trying to get a Civ IV import to recognize downloaded civs

[antaine]

I'm thinking this should be simple, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it.

I'm trying to make an earth map with an ancient start, but one that includes several custom civs. I don't even really need to make the civs, as most were available for download (the Celts from Queen of Iceni, the Hebrews as a standalone, etc), but I can't figure out how to get them onto the map.

I've got Civ V installed on Windows on Boot Camp. I'm a Mac guy, so Windows file structure is rather obtuse and complicated to me...I can never seem to find things when I need them.

I've uploaded one of my Civ IV scenarios in the worldbuilder, and several of my civs that don't appear in Civ V are listed as ?s. I know how to rename them, but I also need to link them to civs Civ V knows what to do with. How do I get my worldbuilder map to know about Kael's Celts and the downloaded Hebrews civ (probably in two different places)?

 

[antaine]

I'm guessing, as I go back and read what I posted, that I asked in a very discombobulated way.

Put more simply, how do I use custom downloaded civs in the World Builder?

 

[antaine]

Is no one sure? There's got to be a way...

 

[The_J]

The ?s are sadly a known bug and we can't do anything against it .
Firaxis must fix it, no other chance to get it to work.

 

[antaine]

well, the only ?s are civs that don't exist in civ v (celts, etc), so that makes sense to me. I downloaded civ 5 versions of those civs (or mods with them), but I can't figure out how to use the civs I've downloaded in the worldbuilder. Any tips on that?

I don't want to spend hours making new civs and artwork when it has already been artfully done by others.