23-06-2003 15:15									#1
	MAPS: Star Series for PTW Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Hello all! As promised, I have made some maps for PTW, and will upload them on this thread. Some of them use the rules from TeTurkhan's Test Of Time scenario that is included on the PTW CD. All maps are standard-sized, with 25-31 civs playable. The last civ is my own, the Sylvanians; if you don't want to play with them in the scenario then nix them on the game set-up menu.
I have not been so liberal with the resources in these maps, so it will take a blend of conniving and extreme violence to win on these. I hope you enjoy these maps!

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	23-06-2003 15:20									#2
	Arcturus Remove this text

The first map I am uploading is Arcturus, which is a star in the constellation Boötes, the Oxherder. Arcturus is a pangaea, with 25 civs playable. The land form is made up of many peninsulas, so no city will be too far from a coastline. I have attached a screen shot of Arcturus here:

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	23-06-2003 15:24									#3
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I placed 5 of each resource on Arcturus. 5 oil, 5 fish, 5 silks, that's it. With 25 civs, that means each civ has a 1-in-5 chance of finding a resource nearby. Grabbing key strategic resources will be the key to winning on this world! When I play-tested it, I only won by having the top score when time ran out, so it can be challenging. Here is the zip file for Arcturus:

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	23-06-2003 15:29									#4
	PTW Map: Canopus Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Here is my Canopus map. Now, Canopus is the 2nd-brightest star in the sky, located in the ancient large constellation Argo. My thanks to TeTurkhan for the basic rules. I have made the Canopus map playable with 31 civs. Here is the Canopus file:

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	23-06-2003 15:32									#5
	More on Canopus Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Canopus has more than 8 luxury resources, including coffee, tobacco, rice, and pearls. I have set these resources to appear with certain technologies. I have also set 7 victory point locations, which are guarding some of these resources. Canopus has 3 main continents, but 4 decent-sized offshore islands too. In fact, some resources are found exclusively on these islands. Here is a screenshot of Canopus:

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	23-06-2003 15:36									#6
	PTW map: Diphda Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Another map I am submitting today is Diphda. It is a bright star in the constellation Cetus, the sea-monster. In keeping with the naval theme, there are 8 continents on Diphda, with 4 starting locations each. This means there will be 4 civs per continent, except one which will have 3 civs (the barbs are "civ" #32).

Naval technologies will be important on Diphda, and trading will be too. Some resources are exclusive to some islands. Seals, pigs, sheep and crabs are some additional resources. The Americans are not in this scenario, but several other civs are. Again, this map is based on TeTurkhan's Test Of Time mod that came with PTW. Here is a screenshot of Diphda:

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	23-06-2003 15:37									#7
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And here is the zip file for Diphda:

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	23-06-2003 15:40									#8
	PTW map: Dubhe Support Apolyton

The 4th file I will submit today is my Dubhe map. Dubhe is a star in Ursa Major, the Big Bear; which also makes it part of the most famous "asterism" (visibly recognizable grouping of stars)- the Big Dipper.

Dubhe is a pangaea on a standard-sized map. Its outer coastline is rugged; however, there are 3 great seas in the interior. Of 25 starting locations, 1 is in a position to connect a sea to the ocean. Resources are limited on Dubhe, though there are plenty of rivers. Enjoy Dubhe! Here is the file:

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	23-06-2003 15:44									#9
	Dubhe screenshot Remove this text

You can see a screenshot of Dubhe here. When I play-tested it, the Celts had the "canal city" as their capital, in the northwest part of the landmass.

Enjoy these maps!

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	24-06-2003 19:43									#10
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Start posting your screenshots in jpeg format that way we don't have to download them to see them. Unless you are doing it this way so people can't see the map before they play it.

BTW Great maps! I really like Diphda

	25-06-2003 04:55									#11
	Jpegs Enter the AD-FREE zone

Thanks Sheik! Well, when you load a scenario in PTW, you get a peek at the map anyway. So I have changed
the screenshots to jpegs, as you requested.

	15-07-2003 15:09									#12
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Whoa Quasar those maps look Unbelievably cool. now I really need to get that new computer so I can start playing civ3 again with 25! civs

	02-08-2003 16:18									#13
	Inflate your Upload Space

i played two of your civ3-vanilla-star-series maps. they were quite fun!

what size are these maps if you can play with 25-31 civs? large? huge? custom?
haven't got an civ3 installation on this computer to look for myself...

	19-08-2003 02:43									#14
	Got spare money?

Sabrewolf, all of these are standard-sized maps. I have a couple that aren't, but I have not uploaded them. It is because they are part of a mod package I am working on, but haven't gotten all the bugs worked out. When I do, I'll post those too. But I plan on getting C3C as soon as it comes out, so I may wait until after that.

If there is a demand for more maps, I can always tweak my vanilla-civ maps and upgrade them to PTW maps (by adding more starting locations).

By the way, I heard some of the Swiss glaciers were melting, and it reached 41C in parts of Switzerland recently. Is that true, and how are you coping?

	19-08-2003 03:56									#15
	Increase the size of your Attachments

well, 41°C are just rumours
39.x°C has been measured, but they were in the non-mountainious areas (yes, switzerland isn't all mountains cheese and banks ).

it has been quite hot, but less than in some regions in a few surrounding countries (germany, france, italy).
glaciers always melt in summer, but they'll survive this heat period...

back on-topic: don't care about "upgrading" civ3 maps to ptw. everyone can do so themselves, if needed. use your energy to create a great c3c-scenario/-mod (any clues yet or is it classified? )

	19-08-2003 23:48									#16
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Hey, I'm just a stupid little German, but I don't get the idea behind these maps... I gotta admit they're pretty good, but why do you name them after stars?

	20-08-2003 09:33									#17
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It's just my way of keeping track of names. The idea is, if there were a planet orbiting Vega, that was capable of humanoid life, then the planet would be named Vega, just for clarity. If I used this for Earth, I'd have to call our home planet "Sol". I've been naming all my scenarios after stars since Civ2, figuring I'd never run out of star names!

	11-01-2004 20:45									#18
	Maps for Conquests Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Hi all! I haven't posted in awhile, so I couldn't start a new thread But I will start posting my updated maps for Conquests here on this thread; along with screenshots, per popualar request.

	11-01-2004 20:56									#19
	Aldebaran for Conquests Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Here is my Aldebaran map, updated for Conquests:

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	11-01-2004 21:01									#20
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The main changes in all of these maps, are these.
1. Added starting locations, for a total of 31.
2. Added new terrains, volcanoes, marshes and chasms
3. Added new resources, including tropical fruit and oasis; changed new resources, tobacco and sugar, to luxuries
4. Added volcano and plague events

Chasms are landmark terrain, courtesy of mrtn.

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	11-01-2004 21:09									#21
	Algol file Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

If you've played my Algol map before, here is the Conquests version:

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	11-01-2004 21:10									#22
	Algol screenshot Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Here is a peek at the Algol map:

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	11-01-2004 21:11									#23
	Alkaid map Suffering from ads?

Here is Alkaid. Yes, I am going alphabetically through my files...

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	11-01-2004 21:12									#24
	Alkaid file Inflate your Upload Space

Here is the zip file for Alkaid.

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	11-01-2004 21:13									#25
	Alphecca file Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Here is the zip file for Alphecca:

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	11-01-2004 21:14									#26
	Alphecca screenshot Got spare money?

Alphecca is an odd-looking world:

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	11-01-2004 21:16									#27
	Alphertz Suffering from ads?

"Al" means "the" in Arabic, which is why so many star names start with A-L... Here is Alphertz:

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	11-01-2004 21:18									#28
	Alphertz file Increase Your PM Length

Here is the Alphertz file for Conquests:

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	11-01-2004 21:19									#29
	Altair for Conquests Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

And here is the Altair zip file:

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	11-01-2004 21:21									#30
	Altair map Put an end to popups!

As you can see, Altair has inverse land-water ratios...

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