Increase Map Tile Limits on World Builder

[Creepers99]

I am currently trying to make a large pangea-like map, but I need more tiles in order to space out the amount of civilizations I am planning on, so I tried to change the map script for a greater amount of tile width and height than 128 and 80. Here is what it looks like now:

<Type>WORLDSIZE_HUGE</Type>
<Description>TXT_KEY_WORLD_HUGE</Description>
<Help>TXT_KEY_WORLD_HUGE_HELP</Help>
<DefaultPlayers>12</DefaultPlayers>
<DefaultMinorCivs>24</DefaultMinorCivs>
<GridWidth>160</GridWidth>
<GridHeight>110</GridHeight>
<MaxActiveReligions>7</MaxActiveReligions>
<FogTilesPerBarbarianCamp>35</FogTilesPerBarbarianCamp>
<NumNaturalWonders>7</NumNaturalWonders>
<UnitNameModifier>0</UnitNameModifier>
<TargetNumCities>6</TargetNumCities>
<NumFreeBuildingResources>7</NumFreeBuildingResources>
<BuildingClassPrereqModifier>100</BuildingClassPrereqModifier>
<MaxConscriptModifier>75</MaxConscriptModifier>
<TerrainGrainChange>1</TerrainGrainChange>
<FeatureGrainChange>1</FeatureGrainChange>
<ResearchPercent>130</ResearchPercent>
<NumCitiesUnhappinessPercent>60</NumCitiesUnhappinessPercent>
<NumCitiesPolicyCostMod>5</NumCitiesPolicyCostMod>
<NumCitiesTechCostMod>2.5</NumCitiesTechCostMod>
<AdvancedStartPointsMod>120</AdvancedStartPointsMod>
<EstimatedNumCities>132</EstimatedNumCities>
<IconAtlas>WORLDSIZE_ATLAS</IconAtlas>
<PortraitIndex>5</PortraitIndex>

the issue is that whenever I open up world builder, it still has the previous limits it had before, so is there any other code I need to change? Or is there another way completely to do it?

 

[Craig_Sutter]

I ran into this problem... I think it may be hardcoded.

There is a work around if you have civ 4. Create a map of the prefered size in civ 4 workdbuilder and open it in civ 5 worldbuilder.

 

[Creepers99]

I ran into this problem... I think it may be hardcoded.

There is a work around if you have civ 4. Create a map of the prefered size in civ 4 workdbuilder and open it in civ 5 worldbuilder.

Unfortunately, I don't currently own Civ 4 on my computer, but as for workarounds, I keep hearing about how you can open another person's map who have exceeded the tile limit, then open it up in the world builder after downloading it. I would like to know, however, if there is a way I can edit the map tile amount to my own amount, because I'm not sure, but am assuming that if I did the prior that would limit me to the tile amount that the user had in that specific map. What I would like to do is whatever these people with "Giant" maps are doing and find a way to start from the ground up with more tiles.

I also tried to find any files in the world builder itself that might help me, but to no avail

 

[whoward69]

What I would like to do is whatever these people with "Giant" maps are doing ...

Which is what Craig_Sutter just told you

Create a map of the preferred size in civ 4 worldbuilder and open it in civ 5 worldbuilder

I also tried to find any files in the world builder itself that might help me, but to no avail

There aren't any. World Builder is a compiled program (.exe) and there are no configuration files for it (parameters/limits are hard-coded), nor do we have the source code, so can't change those and recompile

 

[Craig_Sutter]

If you do not have civ 4, if you give me the map size, I can make an all ocean map for you in worldbuilder and port it to Civ 5. Just let me know.

 

[Creepers99]

Thank you, I appreciate it. It's too bad that it's hard-coded, though I think I might actually get civ 4 and try for myself anyway. Appreciate the help, I'm completely new to modding for civ games, so I'll take all the help I can get

 

[Creepers99]

Yes, I just found that out. I just assumed that you could edit the max tile limit in the program files. Well, off to the steam store.