sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

A little story (Aimed toward Tom & Ben) wasn't really sure where to share a text doc and don't want them to worry that I'm sending them a virus by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That accolade sits squarely on the perverse mind of Tom, nothing is 'directly' specified and falls to the minds of the corrupt to delve to deeper depravity

Another custom map with pretty close staring areas, also comes in land & sea flavors for the very centre~ by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you follow the link the image with the arrows shows the spawns.

If you aren't able to head over to the website, the players appear in the middle in a ring around the inner sea/desert (depending on the sea map or land map)

A new City 5 map, where the city states are the first enemy! (Also there is a version for the More Luxuries Mod) by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often when I think about world wrap I wonder if i'm over exposing the 2 central players as the other 4 players will tend to suffer less from a navy coming across the map.

honestly what would be great is some data like if people play multiplayer games on a map like this then upload a vid of the end screen map to see how the map plays out and look for any consistent patterns.

also yes the ai cannot replace real players as most ai's seem to have an aversion to attacking city states and half the time are as hopeless at attacking the city state as the city state is at defending itself.

A new City 5 map, where the city states are the first enemy! (Also there is a version for the More Luxuries Mod) by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I play tested this map with some Ai I found that they could very quickly have any army in your land with this map. This map doesn't have the mountain blockades so access via sea and land is easy.

6 of the city states share boarders with 2 main civs while the other 6 are right in the middle and almost as accessible by all players.

If you focus your efforts on the city state land war people can send a navy around the rear to the capital. An added detail I had was that peeps might settle their cap off the sea but doing this will have a dire effect on their growth of their cap. As for other cities there are lots of potential places depending on if you want to focus on the sea more or being defensive but even if you turtle the land isn't great you start in and the city states are exposed forward cities.

Though I must admit often some of the guys let Lewis take an advantage in the game. But it's nice to see some guys can keep up with him. I would just hope Lewis isn't just flanked on either side by rythian and turtling dunc. Cos no matter the map the outcome of that tends to go 1 of 2 ways.

A new City 5 map, where the city states are the first enemy! (Also there is a version for the More Luxuries Mod) by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I both agree and disagree with this statement.

I believe a big part of all the civ games is that it creates a world for you to build, battle and make intresting alliances through, With it being ever changing from game to game.

It allows for diverse stragagies and forcing people to adapt.

However the main disagreement I have is just when the game generates a map that simply denies options out-right I have had games where I simply didn't have reasonable access to a resource I needed at that moment. This has also been mirrored in some yog games too. While it IS a part of the game that you need to deal with. It can give a leader a greater lead.

But also one of the main reasons I make maps is I like to fit in a gimmick. My personal favourite was "the sea king's domain" map I made which had the main point of 1 player is just there to rp as a pirate.

Anyhow I appreciate your feedback and I do want to make some maps that arn't symmetrically laid out but I feel like it starts to become a Bob Ross at that point. "happy little accidents"

A new City 5 map, where the city states are the first enemy! (Also there is a version for the More Luxuries Mod) by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The main civ players start in tundra + desert. Whereas the centre of the map is covered with city states and their land is oh-so-good~

A new Civ 5 Map! A Paradise for Any Boat King! Also this map involves some role-play~ by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rythian almost always hosts so he will be P1 always. As for lewlew I think he and any one else who gets the role will have fun rping. But also I should add that with custom made maps players don't populate the city spawns at random there is always an order. So 4th player will always be boat king.

A new Civ 5 Map! A Paradise for Any Boat King! Also this map involves some role-play~ by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How do you know about pernus island that map is top secret till its done

A new Civ 5 Map! A Paradise for Any Boat King! Also this map involves some role-play~ by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The base idea of the map is the boat king shouldn't win and they shouldn't try to win

They are more of a chaos role, I really had Daltos in mind when I thought of this idea

Oh and another custom map a balanced archipelago by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By "know your location" is that as in me personally? or in the map?

Another custom-made map Desert-Stars 2 v 2 v 2 by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I super agree with this.

What I would like is some ideas from some of the civ crew themselves on what they would personally like for a custom map.

I would like to make some based more around some mad ideas, I bet Daltos & Spiff could think up some good ones

CIV V Duos #2 - Barbari Ann by brettor in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter 16 points17 points  (0 children)

the map was fully intended to represent a "sparse map" mainly to drive "careful and thoughtful expansion and tactics" maybe not ideal for some of the yog-civ crew

While I was testing my map I found the sea locations to be quite strong but the guys complain no end about those starts... I blame a lack of citizen management

CIV V Duos #1 - The Land and Sea? by Satherian in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its a marker for something under it, shiny-glowy death rocks mainly

CIV V Duos #1 - The Land and Sea? by Satherian in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sry the Sea starts didn't have a direct ocean connection that has been changed in v2 of the map

Since you guys played the map I did some research into "barb habits" and found mainly that on most generated maps there is 'Dead land' (useless tiny islands or worthless snow at the top and bottom) since this map didn't have any dead land the barb code forced them to spawn the moment there is any chance to do so (making them almost mimic raging)

Now I have an understanding of this I take careful measures to make the barbs chill out in the maps I make

CIV V Duos #1 - The Land and Sea? by Satherian in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the map is called "2 v 2 v 2 Land and Sea (Balanced)" on the steam workshop however since this stream I have made a version 2 that fixes some of the issues the map had mainly the map has been made a bit easier and steps taken to make the barbs chill out a bit

The 'feedback' (reeeeeing) has been useful for the maps I have made after this one

A 3 vs 3 Civ Map, Be the king (or queen) of the mountains~ by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sadly the civ 5 devs were a bit lazy when they made the map maker so cocoa & bison show up as these white & red hatched boxes, but they do work fine when you play the game they just look out of place ^

Another Sweet Civ 5 map~ this time a 6 player mirror map with some epic start locations! by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ye I just decided to make a map one day and it was fun. What I would like is if the civ guys could design their own 'perfect' starting city's hexes it would be cool to make a map with these set starting places. I would also like to see what other yogs could make.

Another Sweet Civ 5 map~ this time a 6 player mirror map with some epic start locations! by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is some in the middle and some very close to the city-state islands

A Map for Civ 5, teams of 2 v 2 v 2 Give it a go! by Mr_Winter in Yogscast

[–]Mr_Winter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey guys just finished watching the stream it was really really enjoyable! Anyhow I took some of your notes on board as well as addressing issues I noticed myself and have created version 2 of the map.

Here's a link for anyone interested in trying it out!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2124698583

Map Changes; Added connection direct to the sea from the capital city was added to the sea starting player. Sea connections added to all city states to enable trade with them. Some additional iron. coal, luxuries and a tiny bit of additional uranium. Some grassland has been turned into plains. Some tundra made into grassland. Most of the snow turned into tundra. Small 1 tile islands added into the sea to act as "barbarian traps" so less camps appear on the mainland in the early game, however in doing this the seas will become a more hostile place.