View Full Version : TINY EUROPE (With accurate placements... GREAT FUN!)


jxgumi
Mar 13, 2002, 12:35 AM
This scenario starts as a regular game on a custom-made tiny map of Europe. I've included a Civilization Placement File so that the civilizations start the game in their proper places. Inorder to take advantage of this feature download CPT.EXE. Otherwise, you can play as the Germans on Regent difficulty by loading Europe-Germany.Sav (included).

BREIFING
This scenario losely reconstructs the circumstances of European history on a tiny map. The map's smaller size reduces the tedius micro-managing and drag of the later game and encourages a great deal of interraction between civilizations.

Eight civilizations joust for power in this scenario but I only recommend 6 of them for play.

1. Rome: Will the sun set on the Roman Empire? You're leadership could carve a new path for this civilization. Rome enjoys a distinct advantage in its first years: clear avenues for expansion and immediate access to luxuries and resources accelerate Rome's early developement. (Difficulty: Medium)

2. Greece: Among the hardest civilizations to play, Greece enjoys relative security on its northern fronteir but faces potential enemies to the east. (Difficulty: Difficult)

3. Germany: Thanks to a densely wooded homeland, Germany is slow to develope early on but eventually benefits from its central location (lots of directions to spread) and access to bountiful resources. (Difficulty: Easy)

4. Russia: With a vast fertile steppe to colonize and exploit, Russia could, in the right hands, become the continental hegemone. (Difficulty: Easy)

4. France: France, like Germany, must tame the surrounding wilderness before it can contend seriously with its neighbours. Close geographical proximity often brings France in conflict with Germany, Rome, and England. (Difficulty: Medium)

5. England: An island civilization, England has the luxury of keeping her distance from the mainland fray. Her detached involvement, however, could critically affect the balance of power. (Difficulty: Easy)

Egypt and Persia are not really playable. They are there for historical purposes.

Problems:
I couldn't figure out how to make the map flat, so I used mountains and ocean to prevent units from looping around. If anyone knows how to make the map flat, please let me know.

Also, there were serious glitches with the icecaps. I fixed them more or less... but there are still glitches with cities built on the edge of the map (In Africa).

ENJOY!

COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!:king: :king:

Stormbringer
Mar 13, 2002, 11:38 AM
you can use civ3 multytool to make maps flat

This is a very fun game!
I enjoyed it!

Stormbringer
Mar 13, 2002, 04:23 PM
heres a flat version of the map with no polar ice.

PreTzeL_22
Mar 14, 2002, 10:09 PM
Hey.
This map sounds good, but where do I get the civ placement tool?
Does it come with Marla's map?

Stormbringer
Mar 15, 2002, 04:33 PM
There is a thread somwhere called TPC or civ-plasement tool. you can dload the latest version from there or just use the one with the marla's map

Malta
Mar 21, 2002, 08:25 PM
I played your map twice. I had to restart at chieftain after ending up at war (unintended) with just about every single nation on my first attempt at Warlord. I played as Britain, and used the Civ Placement tool. I donīt think the map itself does much to recreate European history. Civilization doesnīt cooperate much there at least.
The lack of description for the map disappointed me a bit, considering that you have included an extensive txt-file with quite a bit of information (well, almost exactly the same as in the thread, but still...).
I will try playing the map as the Romans too, just to check it out from a different position.

PreTzeL_22
Mar 21, 2002, 10:40 PM
There is a thread somwhere called TPC or civ-plasement tool. you can dload the latest version from there or just use the one with the marla's map
Ah, thankyou.

Dutchman
Mar 27, 2002, 05:04 AM
So were is the dutch civ then, they had a big part in European history, as did the spanich and te portugees!!!:(

Black Fluffy Lion
Mar 27, 2002, 05:13 AM
are we allowed a preview image?? :)

idiot-man
Apr 19, 2003, 09:10 PM
the flat version doesnt work,looks like It doesnt like anything beyond 470 BC...

Yoda Power
Apr 20, 2003, 12:16 AM
Originally posted by idiot-man
the flat version doesnt work,looks like It doesnt like anything beyond 470 BC... That is because it was made with a different patch. If you have PTW you can just set the map to flat.

Hauptmann
Feb 10, 2005, 12:43 PM
Awesome!!! I MUST play this rigth now... BYE!!!