[OLD] Better Balanced Starts (BBS)

Revolutionize Your Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Starts with Better Balanced Starts

Tired of inconsistent starting positions plaguing your multiplayer games in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI? The Better Balanced Starts (BBS) mod is designed to meticulously optimize the initial spawn locations for every player, ensuring a more equitable and engaging multiplayer experience. This comprehensive overhaul focuses on creating a fair playing field right from the first turn, allowing strategic depth to shine without being overshadowed by luck of the draw.

Elevate Your In-Game Experience

Better Balanced Starts introduces a host of intelligent spawn mechanics to Sid Meier’s Civilization VI:

• Spawns now thoughtfully consider the unique start biases of each civilization, aligning your starting location with your civ’s strengths.
• Civilizations are spaced more evenly across the map, reducing frustrating early-game clustering and promoting greater exploration.
• Biome-specific spawns are enforced, meaning only Tundra-suited civilizations will appear in Tundra regions, and Desert-suited civilizations in Deserts, preventing awkward mismatches.
• Spawn point balancing is based on the average yield concentration of the four best surrounding tiles, guaranteeing a solid foundation for growth.
• Minimum food and production values are ensured for spawns, contingent on your resource settings, preventing starts that are simply unviable.
• The mod prevents crucial resource tiles, like those necessary for a harbor, from being completely blocked by natural terrain features.

Fine-Tune Your Frontend Settings

Beyond in-game spawns, Better Balanced Starts offers robust frontend adjustments to customize your Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game setup:

• Configure Ridge Definitions: Choose between classic Sid Meier’s Civilization VI mountain styles or those introduced in Gathering Storm.
• Adjust Strategic Resource Abundance: Dial in the exact amount of strategic resources you desire for your game.
• Customize Team Game Placement: Gain control over how players are positioned in team-based matches.
• Control Natural Wonder Density: Specify the number of Natural Wonders that will appear on the map.
• Expand Wonder Pool: Includes new Natural Wonders inspired by previous entries in the Sid Meier’s Civilization series.

This mod is not compatible with mods that alter default Civ VI placement files, such as YnAMP or Terra Mirabilis. However, it is compatible with several other community enhancements, including the Better Spectator Mod and Multiplayer Helper.