How to load a custom map?

[thtycho]

Say, I have created a map and want my scenario to only load that particular map. How can I do that? Where in Python or XML can I do that?

For example, American Revolution and Desert War loads their own map, but, unlike Tutorial, they do not have Mods\<mod name>\PrivateMaps. (In fact, even with the PrivateMaps I do not know how to tell Civ4 to load a custom map.)

I have been looking up Civ4Wiki, Max_X_Fire's XML Quick-Reference v1.0, and American Revolution's Python source code, but fail to figure this out. Otherwise, I missed it...

 

[Kenric af Grashen]

there is an ini file in the main folder for those mods thats says the following:

[CONFIG]

; Set to 1 to disallow use of WorldBuilder scenarios
IgnoreWorldBuilderScenarios = 0

; Allow public maps to be used with this mod
AllowPublicMaps = 0

; Mod Image file
ImageFile = 0

; Name of Mod
Name = TXT_KEY_AMREV_TITLE

; Description of Mod
Description = TXT_KEY_AMREV_DESCRIPTION


i guess you have to create an ini file with 0 for allow public maps and 0 for ignore worldbuilderscenarios, theres probably something else that needs doing but thats how i understand it.

 

[thtycho]

Yea, I get that part. AllowPublicMaps = 0 to disallow public maps, I think. Now it is how to load my map.

 

[Kenric af Grashen]

well despite the american revolution mod not having public maps "ticked" it does use a map in the public map file, and i can't find a file that would specify the directory i maybe some more help tomorrow when i've sobered up. all i know is for now you have to specify publics maps as accesible to play any sort of scenario. the problem with this is people will be able to play your mod on other maps which is probably not what you intended. maybe the SDK will allow us to apply specific maps to mod files i don't know all i know is we'll have to make do without such a tool for now and just do what mod creators tell us to