🗺️ Map Scripts

A large stretch of water containing many islands.

Water Size

LargeMediumSmall

Variant

SmallMediumLarge

A region deep inland, behind a mountain range, where little rain falls. Balanced to support two teams in multi-player games.

Player Start

The PlateauThe MidlandNear the Tundra

Water Location

RandomFar NorthMiddle North

Water Size

Large SeasSmall Jagged Seas

A temperate coastal map, with a large area of shallow sea in the middle.

A coastal region bordered by a mountain range, which catches rain and creates a fertile band near the mountains. Balanced to support two teams in multi-player games.

Player Start

The PlateauThe MidlandNear the Ocean

A small continent, guaranteed to be circumnavigable within the map boundary.

Player Start

CoastalInland

Tribes

RandomFive TribesFour TribesInland OnlyCoastal Only

Terrain

EitherNoneTundraDesert

A vast and open terrain, where small areas of temperate land are separated by large areas of open desert.

Coast

NoneRandomDry CoastLush Coast

Size

StandardDouble

Start

AnywhereCoastalInland

Fertile land with deserts that expand over time.

A series of channels extend radially from the center, dividing a land map into separate regions. Balanced to support either teams or free-for-all in multi-player games.

Continents

Weighted RandomTwo Continents, Split EvenlyThree Continents, Split EvenlyThree Continents, Split UnevenlyOne continent per team

A small continent, on the scale of Australia, that contains an inland sea. Guaranteed to be circumnavigable within the map boundary.

Player Start

Inner SeaOuter Sea

Variant

LowMediumHigh

A series of islands in a sea that slowly recedes from coastlines. There are no water resources on this map, but some new resources will appear on dried up ocean Tiles.

Land whose northern half is covered with a dense hardwood forest. South of the leafy trees lies a band of lush terrain. Rains come from the west, but there are also seas to north and south.

Player Start

CoastalInland

Tribes

ForestPlainsScattered

Inland map with numerous mountain ranges surrounding areas of elevated flat terrain.

Land that completely surrounds a sea or group of seas. Balanced to support free-for-all in multi-player games.

Tribes

Six TribesRandomFour TribesThree TribesTwo TribesTwo Tribes, InlandBarbarians Only

Multiple relatively small bodies of water, surrounded by land.

A diverse landscape of coastal plains, mountainous regions, and islands, surrounding a nearly landlocked sea.

Two or Three Continents.

A cold oceanic region containing numerous islands, large and small, bordered by a continent to the south. Resources on the continent are depleted (fewer resources per City). An adventure map intended for single player games, with larger dimensions to compensate for a lower percentage of habitable Tiles.

Player Start

On the ContinentIslands and Peninsulas

Tribes

NativeRandom

A barren desert that becomes more temperate and acquires resources over time.

A region bordered by or containing large seas, gulfs, or bays, offering a substantial amount of coastline. Inspired by the Middle East but with a generally milder climate.

Player Start

CoastalInland

Tribes

RandomFive TribesFour TribesThree Tribes

Terrain

RandomTundraDesert

A series of land regions separated by impassable mountains. After a specified number of turns, the mountains flatten to hills and become passable. Balanced to support either teams or free-for-all in multi-player games.