This idiot cannot do math.....

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That idiot is me...... Larsenex!

Can someone please post how many hexes the insane map is and the dimensions? I guess length x width..... I am over on the Civ VI forums and they don't believe a game needs a big map (like we have). So I wanted to pull out the numbers and say this is the size of <our> maps..sure Civ VI can have them as well.....

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

868681 hexes.

Think about it like this: there is one hex in the middle. Around this there is a ring of 6 hexes, the next ring has 12 hexes, the next has 18 hexes ... and so on. The number of rings is called <HexSectorSize> in the MapSizeDefs.xml 380 for insane. Thus you have:

1 + 6 times the sum of all n from 1 to 380

This sum can be expressed as (n+1)*n/2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_%2B_2_%2B_3_%2B_4_%2B_%E2%8B%AF

Thus you have 1+6*(n+1)*n/2 with n being HexSectorSize. Have fun calculating out the numbers for the other sizes; free math lesson by zu, you are welcome ;P

Also: Insane has a maximum of 600 habitable planets. Ask them if they ever had a game with 600 cities :P

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

You can change the Max habitable planet count I have 700 in my Imense map :)

I like crowded maps!

 

EDIT:

What Thread is that discussion going on in Larsenex? NVM I found it.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Firaxis doesn't like big maps. They suck like that.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I get 434,341 hexes for an Insane map.

 

Galaxy Size HexSectorSize Total Hexes
Tiny 30 2,791
Small 40 4,921
Medium 60 10,981
Large 75 17,101
Huge 95 27,361
Gigantic 180 97,741
Immense 240 173,521
Excessive 290 253,171
Insane 380 434,341

 

Spreadsheets make things easy.

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I hear their planning to come out with a bigger one.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I hope they improve optimisation then as even the current largest makes system go slow...particularly if you're loading a saved game!

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Old-Spider, reply 4

I get 434,341 hexes for an Insane map.
End of Old-Spider's quote
You are correct, I forgot the division by two apparently.

Reply #8 from GalCiv3 Forums Top
Quoting Ash_Paradox, reply 6

I hope they improve optimisation then as even the current largest makes system go slow...particularly if you're loading a saved game!

End of Ash_Paradox's quote

No promises but we are looking at improving loading times...