Post Patch changes XML settings unresponsive

[SteamCiv]

Post Patch changes XML settings unresponsive in game:
My investigation is by no means complete, but some XML settings that previously and dynamically worked are no longer doing so:

civilizations .xml
--Cannot edit other than the default civilizations to start in water?

GlobalDefines.xml
--Cannot edit cities to require more than 2 pop to start a settler / colonist?
--Colossus (siege worm and maybe a few others) seems to disappear after awhile (set for 999 turns from 125 turns)
(not sure what exactly is working in the global defines at this time)

--Cannot edit to have more than the desired starting players? Ie small world set for 9 players, generated world gives the default 6 (not extensively tested)
CivBEWorlds.xml (EDIT there are 9 players in the advanced options, have not seen more than 6 in the game though --are they landing?).

Unit.xml and policy.xml changes still seem to work fine though

 

[Nutty]

If you have RT, those XML files are replaced by the ones in \Assets\Expansion1.

 

[SteamCiv]

If you have RT, those XML files are replaced by the ones in \Assets\Expansion1.

Yes, thanks, that is where I have been doing most of the edits, (policies and the world file are in the original section) which pre-Oct 29 patch seem to take effect right away (some required a new game).