Can't Place Start Locations

[Leaven]

Hi everyone, I ran a quick search but didn't see anything on this topic. Has anyone ever not been able to place a start location where they wanted on a map? I wanted to use specific locations but the editor won't let me add them. I can randomly add them, but they only appear in the top half of the map (mostly in the top-left corner). Anyone know what might be happening?

 

[BadKharma]

You have to Set Active player then using the overlay choose player starting location. Keep in mind that if you place a starting location for a civ that has attributes of sea fairing on a non coastal tile it will mess things up.

 

[Leaven]

Yea, I've done that. I've placed start locations before, but I've never had this problem. I played around with it some more, and I can only place them on some forest and mountain tiles (and not all of those tiles).

 

[jatibi]

Have you modified the map with MapTweaker before? That causes sometimes some probs.

 

[Leaven]

Have you modified the map with MapTweaker before? That causes sometimes some probs.

No, never used that program before. I've discovered that it only happens with the space map I was making to use with NavyDawg's Space Opera. I also can't place start locations on the map that came with that scenario, or if I import the rules to another .biq

 

[WildWeazel]

nevermind, see below

 

[NavyDawg]

Leaven, if you look at the original biq, you'll notice that I couldn't add start locations either. I don't know why, as I've made several scenarios before this one that allowed it.

As it turned out with Space Opera - I didn't need them. That's because each civ has preplaced units all on one tile. Since these units are active right as the game starts, it automatically centers on them.

 

[Leaven]

I don't know why, as I've made several scenarios before this one that allowed it.

Thanks, I was afraid it was another symptom of me spilling water on my laptop a little while ago, which has since killed my sound. Strange though, that the .biq won't allow it. It will let me randomly place them sometimes though. Anyway I posted the map in your scenario's thread. Thanks again.

 

[Civinator]

It´s clear that you don´t get the feature of "starting locations" , if you give your civs no starting units.

I had a view in your space map and I think your question is related to that map. Give your civs starting units in the general settings (default)/players setting and you can set starting locations. If you don´t assign these locations to a special civ they are used randomly.