Is there any way to add more players on smaller maps?

[Berrern]

Hi,

I would like to start a game with a Tiny map and with 8 players. However, on the 'Player settings' screen it only shows 3 players, and the 'Add AI Player' button is disabled.
Is there any way to increase the number of players?

I've installed YnAMP's mod, but it doesn't let me add any more players.

Please help!

 

[Berrern]

I figured this out myself in the end! Here's how to do it:

You need to edit two xml files:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Base\modules\base-standard\config\config.xml
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Base\modules\base-standard\data\maps.xml

Search for MAPSIZE_TINY and you'll encounter code like this:
<Row Domain="StandardMapSizes" MapSizeType="MAPSIZE_TINY" Name="LOC_MAPSIZE_TINY_NAME" Description="LOC_MAPSIZE_TINY_DESCRIPTION" MinPlayers="2" MaxPlayers="4" MaxHumans="4" DefaultPlayers="4" SortIndex="20"/>

Change MaxPlayers from 4 to 8, and you can play with 8 civilizations!
Beware, in config.xml this appears twice - you need to change it in both locations.
Also, I had to uninstall YnAMP's mod for this to work.

WARNING: Doing this will cause balancing issues when generating the map! For example, playing as Egypt, I once started in tundra (!), another time in grassland with no desert in sight. On another start, I had multiple resources nearby that's not useful until the next age (such as chocolate)!

 

[eqn]

Sounds like fun! Thanks for figuring it out.