The blank (water) map is attached, as well as a pre-built map. Please
note that none of the instructions below must be followed, since I have
already done them and created the two maps attached. People may design their
own large maps in the map editor by opening up the large blank map. You
could create a much improved map of the world, although it would have to be
vertical (the map, at maximum size, must be half as wide as it is tall).

    And here's the instructions, if anyone wants to know (this also allows
other map sizes besides 127*255). First, open up a regular map in a
hexidecimal editing program, such as HexEdit. The two bytes we will look at
are the very first one and the third one from the left on the top line. If
you have opened up a 75*120 map, the first byte will be 96 and the other
byte 78. The computer divides the first byte by half; in the 75*120 example,
96 is equal to 150 in decimal. The computer then divides that by half to
arrive at 75. Now, the highest 2 digit hexidecimal number is FF (255 in
decimal). So fill in both these bytes with FF. Since the computer divides
the first byte in half, the map size will now be 127*255. Or, you can fill
these bytes in with other hex for different map sizes, just remember that
the first byte is divided in half by the computer.
    It isn't over yet though-now we must fill in the rest of the data. You
should start with a map completely covered with water, since that makes this
part a little easier. First, copy part of the data midway though the file.
Nothing specific, just copy a chunk. If the whole map is water, then we will
know that the chunk we're copying is water too. Now continually paste this
chunk to the end of the file (at the end of the hex) until you feel that you
have put enough in. You can check whether you have put enough in by saving
and trying to open it with the map editor. If it gives you an error message
(I think its an out of memory error) then go back and add more code. If
there are any strange things on the map (such as railroad or pollution) then
you have compied a bad chunk of data. Go back, delete the added data, and do
the same as above but with different data.
    Now, all that's left is to edit this large map in the map editor to your
heart's content! The map if fully editable in the map editor, but I have not
found a way to create random maps of this size. Perhaps there is something
that could be changed in the game to eliminate the size restrainer. I'll
leave that to the adventerous folk. And now, after your map is made, it is
fully playable in the game. Have fun!

    Thank you,
    Derek Moeller   moeller@networksplus.net