Importing world_default.xml crashes game

ChrisG · 03-15-2026, 06:27 PM

Have noticed that attempting to import a world_default.xml file via Database Tools crashes the game probably 98% of the time after any one of the three points in the attached images.

Answering "no" re: the names database doesn't seem to help either.

I don't believe this is an issue with the file itself, because the same file consistently imports without any issue on 26...plus, as I mentioned, it's not crashing at the same point each time and I believe I've gotten it to import successfully before.

Is this a known problem and is there a workaround in the meantime?

For what it's worth, importing names.xml, by itself, presents no issues. It's just world_default.

ChrisG · 03-15-2026, 08:53 PM

I will add that I found a bog-standard world_default.xml file, replaced the custom file in the database with that, and tried the import process...and it still immediately crashed.

So I strongly suspect it is something with the game versus some issue with a custom file (hence why the modded file works fine when I put it into 26).

I have Mac btw.

ChrisG · 03-16-2026, 07:18 PM

Well I restarted just now and tried importing my custom world_default as an experiment -- and wouldn't you know, it actually worked again once.

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I tried it again, though, after a second restart, and it crashed after getting the "would you like to import names?" phase.

However, importing a custom names.xml using the the "Re-import name and ethnicity database" function has yet to crash the game.

So between all of that and the fact that a stock world_default.xml has crashed it too, I'm still thinking it's something with the game itself.

Devs: I can send the crash log or any additional info if that helps. It shows "EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)" and "KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS."

03-15-2026, 06:27 PM	#1
ChrisG Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 494	Importing world_default.xml crashes game Have noticed that attempting to import a world_default.xml file via Database Tools crashes the game probably 98% of the time after any one of the three points in the attached images. Answering "no" re: the names database doesn't seem to help either. I don't believe this is an issue with the file itself, because the same file consistently imports without any issue on 26...plus, as I mentioned, it's not crashing at the same point each time and I believe I've gotten it to import successfully before. Is this a known problem and is there a workaround in the meantime? For what it's worth, importing names.xml, by itself, presents no issues. It's just world_default. Attached Images

03-15-2026, 08:53 PM	#2
ChrisG Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 494	I will add that I found a bog-standard world_default.xml file, replaced the custom file in the database with that, and tried the import process...and it still immediately crashed. So I strongly suspect it is something with the game versus some issue with a custom file (hence why the modded file works fine when I put it into 26). I have Mac btw. Last edited by ChrisG; 03-15-2026 at 08:55 PM.

03-16-2026, 07:18 PM	#3
ChrisG Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 494	Well I restarted just now and tried importing my custom world_default as an experiment -- and wouldn't you know, it actually worked again once. I tried it again, though, after a second restart, and it crashed after getting the "would you like to import names?" phase. However, importing a custom names.xml using the the "Re-import name and ethnicity database" function has yet to crash the game. So between all of that and the fact that a stock world_default.xml has crashed it too, I'm still thinking it's something with the game itself. Devs: I can send the crash log or any additional info if that helps. It shows "EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)" and "KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS."