I think a SH2 Kingmaker map is supposed to look like...
A Classic battle map, hence the name
There's plenty of river scenes, a waterfall, a dark evil swamp, and a few mountains. There is no story. Build your castle as you like, in a picturesque envronment. In other words, lots of eye-candy.
One thing, however.
Due to space constraints, the AI who build big castles (Barclay especially) do not like to do anything in some places. I reccommend you don't put AI in the top left estate either, because the estate is strategically split by two rivers, and the AI don't seem to grasp the tactical advantage of having a meadow with space for a keep and other vital buildings surrounded by rivers, with a large meadow for farming, hunting and other less important buildings across the river.
Balance: 5
Each estate was well balanced with goods.
Creativity: 4
I liked the variety.
Map Design: 4
Very good, loved the detail on the swamps.
Story/Instructions: 4
pretty cool.
Additional Comments:
It was a little small, i guess im just used to more open ones, but this one made me play it through a time or two before i got my castle design just right.