Quick Question about xml and WOW!

cavebutter · 03-26-2021, 12:43 PM

Congrats OOTPD! This one is great!

I'm not sure if this is the first year that the saves we made in Beta were able to move over to the official release, or if this is just the first year I've tried, but that's really cool. Except that I had been putting off a couple tinkers until the gold release. So here's my question:

If I make changes to world_default.xml, will they be reflected in an existing game going forward?

For example, I have a game going with world_default.xml. Then I make changes to it, increasing the percentage of African in the American ethnicity, changing one of my regions. Will new players created in the game show the modified ethnicity? Can I start a new league with the modified region? Or do I have to start from scratch?

Thanks!

Matt Arnold · 03-26-2021, 01:02 PM

You can re-import the world_default file if you make changes - it will not update automatically for files that have already been created.

cavebutter · 03-26-2021, 02:23 PM

Thanks Matt!

03-26-2021, 12:43 PM	#1
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Quick Question about xml and WOW! Congrats OOTPD! This one is great! I'm not sure if this is the first year that the saves we made in Beta were able to move over to the official release, or if this is just the first year I've tried, but that's really cool. Except that I had been putting off a couple tinkers until the gold release. So here's my question: If I make changes to world_default.xml, will they be reflected in an existing game going forward? For example, I have a game going with world_default.xml. Then I make changes to it, increasing the percentage of African in the American ethnicity, changing one of my regions. Will new players created in the game show the modified ethnicity? Can I start a new league with the modified region? Or do I have to start from scratch? Thanks! __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

03-26-2021, 02:23 PM	#3
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Thanks Matt! __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

03-26-2021, 01:02 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,827	You can re-import the world_default file if you make changes - it will not update automatically for files that have already been created.