Remember custom game settings

[chrissicom]

I really like to play custom games with certain civs but it's really annoying that I have to select the Civs I like to be in the game every time again when starting a custom game. The map settings are all stored is there a way I can also store the civs I used in my last custom game?

 

[Soneji]

Not to my knowledge, although I'd like to be able to do it as well.

It will remember your custom games settings, just not players.

 

[Spearthrower]

There must be a way..... I am sure of it.... the easiest, quickest and surest way is just to make a mod which only has those civs/leaders in it. Then you can still play random maps etc.

 

[Soneji]

I do like to play against the same civs, ie the English and Americans... would be nice to be able to stick that screen to the same ones all the time.

 

[chrissicom]

There must be a way..... I am sure of it.... the easiest, quickest and surest way is just to make a mod which only has those civs/leaders in it. Then you can still play random maps etc.

That would be a sufficient solution for me but I don't really know how to do this. Does this work by just removing the civs from an XML file or something?

Edit:
Ahhh this works really nicely, I simply opened CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml from my BtS folder and
replaced <bPlayable>1</bPlayable> with <bPlayable>0</bPlayable> for all civs except the Romans and additionally disabled Julius Caesar thus ensuring that I always play with Augustus even when I select random
Additionally I disabled all civs/leaders that I don't want in the game and afaik the game doesn't choose civs twice randomly so it will just select exactly the ones that I made available.
I put the modified file in: D:\UserData\Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\CustomAssets\xml\civilizations so I don't have to replace the original file

 

[Spearthrower]

I'm capable enough at getting what I want from modding, but not so good as to try to instruct others. I suggest heading to the customisation forum, explaining what you want to achieve and asking for help - someone will let you know within a few minutes probably.

 

[chrissicom]

Hehe found a quick solution already, didn't know that customizing the Games XML files was so easy it almost feels like playing an OpenSource game thumbs up for the devs!