Re-activate worldbuilder after I locked myself out

[Malpdv]

Hey everyone - I have disabled the worldbuilder to stop myself from cheating by going to "Game details" and typing a random password.

However I have now encountered a bug and need to use the worldbuilder. -.- Is there a way to recover the password? Or reactivate the worldbuilder in any way?

 

[lymond]

Well, wordbuilder is locked using the "Locked Modified Assets" option which is a game setting. So just uncheck the option. I'm not sure it can be applied to an exist game/save though.

Oh..nvm..I glazed over the random password part. I'm not sure on that as I have never used it. Maybe @f1rpo knows

But yeah, just use LOcked Modified Assets in the game settings and that will disable Worldbuilder. Once the option is on it should apply to future games through Custom Game until you remove the option.

 

[Malpdv]

Well, wordbuilder is locked sing the "Locked Modified Assets" option which is a game setting. So just uncheck the option. I'm not sure it can be applied to an exist game/save though.

Oh..nvm..I glazed over the random password part. I'm not sure on that as I have never used it. Maybe @f1rpo knows

But yeah, just use LOcked Modified Assets in the game settings and that will disable Worldbuilder. Once the option is on it should apply to future games through Custom Game until you remove the option.

It was active. What I have done is different: I have locked myself out in-game by entering a random password in the "game details" tab. I know, stupid but I do that to avoid cheating.

I was wondering if you can somehow recover the password, or maybe export the game as scenario and restart it with the menu active? Not sure

 

[lymond]

It was active. What I have done is different: I have locked myself out in-game by entering a random password in the "game details" tab. I know, stupid but I do that to avoid cheating.

I was wondering if you can somehow recover the password, or maybe export the game as scenario and restart it with the menu active? Not sure

well exporting as a scenario is done through WB unless there is a back door way of doing it, but never heard of it

f1rpo may know, but the pwd should only apply to that game and I think once it is in place there is not a way around it....I'm pretty sure

Note: what i have done those is save a game as a scenario (again via WB) but not that it will not keep your same status. That is you lose all your beakers, gold, gpp. It really hurts the game.

Also, you may want to explain what this bug is as may there is a solution

 

[Noble Zarkon]

Is there a way to recover the password? Or reactivate the worldbuilder in any way?

No, because that would defeat the whole point of locking it .....

 

[a pen-dragon]

I did not investigate the technicalities myself, but:

Apparently the password does not encrypt the save file, as mentioned here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/quick-modding-questions-thread.351519/post-16669692.

Developement of the discussed tool can be followed here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ4-savegame-library-and-editor-civ4sl.692216/.

So hold on to your save, and whenever this project is finished you might be able to remove the password.

 

[f1rpo]

Seems that entering a password also causes assets to be locked, so repairing the bug through a change to a Python script isn't going to work either. If it's a BtS or BUG/BULL/BAT game, you could try loading it with the Taurus mod. That mod ignores locked assets – and, when I just tried it with a password-protected BUG game, Taurus apparently also caused the password to be deleted. But "encountered a bug" sounds like it's probably a more complex mod whose savegame layout Taurus won't be able to handle.