Okay, I'm slowly feeling my way through the editor and am trying my hand at modifying rules. Without much luck, I'll add.
First, a general question, and then some specific ones:
1. Is there a thread anywhere in these forums that describes the relationship between the rule changes that you make in the Editor and any changes that you have to make in text files? I see lots of tutorials in the non-Mac forums here, but they have to do with "adding" units, not modifying the behavior of units that already exist. Since my early attempts to modify rules led to unexpected quits (or other problems, such as settlers that wouldn't build, even when "Settle" and "Build City" were clearly chosen in the rules, I'm guessing that the text files are still important even when only modifying rules. I was also getting crashes (blamed on problems with the "PediaIcons" text) when modifying improvements.
2. Is there any way to define player start locations? In the FAQ for the PC version, it says that you can define a player start location by right-clicking on a tile and bringing up the "Properties" dialogue. However, when I control-click to bring up the Properties dialogue, the "Player Location" menu is ghosted out. I can't find any kind of setting that will un-ghost it.
3. In the scenario I am trying to play-testing, I am getting crashes in at least two occasions: when I move onto a goodie hut, and when barbarians attack me. (When I attack them, there is no crash.) Can someone explain what is going on and how to fix it?
I am playing on OS 10.2.8.
First, a general question, and then some specific ones:
1. Is there a thread anywhere in these forums that describes the relationship between the rule changes that you make in the Editor and any changes that you have to make in text files? I see lots of tutorials in the non-Mac forums here, but they have to do with "adding" units, not modifying the behavior of units that already exist. Since my early attempts to modify rules led to unexpected quits (or other problems, such as settlers that wouldn't build, even when "Settle" and "Build City" were clearly chosen in the rules, I'm guessing that the text files are still important even when only modifying rules. I was also getting crashes (blamed on problems with the "PediaIcons" text) when modifying improvements.
2. Is there any way to define player start locations? In the FAQ for the PC version, it says that you can define a player start location by right-clicking on a tile and bringing up the "Properties" dialogue. However, when I control-click to bring up the Properties dialogue, the "Player Location" menu is ghosted out. I can't find any kind of setting that will un-ghost it.
3. In the scenario I am trying to play-testing, I am getting crashes in at least two occasions: when I move onto a goodie hut, and when barbarians attack me. (When I attack them, there is no crash.) Can someone explain what is going on and how to fix it?
I am playing on OS 10.2.8.