Map Settings

World settings

• World Size determines how large the map will be. It has the following options:
  • Tiny: Recommended for 2 players. The number of luxury resource types will be limited to 6.
  • Small: Recommended for 3 players. The number of luxury resource types will be limited to 10.
  • Medium: Recommended for 4 players. The number of luxury resource types will be limited to 13.
  • Large: Recommended for 6 players. All luxury resource types will be present.
  • Huge: Recommended for 6 players. All luxury resource types will be present.
• Map Archetype determines the shape of the world. It has the following options:
  • Archipelago: World is made of small islands. Each empire starts on their own island. Tidefall will happen quickly.
  • Pangaea: World is made of one large continent. Tidefall will be delayed.
  • Continents: World is made of large islands. Each empire starts on the same island. Tidefall will be slightly delayed.
• World Wrap determines if the map is continuous or not. It has the following options:
  • No: Side edges of the map have impassable terrain.
  • Yes: Side edges of the map loop back to the other side.
• World Generation Seed is used for world generation. Using the same seed will result in the same map being generated. Seed will be random if the setting is left empty.
• Lake Odds determines the number of lakes that will be present on the map. It has the following options:
  • None
  • Few
  • Average
  • Many
• Lake Size determines the size of lakes. It has the following options:
  • Small
  • Average
  • Big
• Rivers determines the number of rivers that will be present on the map. It has the following options:
  • None
  • Few
  • Some
  • Many
• Ridges and Cliffs determines the number of ridges and cliffs that will be present on the map. It has the following options:
  • Few
  • Average
  • Many
• Strategic Resource Amount determines the number of strategic resource deposits that will be present on the map. It has the following options:
  • Scarce
  • Normal
  • Abundant
• Monsoon Curiosities determines whether or not Monsoon curiosities can appear. It has the following options:
  • Default
  • None