[GS] What is your favorite or "go-to" map type?

[Francel]

I find that I always end up playing pangea. I'm looking to try other things, but I'm kind of nervous.

Thus, I wanted to ask, what is your favorite or primary map type? I'm wondering where to go from here.

Thanks!

 

[Zaarin]

YnAMP's Earth map without TSL is my usual. When I play a random map, I usually play Continents.

 

[Pistol90]

Continents and Island ... in 90% time. Because it gives equal opportunity for land and naval civs. And there is some island for colonies to be established. I would only love if at lease one of those island would be little larger, I know there is Terra map --- but that to much - because I know there is big land mass somewhere, but AI of course does not.

 

[Clan]

I find that I always end up playing pangea. I'm looking to try other things, but I'm kind of nervous.

Thus, I wanted to ask, what is your favorite or primary map type? I'm wondering where to go from here.

Thanks!

Yes, YNAMP Earth (no tsl) disaster 3, no cultural link no rising sea is my go to.

Actually, all YNAMP are good, which is needed as the ones Firaxis includes are ...well.....lacking.

 

[enKage]

7 seas offers great variety and fun. probably my fav map type, though I crazylike coninents&island and lakes mapscript and if I don't go specific VC, any fractals are fine
But it also depends on preffered victory:
domination: Terra
science: pangea / 7seas
diplo: definitely lakes/inland sea in favor of lakes

I hate terra, primordial, any medium and small islands types

 

[James_Champagne]

Kind of like the small continents map that one of the newer patches introduced (I think it was).

 

[local_hero]

Nowadays I play the Gaia Map Script every game, creates more continents and island chains. Good possibility for unsettled landmasses worth settling.

Earlier I played almost exclusively Continents, but I disliked that there often was just two continents. Couldnt play Norway and have fun, hehe.

 

[Ivan Hunger]

Seven Seas.

On a Continents map, you'll usually only end up with one neighbor, so diplomacy tends to be a bit boring. On a Pangea map, naval trade bonuses and naval exploration become irrelevant. Seven Seas offers a good balance.

 

[Piranga]

Fractal, all categories on random except start location, which remains at balanced.

 

[Thormodr]

I try different map scripts now and then.

I selected inland sea and played as Norway. I decided to stay at perma-war as long as possible. So, when I met Germany and Korea, it was on. Germany foolishly built a coastal government plaza. I must have raided it 20 times. Not to mention the harbours that I burnt down over and over. Lol.

With the Raid card, I was getting hundreds of gold/culture/science per raid.

Total naval domination for the entire game. I had fully promoted privateers. Finally made peace around 1900.

A really fun map for zany fun.

 

[Shibooyeah]

I honestly just love how Splintered Fractal makes tons of narrow passageways on land and in water. The map always turns out to be super interesting.

If not that, I try to pick a map that just makes it easier for that Civ to win on, lol. If I'm going for religion, I want as little water as possible, etc.

 

[Icicle]

I love Seven Seas and Primordial. I also like an Inland Sea game every once in awhile.

Terra was a let down because the AI doesn't know what to do with it.

 

[AsH2]

Shuffle - to maximize that exploring feeling.

 

[AriochIV]

Shuffle.

 

[Xefjord]

YnAEMP with TSL for me. I love TSL and Earth Maps. Never really thought of playing it without TSL, but it seems some people do it. So maybe I will try it at some point.

 

[Zaarin]

YnAEMP with TSL for me. I love TSL and Earth Maps. Never really thought of playing it without TSL, but it seems some people do it. So maybe I will try it at some point.

I enjoy it for the absurdity, which I find entertaining.

 

[newbie2]

Continents and islands 95%

Occasionally 7 seas, but I feel it leaves a lot of empty land/less contention

 

[cain3456]

Island Plates for me. Always yields interesting maps.
The one time I tried Seven Seas I end up on a ringworld where the seas were confined to the poles. Not trying that one again.

 

[TheSpaceCowboy]

Terra... especially as the Māori

 

[Aussie_Lurker]

With some improvements to the map type & the AI, I'd definitely choose Terra map as my go to. Until that happens though, Continents is my favourite.