I often find that I want to play a given random map again, especially after working it out for some time. True, I'll know where everything is, including the AI civs; but especially with bad initial positions, it would be fun to work out how to solve the problem that being at a disadvantage might create.

The problem is that I don't realize this until late in the game. By that time, my autosaves only go back so far; and Control-N gives me an entirely new map, not the same one again. I know that I could do my own save as soon as the map starts, and have started getting in the habit of doing that, just in case.

But would it be possible to have the game automatically save itself at the beginning of the game? A quick "StartGameSave" (similar to the EndGameSave that already happens) would be great. The file would be overwritten by the next new game you start.

Even better would be the ability to use that map as a scenario, and play it with other races. For example, the Combat Mission series permits you to save the randomly generated maps, and use this as the basis for another session, playing any party.

Perhaps this is already possible, and I've missed it. But if not, what do you think?

Thanks,

Alex