1.61 Start Positions too close

[aalaardb2]

I started a Huge map with 5 continents. Out of all the places the 17 opponents could start at, one chose 2 squares away!!!! Not only that, my warrior starts on the same square as their settler! Not only that, but when their settler lays down I cannot expand! Not only that, but I have to give up my many many resources, and what would have otherwise been a decent starting place. This is the crappiest starting place ever.

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/aalaardb/?action=view&current=Civ4ScreenShot0000.jpg

 

[MrCynical]

Unlike the previous three "bugs" this is a genuine issue that affects gameplay. 1.61 includes a minimum civ starting distance value of 10, as well as a starting distance percent value in one of the XML files which I assume was intended to prevent starts like this, however it evidently doesn't work.

 

[DaviddesJ]

Unlike the previous three "bugs" this is a genuine issue that affects gameplay.

But not very much, since you can just restart.

 

[DementedAvenger]

This isn't just a 1.61 issue - it happened in 1.52 as well.

 

[MrCynical]

I know it happened in 1.52, but I thought they'd fixed this one for 1.61. I have to ask if you are actually running 1.61 aalaardb2, since the save game you posted in one of the other threads is not from 1.61?

 

[aalaardb2]

Right clicking on my Civ4.exe shows 1.6.1.1841
Clicking update says there are no updates.

 

[MrCynical]

It just seems to have been something with that first save I downloaded, which gave an invalid version error. The second one seems fine and from 1.61 (I assume you haven't updated since the screenshots were taken).

 

[Daked Derb]

I also had something similar happen with 1.61. I played a prince game with 6 AIs on a standard map. After the first turn, bismarck founded his capital and the cultural borders were up against mine, so that would be what, 2-3 spaces away?