Explain me this - multi maps.

[Comrade Dan]

Is it 256 cities per MAP or for ALL maps?

And is the unit limit per MAP or for ALL maps too?

[DarthVeda]

There is a limit of 256 cities total. Not 256 for each map, but 256 for all the maps added together.

[Comrade Dan]

damn.

[Julius Brenzaida]

It is worse !
255 not 256 !

[DarthVeda]

No, 256 cities are allowed, it's just that one player can only have 255, since 1 has to be enemy.

[Julius Brenzaida]

Well, I think it's 255. But we shall not quarel for such a petty matter.
The AI don't need any city to exist. You can create a map where all others civ star on a little island of ice. They'll never build any city, so you can have all of them. 255 that is.

[Andz83]

let's make a poll

255 or 256? whichever gets moer votes is the winner and therefor the right answer!

[Shadowstrike]

I know, it's very annoying CD...But you'kll get over the shock of it very soon... hopefully.

*CD goes crazy*

OK, maybe not too soon...

[kcbob]

quote: Originally posted by Andz83 on 09-16-2000 05:37 PM let's make a poll 255 or 256? whichever gets moer votes is the winner and therefor the right answer!

I've never played it but I would vote for 255. That would be a binary 11111111. If it allows 256, why wouldn't it allow another 3839? Or would that be 3840?

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[This message has been edited by kcbob (edited September 20, 2000).]

[Julius Brenzaida]

Thanks Kcbob. We could make a good team. I know the answer because I've tested it. And you've got the theorical explanation. It's an unbeatable combination !
So I repeat it : it's 255 cities, not 256.

[Comrade Dan]

256. because I've BUILT that many! In ToT AND in Civ 2!

[Julius Brenzaida]

Dan, as I am quite an unbeliever, could you send me a saved game with 256 cities, so that I can see by myself. I have both ToT and MGE.
My mail : julius.brenzaida@infomaniak.ch

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[DarthVeda]

Could you do the same for us?

[Comrade Dan]

Sure. I'll use my ICS game.

[Angelo Scotto]

Me too please!
This is really strange, looking at scn/sav structure i discovered that in unit section a byte contains an index to the supporting cities BUT a value (FF) means "NONE"; this suggests that all values a byte can take less one are avaible as city index (and so 256-1=255)
I'm really interested in discovering which city is the 256-th and which index number the game gave to its military units.

Angelo