Process

Procedural map generation

You might say: random map, map script, map seed

A map template generates a different world each game from a chosen type.

What it does

Makes each game a new map problem.

Ask

Are the maps new each time and still fair and playable?

Trouble

A player is stranded on a small island, or every map looks the same after a few games.

What to look for

1. A map type and size picker before the game
2. A seed number in the setup screen

Catalogue: Map type

• Continents: A few large land masses split by ocean, so contact between some players waits for ships.
• Pangaea: One large land mass: every empire can reach every other by land, so contact comes early.
• Archipelago: Many small islands: expansion and war both depend on ships.
• Galaxy: A space map of star systems joined by hyperlanes, the main routes between stars. Lane density is set before the game and decides how many chokepoints the map has.

Sources

1. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, Starting a Gameeach individual world created will be different from game to game.

Use it on your project

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Paste it into a coding agent that has the teardown skills.

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