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cbbl · 05-23-2021, 02:13 PM

Thanks, Tiger Fan. I'll have some of the first name and surname files posted to the Names and Nations subforum today, and will try to follow up with other files in the coming days and weeks. It may be a little while before I actually get my league started.

I'm completely open to modifying other files too -- like that which you've mentioned, and concur that modifying populations in the world_default.xml file is a hell of a lot of work. Here's what I did on that, if it helps you.

First, because I'm starting in 1890, I wanted to exclude Alaska, Hawaii, and Oklahoma from the file. So, under Nation 206 (The United States), I simply deleted them. My logic regarding states like Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, etc. is that they were territories at the time, so if someone comes from there, why not. It's not 100% likely, but its an OK compromise.

I then modified the populations of the remaining 38 states (including DC) based on the 1870 U.S. Census population data. I did not modify any city data.

I would be totally open to doing a historical update if I understood how OOTP found this data--and most importantly--added to the xml file efficiently.

05-23-2021, 02:13 PM	#3
cbbl All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,179	Thanks, Tiger Fan. I'll have some of the first name and surname files posted to the Names and Nations subforum today, and will try to follow up with other files in the coming days and weeks. It may be a little while before I actually get my league started. I'm completely open to modifying other files too -- like that which you've mentioned, and concur that modifying populations in the world_default.xml file is a hell of a lot of work. Here's what I did on that, if it helps you. First, because I'm starting in 1890, I wanted to exclude Alaska, Hawaii, and Oklahoma from the file. So, under Nation 206 (The United States), I simply deleted them. My logic regarding states like Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, etc. is that they were territories at the time, so if someone comes from there, why not. It's not 100% likely, but its an OK compromise. I then modified the populations of the remaining 38 states (including DC) based on the 1870 U.S. Census population data. I did not modify any city data. I would be totally open to doing a historical update if I understood how OOTP found this data--and most importantly--added to the xml file efficiently.