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Looks like you can change the default number of players in Assets\XML\Gameinfo\CIV4WorldInfo.xml

Spoiler :

<WorldInfo>
<Type>WORLDSIZE_STANDARD</Type>
<Description>TXT_KEY_WORLD_STANDARD</Description>
<Help>TXT_KEY_WORLD_STANDARD_HELP</Help>
<iDefaultPlayers>7</iDefaultPlayers>
<iUnitNameModifier>20</iUnitNameModifier>
<iTargetNumCities>5</iTargetNumCities>
<iNumFreeBuildingBonuses>5</iNumFreeBuildingBonuses>
<iBuildingClassPrereqModifier>0</iBuildingClassPrereqModifier>
<iMaxConscriptModifier>25</iMaxConscriptModifier>
<iWarWearinessModifier>-10</iWarWearinessModifier>
<iGridWidth>21</iGridWidth>
<iGridHeight>13</iGridHeight>
<iTerrainGrainChange>0</iTerrainGrainChange>
<iFeatureGrainChange>0</iFeatureGrainChange>
<iResearchPercent>130</iResearchPercent>
<iTradeProfitPercent>50</iTradeProfitPercent>
<iDistanceMaintenancePercent>80</iDistanceMaintenancePercent>
<iNumCitiesMaintenancePercent>30</iNumCitiesMaintenancePercent>
<iColonyMaintenancePercent>45</iColonyMaintenancePercent>
<iCorporationMaintenancePercent>100</iCorporationMaintenancePercent>
<iNumCitiesAnarchyPercent>8</iNumCitiesAnarchyPercent>
<iAdvancedStartPointsMod>100</iAdvancedStartPointsMod>
<iMaxCitiesMod>0</iMaxCitiesMod>
<iUniqueFeatureChance>0</iUniqueFeatureChance>
</WorldInfo>

Aha, that's awesome, thank you.