Please be kind and help a Noob.

[dharma6662000]

I bought Civilization V today.

I created a map using the World Builder; I added resources, cities, units, and start points. When I started the game (by finding my map in the advanced set-up menu), I realised that something was very wrong. It was the map I had created, but none of the cities or units were where I had put them. All it had done was to use my map, and ignored the cities and units.

How do I make it so that the cities and units I place in World Builder actually appear in the game? Do I need to convert the map into a scenario? It seems that the map is being used, but everything else is lost. My map doesn't show up in the scenario menu either, which makes me think that I need to convert the map into a scenario.

To be honest, I like a very active game. So I usually set up a map where I have two or three cities with some strong units protecting, and lots of resources. Then I put the difficulty on maximum. If I didn't cheat a bit then I'd get wiped out. But I find the lower difficulty levels too slow and a bit dull. I find this way a nice compromise. I give myself an initial boost, but the other countries soon catch me up.

Thanks in advance!

 

[SamBC]

Not done it myself, but the standard advice is that, after selecting the map, you have to tick a box saying something about a scenario - otherwise it ignores all that info.

 

[dharma6662000]

Not done it myself, but the standard advice is that, after selecting the map, you have to tick a box saying something about a scenario - otherwise it ignores all that info.

Thanks for the reply, but there is no such box. I've been through every single one of them. I don't understand why the game is being so silly. It's a big map with several continents. But every time, without fail, it puts a rival on an adjacent tile.

The Civ 3 Conquests editor was easier to use than this one. It makes me laugh. Sid did an interview talking about "seamless functionality", and having a team developing the World Builder since day one. Seems like he was fibbing.

Does anyone else have any ideas? I have a complete map with cities, terrain, resources, units, etc. But the game ignores the cities and the units.

 

[TacDev]

Go into single player advanced setup and select your map (Japan v1 in this picture)

after your map is selected and your settings, set click back and you will see a load scenario option as is in this pic.

hope that is what you are looking for.

 

[dharma6662000]

That's great, thanks. I've managed to get the map working.

I still have a couple of bugs. Even though I told it I wanted to be England, my cities are English, and the Queen Elizabeth graphic comes up when then map's loading; the voice over refers to me as the "Mighty Khan". The Breifing thinks I'm the Mighty Khan too.

Moreover, the game has a 100 move limit. I need to beat four other civs within 100 moves or it's game over. How do I change those settings? I don't want a move limit.

 

[SamBC]

It seems confused and thinks you're playing the Mongols scenario, it would seem.

 

[TacDev]

Go into mods or scenarios and see if you have the Mongol Scenario enabled. That's what sounds like is occurring.