How to play with all civs on True Start Locations Earth?

[otakucore]

I modified EarthMaps.xml, MapSizes.xml, and StagingRoom.lua to all have max players 22, but I still only see eleven players when I start a game.

Oddly, when I started a game using map type continents, standard size, I saw 17 players. So it seems the limit of eleven players is specific to the True Start Locations Earth map.

Anyone know how I can get this to work?

EDIT: I tried Yet (not) Another Earth Maps Pack and was able to start a game with 22 players, but I noticed the UI on the Scores screen only has room for 21, so I've changed all my settings to 21 max players.

 

[The Economy]

Hi, did you manage to find a solution to this?

 

[otakucore]

I never did, no.

 

[The Economy]

I'll try my hand at this too later tonight or tomorrow.

You probably have already done this, but regarding StagingRoom.lua, did you change not only this:
local MAX_EVER_PLAYERS : number = 12;

But this as well:
g_currentMaxPlayers = math.min(MapConfiguration.GetMaxMajorPlayers(), MAX_EVER_PLAYERS);

And then change all the lines where g_currentMaxPlayers is referenced?

Do you think it will help if in EarthMaps.xml at EarthMaps/TSLEarthStandard - MapSizeType="MAPSIZE_STANDARD", you change the maptype to huge?

 

[otakucore]

That's an interesting idea. Trying it now.

Only nine players!

Checking my other files to make sure they're all still modified.

Everything is still modified. Changed MAPSIZE back to STANDARD.

These last two games, it's taken a long time for the load screen to finish. Used to be, my games loaded about the time the speech ended. I wonder if it's related to the changes.

Nine players still. Played 32 turns. Still nine players.

This is weird because I was getting eleven players two weeks ago. The most recent update must have changed some eleven to a nine.

 

[The Economy]

I can't get it to work either. It's a damn shame. This game really needs a standard size version of Gedemons' Earth maps. His large maps become too slow for me in the modern age.

 

[otakucore]

Could somebody with mapmaking skills see if this is possible by modifying the official TSL Earth map?