veBear's maps

[veBear]

A couple of maps I have created, all listed down below. I hope you will enjoy them and that they are as good as JEELEN's famous maps and scenarios.

Maps:
- Ancient Greece and Crete
- Central Mediterranean
- Central America
- Scandinavia
- Phoenicia and her Colonies
- Earth (Tiny)
- Mediterranean
- Mediterranean (75x30)
- Eastern Mediterranean
- veBear's Europe
- Age of Discovery
- Western Mediterranean
- Africa
- Norway
- Eurasian Steppe
Scenarios:
- 500 AD
- 750 AD

More info and download link you will find below

 

[veBear]

Maps

Ancient Greece and Crete:

Spoiler :

Map 1: Ancient Greece
- Two Hemispheres (Mainland Greece in the West and Coast of Turkey in the East)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- 8 preset starting locations (But you do not know which of them you will start at)
- Small size (5 Civs default)

Map 2: Crete
- One continent (Crete)
- Randomized Resources (Same as above)
- 8 preset starting locations (Same as above)
- Tiny size (3 Civs default)

Central Mediterranean:

Spoiler :

Central Mediterranean
- Multiple Continents (Italy, Greece and Balkans, Crete, Italy, Sicily, coast of Turkey etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (Usually two in Italy, two in Tunis and rest in the Greece-Balkans)
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Central America:

Spoiler :

Central America
- 1 Main Continent and lots of Islands (The Americas + Cuba, Hispania, Tobago, Jamaica etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Standard size (7 Civs default)

Scandinavia:

Spoiler :

Scandinavia
- 1 Main Continent with a couple of islands (Lofoten, Denmark etc)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Large size (9 Civs default)

Phoenicia and her Colonies:

Spoiler :

Phoenicia and her Colonies
- Many Continents + Lots of small islands (Aegean isles)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Standard size (7 Civs default)

Earth (Tiny):

Spoiler :

Earth (Tiny)
- Two Hemispeheres (Pretty obivious )
- Preset Resources (Balancing)
- Six preset civilizations (Aztecs, Carthage, Chinese, Inca, India, Russia)
- Three options by default (Permanent Alliances, Agressive AI, Raging Barbarians)

Mediterranean:

Spoiler :

Map 1: Mediterranean
- 2 Main Continents (Europe/Asia/Egypt and Carthage) + Many islands
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Standard size (7 Civs default)

Map 2: Ancient Mediterranean
- 2 Main Continents (Europe/Asia/Egypt and Carthage) + Many islands
- Predefined Resources (For realistic gameplay)
- 6 pre-defined civs with Advanced Start option on and 4 starting technologies
~Civs are: Byzantium, Carthage, Celtia, Egypt, Greece and Rome
- Standard size

Mediterranean (75x30):

Spoiler :

Mediterranean (75x30)
- 1 Main Continent (Libya is a small strip of land) + A couple of Islands (Britain, Ireland, Krete etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Standard size (7 Civs default)

Eastern Mediterranean:

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Eastern Mediterranean
- Multiple Continents (Africa-Middle east, Pelopponnessos, Cypros, Crete)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (Usually two in Greece and the rest in the Africa-Middle east (11 Civs))
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

veBears Europe:

Spoiler :

veBears Europe
- 2 Main Continents (Europe (with Middle East and North Africa) and Scandinavia) and lots of Islands (Faroe Islands, Shetland, Sicily, Crete etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default, 18 recommended)

Age of Discovery:

Spoiler :

Age of Discovery
- 3 Main Continents (Old World (Europe and North Africa) and South and North America) and lots of Islands (Haiti, Cuba, Iceland, Britain, Svalbard etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- 19 different pre-defined, but still rendomized, startingplots all in the Old World
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Western Mediterranean:

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Western Mediterranean
- 4 Main Continents (South Europe, North-Africa, Corsica and Sardignia)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default, though 18 are recommended)

Africa:

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Africa (Huge)
- 1 Continent + Islands (Including Madagascar, St. Helena, Gran Canaria etc.)
- Predefined, somewhat accurate Resources (For realistic gameplay)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Africa (Huge) Randomized
- 1 Continent + Islands (Including Madagascar, St. Helena, Gran Canaria etc.)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Norway:

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Norway (Large)
- 1 Continent + Many Islands (Many small ones + Some of notable size in Lofoten)
- Many predefined resources with accurate starting point, but much more plentyful
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Large size (9 Civs default)

Recommendes settings
- Aggressive AI
- Raging Barbarians
- Only Conquest and/or Domination victory allowed
- About 11 to 15 civs
This will end in the ultimate war game, where huge navies will be extreamly strategically important, functioning as bridges over Fjords that would have taken many many turns to cross otherwise. Rich in resources, this map often ends in a fast-paced battle map. Try it!

Eurasian Steppe:

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Eurasian Steppe (Huge)
- 1 Continent + 1 Island (Cyprus)
- Predefined, somewhat accurate Resources (For realistic gameplay)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Eurasian Steppe (Huge) Randomized
- 1 Continent + 1 Island (Cyprus)
- Randomized Resources (For unique gameplay every time)
- Randomized starting locations (For unique gameplay every time)
- Huge size (11 Civs default)

Pictures of maps within the spoilers

Enjoy

 

[veBear]

Scenarios

500 AD [BTS]

Spoiler :

The year is 500 AD and the world is at total war. The Byzantine is engaging in a large scale war with its long time enemy the Sassanids while barbaric nations have carved their way out of the old Western Roman empire and are fighting for control of the once so mighty Rome. China is divided by the Qi and Touba Wei, and nomadic confederasies are searching for any way to conquer their technological superior enemies. The Gupta Empire controls most of India, while Sri Vijaya, Yamato and Goguryeo are earning lots on a flourishing trade, while across the sea, the Mayans have just started to bloom. The choice is now up to you. Will you lead one of the civilizations to great glory to be talked about in the future? Can you create a civilization who can stand the test of time?

Civilizations:
1. Byzantine Empire - Justinian - Easy
2. Sassanid Empire (Persia) - Khosrau II (Darius) - Easy
3. Kingdom of Axum (Ethiopia) - Kaleb (Zara Yaqob) - Medium
4. Kingdom of the Franks (HRE) - Clovis I (Charlemagne) - Easy
5. Goth Kingdoms (Vikings) - Theodoric (Ragnar) - Easy
6. Vandal Kingdom (Arabs) - Genseric (Brennus) - Medium
7. Hunnic Peoples (Mongols) - Atilla (Genghis Khan) - Hard
8. Gupta Empire (India) - Chandragupta (Asoka) - Medium
9. Hepthalite Confederacy (Mongols) - Mihirakula (Cyrus) - Hard
10. Rouran Khaganate (Mongols) - Dengshuzi (Qin Shi Huang) - Hard
11. Touba Wei (China) - Xuanwu (Kublai Khan) - Medium
12. Qi Dynasty (China) - Goa (Mao) - Medium
13. Goguryeo Kingdom (Korea) - Jangsu (Wang Kon) - Medium
14. Yamato Empire (Japan) - Kimmei (Tokugawa) - Hard
15. Sri Vijaya Confederacy (Khmer) - Dharmasetu (Suryavarman II) - Medium
16. Mayan Cities - Pacal - Very Hard

Minor Nations (can not be interacted with, at war with everyone):
17. Toltec Cities (Aztecs)
18. Andean States (Incans)

750 AD [BTS]

Spoiler :

The year is 750 AD, and even though the Cordobans broke free, the Abbasid Caliphate is flourishing as the greatest empire on the face of earth. At the same time, the barbaric Norse people are roaming the coast of Northern Europe, forcing a halt in the expansion of the Carolignean Empire. Further east, the Pala Empire is about to rise, though if they are not careful, the emerging Tibetans could be an obstacle as they too seek for glory days to come. All this again, is a threat to China, who will have to ensure peace to continue its age of enlightenment, though over the great oceans, an even greater threat arrises to an even smaller nation, the Mayans. Now the decision falls upon you. Can you lead a nation into a golden age of flourishing trade and great technological advancements? Can you create a civilization who can stand the test of time?

Civilizations:
1. Abbasid Caliphate (Arabia) - Harun al-Rashid (Saladin) - Easy
2. Carolignean Empire (HRE) - Charlemagne - Medium
3. Byzantine Empire - Michael III (Justinian) - Medium
4. Norse Kingdoms (Vikings) - Ragnar Lodbrok - Easy
5. Emirate of Córdoba (Arabia) - Abd ar-Rahman I (Cyrus) - Easy
6. Tang Dynasty (China) - Xuanzong (Qin-Shi Huang) - Easy
7. Tibetan Empire (Mongols) - Trisong Detsen (Darius) - Easy
8. Sri Vijaya Confederacy (Khmer) - Dharmasetu (Surajavarman) - Medium
9. Yamato Japan (Japan) - Kammu (Tokugawa) - Hard
10. Kingdom of Axum (Ethiopia) - Wedem 'Asfare (Zara Yaqob) - Very Hard
11. Pala Empire (India) - Gopala (Asoka) - Easy
12. Khazar Khaganate (Mongols) - Bulan (Brennus) - Hard
13. Uighur (Mongols) - Tengri Bögü (Genghis Khan) - Hard
14. Maya Cities (Mayan) - Pacal - Extreamly Hard

Minor Nations (can not be interacted with, at war with everyone):
15. Wari Empire (Inca)
16. Toltec Nation (Aztecs)
17. American Tribes (Native America)

 

[The_J]

The central mediterranean look really nice .

 

[veBear]

Thanks, glad you liked it

 

[Keinpferd]

Greece is especially hard to depict in Civ maps, yours look all very good!

 

[lb1785]

Hey, quick feedback on your map "Ancient Greece": I like it a lot, the shape of the Greek mainland looks particularly good. I just finished a game (and got cultural victory, played at prince level with speed set to quick).
I just noticed a few things: - first, all 5 civs started on mainland Greece and not off the Turkish coast, which makes a whole continent empty up until the discovery of astronomy: was it a specific feature of my game or is it supposed to happen all the time ?
- some of the start locations are really bad for the civ which gets it (thinking about the poor hammurabi who started in the middle of all these tiny islands with no hammers at all)
- my map had no oil resource... I know you said that resources are random, and change for each game, and that you can build all units with Ethanol Inc., but I never got the chance to do that and so I had no way of building planes, tanks, etc. That was a bit disturbing, I must say...

Otherwise, the map was great fun ! I look forward to playing your "Central Med" map too !

 

[veBear]

thank you for the feedback. I understand your frustration if there were no oil resources on the map. That happened yeasterday when i played the same map too. I do not know why it dit not add any oil on the map, but this is indeed easy fix (and a bit of cheating) through the worldbuilder About the turkey part. Turkey being a compleate new continent is part of the meaning and so you can found colonies there. You can look at it as map with the Americas on the east side. About those starting locations, there are only one on an island, and that is the big one. I have to admit it is a bit crappy place, but i chose the locations after the historical placements of a couple of important greek cities.
Remember to play my Central Med map too

veBear

 

[veBear]

Do not forget to check out my newest map, Central America. This time i can guarantee that lack of oil will be no problem. More info in second post. Enjoy

 

[The_J]

I really hope, someone will somewhen make a good mesoamerica mod .
This map would be perfect.

 

[veBear]

New map released! Check post 2 for details

 

[veBear]

And even one more map released. Check post 2 for details about the new Phoenicia and her Colonies map

 

[The Capo]

Incredible maps vebear!

The only criticism I would give you right now is that most of these maps would be better if the scope was slightly increased. Particularly on the Phoenician one. I think if Corsica, Sardinia, more of Africa, more of Italy, and the whole Pelleponnese were depicted it would be better. But still, they look great.

 

[veBear]

Incredible maps vebear!

Thanks

The only criticism I would give you right now is that most of these maps would be better if the scope was slightly increased. Particularly on the Phoenician one. I think if Corsica, Sardinia, more of Africa, more of Italy, and the whole Pelleponnese were depicted it would be better. But still, they look great.

That can be done, but the map might become a bit too huge then so I would not advice you to use such a waste map unless you have a bigger dll. But i guess you will have one in Diplomacy II anyway, so I will make it for you

 

[el_hidalgo]

Wow, those are some good looking maps! Are you doing the whole world piece by piece?

 

[veBear]

^Thanks At least I am making pieces of it. Thought of maybe a Great Lakes, Black Sea or a Levanth map next, but i do not know... time will show

 

[The Capo]

The only reason I really suggested increasing the scope of some of the maps is that, say I wanted to make a quick scenario for Phoenicia. I'd like for other civs to be involved, and if I put civs like the Greeks/Minoans, Etruscans/Latins, Berbers, Egyptians, Assyrians, etc. I'd need more room to make the rival civs viable. Know what I'm sayin?

 

[veBear]

I see
But if you would like to make a scenario, I would advice you to use this map instead
More info on it you will find on DB page or post 2

 

[The_J]

This map i definetly have to check out, because i might want to add it to my realistic starting positions mod (if you don't mind).

 

[veBear]

'Course