UKLargeMP map
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:39 am
Originally posted to 'britain' thread in Mods - Talk, now I've read the guidelines on where to upload maps, I'm putting it in the correct place...
Attached is a working version of my "UKLargeMP" map for you to try out, if you like.
It works for me (and I think plays reasonably well), but I can't guarantee no crashes etc...
Key features:
- Large 15x15 size map (maximum available)
- Based on Firaxis' original UK scenario
- Supply and demand fiddled with
- 23 new cities, including my home town (= Felixstowe)
- Industries less conveniently placed, and somewhat more realistically sited for the UK (e.g. Lowestoft fisheries, Nottingham textiles)
- I've attempted to make the profitable routes hard to find by keeping industries scarce - to encourage competition
- mountainous areas smoothed out a bit (got rid of the hills in East Anglia!)
- London has terminii (Paddington, Waterloo etc.) - not sure about this, feedback welcomed.
- Works or without with the "global XML" map installation method described in 'Trouble loading maps??? Read this.' (I've taken out the RRT_Goods.xml from this version, as its not needed)
- I'm also working on a single-player version, UKEast2West, 1918-1980 - but the eras/goals are a bit mad, currently.
Oh yes, to answer the question about the fish, yes it was my intention to make villages accept fish even without canneries - there are actually 3 canneries available if you look hard enough...
or you could look at the XML, but that's cheating!
( See also http://www.mike.kennelly.dsl.pipex.com/ )
Now I'm going to get karsten's L'pool and Manchester and give that a whirl... Looks really good...
Attached is a working version of my "UKLargeMP" map for you to try out, if you like.
It works for me (and I think plays reasonably well), but I can't guarantee no crashes etc...
Key features:
- Large 15x15 size map (maximum available)
- Based on Firaxis' original UK scenario
- Supply and demand fiddled with
- 23 new cities, including my home town (= Felixstowe)
- Industries less conveniently placed, and somewhat more realistically sited for the UK (e.g. Lowestoft fisheries, Nottingham textiles)
- I've attempted to make the profitable routes hard to find by keeping industries scarce - to encourage competition
- mountainous areas smoothed out a bit (got rid of the hills in East Anglia!)
- London has terminii (Paddington, Waterloo etc.) - not sure about this, feedback welcomed.
- Works or without with the "global XML" map installation method described in 'Trouble loading maps??? Read this.' (I've taken out the RRT_Goods.xml from this version, as its not needed)
- I'm also working on a single-player version, UKEast2West, 1918-1980 - but the eras/goals are a bit mad, currently.
Oh yes, to answer the question about the fish, yes it was my intention to make villages accept fish even without canneries - there are actually 3 canneries available if you look hard enough...
or you could look at the XML, but that's cheating!
( See also http://www.mike.kennelly.dsl.pipex.com/ )
Now I'm going to get karsten's L'pool and Manchester and give that a whirl... Looks really good...