Earth Map Required W/ Hannibal

[Marcusem78]

I'm having trouble finding a BTS-friendly earth map with Carthage. Anyone link one?

[Seedle]

Well, I used Worldbuilder to replace Egypt with Carthage in the 18 civs world map. Unfortunately, the upload service won't accept files with the .beyondswordWBsave extension If one of the staff could help me out, I'd be happy to share the file.

Or, you could just read here to learn how to do it yourself, if you don't want to wait, or want Egypt in, or whatever. And thanks Dale

[snoopy369]

If you can email it to me (my nick @ gmail.com) I will post it for you. Or, just zip it up.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Seedle
Unfortunately, the upload service won't accept files with the .beyondswordWBsave extension

Doh! I can't believe no one caught that before (though I guess most people just zip up their saves anyway). Should be fixed now.

Marcusem78, if you want more options beyond Seedle's map, there are a lot of good Earth maps available from CFC. Three of the best ones are probably:

Earth 34 civs by marx&engles (Earth map from Civ4 with all BtS civs; Europe VERY crowded; most basic true-to-the-original-game Earth map out there AFAIK)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=246068

Giant Earth Map by Genghis_Kai (GIGANTIC map; 36 civs, including many custom ones (Australia, Hungary, Yue, Brazil, etc))

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=253945

Earth 192x120 by Carter (very large map; with a choice of 18/24/32 of BtS's 34 civs)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=231788

But there are many more if you're willing to comb through their huge archive.

[Marcusem78]

Thanks for the good reference... I combed through all the maps actually, found one that had Carthage, but when I tried to d/l it sent me to an error page... site not found or somethin. I think I'll just modify the basic Earth 18 map, 18 civs, huge map, all that. Drop Egypt, adjust the site west slightly to better suit initial site placement for Cartjhage. Probly drop Mansa to and place Zulus down south to better balance Africa with those changes... any comments on that? Good idea, bad...? New to map adjustments so any advice would be appreciated

[Locutus]

Yes, one of the problems with CFC is that they have a LOT of dead links. Some downloads work, some don't, just a matter of trial and error (the ones I linked all work though). This is a recent problem as a result of their site getting hacked that'll hopefully fix itself over time, but I also hope we can sort out our own database problems here in the same time.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Locutus
I also hope we can sort out our own database problems here in the same time.

Okay, okay, i'll get to work on it... just you have to cover talking to Rah if he yells at me about it

[Seedle]

Yay, thanks Locutus (for fixing the upload) and Snoopy (for offering e-mail, and pointing out I could just zip it ).

Here is 18 civ earth map with just Carthage replacing Egypt:
http://apolyton.net/upload/thumb/90347_Carthage18Earth.CivBeyondSwordWBSave

Here is the same map with Carthage replacing Egypt and Zulu replacing Mali:
http://apolyton.net/upload/thumb/90347_CarthageZulu18Earth.CivBeyondSwordWBSave

The areas where I'm pretty sure Carthage belongs already is decent. I wasn't sure exactly where to put Shaka, so I just put him at the best available city site in southern Africa. However, southern Africa is dry, and except for the Zulu capital, poor in resources. I didn't alter the terrain, but it might be a good idea to sprinkle in some grassland and/or food resources around Shaka to give him (or you, if you want to play the Zulu) a chance. (Speaking of giving the AI a chance, make a passage through the Andes for the Inca, they're screwed in their start )

[Wiglaf]

I like the thread title. Conveys the seriousness of the situation. If you don't get that earth map with Hannibal there will be hell to pay mother ****as.

[Marcusem78]

You guys ROCK

[Marcusem78]

Again - thanks man. I LOVE playing on Earth maps, and Hannibal/Carthage is my favorite to play. I know FIN and CHA is pretty easy to play, I love them cuz they flexible and, well, FUN to play. ALso their UU makes me try to get Horseback Riding relatively early, making it an actual worthwhile tech to research.