map generator

[mickey]

i'm rather disappointed on how random maps get generated. none of the available options seem to offer map that would have couple to several of continents, separated.

has anyone find a way to have that? i'm only using "huge", which i even have expanded to civ5 size.

all i get is large land blob, and maybe few small islands. even with "continents", which name implies exactly what i'm after.

as said, i've tried obvious continents, and fractal which has been suggested here earlier.

have i just been "unlucky"?

[excitatory]

I agree. Would like more sophisticated map generation options, and would like the current ones to behave closer to description.

Am currently playing a large Island Plates map that is essentially two huge landmasses, one with a giant inland sea.

[pitonsnaboca]

Seven05 made two mods back in November (don't know if it has been updated since, but they're still working on my civ) called "Detailed worlds" and "Larger worlds".
The first gives you more options on map types (small continents being my favourite) and the second gives two bigger map sizes.

I know those mods are on Civfanatics, can't check right now if they're on workshop (I'm not close to my pc).

Hope that helps.

[SamBC]

Island Plates should give you what you want, but it's been behaving oddly lately.

[OZFugazi]

hi..

i would try shuffle, with legendary start. i think you might be surprised at how some of the maps turn out. i find that most of the time, the world generated is balanced with decent land mass as well ocean area.

all the best.

[WeaselWrath]

You could try this mod:
https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/detailed-worlds.605655/
See if that's more what you want.

[mickey]

thanks, i've downloaded those two and will try them on my next start.

=)

it's bit sad that SDK came out so late that good mods have gone elsewhere... hope firaxis takes a note and learns from their grave mistake. (not holding my breath on that)

[SamBC]

There were people posting their mods only to CFC for Civ5 as well.

[Martin]

Continents works, if you go with Australia, they always seem to start on thier own little island. Even in pangea sometimes.