Hi,
I may be dumb, but I just can't figure out how to create a new map from scratch.
I use Freeciv 2.3.4 for Windows. I have tried to start a new game, went to Edit, enabled Editing Mode, but I only seem to be able to edit the squares that are next to the initial explorer and settlers.
- You initially start the game as a player, and when you enter edit mode you get that player's view of the world (i.e. that granted by its units). If you select "Global Observer" from the drop-down to the right of the edit controls you can see the whole world, which is probably what you wanted.
I also see that I can click on the 'eye' icon to then view the whole world, but I can only view it, not modify it.
- The "eye" icon adds to the tiles that the player currently knows about, so drawing with it reveals tiles. This probably isn't what you want. (N/A if you change to be the global observer.)
Also the world kinda already exists, what I really wanted to do was to start from a blank canvas and create a brand new world map. Is this possible?
- Not that I know of. There's no valid state of "no terrain", so the map has to have some contents. You probably want a global ocean; I can't think of a way to generate one, though. Your best bet is to choose terrain (mountain icon", select ocean, change "size" to a big number, and scribble. Then you'll have to clear up all the specials etc that are left around, which you can do with a similar approach.
- This use case isn't currently very well catered for in the editor (unless I've missed something), and in general, documentation is a bit lacking too. -- JTN (talk) 18:56, April 3, 2013 (UTC)
Thanks a lot!
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Hi JTN, thanks for taking the time to post your answer. It worked just like you said: select Edit, then switch to Global Observer mode, paint the whole existing map as deep ocean, then draw my map over the top. Brilliant. Thanks very much! (I am doing a map of the world of ASOIAF by the way - 50,000 tiles!)
Thanks again