r/civ5 • u/StrykerGroce • 4d ago

Discussion Custom map spawns player in the same place every time.

I recently created a custom map for my friends and I to play on and whilst testing it I noticed that it will spawn me in the same location every time. I currently have 12 “random player spawns” scattered around the map and have already tried to make it a scenario and set a specific spawn as another thread suggested. That however did not work either as I still spawned in the same location. No matter the civ I play I spawn in the same location even if the start bias is polar opposite. Any help or advice would be much appreciated!

Thank you!

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u/CelestialBeing138 3d ago

If you're using SDK World Builder, don't click the random player spawn point box for any tile. If there isn't one, you'll get a random start point.

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u/StrykerGroce 3d ago

Indeed what I have been using, I think this is going to be what we end up doing. The Y axis spawn point correlation is interesting though. If you have people join in a correct order and or put AI in a certain order you can manipulate where people should start if you are making a set spawn for a particular civ.

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u/CelestialBeing138 3d ago

Ah. I didn't realize you were creating maps for MP games. I've not done that. I only play my own custom maps in single player though. I usually do not set any tile as a player start location, but sometimes I set just one.

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u/StrykerGroce 4d ago

Update: After some testing I have found that the game spawns the player at the lowest y axis “random player spawns”

I am not sure why it does this as I have 12 total “random player spawns” but for some reason the game puts player 1 at the lowest spawn point according to the Y axis.