Custom map themes not working.

[[ISFYLG]HenchmanAce]

So I have two map themes off of the workshop and I use one of them in my current gamesave. However, recently, whenever I tried to load that gamesave, it woud say "the map theme file is missing. Default map theme will be applied." But the thing is, it isn't missing! I'm still subscribed to it and it shows up in my content manager as activated. So why is it doing this?

[Ananoriel]

Don't know why the message pops up neither. But I do know that if you load it anyway with the map theme (via Load Game in main menu), it will load with the theme you selected. So the error seems to be ignorable.

[[ISFYLG]HenchmanAce]

Originally posted by Ananoriel:

Don't know why the message pops up neither. But I do know that if you load it anyway with the map theme (via Load Game in main menu), it will load with the theme you selected. So the error seems to be ignorable.

It doesn't work like that for me, it just loads the default theme.

[ephil4705]

I had that problem,watching this sorted it, basically I went in the Content Manager selected All themes and re-enabled them
http://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/1318836262647624284/

[AngryDragon]

This game has a way of driving me nuts sometimes... Been looking for a solution for a while and this is a rather simple fix.

[Yeahya]

Originally posted by ephil4705:

I had that problem,watching this sorted it, basically I went in the Content Manager selected All themes and re-enabled them
http://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/1318836262647624284/

the problem is not fixed! i have try your stupid method and it doesn't change anything!

[dadyrghluv69]

Stupid method? What Kind of attitude is that for someone trying to help you. Good luck with your issue mine works fine. Jerk

[vaporfeces]

Its not a stupid method. However, @Yeahya is correct. This method no longer works. I am having the same problem and several others have reported the problem on the Paradox website since Green Cities went into effect last fall. Perhaps it is just an issue with the DLC owners, perhaps it is an issue with the free upgrade... but regardless, this issue exists and more than one person are being affected.

I cannot load any new themes created since the changes into the game at all. Old themes appear to work and new themes will load when creating a new map; but even old themes will not load into the Map Editor after the map has been saved and reloaded. After loading, the theme reverts back to the default and the default is saved wit the theme.

I "lost" several hours worth of work as a result of this, even when I was using a pre-Green cities theme that still loads in the game because I didn't realize this was happening until it was too late (I saved over my new map after the reversion).

I then confirmed that the issue exists by restarting my map (from a height map) with a brand new theme, saving it, and then reloading and saving it again with a different name. The original file still reports having a theme. However, the original theme is removed in the new save and does not appear in the map description for the new save. Even when I select a theme or the saved map (using the same climate selection and the same or a new theme), it does not load.

[[ISFYLG]HenchmanAce]

Just gonna say this now, I didn't make this thread so that people can argue, I made it to find a way to solve a problem that may be affecting others in this game as well. Chill out and grow up.

[vaporfeces]

Agreed. That is certainly a good goal. My post is simply to confirm that this is an unresolved issue and it is being experienced by others.

[SkiRich]

I have seen this effect. I make maps and can confirm this bug.
One thing you need to do to prevent this bug for your games is follow the following logic.
If for some reason this doesn't work there is a mod that forces the use of any theme on any map.
Note that if you download and play a map that uses a specific theme and you then change that theme and the map author updates his map on the workshop, chances are your savegames will be affected.

1. Create your theme or download one. If you create a theme then make sure your theme is uploaded to the workshop and you subscribe to it.
2. With the map you created, select the uploaded theme and then finish the map and play that. No further issues should happen.
3. If you downloaded a map that uses a theme you don't want or you want to change, then open that map in map editor using the theme you want as its default, save that map in map editor to a new map and play that map.