Main Civ II Civ III Civ IV CTP II SMAC RoN GalCiv II Alt.Civs Misc About ApolytonPLUS News Information Screenshots Videos Forum Links Purchasing Guide (P)REVIEWS Articles & Guides Files Civ4 Info GalCiv2 Info About Section Apolyton News Directory Forums eBay Articles & Guides [Gameplay] Maps Guide Author Profile Bob Thomas a.k.a. Sirian Sirian has worked with Firaxis on Civ4, helping in the organization of the community beta testers group, writing the map scripts and consulting on the AI & Gameplay. Visit his home on the web at sirian.org. Affiliates Civilization IV brings you an unprecedented selection of map options. However, everything good also comes at a cost. In this case, the cost is that there are so many options, you almost need a guide to help you find the map situations that appeal to you, especially for multiplayer. This document is intended to help guide you. First, a few rules of thumb. We recommend you try a map on its default settings first. These are intended to give the best overall experience. This will also help you to better understand what the options actually do (by being able to compare alternative settings against the default.) The featured maps will show you graphics of what to expect if you choose Play Now. In single player, it should be OK to try any map on any settings and play it blind. For multiplayer, however, if you want specific results, we recommend taking the time to familiarize yourself with the maps and settings so that you understand what to expect when you play. The map sizes are not uniform from one map script to the next. We have aimed at keeping the number of viable cities even from map to map, but on oceanic maps, a large portion of the map is water and more or less lost to use. All-land maps can squeeze cities in to every nook and corner, so their map dimensions are smaller. A couple of maps (noted below) are larger or smaller than normal and break even this trend. We are not responsible for user-made maps. We welcome them, but refer you to any documentation accompanying them (written by the map's author(s)) for information about them. What follows ia a list of all settings for each map and what they do. After that, a more general set of descriptions and recommendations. Archipelago, Balanced, Continents Fantasy Realm, Great Plains, Highland Hub, Ice Age, Inland Sea, Islands Lakes, Maze, Mirror, Oasis Pangaea, Ring, Team Battleground Terra, Tilted Axis, Wheel Notes for single and multiplayer Apolyton Civilization Site -- Copyright © Daniel Quick Powered by Apogee Essence CMS. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.