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+======Maps======
+Every game of Dominions 5 is played on a map, which defines the look, geography, and provinces. The map can be hand-made, or randomly generated by the game or another tool.
+For a [[single-player]] campaign, you usually care less about map balance and more about interesting features and beautiful images. For a multi-player game, balance is often a top concern. Multiplayer maps often need to wrap around in order to not give players advantageous corner starts.
+Hand-made maps can be downloaded from the Steam Workshop. As it might be difficult to browse, and there are many maps that are not balanced for multiplayer, this page contains a curated list of common multiplayer maps. Just like [[mods]], maps are auto-downloaded when you connect to a direct-connect game server, so only the game host needs the map.
+FIXME: make a sweet table or something for the below list, or maybe a template that includes stuff like number of players. (also consider in which way these lists should differ from the Steam workshop -- only in being curated?)
+FIXME: should also list a couple common complaints about each maps, to nuance and not make it seem like just a list of "the good maps".
+=====Random Maps=====
+The game has a built-in random map generator, which is rarely used for multiplayer games. Reasons include imbalanced starting positions and [[cap circles]], many underwater provinces, and risk of starting on a small island. The [[Random Map NoStart Setter]] tool can make these maps more sensible for multiplayer games.
+[[MapNuke]] is the current state-of-the-art of random map generation. It is used by most multiplayer games and is under active development. The second random map generation tool is [[Cartographic Revision]], which also produces playable multiplayer maps.
+FIXME: write something about what to consider when tweaking the random maps
+=====Long-form 8-16 Player Maps=====
+FIXME intro
+* Biddyn
+* Snerdryn
+* Hexawyr
+* Edowyn
+* Lucid's Atlas
+=====Blitz/Duel Maps=====
+Here is a collection of smaller maps scraped from the Clockwork Hounds servers which are mostly appropriate in size for [[blitz|blitzes]] and duels.
+Available for download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j0xgJR6fSyosgdj-Rj6-hJvW0jQSiqBE
+FIXME: host the maps on the server?
+FIXME: download the maps from 7th's google drive and upload them here
+FIXME: if maps have designated throne sites, give the number of thrones for the map
+Barony of bears - 74 land provinces
+{{:barony_of_bears_74.png?400|}}
+Bat country "fixed" - 65 land provinces
+{{:bat_country_fixed_65.png?400|}}
+Cage fight - 66 land provinces
+{{:cage_fight_66.png?400|}}
+Chalice of Ilmatar - 89 land provinces
+{{:chalice_of_ilmatar_89.png?400|}}
+Coast of goats - 52 land provinces
+{{:coast_of_goats_52.png?400|}}
+Desert flower - 58 land provinces
+{{:desert_flower_58.png?400|}}
+Grigionia - 118 land provinces
+{{:grigonia_118.png?400|}}
+Jumaleisson - 61 land provinces
+{{:jumaleisson_61.png?400|}}
+Merrormoor - 75 land provinces
+{{:merrowmoor_75.png?400|}}
+Motherland by Executor? named in honor of Maerlande?
+land provinces
+{{:motherland_85.png?400|}}
+Murkymoor - 47 land provinces
+{{:murkymoor_47.png?400|}}
+Rampaging roaches by Elmokki
+land provinces
+{{:rampagingroaches_78.png?400|}}
+Sengoku - 69 land provinces
+{{:sengoku_69.png?400|}}
+SS5 - 80 land provinces
+{{:ss5_80.png?400|}}
+Streamlands by Elmokki
+land provinces
+{{:streamlands_93.png?400|}}
+=====Very Large Maps=====
+Some well-known maps are considered too big or silly for serious games, and only played for special occasions, under carefully calibrated rules, or for //the experience//.
+  * [[Oeridia]]
+  * [[Latus]]