How to exclude Leaders from Random Selection?

wayneb64 · May 23, 2016

Is there a mod already that does this or is it something I could edit easily in some configuration file to prevent certain leaders from being selected as the Leader to play or play against? I really hate either playing or facing the two leaders with the OP city state takeover ability, it just ruins the game for me.

Rob (R8XFT) · May 23, 2016

Moderator Action: The Modpacks section is for completed mods only. All questions and requests for help go in the main Creation and Customisation forum. I've moved this thread to there.

Divine Yuri · May 23, 2016

wayneb64 said:
Is there a mod already that does this or is it something I could edit easily in some configuration file to prevent certain leaders from being selected as the Leader to play or play against? I really hate either playing or facing the two leaders with the OP city state takeover ability, it just ruins the game for me.

Maybe try Really Advanced Setup:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=486324

There's a option to un-check any Civilization in the map panel.

onmy6 · May 23, 2016

wayneb64 said:
Is there a mod already that does this or is it something I could edit easily in some configuration file to prevent certain leaders from being selected as the Leader to play or play against? I really hate either playing or facing the two leaders with the OP city state takeover ability, it just ruins the game for me.

I'm with you on that one wayneb64 for me in particular Austria is highly annoying for the same reasons especially on the harder difficulties she's just absolutely prolific with city state takeovers and in my mod that I play I have city states able to expand out with settlers so consequently I never randomize Civ's I always select them in setup which kinda bites :mad:

LeeS · May 23, 2016

The attached removes Shaka from play either as an AI or as a human playable civ. You can just follow the same format in the RemoveShaka.xml file and add more updates, and/or alter the existing update to point to a different civ.

Quick reference for the civ-names of all the Firaxis-made civs:

Spoiler :

Note that the attached mod does not delete Shaka or the Zulus from the game, it just makes them unplayable.

Download the attachment
Unzip
Copy or drag the No More Shaka (v1) folder into your MODS folder
Should appear as a usable mod the next time you start the game and go into the MODS menu

¹Sometimes the forum software wants to download the attachment as "attachment.php" with the contents of the original zipped folder within that "attachment.php". If you have 7z you can open the "attachment.php" directly and unzip the No More Shaka (v1) folder directly. With the standard Winzip I am not sure if it recognizes the "attachment.php" as a compressed folder, or whether you have to unzip "attachment.php" and then grab the No More Shaka (v1) folder from within the unzipped result.

whoward69 · May 24, 2016

If you remove the Playable="false" part, the human player(s) will still be able to pick Shaka during game setup if they want.

onmy6 · May 24, 2016

LeeS and whoward, legends as always thanks man, awesome

wayneb64 · Jun 4, 2016

This mod doesn't seem to be working. I am trying to eliminate two civs from random selection, here is the XML contents:

<GameData>
<Civilizations>
<Update>
<Where Type="CIVILIZATION_AUSTRIA" />
<Set AIPlayable="false" Playable="false" />
</Update>
<Update>
<Where Type="CIVILIZATION_VENICE" />
<Set AIPlayable="false" Playable="false" />
</Update>
</Civilizations>
</GameData>

I am using this with Acken's balance mod and it does not cause the civs to be removed from the list of those available during setup. I had two separate mods with only one civ disabled in each mod but I almost immediately rolled Enrico so I combined them in one file as above.

LeeS · Jun 4, 2016

Post the actual mod as you currently have it as an attachment. Also, try it without Ackens's mod enabled.

wayneb64 · Jun 4, 2016

Here is the zipped folder.

LeeS · Jun 4, 2016

You renamed the filename of the XML-file, but you did not edit the modinfo file to relect the change in the name of the XML-file. You still have this in the modinfo file:

Code:

  <Files>
    <File md5="5E3D139C83433D1A741D02C5853FFC23" import="0">RemoveShaka.xml</File>
  </Files>
  <Actions>
    <OnModActivated>
      <UpdateDatabase>RemoveShaka.xml</UpdateDatabase>
    </OnModActivated>
  </Actions>

But you have changed the name of the XML-file to RemoveMariaTheresa.xml

onmy6 · Jun 5, 2016

re-download it, just leave the name as is and change the contents of the xml that's all I did and it works well no more Austria AI playable but I can still play it if I want too

Code:

<GameData>
	<Civilizations>
		<Update>
			<Where Type="CIVILIZATION_AUSTRIA" />
			<Set AIPlayable="false" />
		</Update>
	</Civilizations>
</GameData>

wayneb64 · Jun 5, 2016

My editor behaved very strangely with that file (couldn't resize the window or page down) so I didn't see the extra lines at the bottom with the file names. Cursoring down knowing they where there, I fixed them. I just tried to setup a new game and they are no longer in the list so that appears to have been the problem. Thanks!

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