Map sizes

[Esckey]

So I loaded up that America Huge map and realized that it is bigger then a normal huge map, well on mine at least. Any way I can get a random huge sized map thats actually huge?

 

[Commander Bello]

You go here:
path to your colonization installation:
Colonization - assets - xml - gameinfo - CIV4WorldInfo.xml

Open this file with any editor, for instance notepad.

You look for the following lines:

<iGridWidth>38</iGridWidth>
<iGridHeight>60</iGridHeight>

and comment them out like this:

<!--
<iGridWidth>38</iGridWidth>
<iGridHeight>60</iGridHeight>
-->

After that, you copy these lines and change the values, for instance like this (but you should leave the commented lines as they are):

<iGridWidth>60</iGridWidth>
<iGridHeight>96</iGridHeight>

Play around a bit to find the map size which fits you the best.

 

[dalgo]

How does the larger map impact on indian villages and ancient ruins etc. Are there more of them or are they just spread out?

 

[Commander Bello]

There are more of them.

More ruins is good, as it means more money.
More villages is bad, as it makes the indians stronger.

In total, it may become a bit more difficult, since the Indians tend to attack early (Conquistador-level)

 

[cephalo]

So I loaded up that America Huge map and realized that it is bigger then a normal huge map, well on mine at least. Any way I can get a random huge sized map thats actually huge?

Try my new map script, it uses a size slightly wider than the huge Americas map.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=293491

 

[Tavenier]

Is it true that on the western hemisphere maps you always start at the tip of Brazil? I started up four of five times and all of them (as English and the Dutch) started at the same spot, on both the standard and huge size...
I want to start in Quebec as France, and stuff like that.

 

[dalgo]

I've just finished my first game on the suggested 60x96 tile map and it worked brilliantly. The map I played on had heaps of territory and I was still exploring late into the game. There were 75 indian villages to visit which is a similar number to maps in the original game. Because the indians were stronger they were more aggressive though.

I didn't notice any major performance issues associated with the larger map size. The file change is very easy to do (even I could manage it). Thanks Bello.

 

[spider1]

Change the map size for the "tiny" map to something huge. Apparently for a "tiny" map, the game will not put other European players on the board and you’ll have a huge map all to yourself. Make a couple of explorers and rake in the cash, because it’s all yours.

I don’t know, but that felt like cheating to me, however it was interesting. I had an absolute ton of cash before long.

 

[dalgo]

I reinstalled the game after a long break and couldn't remember how to increase the size of the maps (I prefer to play a long game on a very large map).

Fortunately I found that this excellent thread is still available.

 

[reddishrecue]

Can you actually expand a successful independence with greater than 3 cities particularly on these larger maps?