Bigger than HUGE?

[bane_]

I'm kind of wanting to get back to playing Civ5, so... is there anyway to get a ridiculously big random map (bigger than HUGE map)? I really like YnAEMP's big Earth maps, but it is a bit predictable since, you know, I kind of live on Earth.

Is there a mod capable of doing such a thing?

 

[ldvhl]

I remember seeing a few from back in the day, but they don't seem to work after the first few patches that came out for vanilla.

 

[Bobert13]

Just about any mapscript out there (and even the default scripts that come with the game) are capable of this with one simple tweak.

Just open the script, search for "WORLDSIZE" and change the dimensions to whatever you want. Keep in mind that some scripts assume a certain ratio between width and height and also it's generally best to keep height an even number as there were issues with AI pathing on maps with odd-numbered heights at one time or another.

 

[Nutty]

Gedemon also made a giant version of the Continents map script: http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=331525&d=1348092683

I thought an immediate crash happened if you got much bigger than YnAEMP giant, which is 180x94. I read in some thread [EDIT: here] that Gedemon got 182x96 to work in his testing without an immediate crash, and another modder found 168x120 169x121 worked. Note, however, that many people eventually get crashes with giant maps, especially as it moves into the late game.

It's possible that Firaxis patched something at some point, but even if the crash doesn't occur, it looks like something in the neighborhood of 256x128 [EDIT: or rather, 32768 hexes] is hardcoded as a maximum in the DLL.

 

[ldvhl]

Gedemon also made a giant version of the Continents map script: http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=331525&d=1348092683

I thought an immediate crash happened if you got much bigger than YnAEMP giant, which is 180x94. I read in some thread that Gedemon got 182x96 to work in his testing without an immediate crash, and another modder found 168x120 worked. Note, however, that many people eventually get crashes with giant maps, especially as it moves into the late game.

It's possible that Firaxis patched something at some point, but even if the crash doesn't occur, it looks like something in the neighborhood of 256x128 is hardcoded as a maximum in the DLL.

How do we use that file?

 

[Nutty]

How do we use that file?

Like so:

... (save in "\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\Maps").

launch from the mod menu, select "continent giant" from map list, and huge size...

 

[ldvhl]

Thanks Nutty!

 

[bane_]

Thanks guys!

 

[Danmacsch]

It's possible that Firaxis patched something at some point, but even if the crash doesn't occur, it looks like something in the neighborhood of 256x128 [EDIT: or rather, 32768 hexes] is hardcoded as a maximum in the DLL.

Nutty, do you know of anyone actually trying to generate a map that big?
Even though, it'll most likely be unplayable for most people, if not all, I am a bit curious to see if it could actually be achieved. I know very little of map scripts, but I seem to remember someone made one that just generated a blank map. Theoretically, would it be possible to just edit the dimensions in that script?

 

[Nutty]

Theoretically, would it be possible to just edit the dimensions in that script?

I've haven't really messed with map scripts very much at all; this is all second-hand information (I have just spent way too much of my time trolling Civ5 C&C).

But I think you missed post #3:

Just about any mapscript out there (and even the default scripts that come with the game) are capable of this with one simple tweak.

Just open the script, search for "WORLDSIZE" and change the dimensions to whatever you want. Keep in mind that some scripts assume a certain ratio between width and height and also it's generally best to keep height an even number as there were issues with AI pathing on maps with odd-numbered heights at one time or another.

 

[TinyLittleBirdy]

Nutty, do you know of anyone actually trying to generate a map that big?
Even though, it'll most likely be unplayable for most people, if not all, I am a bit curious to see if it could actually be achieved. I know very little of map scripts, but I seem to remember someone made one that just generated a blank map. Theoretically, would it be possible to just edit the dimensions in that script?

A map that large could be useful for a earth type map, so that Europe wouldn't be so crowded