I have created the largest and most detailed world map ever (I think)

[The Capo]

Heh, I should have said this earlier, but the reason the oceans are messed up are due to the fact that I was going for land over water in this map because I intended on playing diplogames (sorry if that wasn't clear). As for Siberia being bigger than China, it is much larger than China is, and Canada is much larger than the United States as well.

But yeah I can see the problems with distances, but like I said, I was going for more realistic land shapes rather than their shaps and dimensions as compared to the oceans.


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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill


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[Markus The Mighty]

Capo, I'm interested too. Please send your map to
markus.artner@gmx.at

[Major Maxim]

I'd like a copy too.
I've sent you an e-mail.
Thanks.

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[Seeker]

I added a few small rivers in europe, thames(with grassland), seine, tiber, and I changed the plains in Japan to a grassland. I also put more grass land on the Nile. I put more grassland on Ganges. I changed BC a lot, since it is my home province, added a grassland on river and Vancouver Island (which is quite large). As on most world maps, I changed plains to tundra and grassland to plains on Greenland.

I like the good distance between germany and russia, and i like the good terrain in SE Asia. It does seem like a pretty short hop between Ireland and Nefoundland. France is still smaller than the default world.mp, map is still too small for Low Countries and Sicily. You did get Corsica and Sardinia, and a good Greece.

hmmm...oh, and India looks a little wierd zoomed up.

Great job!!

[Prometeus]

Cooool... the map I was looking for my secret project... But I have to modify it a little - you know, Sidney is supposed to be destroyed under the sea in this scenario ( aussies, don't be angry with me, it's just a scenario !!! )...

[Alinestra Covelia]

Okay, downloading from your HTML link to the URL above, Capo, I was able to get a map that was absolutely huge, but only displayed the northern hemisphere of the world correctly. Even stranger, bits of the map kept on turning into desert, or double irrigated land with railroads!

The southern hemisphere just under Beijing's latitude was either a big ocean or a huge big block of desert.

Please help! I'd love to have an epic game on this wonderful map, but it's just not working for me!

[Alinestra Covelia]

double post doh!
[This message has been edited by Alinestra Covelia (edited October 08, 2000).]

[Alinestra Covelia]

Is there something wrong with my version of the game? I have installed both Conflicts in Civilization and Fantastic Worlds to my copy of Civ2, and the big ginormous map that I'd been hoping to see is just a huge expanse of oceanless desert!

What's going wrong???

(The map name is DIPLOMAP.mp)

[Julius Brenzaida]

Capo, your map is really a good one. One that is very enjoyable to play. It's what matters. The little critics that have been made are, I think correct, but one should not make them before trying to create a map by himself. It is so much work. Details of the continents are great, although I think the size is not always correct, especially south America, but it is hard to tell. A few islands could have been added (ex the Falklands), a few river too (ex : the Yukon). I was surprised not to see moutains for the Sierra Nevada in California, I climbed the 14400 and some feet (4416m) Mount Whitney some years ago and ... No, I stop !
It's really fun to play it and it is looks pretty real ! That's all that matters !
Congratulations for the nice work !


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[Julius Brenzaida]

quote: Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia on 10-08-2000 02:25 PM I was able to get a map that was absolutely huge, but only displayed the northern hemisphere of the world correctly. ... The southern hemisphere just under Beijing's latitude was either a big ocean or a huge big block of desert. Please help! I'd love to have an epic game on this wonderful map, but it's just not working for me!

Sorry, but gigamaps only work for Civ Multiplayer and Civ Tot. Nothing else you can do but keep on playing on good old maps.



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Oh Man, when will you understand that your greatness lies in your failure - Goethe

[Alinestra Covelia]

Oh, really?

I am inconsolably depressed. In fact, I think I will go out right now and downlo... er, purchase the game ToT without delay.

[St Leo]

Someone should make a gigamap based on Mercator Earth. I can't do it myself because ToT doesn't come with a map editor and I don't have MGE.

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http://www.sidgames.com/forums/

[Case]

quote: Originally posted by Prometeus on 10-07-2000 01:19 PM you know, Sidney is supposed to be destroyed under the sea in this scenario ( aussies, don't be angry with me, it's just a scenario !!! )...

We won't be angry with you if you remember the name of Australia's largest city and the host city of the 2000 olympics is spelt SYDNEY



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[Prometeus]

quote: Originally posted by Case on 10-11-2000 10:51 PM We won't be angry with you if you remember the name of Australia's largest city and the host city of the 2000 olympics is spelt SYDNEY

Oooppsss... I used "italenglish again"... sorry!!!
BTW in italian we usually write Sidney, because for us it's the same sound .

[The Capo]

Alright alright, I'll admit, when I made it I was being too arrogant and self-serving to realize that I made lots of huge errors.

So sorry, the map in actuality sucks, the oceans are way to small, but I have to admit that when I played on it it was so much freakin fun. So if you have a problem with my map fine, if you like it but want to change it suit yourself, its not my map, its Civ's map, so thanks for the positive feedback.

Peace.

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill


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