GlobalDefines.xml - read only?

[truetom]

I adjusted some minor changes to GlobalDefines.xml to better suit my style of playing. Point is, values get resetted, even in mid game when I load it to play on from a previous day. My question: is the file resetted every time I start the game or on Civ 5 / Steam updates or when? And: can I set GlobalDefines.xml as "read only" file and the game will run normally?

 

[Tatran]

When Steam updates, the XML files will be resetted.

 

[Spatzimaus]

When Steam updates, the XML files will be resetted.

Correct. Every time Steam updates anything (and it does so fairly often) any changes you've made to the core files will be removed.

Editing the XML or Lua files directly is the WRONG way to change things. Create a mod file and use it. It's not hard, and you'll have far fewer compatibility issues.

And if you actually WERE able to make the files be read only, to where Steam couldn't update them, you'd now create horrible incompatibility problems as some of your files would get updated in patches while the others wouldn't. If you can't see the problem with that...

 

[truetom]

That's why I'm asking. Thanks for the answers.