Landmass shapes cooler in Civ5

[jjkrause84]

Maybe I'm insane but for me I think the randomly generated landmasses in Civ5 are much cooler and more variegated than in Civ4. I played fractal on Civ4 but still found it to be really 'predictable'. Continents was a nightmare (for me) and always resulted in big "blob" continents.

Now, Civ5 still doesn't have as many large-ish lakes as I'd like (you know, 5-10 tiles...not massive or anything) but I still fidn the generated landmasses much more interesting.

What do you think?

 

[Eejit]

Yeah I like it. I also love the Oval map script.

 

[SirSaab]

I just wish you could set a resource quantity for Fractal maps. It's by far my favorite map type, yet I would like to play with abundant resources (I am in the camp that thinks yields are fine, but resources are a bit scarce at "standard" setting).

 

[Me,myself,and,I]

I don't think anyone would dispute this claim.

 

[Becephalus]

I just wish you could set a resource quantity for Fractal maps. It's by far my favorite map type, yet I would like to play with abundant resources (I am in the camp that thinks yields are fine, but resources are a bit scarce at "standard" setting).

You cannot? I thing there is a setting right in the advanced settings?

 

[Dusk]

Pangea player here. I agree, Civ V does it much better. Instead of an almost square blob I get penisulas, bays, choke points and even few tiny off shore islands.

 

[SirSaab]

You cannot? I thing there is a setting right in the advanced settings?

It's not there for the Fractal map type. Some of the maps have different advanced setting options.

 

[Jaroth]

Whoa, whoa whoa... wait... there's a Fractal map type in Civ 5?!

Lol... I didn't even realize. That's all I used to play in Civ 4. I've been torn between Continents and Pangea in Civ 5 but now I think I've made my decision. Gonna fire up a game right now.

 

[Frantic men]

I agree with the OP. The new system definitely lets the continents get more realistic/varied and adds some interesting tactical challenges too, considering the new 1upt system they added and im loving that part of the game.

 

[Esckey]

My biggest complaint about Civ4 was that the maps sucked. The land masses always seemed to be the same. Two amorphous blobs of land separated by a 100square sea was dull and boring.

But now its awesome, random chains of islands, small to medium sized islands all with several awesome land masses

 

[TLF]

I'm glad they improved that aspect of the maps.

I always thought the maps in Civ 2 were more interesting than the maps in Civ 4.
I usually play fractal maps in Civ 4 because they tend to be more interesting.