Top 10 starts contest

[predesad]

Somebody else suggested this (sorry dont remember your name) and another thought it was a good idea (sorry dont remember your name either) so i thought I would organize it.

General Rules:

-post a pic of the start or a link to a pic
-post either a save game of the start or the settings & seed number (settings & seed value or save game are needed to verify that the start was genuinely generated and not a modded one, i have a friend who could win the modded start hands down so there's no use even trying)

i will leave it up to popular opinion what should be defined as a "start" should it be only what is seen at the very start, what the starting city's complete cultural borders encompass (21 tiles), or a bigger area of scouted territory.

at the end of January or when interest has passed because of lack of submissions I will open a new thread with a poll for all the starts

 

[mdm]

I hope this takes off. I really can't contribute because I can't upload pictures or files or anything, because I have no space.

 

[Blackbird_SR-71]

Somebody else suggested this (sorry dont remember your name) and another thought it was a good idea (sorry dont remember your name either) so i thought I would organize it.

General Rules:

-post a pic of the start or a link to a pic
-post either a save game of the start or the settings & seed number (settings & seed value or save game are needed to verify that the start was genuinely generated and not a modded one, i have a friend who could win the modded start hands down so there's no use even trying)

i will leave it up to popular opinion what should be defined as a "start" should it be only what is seen at the very start, what the starting city's complete cultural borders encompass (21 tiles), or a bigger area of scouted territory.

at the end of January or when interest has passed because of lack of submissions I will open a new thread with a poll for all the starts

Thanks for taking my suggestion. I hope this works out. Can I help in anyway if nesseccary?

 

[user37852]

And I was the one who thought it was a "good idea"

I don't really want to submit my start, though.

 

[Blackbird_SR-71]

thatinkjar:

come on that was like the best start ever

 

[predesad]

Thanks for taking my suggestion. I hope this works out. Can I help in anyway if nesseccary?

well, if anyone actually ever submits a start, all starts need to be verified that they were not modded from a map, just to make sure nobody generated amap and then added a few cows / lux / rivers. of course, knowing up front that starts would be verified might keep anyone from "cheating" Now I am sure someone is going to say, "Who would want to . . ." There are people who would. Also, if there are any real excellent starts posted in other threads I guess anyone who wanted could submit them here as long as they gave the credit to the actual person who actually generated the start.

I think if someone actually posted a start here that would help get others to think about submitting there's also, kind of a nobody wants to be first thing. Or maybe everyone just thinks this a lame idea, who knows?

 

[user37852]

Here you are, then:

Screenshot:

Settings:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78052

 

[predesad]

thank you thatinkjar, i know you posted the seed / settings in the other thread, but could you post them here also, if you don't get around to it i'll go find them myself eventually.

 

[Enkidu_Warrior]

looks a bit like australia - only a bit more fertile. and with elephants

 

[Graaf Floris]

Here you are, then:

Screenshot:

Settings:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78052

That's indeed a very good starting position.

 

[Sir Clive]

I know this will not be one of the best since food is much more valuable early on than lux.

However this is the first game I have ever started at Emperor level (I normally play Regent / Monarch) and I don't think I have ever had so many lux to start with 5 lux within reach + a bonus food!

Settings were Emperor , Size standard , everything else random

 

[Wizardhawk]

I got this start a couple days ago and am playing it right now. Settings are:

Barbarians: RESTLESS.
Climate: NORMAL.
LandForm: PANGAEA.
Map Size: LARGE.
Ocean Coverage: 80%.
Temperature: TEMPERATE.
World Age: 4 BILLION YEARS.
World seed: 841714396

 

[Pounder]

This isn't my start, it is my neighbour the Aztecs. Tons of Ivory. Shows 14 ivory here, they actually have 2 more, but I didn't want to make to big a picture.

 

[user37852]

Great starts Wizard, Pounder.

I wonder if this thread is going to take off now?

 

[predesad]

maybe, i had just about given up on it as a bad idea with no interest, i am very impressed by wizardhawks start

sir clive, i hate to be picky, but to be eligible i need either the exact settings & seed number (seed beast can be used to extract) or upload the save game

 

[DaveMcW]

Here's my favorite start ever. The RNG seed only works in vanilla civ3 though.

Saved Game

 

[punkbass2000]

What, no coast?

 

[predesad]

we will have to count that extra settler in consideration of DaveMcW's start, that almost makes me want to try a game of vanilla

 

[user37852]

The great DaveMcW

predesad: Should the settler count? I don't think it should.

 

[Tomoyo]

I think it should. It, in fact, makes the start much much better, since the hut was so close.

Even without the settler, that is the best start so far anyway.