The Complete Guide To Map Creation (image heavy)
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Mortac
Warlord
Ok, I won't tell you!
It was quite a pain though, I have to admit. Glad it was appreciated however. 
TheLastOne36
Deity
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Ok, I won't tell you!
well it was much appreciated. One of the best guides on maps i've ever seen, (probably the only one to)
pholtz
King
Great guide.
But I was surprised when playing a Oasis map that there was no Aluminum on the whole map. I was forced to finish the game with WWII level tanks and planes (was playing Warlords expansion, going for a Time victory).
Is this true for all Oasis maps? Any other maps missing a certain resource?
Edit: Also in the description for Oasis, you might mention that there are several (number dependent on size?) north flowing rivers. The south tended to have more ore's while the north had horses.
But I was surprised when playing a Oasis map that there was no Aluminum on the whole map. I was forced to finish the game with WWII level tanks and planes (was playing Warlords expansion, going for a Time victory).
Is this true for all Oasis maps? Any other maps missing a certain resource?
Edit: Also in the description for Oasis, you might mention that there are several (number dependent on size?) north flowing rivers. The south tended to have more ore's while the north had horses.
Mortac
Warlord
Alright, I might add this although I'd like to take a quick look at it myself in the editor as well, just to make sure you didn't get some rare thing going.
About missing resources, Donut maps might lack oil under certain conditions. I mentioned the details under that map section.
Thanks for the heads up however!
I'll look into it as soon as I have some time. Need to finish up some studies first since I have 3 exams in the next couple of weeks among other things, and then have to reinstall Civ since I formatted my drive a while ago. 
Retrospect
Warlord
mmm i cant seem to open the spoiler tabs... anyone know why??
carl corey
Deity
You can't open them, or do you see only red "x"s in them? If it's the second one it's because the images are no longer available.
Mortac
Warlord
There's some technical problem with the forums atm. It says that the images on my account are unavailable. I suppose if you try again later it should be fine.
ZzarkLinux
Engineering Programmer
Ummm... Bad news people.
The uploads server was hacked over Saturday night IIRC, and everything was deleted.
The most recent backup came from July 07.
My best guess is they uploaded a virus in upload system, and ...
So they aren't sure if CivFanatics will keep an uploads system or not, since people could upload viruses again...
You aren't the only ones affected. I had to create a Photobucket account and re-upload everything there and re-link.
First Report:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=265792
Official Response:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=265861
The uploads server was hacked over Saturday night IIRC, and everything was deleted.
The most recent backup came from July 07.
My best guess is they uploaded a virus in upload system, and ...
So they aren't sure if CivFanatics will keep an uploads system or not, since people could upload viruses again...
You aren't the only ones affected. I had to create a Photobucket account and re-upload everything there and re-link.
First Report:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=265792
Official Response:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=265861
Mortac
Warlord
That's bad news indeed. It always amazes me what lengths some people will go to only to destroy for others.
Mortac
Warlord
I have uploaded the images elsewhere and updated all the links. Everything should work fine again now.
Retrospect
Warlord
fantastic thanks
onedreamer
Dragon
I assume all the maps shown are standard size, I wonder if and how other sizes affect the most complex maps like Hemispheres.
Mark Young
Formerly Sir Eric
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Excellent guide!!! This really makes choosing the right map a lot more easier.
onedreamer
Dragon
any chance this gets updated with the new "tectonics" map script ?
well, as your post is quite new and as i found out this thread today, yes you're right. but only a little amount of images (most of the last ones) are missing.
by the way, great guide indeed !
@ mortac. hey 1Q i have;
did you find out any differences about the amount of jungle within the popular (the oens you placed up) map types?
for ex; pangaea maps seem to have a boring amount of them. do i have a similar amount of jungles if i generate maps below (maps similar to pangaea)
* big & small / low sea
* fractal / low sea
* terra / low sea (old world side)
Mortac
Warlord
I've been really short on time in the last months due to studies and being abroad. I will have the guide updated sometime during the week and it will include the new map types.
I have checked all the images and they should all load properly. The most likely reason you are having problems is because it takes a while for all of the images to load, especially if you're not on a fast connection, so if you try to open one of the spoiler-tags that has an image that is yet to be loaded, it won't display. This guide is very heavy on images so there's a lot to load, so if you open the page and let it sit for a little while before actually using it, then it should work just fine. If you're still having problems, then please let me know, however there should be no problems unless they were temporary.
Jungles are normally placed in the equator line (i.e. middle) of the map regardless of which map type or sealevel that you use. This means that if you have a lot of landmass around the equator, you'll end up with a lot of jungle. Pangea maps have a large centralized continent and thus get a lot of jungle, while Big & Small might give you less jungle if the equator line consists of a lot of ocean. Chosing a tropical climate will also give you more jungle.
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