Map Forge

When setting up a new session of Settlers 7 it is possible at the map forge to do some map customization. The map forge allows you to change the makeup of some sectors, change event locations, change the type/amount of victory points, change road connections, the type/location/amount of resources, and otherwise change a map to suit the game you and your friends wish to play. Adjusting these map attributes can make games longer or shorter, or easier or more difficult. The map forge keeps Settlers 7 fresh and interesting through repeated playing.

There are 4 big categories a player can do changes to the map they have selected.

Victory Points
In this category you can select which 'standard' Victory Points you want to allow. Allowing them means they can be achieved during the game and count towards your final score.

The 'standard' Victory Points are:


 * Trading Company
 * Sun King
 * Metropolis
 * Field Marshal
 * Emperor
 * Banker
 * Fountain of Knowledge
 * Generalissimo
 * Abbey
 * Pacifist
 * Economist
 * Ascetic

A full description of these can be found in Victory Points.

Besides 'standard' Victory Points, you can also designate certain sectors as Victory Points. This means if you or an AI opponent conquers the sector, they get one Victory Point. Conquering or losing one to an opponent means losing the earlier acquired Victory Point of that sector.

Finally, there is the Miscellaneous category. In here is a list of Victory Points obtainable through quests at Special Locations or through Technology or Trade.

Resources
In this section, you can determine how much of a resource is obtainable at the start of the game. This ranges from Low to Medium, Large and Enormous. A Low amount of resources amounts to 15 of any resource, Medium gives 40, Large gives 100 and Enormous grants 300.

Fish deposits can't be swapped out but any iron, gold and coal mine can be swapped for another type of resource. This allows for a coal/iron/gold only map where all mines only have one resource.