While powerful, the editor has a distinct learning curve and some technical quirks.
Each island tile must have defined (e.g., tobacco, cotton, spices). The editor allows manual assignment of up to three fertilities per island. Resource deposits (clay, iron ore, gold) are placed as discrete nodes. A critical constraint: fertility and resources are island-wide , not per tile, which simplifies placement but reduces micro-variation. anno 1701 map editor
You can use a wizard to set the global world size (recommended 896x896), overall island size, and total resource count. Island Customization: While powerful, the editor has a distinct learning