Create your own map

[ferenginar]

I have just tried to create my own map to try my first OCC under specific conditions. I put together the smallest map acceptable, and carefully placed the landmasses around the resources an set the starting positions for the civs.

However, when I start the game all the special resouces have moved. Where am I going wrong, or is what I've attempted not posssible.

ferenginar

 

[Lucky]

The original placement of the resources in the map editor is random.

You have a certain feature in the editor under tools: Set resources and seed!

There you can select a certain number which gives you a certain placing of the resources. Note that number 1 means random placement. Any other number up to several tens of thousands places the huts and resources in a special pattern!

Now when you select a certain placement seed and start the game with this map it asks you whether to randomize all resources and huts and whether to randomize all starting positions.
Answer NO to both and you will start where you wanted and have the resources you wanted!

That is all! Experiment with the seed setting a bit to see how it works, you can also learn to guess certain resource patterns and kinds of resources in later games!