//VERY PSUEDOCODEY
//helper class enumTypes.  (Trying to slightly emulate java enums)
enumtypes.h

public:
    enumTypes(string TypeToEnum, string key, struct val);

    map<TypeToEnum, map<Key, val>detailedMap > TypeMap;

//so that way in my class TilesAndUnits, I can do this:
#include "enumTypes.h"

class TilesAndUnits{
    TilesAndUnits(string TileOrUnit /*will always either be Units or Tiles*/, string TileOrUnitName (The Type of Tile or Unit) struct info (the information about that tile or unit)
    typeMap.add(make_pair TileOrUnit, detailedMap<TileOrUnitName, info))
}