Tiny Middle Earth map/scenario for Conquests

[Jenquis]

This is a Tiny map of Western Middle Earth that I've created for Conquests. It is based mainly on the maps found at the back of the paperback edition of the Lord of the Rings, with some reference to a couple of topology maps I downloaded off the web. It is about as accurate as the granularity of a Tiny map will allow, though my distribution of grassland/plains/desert is reasonably creative as I wasn't able to find any easy-to-follow references to guide me in this area.

I've set this map up with 8 civilizations:
- Gondor
- Arnor
- Rohan
- Dunland
- The Shire
- Elves
- Dwarves
- Orcs

The rules have not been changed in any way except to customise these civilisations. I've borrowed heavily from the Middle Earth mod for the city and great leader names - thanks! - I trust this is OK. The heads of each civilisations are almost all characters from the book, which I realise are generally not accurate as leaders, but in this way the world vaguely represents western Middle Earth at the start of the fourth age. Also, I know nothing about Dunland or the Dunlanders, so this civilisation got all the Hittite city/leader names, because I based them on the Hittites.

Anyway, have a look, have a play - let me know what you think! All comments and suggestions welcome.

 

[Yoda Power]

I like the map, alot Though I think you got some of the starting locations wrong. Also wouldn't it e more fun if Mordor and Isengard were in too?

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by Yoda Power
I like the map, alot Though I think you got some of the starting locations wrong. Also wouldn't it e more fun if Mordor and Isengard were in too?

btw this might interest you, in case you havent seen it already

edit-pushed the "quote" instead of "edit" buttom

 

[Jenquis]

Thanks Yoda! I have seen the massive LOTR mod effort that's going on - the size and scope is very impressive, and I'm very keen to see the end result. It was one of the things that inspired me to produce this little map - so people had something of a much lesser status to play whilst they wait for the major LOTR mod to come through.

With Mordor and Isengard, it would be interesting to have them in, but I left them out on purpose because I was attempting to produce a version of Middle Earth at the start of the fourth age. The more I think about it, the more it seems like a good position to start a Civ game from, both because we don't have too many preconceived ideas about where the game should go, and because Middle Earth is genuinely reasonably empty at this point, and ready to be expanded into. With the starting positions, please don't hesitate to explain where the correct positions are - I'm keen to fix this up.

Does anyone know who the leaders of the Mirkwood Elves and the Dwarves is at the start of the Fourth Age? Does anyone know anything about the Dunlanders? Are there any other major groups of people in Western Middle Earth at the start of the fourth age that should be included? The only other major group I can think of is the slaves of Mordor who were granted the area around the sea in the east of Mordor. I'm sure these things have been discussed at length in the LOTR mod forums - I'll have a look around there.