sav
King
What kind of map do you usually play on, and why? I've recently discovered the wonder of terra maps - knowing there will be a second settling/expansion part of the game is pretty cool, as before everything was full by 0AD.
Favourite map style?
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Echo of Celts
Just Plain Crazy
I typically play Huge Maps with many Civs.
I usually do Continents or Custom Continents, however I played one terra map and enjoyed it alot.
I was going to play more Terra maps but decided to wait for when I bought BTS and colonies, which I just did, so I am going to play a terra map tonight.
I usually do Continents or Custom Continents, however I played one terra map and enjoyed it alot.
I was going to play more Terra maps but decided to wait for when I bought BTS and colonies, which I just did, so I am going to play a terra map tonight.
Verge
Let's hug it out
Big_and_Small, hands down. Terra's fun as well.
Supr49er
2011 Thunderfall Cup
1) Fractal huge
2) Hemispheres huge
3) Pangaea huge.
2) Hemispheres huge
3) Pangaea huge.
Angst
Rambling and inconsistent
Thedrin's script, actually.
Echo of Celts
Just Plain Crazy
Supr49er
2011 Thunderfall Cup
Custom game.
sabremookie
Chieftain
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For right now I use continents, because it lets the AI develop on another continent free of me, and often results in a late game challenge to attack the other continent to stop a civ well ahead of me. I play huge marathon, or normal or large epic
I plan to try big and small soon, I have not done so yet.
I don't like pangea because it leads to some wacky all out land battle, that while interesting is a bit too crazy.
Never tried the others yet, though I do plan to try one that will lead to many water battles, and then try it with ragner or hannibal or some other crazy raider.
I plan to try big and small soon, I have not done so yet.
I don't like pangea because it leads to some wacky all out land battle, that while interesting is a bit too crazy.
Never tried the others yet, though I do plan to try one that will lead to many water battles, and then try it with ragner or hannibal or some other crazy raider.
Jerzul
Chieftain
Has anyone tried the global highland setting on rocky? I'm going to start one tomorrow for MP. I'm thinking of playing as the Celts for the obvious bonuses...
PimpyMicPimp
Regrets His Username.
I'm still playing around with it, trying to find something I really like. Right now, I think Fractural is probably my favourite, but Continents and Big_and_Small can be fun, too.
I also really like the real Earth Map every once in awhile.
I also really like the real Earth Map every once in awhile.
AfterShafter
Deity
Huge, big and small, marathon, snaky continents, standard islands, islands mixed in, 14 civs... Only way to play 
IronCrown
Black Foe of the World
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I tried most of the maps. I vary map types in my games, though I prefer some over others.
Hemispheres - a very good map type. Customizable landmasses, good terrain.
Pangaea - The map I played almost exclusively for a long time. Now I rarely play it. The land is often badly balanced. Also having only one landmass makes the game easier. Still, a good map for a quick game with few opponents.
Big and Small - I only recently discovered this map. Feels very natural and interesting. You really need to have a navy on this one. That's one part of the game I've completely neglected until now.
Lakes - I like that a lot. Sure, it's all land war. But you have neighbors on all sides, sometimes as many as five civs have common borders with you. That makes for an extremely tense game - you have to expect an invasion at any time, from any direction.
Highlands - in fact I play it very rarely, but is has a certain appeal. Because the map is so impassable and wild there remains a large part unsettled for a long time which leads to massive barbarian uprisings. In a multiplayer game I played on this map we actually had to team up and help each other to not be destroyed by barbarians.
Maps I don't like:
Continents - the weak variant of Hemispheres, never liked it. Since Hemispheres is around there's really no reason at all to play Continents.
Fantasy - wildly mixed terrain, desert tile next to tundra tile, gems on ice etc. Sounds like fun, but isn't.
Terra - would be good if the AI knew how to handle it. As it is, the AI doesn't know the right approach to settle the New World, making the later game too easy.
Hemispheres - a very good map type. Customizable landmasses, good terrain.
Pangaea - The map I played almost exclusively for a long time. Now I rarely play it. The land is often badly balanced. Also having only one landmass makes the game easier. Still, a good map for a quick game with few opponents.
Big and Small - I only recently discovered this map. Feels very natural and interesting. You really need to have a navy on this one. That's one part of the game I've completely neglected until now.
Lakes - I like that a lot. Sure, it's all land war. But you have neighbors on all sides, sometimes as many as five civs have common borders with you. That makes for an extremely tense game - you have to expect an invasion at any time, from any direction.
Highlands - in fact I play it very rarely, but is has a certain appeal. Because the map is so impassable and wild there remains a large part unsettled for a long time which leads to massive barbarian uprisings. In a multiplayer game I played on this map we actually had to team up and help each other to not be destroyed by barbarians.
Maps I don't like:
Continents - the weak variant of Hemispheres, never liked it. Since Hemispheres is around there's really no reason at all to play Continents.
Fantasy - wildly mixed terrain, desert tile next to tundra tile, gems on ice etc. Sounds like fun, but isn't.
Terra - would be good if the AI knew how to handle it. As it is, the AI doesn't know the right approach to settle the New World, making the later game too easy.
DragonHawk
Bored
I just discovered big small, snaky continents and loving it so far. I will try AfterShafter's setting in the next game when I am more comfortable with BtS
I used to play huge continents in Warlord, but a lot of the time the 2 oceans are not connected (i.e. you need coast city on both coasts to win circumvigation race).
I found Pangea to be too easy, plus I like discovering new civ with my caravel, mostly because by that time I eliminate/vasalize everyone in my continent/island
I used to play huge continents in Warlord, but a lot of the time the 2 oceans are not connected (i.e. you need coast city on both coasts to win circumvigation race).
I found Pangea to be too easy, plus I like discovering new civ with my caravel, mostly because by that time I eliminate/vasalize everyone in my continent/island
AfterShafter
Deity
Oh, it's a hoot and a holler. The landmasses are thin, but are very windy and diverse. Tons of islands, some fairly large and perfect for late colonies/off continent expansion (my latest game I've started 6 city and 3 city colonies on islands before anyone could get to them). The "islands mixed in" means that coast connects the entire world preventing you from ever being completely isolated, but with the way borders work means that you're often not meeting people until macemen or later.
In short, I love this map type on those settings - hope you enjoy it
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