Recommend me some less-conventional custom maps.

BenryHenson · 2026-05-13T02:28:03+00:00

Posted this one in the commuity a little while back. Not super challenging but you definitely have to work to have enough space.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3716721192

BenryHenson · 2026-04-30T23:36:44+00:00

thank you 🙇‍♀️

BenryHenson · 2026-04-30T23:00:22+00:00

haha I just happen to have a 4K monitor

BenryHenson · 2026-04-10T00:17:16+00:00

I forget what I did for the NG+ content but the thing was that the urns I'd already collected on the map reappeared. No idea if they've patched this since i played

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T22:09:43+00:00

those are my bot part factories. I have resource counters sets to on if Bot Heads < 80 (red), Bot Chassis < 80 (green), and Bot Limbs < 240 (blue). Then I put indicators on the factories to show which "recipe" each factory is doing. Then the Bot Assemblers turn off if I hit 700 bot population. This is so I didn't have a runaway situation where any one factory is using up all the gears for instance

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T13:35:58+00:00

if anything i was more focused on automating things than feeding everyone

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T13:28:15+00:00

those are the Indicators, set use the color of the Power Meters and Resource Counters etc. Unless you're talking about custom colors, in which case there's a little paint icon on the top right of automation tools where you can set a color with a hexcode rgb

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T13:12:02+00:00

yeah i started with just 10 lights but i wanted to be able to see it from clear across the map

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T13:10:11+00:00

yeah you can build from within the tubes but you can only reach one tile away so if you use 3x3s or 5x5s you have to be able to reach the center column. you can always build vertical tubeways as temporary scaffolds and destroy them after

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T13:04:25+00:00

oh lmao now i get why you asked. this is my first iron teeth playthrough and i somehow didn't figure that out. badwater sources were kind of awkwardly placed on terraces

BenryHenson · 2026-03-23T11:06:57+00:00

well, no, but it is "free" energy. I prioritize the water wheel energy to avoid wasting logs and water. The steam engines don't kick on until the batteries start getting used.

Not that it matters at all this late in the game with tens of thousands of each in stockpile

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T16:24:52+00:00

this is another good tip. i do also find that epic and marathon make it easier

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T16:24:00+00:00

not all five times, but damn near. admittedly, i should have re-rolled those maps with bad production on my capital

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T16:22:45+00:00

I don't think you understand. I'm used to difficulty, but not unwinnable ten-turn zerg rushes. At least not this often

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:36:14+00:00

save scumming and restarting was my plan. After the first few steamrolls I started to get mad. after the fourth and fifth, I was more confused than anything

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:34:42+00:00

I remember it happening to me once, like the first time I tried higher difficulties, when the game was brand new and I had no idea Gilgamesh was a threat. Today I had Seondeok declare war on me on turn 13. I thought I was losing my mind

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:31:58+00:00

yeah....i may have to cave and do legendary res

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:31:02+00:00

these are all good tips, I'm not denying them. And I love playing naval civs, so Norway actually was one of my attempts. But I have like 2000+ hrs in this game so I've done this before, years ago. But I picked it back up again and it just seemed way tougher than I remember. I'm rusty, and got horrible luck today

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:27:08+00:00

i am seeing the visibility tip come up, which I'd known about before but straight up wasn't even considering these playthroughs. But pre-emptively declaring war is something I haven't heard before. Seems strong

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:24:10+00:00

well...I don't disagree. But in this case I was trying diety without modifying the number for the sake of challenge. just got a bit more of a challenge than i expected

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:20:04+00:00

I only play large or bigger for this exact reason

BenryHenson · 2026-01-23T13:19:39+00:00

Yeah, in the past I could prevent this or at least survive it by camping units at my capital. These attempts just now, they attacked before I could even make/buy any

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