OK, I'm stumped. I've gone through the SDK, but it doesn't appear that the Civilization4.ini file is picked up there, and I can't seem to get the game to respond the way I expect it too, therefore....

Has anybody figured out how QuickStart is supposed to work?

Going into Civilization4.ini and setting QuickStart = 1 completely bypasses all the menus. Great! Just what I want. I can specify which map script to use by changing the Map setting. I can change the game options with the GameOptions setting. I can change the level with the QuickHandicap setting....

Um, wait a moment, maybe I can't. It always seems to deal me a start on Noble. To change quickstart to prince, it appears I need to copy GlobalDefines.xml into my customassets folder, and redefine STANDARD_HANDICAP.

Wha?

the people over at Creation and Custimization know alot about the SDK and stuff, you should ask over there

That is what the Quick start does. It jumps right into the game, Quick like.