Archipelago, but with more land.

[alvan]

So I kinda like the Archipelago map. However I also like to have alot of civs/citystates in game and unfortunally this doesnt work very well togheter.

Is there anyway to easily fix a map script that uses the archipelago map but just adds more land?

 

[Optional]

Do you mean you like the sea level to be lower? That would be very easy to achieve.

The map scripts are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization V\Assets\Maps, the maps are listed alphabetically, so Archipelago is right at the top. A simple program like Notepad will do to open and edit these files.
Not far into the map script you'll find these lines:

local args = {
		sea_level = sea,
		world_age = age,
		sea_level_low = 72,
		sea_level_normal = 78,
		sea_level_high = 83,
		extra_mountains = 10,
		adjust_plates = 2,
		tectonic_islands = true

The numbers behind sea_level are percentages of water on the map. Lower those to get more land.

 

[alvan]

Cheer mate! It was very simple indeed.

 

[Gedemon]

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