MODIFIED VERSION OF THE TSL HUGE MAP
Hello everyone,
I had discussed with Dale and some of you regarding the Arab and Persian start locations and now that I have discovered that the world editor has been released, I decided to make some minor changes to Dale's map.
It has really been done for my own personal use, but I thought it could be worth sharing with the rest of you.
Here is a brief summary of the major changes.
- Arab capital moved to present day Mecca
- Persian capital moved slightly southeast to more accurately reflect the ancient location of Persepolis
- Babylonians added. They have been placed in an appropriate location
- I have added ancient ruins to encourage exploration ("goody huts")
Please note I have just made the changes and am only now in the process of starting my first game. As soon as it loaded and I could confirm that my civ (the Arabs) were in the new location, it seemed as though things were working and I thought it would be worthwhile to share it. The modifications were really basic, so I can't imagine them causing too many problems, crashes or the like.
As Dale pointed out earlier, now that the tool is out, it is extremely straightforward to make the kind of changes described above (I did so in less than ten minutes just by opening up the world builder and looking around - no tutorials or reading required). I do not plan on "taking the project on," or anything like that. I simply wanted to share my changes to save others some time and possibly frustration, since it seemed several of you shared these preferences with me.
If you notice anything else that is significant and warrants change, feel free to share it. If I decide to incorporate it into my version of the map, I may post an updated copy to share with the rest of you. Keep in mind though that I may not be following these posts carefully. I have also made the key changes from my point of view and am not promising or committing myself to going beyond that.
I expect that in the coming weeks other people will come forward with "Accurate Earth Map" projects which may be even more ambitious than Dale's and with the intent of making ongoing updates, so keep this in mind as well.
Installation:
The easiest way I have found to "install" this file is to simply rename the old TSL Huge map (add for example "Backup" or "Old") and replace it with the one I have attached in the same file location. After that it should work.
Hope you all enjoy it.