Mundus Mirabilis

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Author: The World is a Sandbox

Last revision: 1 Oct, 2019 at 19:55 UTC

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–> Did you like the look of Civilization V’s maps?

–> Do you find that – even with a mod like GrrrArrrg’s Environment Skin: Sid Meier’s Civilization V – as you grow your empire and place new farms & districts in Civilization VI, the map takes on an ever more cartoony look?

This (huge) map is designed to keep looking good even as your civilization expands. It does this by surrounding the areas you’re most likely to settle with lush landscapes that will continue to frame your cities nicely.

It also adds another layer of strategic planning, as it provides lots of lumber, stone, deer and fish, which can be harvested at the appropriate time to jump-start your city’s growth. Magnus (The Steward) will finally really have a role to play.

This map should be played with GrrrArrrg’s mod "Environment Skin: Sid Meier’s Civilization V" enabled. You find that mod here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1702339134 (all screenshots above were taken with GrrrArrg’s mod on).

Accordingly, there’s no benefit running any of the resources mods (like Resourceful/Resourceful 2 or Sukritact’s Resources). I suggest disabling them for this map, to prevent mod conflicts.

The map can accommodate 18 or more Civilizations, but it does get a bit crowded. Personally, I found about 14 Civilizations to be just about right. Go easy on the City States! They tend to hog some of the prime real estate on this map, and can get in the way of your seamless empire building. I found less (of them) to be more.

This map creates – unsurprising given Civ VI AI’s existing weaknesses – some additional difficulty for your computer opponent. In my trial runs, the AI wasted considerable resources because it did not/could not recognize some of the terrain advantages this map provides (which a human player will). Hence, if you like a fair challenge, it’s a good idea to play on a high difficulty to make the AI a worthy opponent. You’ll be surprised how even a seemingly crushingly superior AI enemy can be cut down to size once you wear down its massive armies in mountain passes and on coastal chokepoints created by cliffs.

In my trial runs, choosing Legendary instead of Standard for the Starting Position resulted in a more interesting distribution of Civs across the map.

How to Play This Map
1. Hit the Subscribe button above.
2. Subscribe to GrrrArrrg’s mod, too: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1702339134
3. Boot up Civ VI while you’re online on Steam.
4. Go to "Additional Content" –> Mods –> check "Community Created Content"
5. "Mundus Mirabilis" will show in that list. Enable it. Enable GrrrArrrg’s mod, too.
6. Start a new game, select "Mundus Mirabilis" as the Map Type.
7. Much fun on Mundus Mirabilis!