MAP: Lands of Middle Earth (updated Conquests version)

[Hagbart]

By Hagbart

NOTE! - MAP UPDATED, NOW OPTIMIZED FOR C3C, IT'S A FLAT MAP NOW!
Version 2.1 for Conquests released Feb 14 2004.

This map is Tolkiens Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings.
The map is made for 8 players. It is a standard sized map, to speed up the turns.
It's a flat map.
I have not made any changes to the rules or civilizations,
other than making the tundra terrain produce NO FOOD.

Suggestions/critics/feedback are welcome, just post in this thread or email me at: hagbartciv@hotmail.com

Instructions: Just put the map in the Scenario folder (Civilization III\Conquests\Scenarios) and load it as a scenario in Civ3.

Enjoy!

If anyone want to use this map in a mod/scenario, credit me in your readme.


UPDATE HISTORY:
Version 1.0 was released Feb 15 2002, 1.1 realesed shortly after.
1.0 was removed after 8 downloads
1.1 was removed after A WHOPPING! 1425 downloads.

Version 2.0 was released Aug 3 2002. The map was much improved.
2.0 removed (from this thread) after 973 downloads.
Version 2.0 for Original Civ3 is still available here tho --> Get 2.0 for Original Civ3

The 2.1 update (C3C version) was released Jan 14 2004.
Update information 2.1:
It's now a FLAT map, optimized for Civ3 Conquests. Some minor terrain updates too.

Download version 2.1 below (for Civ3 Conquests):

[Hagbart]

A picture of the map!

Here is a view of the map (current version 2.1)...

I have posted some close-ups of Mordor and Eriador on the 2. page of this thread, take a look at them!

[Mortifer]

Nice lol, but how will you make the units for tolkien's world?
It wont be easy.

[Hagbart]

Originally posted by Mortifer
Nice lol, but how will you make the units for tolkien's world?
It wont be easy.

Thank you. I probably wont make any units or other art, its not my biggest talent , and I dont have the patience to do it.
But if other wants to make units/other stuff they are more than welcome!

[Mortifer]

Heheheheheh

[Hagbart]

Any comments? hallo

[Immortal Wombat]

Its brilliant
But... only Harlan has ever pulled off a LotR scenario for any civ game, so don't be surprised if its never used beyond normal gaming.

[Arachno]

Why?

Hi

Why can't I edit the rules ? Strange ... I can for other maps, but for this one the link is grey...

Why for ?

[Gramphos]

Re: Why?

Originally posted by Arachno
Hi

Why can't I edit the rules ? Strange ... I can for other maps, but for this one the link is grey...

Why for ?

There are no rules in the file. You have to deselect Use default rules from the tools menu in the editor.

[Hagbart]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
Its brilliant
But... only Harlan has ever pulled off a LotR scenario for any civ game, so don't be surprised if its never used beyond normal gaming.

Yeah, I know Harlan's LOTR civ2 scenario it's fantastic. This map is made for normal gaming, I know it's very hard to make a hole scenario (especially LOTR).

[Hagbart]

Re: Re: Why?

Originally posted by Gramphos

There are no rules in the file. You have to deselect Use default rules from the tools menu in the editor.

TO Arachno: Hi thanks for trying the map out. I dont know if you can edit the rules, if I need to make a change to the map to make it possible I will do it.

But is it needed? , what shall I do? What do you meen Gramphos?

[Arachno]

Thanks !

Gramphos got it right ... silly me

Thanks for helping me out ...

Awesome map, by the way ! I wanted to make one since I got the game but never found the courage so,

[Hagbart]

This thread should be moved to the files section

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by Hagbart
This thread should be moved to the files section

Quite well observed. The only problem is that we currently have no database mannager, who can handle sush things. And Markos Doesn't seem to want to get a new one...

[Arachno]

By the way, I just set the research cost of "un-medieval" techs to something like 9999999 :-) With some other stuff, it's ALOST like a medieval mod