Kristina, you created a map for your own mod/scenario purposes and decided to share it? We have to say "THANK YOU!" The more to choose from - the better, IMHO, so anyone can choose a suitable map according to their taste rather than just puke.
I added some info into the spoiler - I don't if it'll be interesting/useful, that's the reason to hide it into the spoiler.
Mountains in Sahara? Well, a kind of idea. Meanwhile, if you don't plan to make desert "settleable" - the map may be improved by replacing mountains in Sahara by desert tiles
Make the desert graphic look like what you want for the floodplains. Use LM Desert for the regular desert. Not perfect, but feasible without any kludges.I agree with you about the sand dunes. It would also be easier if the food plain could be seperated graphics from the desert, but i dont know if this is possible.
Yes, that was a reason I made desert doesn't allow to build city after I saw it one of mods I played. So if you plan to make desert "unsettlable" - no need to fill Sahara with mountains. That was a point (oh my terrible English).Zubareva said:AI will make a city anywhere!! Its not good to have dozens of cities in the desert.
Got your point.Yoda said:something that some map makers have lacked.
Turn the combined floodplain/desert graphics to advantage. Floodplain away from a river will look just like desert. Voila! Limited preset settleable spots in desert. Surrounded by unimprovable terrain. With an attendant risk that population will suddenly sicken & die off. Models desert settlements pretty well, imho.But the AI will make a city anywhere!! Its not good to have dozens of cities in the desert.
Yes, that was a reason I made desert doesn't allow to build city after I saw it one of mods I played. So if you plan to make desert "unsettlable" - no need to fill Sahara with mountains. That was a point (oh my terrible English).
Got your point.
I've always wondered how to turn my Jungle graphics into Dunes, which would allow me to make impassable desert terrain -- but so far I've not been successful, because the jungles always peek out from underneath the Dunes I copy & paste on top of them!
It would be a lot easier if LM desert could have different flags than standard desert terrain, but I don't think it can.
Is the jungle graphic itself or the base terrain? Jungle will use Grassland as the base terrain. If your dunes don't cover the entire tile you will definitely see the grassland graphic around the edges.I've always wondered how to turn my Jungle graphics into Dunes, which would allow me to make impassable desert terrain -- but so far I've not been successful, because the jungles always peek out from underneath the Dunes I copy & paste on top of them!
But thats still an interesting concept. It would need to be worked out right, but i dont see why it wouldnt work if you had it just right.
Is the jungle graphic itself or the base terrain? Jungle will use Grassland as the base terrain. If your dunes don't cover the entire tile you will definitely see the grassland graphic around the edges.
If you haven't solved the problem post a screenshot.
Yeah, a screen would help. I was thinking the same as to the base. It would have to have a covering bottom like blue monkey said.
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If you leave the square on the jungle tile blank, it does make grassland, so it would work I guess if you made the whole box covered. It wouldnt work as a generic terrain feature, because it would have to match the specific desert terrain that you are using.
I think you could make it work though, and even if it doesnt, its still a great concept, because it opens the door to other options by recognizing another way to change features. I never thought of changing the jungle into something else. Ive always tried to use the marsh, or resources.
So thanks! Good ideas.
You extract the file to .../Civilization III/Conquests/ScenariosHi, and thanks for creating a map on the Roman Empire. I have always enjoyed reading about one of the longest-lasting empires in Western Civilization, and from briefly reading the comments other posters made about your map, you've tweaked the CIV III map to make it more accurately reflect how their world actually looked.
My question is simple: When using WIN rar to extract your compressed file, where do I extract the map file to in my CIV III folders?
Thanks.
Civnutplayer