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Communitas Map

This map creates several continents and numerous offshore islands, with realistic climate and many advanced features. The goal is a middle ground between aesthetic realism and gameplay balance.

• Islands reward naval exploration.
  
• Ocean rifts make Astronomy useful.
  
• Lakes are more useful.
  
• Mountains affect rain and snow.
  
• Natural wonders appear at good spots.
  
• Rivers flow through lakes into oceans.

• Can be played in multiplayer (see below).
  
• Game setup options adjust basic settings.
  
• More settings at the top of the map file provide extensive customization.
  
• The normal Continents-style option balances the two parts of the world.
  
• The Terra-style custom map option creates more Earthlike old and new worlds.

• Features / Info[communitas.wikia.com]
  
• Download / Install
  
• Discussion[forums.civfanatics.com]
  
• Tech Support / Bugs[forums.civfanatics.com]

- Information -

Please visit this thread if map creation ever fails (blank map with no units):
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=12713096#post12713096

If you like this map, try the rest of the Communitas Expansion Pack:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=86369999


- Installation -

This map is compatible with BNW and GNK.

To play the map normally:
1. Click Subscribe above.
2. Activate the map in the ingame Mods list, then click Next.
3. Choose 'Communitas' from the game setup map list that follows.

If you wish to use the map without mods, copy the Communitas.lua file from the mod folder (1) to the assets folder (2), then select and play it like a normal map.
1: \Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS\Communitas Map\Communitas.lua
2: \Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization V\Assets\Maps\Communitas.lua

If you want to play the map in multiplayer with friends, everyone needs to copy the map to the Assets location (above), then follow these steps:

1. Start the game together.
2. Host saves the game.
3. Everyone exits to the main menu.
4. Host restarts the game by loading the save file.
5. Friends rejoin the host.

This method worked for my friends and I. (Reloading works around a problem with Civ's random number generator creating different results for different people. Everyone plays the host's version.)


- Credits -

• Cephalo
  Perlin landform, elevation and rainfall creation
  
• Sirian
  Island creation, some code from Continents and Terra scripts
  
• WHoward69
  Mountain-pass finding algorithm
  
• Bobert13
  Code fixes and optimizations
  
• Thalassicus
  Ocean rifts, rivers through lakes, natural wonder placement, resource placement, terrain blending, map options, inland seas, map balancing, aesthetic polishing