New Civilization not playable on menu screen

[Kruelgor]

Edit: They're actually showing up as a ? Question Mark Random civilization. If I choose that then it gives me them every time.



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So I created a new civilization for my huge earth scenario. The civilization does exist on the scenario map when I play it (AI controls it), but I can't select it on the game menu screen when choosing your civilization.

Any ideas on where I should check? The playable box is selected in the world builder. I even added the <playable>1</playable> for safe measure.


<Civilizations>
<Row>
<Type>CIVILIZATION_MACEDONIA</Type>
<Description>TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_DESC</Description>
<ShortDescription>TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_SHORT_DESC</ShortDescription>
<Adjective>TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_ADJECTIVE</Adjective>
<Civilopedia>TXT_KEY_CIV_GREECE_PEDIA</Civilopedia>
<Playable>1</Playable>
<CivilopediaTag>TXT_KEY_CIV5_GREECE</CivilopediaTag>
<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_GREECE</DefaultPlayerColor>
<ArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_GREECE</ArtDefineTag>
<ArtStyleType>ARTSTYLE_GRECO_ROMAN</ArtStyleType>
<ArtStyleSuffix>_MED</ArtStyleSuffix>
<ArtStylePrefix>MEDITERRANEAN </ArtStylePrefix>
<PortraitIndex>9</PortraitIndex>
<IconAtlas>CIV_COLOR_ATLAS</IconAtlas>
<AlphaIconAtlas>CIV_ALPHA_ATLAS</AlphaIconAtlas>
<MapImage>MapMacedonia512.dds</MapImage>
<DawnOfManQuote>TXT_KEY_CIV5_DAWN_GREECE_TEXT</DawnOfManQuote>
<DawnOfManImage>DOM_Alex.dds</DawnOfManImage>
<DawnOfManAudio>AS2D_DOM_SPEECH_GREECE</DawnOfManAudio>
</Row>
</Civilizations>

A separate file

<GameData>
<Language_en_US>
<Row Tag="TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_ADJECTIVE">
<Text>Macedonian</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_DESC">
<Text>Macedonian Empire</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="TXT_KEY_CIV_MACEDONIA_SHORT_DESC">
<Text>Macedonia</Text>
</Row>
<Row Tag="TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_AIGAI">
<Text>Aigai</Text>
</Row>
</Language_en_US>
</GameData>

The rest of the cities are the default greek cities.

 

[The Slayer]

You dont need the playable flag, all civs are playable by default.

I had the same problem, cant remember how to fix it tho, most likely was a mistake on the XML that didnt allow the civ to load completly.

 

[Kruelgor]

Wait a minute, I just found a clue. I can pick Macedonia if I don't load the scenario. It's only when I load the scenario that I can't pick them. Hmmm....

 

[Kruelgor]

Hmmm. Strange. I just tested the scenario as Rome and so I went over and visited the Macedonians and all is working well there with diplomacy, etc. Just can't select to play as the Macedonians.

 

[Kruelgor]

I have a minor civilization named Greece. I wonder if that's messing it up. Let me try renaming Greece to Athens and see if that fixes it.

 

[Kruelgor]

I have a minor civilization named Greece. I wonder if that's messing it up. Let me try renaming Greece to Athens and see if that fixes it.

Nope. That wasn't it. I don't know what the problem is.

 

[Kruelgor]

Okay, now I'm really confused. Now I can pick Macedonia and play as them and I didn't change anything. Wierd!

 

[Kruelgor]

Now they're gone again.

Actually, they're showing up as a ? question mark - RANDOM civilization. Once I pick them then they show up as normal the next time around.