Is it a normal start for community map?

[myclan]

Ver 4.6.
All 8 players start on the same continent.
Only 4 CS, all separated from me by other players on the same continents. (I'm Iroquois, gray color).
7 CS alone on another big continent.
I had to admit it will be a very difficult game for seldom space to build my city.(Surrounded by AI from all direction)

 

[rkkn]

it happens sometimes, yes
I usually just restart when all the players are on one half like that and I wanted split continents

 

[myclan]

it happens sometimes, yes
I usually just restart when all the players are on one half like that and I wanted split continents

All right. I think the map script should make players and CS distribute more equally.

 

[azum4roll]

When the game (AssignStartingPlots.lua) can't find space to spawn 2 civs on the second continent, it falls back to Terra.

Logs should tell that.

 

[rkkn]

When the game (AssignStartingPlots.lua) can't find space to spawn 2 civs on the second continent, it falls back to Terra.

does it choose city states first, then? cuz there's clearly plenty of space on the map, if the CS weren't in the way

 

[azum4roll]

No, but that "continent" is likely a big pile of tundra, snow, and mountains (as seen with so many inland CS), and doesn't have enough fertility for 2 civs.

 

[Better Buff Turtle ship]

My map is worse than that. I start with 3 CS in small 'mountain island'. Even not the continent.

 

[SuperNoobCamper]

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My map is worse than that. I start with 3 CS in small 'mountain island'. Even not the continent.

This is horrible if you are playing an aggressive authority civ but somewhat okayish if you intend to play a tall tradition civ

 

[rkkn]

hm I don't think it's that bad for authority. With all those islands and peninsulas there will be a million barbarians to kill, and the city states will be easy perma allies since it's Greece.

Looks like there might also be a 1 tile connection to the larger part above, so you won't need to wait for astronomy to go conquer. Probably won't get to leverage hoplites for it tho.
The land is probably bad though, with all the mountains.

 

[azum4roll]

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My map is worse than that. I start with 3 CS in small 'mountain island'. Even not the continent.

Opposite problem. There aren't enough big enough landmasses for 2+ civs, so game falls back to "archipelago" mode.

 

[Better Buff Turtle ship]

Opposite problem. There aren't enough big enough landmasses for 2+ civs, so game falls back to "archipelago" mode.

But It doesn't look like 'archipelago' either. 4civs are starting at one continent left there. Map diversity is good but it is too much so that breaks balance I think.

 

[azum4roll]

This is my guess for the region borders. "Archipelago" mode is just ignoring landmass borders and try to divide the whole map into equal fertility. Regions can be cross-landmass.