Are you getting tired of playing the same maps over and over and over? Getting sick of Maelstrom and the not-so-random "Random" maps? (The planet types change but the starting positions, the planet positions, and the phase lanes are the same; just open them up in Galaxy Forge and take a look.)

Maybe it's time to start a Custom Map Club. At present the game will not auto-download custom maps, so if we want to play them they need to be installed and downloaded separately. If a bunch of people would do that for certain maps that have been judged to be worthwhile and good for online multiplayer then we could play them online.

Sadly, as I understand it, many of the older custom maps won't work with the newer versions of the game because a number needs to be changed in a line of code (and unless everyone's willing to go do that, it's a no go.) However, maps made after the 1.04 patch will work for now.

Let's all install and get started with these maps. There's one 3v3, one 5v5, and a couple 4v4. They are available in the Map Downloads area. (Click on Download at the top of this webpage, find the Maps Download area, and then "Sort by Last Updated".)

Let's start with these and see how they play online:

P5yys Soase 4 vs 4 MapPack (6 maps)
3v3 Ring of Risk LE-101
5v5 Red Crush LE-101
3v3 Asteroid Belt LE-101 (currently available at www.Sins.bz)

I'm the author of the last two. The 5v5 map isn't too big (for a 5v5) so it should work out well for online play if you can ever get 10 people who have the map together at once. It could also be played in 4v4.

Once you've downloaded the .zip files, you just take the Mapname.galaxy files (the maps themselves) and move them into your main Sins GALAXY folder. If you see any files called Name.tga (the title pictures) you move them into your TEXTURES folder.

If you know of any other worthwhile maps that would work with v1.05 (without our having to modify them) please suggest them.