Grotius
Prince
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2002
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- 409
That's close to what I want, yes. Will this option include a possible Pangaea? Part of the fun for me is not knowing in advance whether I'll need to research Sailing at all. Also, if I use the custom options, don't I have to pick the number of AI Civs manually, which again removes some randomness?If you play the Tilted Axis map type (it's under Custom game option with the "advanced" maps) and leave the Landmass Size set to random, you will get anything from massive continents to tiny islands. Tilted Axis simulates a world with it's planetary rotational axis tilted over on to its side (so cold runs east to west and the equator runs north to south!) but the climate and other features are pretty close to normal.
What I really want is simply for the computer, not me, to make the first choice in the "Play Now" menu -- without telling me what was chosen. In other words, add a radio button to that first menu that says "Random Map Type." Then when I click "next," you secretly choose a map type for me, and meld that with whatever remaining parameters I choose on Sea Level, Climate, and Map Size. I would think that wouldn't require all that much programming, but perhaps I'm mistaken.
As you say, there's tons of fabulous Civ goodness here anyway. But I do miss that sense of being completely in the dark about where I'm starting.