Nightravn
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Ok thanks to the hard work of both Genghis Kia and Lt Bod, I have been able to get the Giant Map to work with 34 Set Civilizations.
Here is a link to the original thread from Genghis Kia.... Original Giant Earth Map
I have done only a few modifications to terrain but I have adjusted the resources significantly by first toning them down and secondary to make some game play and balance concessions.
There are two versions of this map, one has 34 set Civilizations in set mostly traditional starting locations. Civ's not in their traditional locations are Portugal which is in Brazil, the Dutch who are in Indonesia and the HRE have been moved over to Eastern Europe. The next 2 are in very non-tradition locations and were put there to help balance out the map. First is Sumeria who is in Southern India and the Celts who are in SE Australia.
The Second map has 34 Civ's but they are not set. There are the same 34 starting locations that the Set Map has so this map provides for some very interesting Alternate World Histories.
First thing you will need to do is to get and install Lt. Bobs [BTS] 40 Civ Mod from here..... Lt. Bobs [BTS] 40 Civ Mod.
Download the Mod file and extract it to the following path:
"My Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\Mods\"
or
"C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\" (This path should always work, but the exact name would be different depending on how you installed your game.)
Then you will need to Download the Map file and extract it to the following path:
"My Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\PublicMap"
After you placed the folders in the above paths. Start your game normally. Then click "Advanced" in the menu, click "Load a mod" and select "40 Civ" . The game will restart but with the mod this time.
Then if you want to play the Set Civ version then go to "Single player", "play a scenario" and pick the GK_GaintEarthMap_40SetCiv. Then choose your Civ and have Fun!!!!
If you want to play the random civ map then go to "Single player", "play Custom Scenario", at this point you have to decide how many Civ's you want to play and then add the slots in until you get what you want. You can always pick and choose which civ's and the leader that you want for that civ or leave it all random.
Well that's should cover it................. leave any suggestion or comments you might have.....
edit... oh and do not change the Leader Names as the solution to get 34 Civs to work was to used truncated Leader names.
Download Info......
Here is a link to the original thread from Genghis Kia.... Original Giant Earth Map
I have done only a few modifications to terrain but I have adjusted the resources significantly by first toning them down and secondary to make some game play and balance concessions.
There are two versions of this map, one has 34 set Civilizations in set mostly traditional starting locations. Civ's not in their traditional locations are Portugal which is in Brazil, the Dutch who are in Indonesia and the HRE have been moved over to Eastern Europe. The next 2 are in very non-tradition locations and were put there to help balance out the map. First is Sumeria who is in Southern India and the Celts who are in SE Australia.
The Second map has 34 Civ's but they are not set. There are the same 34 starting locations that the Set Map has so this map provides for some very interesting Alternate World Histories.
First thing you will need to do is to get and install Lt. Bobs [BTS] 40 Civ Mod from here..... Lt. Bobs [BTS] 40 Civ Mod.
Download the Mod file and extract it to the following path:
"My Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\Mods\"
or
"C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\" (This path should always work, but the exact name would be different depending on how you installed your game.)
Then you will need to Download the Map file and extract it to the following path:
"My Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\PublicMap"
After you placed the folders in the above paths. Start your game normally. Then click "Advanced" in the menu, click "Load a mod" and select "40 Civ" . The game will restart but with the mod this time.
Then if you want to play the Set Civ version then go to "Single player", "play a scenario" and pick the GK_GaintEarthMap_40SetCiv. Then choose your Civ and have Fun!!!!
If you want to play the random civ map then go to "Single player", "play Custom Scenario", at this point you have to decide how many Civ's you want to play and then add the slots in until you get what you want. You can always pick and choose which civ's and the leader that you want for that civ or leave it all random.
Well that's should cover it................. leave any suggestion or comments you might have.....
edit... oh and do not change the Leader Names as the solution to get 34 Civs to work was to used truncated Leader names.
Download Info......
Really though, thank you nightraven for taking the time to convert this map, it is a load of fun. I have even grown kind of fond of all the abbreviated names! 
