Ok, so, here's my question. I'd like to create or tweak an existing map such that on an Earth map you can (A) select a specific leader within a civ (IE: game won't automatically stick you with Julius, you can pick Augustus if you want), (B) you don't HAVE to fill the entire map with all 34 civs, but can if you want to (IE: you could play the map with fewer civs).

Here's my overall dilemma. I fire up an "Earth-## Civs" style map. But MAN is it crowded. Not only that, but I can only select, say, Victoria if I want to play the British. No Churchill or Lizzie available. What I'd like to do is, say, create a scenario where I can pick the starting civs, have them start in their proper locations, and pick starting leaders, without things getting overly crowded. Or better still, limit the Earth 18 civs map to 18 civs, but have it randomly select leaders and civs from the entire complement of BTS civs/leaders.

Is that possible? Has it already been done and I just don't know about it? I apologize if this has been posted before, but I'm totally clueless about even how to construct a search string for this type of question.

Do a search on WBS. I haven't worked with it but from what I've read it seems you can set things up pretty much as you want by editing the file. Sorry I don't have a link but the pdf I downloaded awhile back was "Map Making for Mods" and from a glance looks like you can put whichever Civs you want and likely place them where you want.

EDIT: Sorry, just remembered you can't search a 3 char string. I believe what I was thinking about is in one of the sticky tuts or utility threads.

What's WBS?

Just a guess but thinking it is World Builder Scenario.

Oh. Duh. Sorry. :) Like I said, I'm new to modding.

Well the first time I saw WBS on a post I clicked on it just to see what the post was about. I haven't exactly disembarked from the new modders boat myself. :)