diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapGenerator.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapGenerator.kt
index 96e7a89b54..a0e94b0944 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapGenerator.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapGenerator.kt
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class MapGenerator(val ruleset: Ruleset) {
         val elevationSeed = RNG.nextInt().toDouble()
         tileMap.setTransients(ruleset)
         for (tile in tileMap.values.filter { !it.isWater }) {
-            var elevation = getPerlinNoise(tile, elevationSeed, scale = 3.0)
+            var elevation = getPerlinNoise(tile, elevationSeed, scale = 2.0)
                     elevation = abs(elevation).pow(1.0 - tileMap.mapParameters.elevationExponent.toDouble()) * elevation.sign
 
             if (elevation <= 0.5) tile.baseTerrain = Constants.plains
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapParameters.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapParameters.kt
index 67dd36d255..5ceb383dcd 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapParameters.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/MapParameters.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class MapParameters {
     var seed: Long = 0
     var tilesPerBiomeArea = 6
     var maxCoastExtension = 2
-    var elevationExponent = 0.8f
+    var elevationExponent = 0.7f
     var temperatureExtremeness = 0.6f
     var vegetationRichness = 0.4f
     var rareFeaturesRichness = 0.05f
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MapParameters {
     fun resetAdvancedSettings() {
         tilesPerBiomeArea = 6
         maxCoastExtension = 2
-        elevationExponent = 0.8f
+        elevationExponent = 0.7f
         temperatureExtremeness = 0.6f
         vegetationRichness = 0.4f
         rareFeaturesRichness = 0.05f
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/MapParametersTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/MapParametersTable.kt
index 7feda8eee3..b05378e90c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/MapParametersTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/MapParametersTable.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class MapParametersTable(val mapParameters: MapParameters, val isEmptyMapAllowed
             return slider
         }
 
-        addSlider("Map Height", {mapParameters.elevationExponent}, 0.5f,1f)
+        addSlider("Map Height", {mapParameters.elevationExponent}, 0.6f,0.8f)
             {mapParameters.elevationExponent=it}
 
         addSlider("Temperature extremeness", {mapParameters.temperatureExtremeness}, 0.4f,0.8f)