Adding a civ to a scenario

[atomicpanda]

I have a scenario and I would like to add a new civilization to it. How can I do that (if possible)?

 

[The_J]

- Is the map empty, with cities, or only with starting settlers and warriors?
- How many civs are already there?

 

[atomicpanda]

Map already has cities and units. It has 5 civs.

 

[The_J]

Then it's a bit a bigger problem.
You can't add civs via the worldbuilder, but you can do it in another way, via a text editor (rightclick, open with wordpad/notepad).
If you do this and scroll down, you'll see different entries for teams and civs. Copy an existing entry, replace an "empy" one and change all the values to whatever you like, the civ you want, the leader, etc.
But then you have to add minimum a starting settler, and i'm not sure how to do it with the text editor. Try to find an existing entry for a unit, copy it, change it to a settler and change the owner, and when this is done, open the map normally with civ and place the cities and units there.

 

[atomicpanda]

I was thinking about the text file too, but I had the problem with the settler. Now that I think of it, there are some starting coordinates in there (for the settler I guess), so I will try using that.

 

[Baldyr]

Here is how a unit is defined:
http://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php/BeginUnit

But it would probably be easier to do what The_J and copy-paste an existing entry and change the owner. Search for one - if there is one it would be among the tile definitions.

 

[tchristensen]

I often add new civilizations to Scenarios. Once you get the pattern down, it is quite easy.

Find the scenario and open it with WordPad. You will see sections devoted to TEAMS such as this:

BeginTeam
TeamID=0
ContactWithTeam=0
RevealMap=0
EndTeam

You need to add your culture to the next available TEAM.

Next you need to add the PLAYER into the game:

BeginPlayer
Team=1
LeaderType=NONE
CivType=NONE
Color=NONE
ArtStyle=NONE
Handicap=HANDICAP_NOBLE
EndPlayer

I don't have something at work that shows one, but you get the idea. I just copy and paste one that is populated with data and then just change what you want -- the Civilization and Leader springs to mind.

Last, I change the starting location to 1,1.

Then go into World Builder and find the upper corner of the map, deleting the settler you have there and place him in the map where you do want him to start.

Make sure you select the empire you just added, or you will put down a settler of the first civilizaiton on the list.

Save the World Builder back on top of the Scenario, or rename it.

You are good to go.

I have added many empires doing this.

 

[tchristensen]

Alternatively,

I create a World Builder scenario that has the Civilization that I want, then copy and paste between the one I want to add to. Much easier to do because in the first one you get all the correctly populated fields.

Just make sure you add the Team and Player.

Also clean up whatever mistakes you make in World Builder. Clicking on each civilization and erasing any part of the map you don't want them to know about (there is a button that erases all).

-Troy-