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== Enabling islands in the RMG template ==
To enable islands in the random map generator (RMG), the rmg.txt template you're using must have a minimum size set to exactly "4", or the game will report that it is unable to create a map with the current random map choices (i.e., with water set to "Islands").  (This seems to indicate an engine bug or design error/limitation).  So if you have a template you enjoy playing and want to see how it works as Islands, just change the minimum size to 4.

Note that it also helps to tinker with the zone sizes: this does influence the resulting sizes of the zones - but not exactly how you might think; the Gus Smedstad PowerPoint presentation about the RMG engine reveals that zone sizes are somewhat arbitrary and involve setting the minimum *distance* between the centers of the zones, pre-edge-perturbation (by adding the sizes of two zones, that gives the initial target distance between their two centers).  Always test the zone layouts by launching a single-player game and using the cheat to reveal the whole map (or open it in the map editor) before attempting a multi-player game.  -Memetics 08:11, 1 March 2012 (UTC)