A map made for RFU8. The theme was board games so we made a map based on the 6 biomes of Catan - Wood, Wheat, Sheep, Brick, Mountain, Desert. Every biome is its own self contained little map, connected to every other terrain through teleport tunnels. The 6 terrains and skyboxes were made in Bryce 7. Around 3 months of work went into building this map, spread out over the past year.

The map has a day and night. It starts out as night and after about 2:25min it switches to day and opens up the treehouse, barn, and 2 ships for some new play areas.

This map would probably be best with 15+ players because of the large size.

Other Notes:
- This map requires Alpine Faction (https://alpinefaction.com) to run.
- This is a beefy map, with more geometry then any of my other maps as well as 160 custom meshes, so don't expect super high performance. I average 140-500fps depending on the biome.

	Goober · Wed 6 Aug 2025, 13:32 · 0 User Rating: 👍 Recommended!   Settles of Catan pushes the envelope for what was thought possible in this engine and is nothing short of a technological marvel. The attention to detail on display here from IAC and Phasmomancer is simply awesome. Particularly impressive is the day/night cycle which came out damn near seamless. This map is an incredible work of art. On the gameplay side though, it is huge. I think each of the areas play quite well in isolation, but put together this map requires an enormous amount of players to keep the action going - player counts that realistically only GN is going to be able to drive at this point. I'm looking forward to (hopefully) seeing smaller maps made from the individual areas so that even more players get to enjoy and appreciate this incredible work, even outside of GN. Great work folks!
	Noxiphis · Sun 20 Jul 2025, 20:08 (edited Sun 20 Jul 2025, 20:09) · MysticaL-AceR and 2 others like this User Rating: 👍 Recommended!   The scenery is beautiful and detailed and I also found the transition between biomes interesting. The day & night cycle are also a welcome addition. Personally, I would have added a bit more wheat on the "grain" hex but it's not that big of a deal. As a fan of the Settlers of Catan board game, I enjoyed playing this and I recommend it.
	Intharth · Sun 20 Jul 2025, 12:18 · MysticaL-AceR and 2 others like this User Rating: 👍 Recommended!   As Always with IAC maps, the design is GORGEOUS. Every biome brings its own unique design and playspace to the map and each one could be a map in its own right. The dedication to creating amazingly high detailed play spaces is on full display here and IAC nailed it in each biome. The day/night cycle is also super cool, with light changes to the map. Loved the minutia in detail aswell - for instance, you can shear a sheep! If you want to "explore" a map in Red Faction, this map is perfect to just wander and take in the sights! Amazing work IAC <3

Name	Date Added	Downloads	Quick Links
RFU8 - Settlers Of Catan (newest)	07/19/2025	61	[Download] [Install]