Year start problem: Change to 5000 BC does not work

[Glassmage]

I thought if I change my setting to start in 5000 BC then I will start there but I always start at 4000 BC. What's wrong? o.O

[gozpel]

CIV was only invented at 4000BC, so if you start at 5000BC, then you invented a new game.

And 2K wouldn't allow that.

[Spatzimaus]

Originally Posted by Glassmage

What's wrong?

If you want help with a mod you've made, you need to give us a lot more information. Attach your mod to the post, or at the very least copy and paste the relevant XML here.

From the sound of it, your mod (or at least the XML file containing that change) isn't being loaded. So either you have some other error in the file, or you didn't set up the OnModActivated command correctly.

[Glassmage]

No, it's the advanced setup option of the game, where they ask you what year you want to start in.

[kragen2179]

have you got it to change the global defines?

The original entry is located in GlobalDefines.xml (look in the root of the XML directory to find it), and contains

<GameData>...

       ...<Defines>...

                 ...<Row Name="START_YEAR"> 
                              <Value>-4000</Value> 
                    </Row>...

       ...</Defines>

</Gamedata>

Dont know what code you have to list 5,000 B.C. as a start year within the Advanced setup menu, but it needs to call this bit of code...

<GameData>
          <Defines>
                    <Update>
                              <Where Name="START_YEAR"/> 
                              <Set Value="-5000"/>
                    </Update>
          </Defines>
</GameData>

if you're going to have any chance of setting the start year correctly.