Which map size ... ?

[nosedigger]

... do you usually play on ?

For quite some time I was on medium, until my gameplay improved to the point that the map is too small, so I moved up on bigger medium.

So Im interested in what's current "meta" ?

[Archotype #FixTF2]

I personally perfer larger maps because I absolutely love building massive bases. To me there's something so interesting to have to manage 20+ colonists!

I have no idea about the meta but I would assume larger maps a better as raid take longer to reach your base.

[MadArtillery]

Either medium for the most part. Usually the slightly larger medium unless I forget.

[whatamidoing]

The 275x275 medium because the odd number means the map has an exact center tile.

[VitaKaninen]

I prefer to start on a small tile, and then move to a larger one after the first year or two. Start at 200, then move to 400 later. You can do this with the map reroll mod.

Although, in my last playthrough, I started on a massive tile, and put my base at the very top of the map, and didn't even go near the bottom of the map for the first couple years, since without modified move speed or skipdoors, it would take 1/2 the day to get there.

[jtm_alaska]

275x275, Not too small and not too large

[I Throw Spears.]

Originally posted by whatamidoing:

The 275x275 medium because the odd number means the map has an exact center tile.

Yes! The Golden Column in the Temple of Whatever the Hell I Feel Like Making It Today goes right in the middle.

[Steelfleece]

Depending on the map type, usually 275-325. Larger for deserts, smaller for anything with much animal and plant life.

[The Blind One]

Originally posted by whatamidoing:

The 275x275 medium because the odd number means the map has an exact center tile.

When the OCD plays you.

[nosedigger]

Originally posted by Archotype:

I personally perfer larger maps because I absolutely love building massive bases. To me there's something so interesting to have to manage 20+ colonists!

I have no idea about the meta but I would assume larger maps a better as raid take longer to reach your base.

Exactly ! Larger maps do have advantage in preparing for outside raid, however the offset is that caravans need more time to drag to the end of the map (or back to the base once they're back).

Currently, Im on the large medium map, having 16 colonists and that's the biggest I ever had. I did think about doing a Large map next time, but my biggest concern are caravans and their map movement.

[Trip]

Can you increase your map size in an active save? That would be nice to 'expand' my plot now that I am established.

[VitaKaninen]

You can if you use the re-roll map mod. You would need to edit the settings to enlarge the map size. I disable the re-roll costs as well.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2915575236

You can also do it by abandoning your current home then editing the map size in your save file manually, and then resettling a new tile.

[Vermillion Cardinal]

The "bigger medium" has my vote. I much prefer small and compact bases so the huge maps would be wasted on me, except perhaps to make my base feel even more isolated (which I do like for atmospheric reasons when coupled with winter).

I would have preferred the smaller maps even more if it weren't for the fact that raids, mech clusters, and sieges would be right at my doorstep if not literally right on top of me, incidents like defoliator ships would be hard to leave alone for very long, resources and buildable area would be extremely limited even for a space miser like me, and the fact that some structures and rooms demand large areas by default (I use a mod to adjust things like bedroom sizes for impressiveness, but this doesn't reduce the space requirements for throne rooms, noble bedrooms, or ballrooms/galleries (VE Empire) afaik. Then there's Rimfeller to consider.).

[Astasia]

Never below 325x325. Larger rarely, the extra challenges of a 400x400 map can be pretty fun but sometimes annoying, depends on my mood.

[Trokko]

Originally posted by whatamidoing:

The 275x275 medium because the odd number means the map has an exact center tile.

this is the same reason I always choose the 275x275.

[Porky]

275x275. I play with royalty and alot of the vanilla framework extended stuff designed for royalty. Great size map imo. Big enough to have a decent sized base and still far enough from the map edge. Runs smooth- rarely go over 13-15 colonists