Hello all,

Can anyone recommend a map, either included with BTS or a compatible mod, which can produce the following map criteria.

Something which has 2/3 major continents but also plently of islands (maybe an island chain like polynesia). Ideally I'd like poles at north and south, tropics in the middle and realistic looking mountain ranges.

Would i be best using a map script mod?

Cheers

Easy. It's called 'big and small'. Comes with BtS.

Marvellous, many thanks!

I tested all standard map scripts for a few hours yesterday. The ones that would work good for you is Hemisphere and a script named something like "Highland Continents" or similar. Hemisphere produces really varying maps if used with 2-3 Snaky Continents. More continents makes the maps look un-natural and a bit boring. Ice Age produces strategical challenging (really random) maps without control over the number of continents (Snaky continents is most interesting I think).

Thanks for the suggestions Molst, not tried hemispheres yet might give it a whirl in my next game.

Easy. It's called 'big and small'. Comes with BtS.

How did I miss that one? guess I'll have to wait till this campaign is over. :crazyeye:

Yeah, big and small is a great addition.
Also, I often use archipelago with sneaky continents and low sealevel.

I've been using the Tectonics (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=149278) map script. It does a great job of generating the mountain ranges by modeling tectonic plates and their subduction zones. Then adds moisture accounting for prevailing winds, rain shadow effects of mountains, and so forth. Check it out. The "Earthlike, 70% water" option generally gives a mixture of continents and islands.

peace,
lilnev

I'm trying to decided whether to use "big and small" or "hemispheres" (with 2 or 3) continents. I'd like to play on a large map with 18 civs. Would anyone please offer some opinions? thanks in advance

Beardedwonder, you can go load up any map and then look at it in world builder, ctrl W.

Have a look at them and see what kind of game it would encourage.

'Big and small' does sound like exactly what you want.

have a look at this thread
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=236905