Anyone able to get the Map Editor working in windows 10?

[Wren]

I have the disc version and the map editor was working in previous versions of windows. But I am unable to get it working in Windows 10. Just doesn't open.

The good thing about the map editor is that you are able to randomize the production or assign what production you want in each city. You are also able to change the number of cities. I think you can go down to 16 and up to 40 cities, There are about 50 or 60 cities available.

I have always liked the random production feature as if really changes how the game plays.

[Wren]

Well I got it working by using Windows XP (service pack 3) and runing as administrator. I also ran in 8 bit (256) color mode.

The Map Editor allows you to load a copy of the standard map called standard24. If you want to play around with this map. do a save as and create a copy. Then play around with the copy file.

You can delete the production that is in the cities and then there is an option to randomly distribute production. This will change all the production to the cities on the map if you are intrested in a new challenge with the existing city layout.

You can also change the city count from as low as 16 to a max of 40. You can have the program randomly place the cities or you can choose which cities you want. This way you can create a totally new look to the game and how it will play.

You can change the cities types also. I always wanted to play Malmo as a Hanse city. It seemed like this would be the easiest start city as it it is centrally located but the regular map has it as a Hanse manufacturing city so you could never start your career there.

The Map editor allows you to save the map as a map file and export to a game file that Patrician 3 can use.

To use a new map you go to the Single Game option from the starting menu and then click on the world map button and choose which map you want. Of course you will need to create more maps to be able to use them. The game only comes with the standard map.

Hoping this will give you a new appreciation of the flexibility of this game and how you can customize it further to extend it's playablity.

[Wren]

I uploaded a randomly generated world map that I produced in the Map Editor into the Artwork section.

If you haven't discovered the the MAP EDITOR before and like or love this game, give it a whirl it will add a whole new dimension to the playability of the game. It truely gives the game a while new fresh feeling.

The Map Editor app can be found in the same directory as the Patrician 3 executable. Give it a try.


ENJOY

[jim]

Indeed it works.Have win.10 and totally unexperient with this editor but i just increased to 40 towns. Lol can't wait to see what came out of it. It works man and tnx for your post. Never thought about it without. Well tnx and i need to see/play to see the result out of it. Just try again

[jim]

Tried to start a new game but the option didn't show up. Need to check out further why. Will come back here if it starts up. Will prob. be very unbalanced but cool as a test

[jim]

I tried to save it as standard 24 but with the result of single payer got error with uptart. Use with cautions.

[jim]

the games works as normal because i took a copies before overwriting. I am certants with some more work on it you can expand to 40 towns. That was max. I will go back to the game as it was. With 40 town the game will prob. be very unbalanced. Only did it to see what....

[Wren]

When you go to start new game and select a new world map that you have created make sure select the starting city from the map you created. I found that if you take the default city the game picked that the game errored out.

[jim]

wow cool mate. hope your editor is running well. you can prob, make a pearl here. go for it and best wishes

[AlP]

I vaguely remember that there may be some issues with a 40 town map. Bugs and whatnot.

[boo hoo]

Tried a map with max towns and randomised distribution.. Keeps crashing.. Not balanced as they say.. Worked with fewer towns and randomised distribution..