Detailed Worlds

Detailed Worlds Detailed world map

Detailed Worlds are my personal tweaks of several world generation utility functions and custom map scripts, adding detail. The main goal of this mod is to make the world more interesting, especially to include a detailed version of the map scripts.

Basic functions

When this mod is activated, the following features apply to all generated maps:

Bigger desert, no more desert tiles per map. While deserts will be roughly the same as the world, they tend to be more cohesive, resulting in a few larger desert areas rather than many scattered desert tracts.

Fixed rainforest placement. No more ugly rainforest tiles at the equator! Rainforest/Jungle layout is now more dependent on the underlying map and will be more frequent in certain areas. Rivers and coastal areas can have large rainforest areas. The total number of rainforest tiles is the same as the default script (and affected by the rainfall option).

Detailed map

In addition to the basic functionality, the detailed version of the map script has the following features:

Tiny pole. 99.9% chance to travel around the world by boat. (low sea level may be more difficult)

Add coastal details. More bays, bays, and islands make each landmass more interesting to explore, settle, and conquer.

New River Generation. Rivers are now affected by the rainfall options in the advanced settings (only when using the "Detailed" map script).

Includes the following custom maps:

Mainland - detailed

Pangea - Detailed

Little Continent - Detailed

Fractal - Detailed

Islands - detailed

Mixed Continents - Detailed

Island Region - Detailed

Detailed worlds is my personal adjustments to several world generation utility functions and customized map scripts with added detail. The primary objective of this mod is to make the world more interesting, particularly with the detailed versions of the included map scripts.

Basic Features

The following features will work on all generated maps while this mod is activated:

Larger deserts without more desert tiles per map. While the deserts will be approximately the same portion of the world they will often be more cohesive resulting in a few larger desert areas rather than many scattered desert tiles.

Fixed rain forest placement. No more ugly band of rain forest tiles at the equator! Rain Forest/Jungle placement is now more dependent on the underlying map and will be more frequent in certain areas. Rivers and coastal areas can have large Rain Forest regions. The total number of Rain Forest tiles is that same as the default scripts (and affected by the rainfall option).

Detailed Maps

In additional to the basic features, the detailed version of map scripts also have the following features:

Minimal polar land. 99.9% chance of being able to circumnavigate the world by boat. (Low sea level may be harder still)

Added coastal detail. More coves, bays, islands to make each landmass more interesting to explore, settle and conquer.

New river generation. Rivers are now affected by the rainfall option in advanced setups (only when using a "Detailed" map script).

The following custom maps are included:

Continents - Detailed

Pangaea - Detailed

Small Continents - Detailed

Fractal - Detailed

Archipelago - Detailed

Mixed Continents - Detailed

Island Regions - Detailed