New maps for continuous games

IMPORTANT: Since mod version 2.07 the map pack is included in the installer and it is not necessary to insert the map pack manually.
The following instructions applies only to players who want to play the map pack without the A.R.R.C. mod.

Informations

With the new map pack created by "DaLexy" it is possible to create new and bigger maps for your continuous games. The large map sizes of 1792x1792 will be increased to 2560x2560 while the other map sizes are unchanged. Below there are the current maps of the map pack and their settings in the preview pictures.

Example of the first large map: Settings - Map size LARGE, Island size LARGE. With these settings you get a large map with 28 large islands and 20 underwater islands.

For the two maps with random values you get two different maps, depending on the entered random value.
The settings for this are indeed island sizes small, but you get a game world with many large islands.

IMPORTANT: The large maps needs a very fast CPU and a lot of RAM. When you create a new map, the loading time can sometimes take up to 10 minutes. Even if the game loading appears to stop responding, you just have to wait until the map has finished loading.

Installation - Instructions

When the download of the map pack is finished you need to integrate them in the Anno 2070 files. With the tool "RDA Explorer" located in the download section of this page you can include the map pack into the files.

IMPORTANT: We recommend to make a backup of the original file "addon1.rda" located in the main directory of Anno 2070 in "maindata". Use and installation of the map pack is at your own risk!

When the download of the map pack is finished you will get a folder named "MapGen_v4.3".
At first launch the "RDA Explorer" and click on "File" and "Open".
In the opened window you need to locate your main directory of your Anno 2070 installation.
There you must open the folder "maindata", select the included file "patch8.rda" and press "open".
Now click in the "RDA Explorer" on "Tools" and "Add folder as root".
Navigate to the downloaded directory, mark the folder "patch8" and confirm with "OK".
The last step is to save your changes under "File" and "Save". In the new window uncheck "Compress RDA File" and confirm with "OK".
If you use the Add-On, the whole procedure needs to be repeated with the file "addon1.rda" with the difference that the folder "addon1" must be selected.

If you have more questions about the installation or the map packs, you can feel free to contact the creator of the map packs via email: kinetic@web.de

Downloads

Map pack v4.3 - by DaLexy

Zip-Archive - Mirror #1: Download - "MapGen_v4.3.zip"

RDA Explorer

Zip-Archive - Mirror #1: Download - "RDA_Explorer.zip"

Then you can create the following maps in the game, but pay attention to the settings in the thumbnails:

Map size - LARGE - [2560x2560]


28 Large Islands 20 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	22 Large Islands 15 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	24 Large Islands 17 Underwater Plateaus Random value: 91478	41 Large Islands 18 Underwater Plateaus Random value: 15657

Map size - MEDIUM - [1664x1664]


12 Large Islands 06 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	12 Large Islands 06 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	11 Large Islands 06 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----

Map size - SMALL - [1280x1280]


05 Large Islands 04 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	07 Large Islands 04 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----	08 Large Islands 04 Underwater Plateaus Random value: -----