Cant seem to increase Population to 200

[Hogweed Blitz]

I bought the steam version and downloaded the game yesterday. Before i started it up, I changed the population file in the DynamicResources/Config Folder with the following code:

MaxPopulation=200
PopulationEntry=0,20
PopulationEntry=1,30
PopulationEntry=2,40
PopulationEntry=5,50
PopulationEntry=10,70
PopulationEntry=20,90
PopulationEntry=30,110
PopulationEntry=40,130
PopulationEntry=50,150
PopulationEntry=60,160
PopulationEntry=70,170
PopulationEntry=80,180
PopulationEntry=90,200
PopulationEntry=100,200

But the game is still not allowing me to go past 100... Does this method not work with the Steam version? I know the 1.2 patch brings up the count to 150, but I thought I would give this a try and am curious if anyone knows what I have to do to get it to work.

I have not updated anything after I downloaded it, I thought it would be fully updated already..

appreciate any help!

[facciola007]

https://www.gog.com/forum/evil_genius/how_to_increase_population


This simple modification to a file called "Population.ini" will allow you to change the limit of your minions from a maximum of 100 up to 500 minions. I remember this being especially helpful when I last played this great game years ago.

All of this info is copy pasted from a very excellent and thankfully still-existing Evil Planet (Evil Planet) which is a website dedicated to Evil Genius. The population info is linked from their Modding section.

Evil Planet - population mod
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Modding
A guide to editing the population numbers, from various forum members

Go to your ...\DynamicResources\Config folder, and open up population.ini.

Remove all the current settings and then paste:

FOR POPULATION LIMIT OF 200:

MaxPopulation=200
PopulationEntry=0,20
PopulationEntry=2,30
PopulationEntry=4,40
PopulationEntry=10,50
PopulationEntry=20,70
PopulationEntry=40,90
PopulationEntry=60,110
PopulationEntry=80,130
PopulationEntry=100,150
PopulationEntry=120,160
PopulationEntry=140,170
PopulationEntry=160,180
PopulationEntry=180,200
PopulationEntry=200,200

FOR POPULATION LIMIT OF 500:

MaxPopulation=500
PopulationEntry=0,50
PopulationEntry=5,75
PopulationEntry=10,100
PopulationEntry=25,125
PopulationEntry=50,175
PopulationEntry=100,225
PopulationEntry=150,275
PopulationEntry=200,325
PopulationEntry=250,375
PopulationEntry=300,400
PopulationEntry=350,425
PopulationEntry=400,450
PopulationEntry=450,500
PopulationEntry=500,500
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Further Instructions

1. First, in Windows 7 I had to cut and paste the Population.ini config file from its correct location in the game install directory to my desktop in order to edit and save changes to it. Windows 7 (and probably Vista) doesn't allow modification of files in the Program Files directory. Obviously once done cut and paste the file back to its original location.

2. You can change the values of the above numbers to make it so that one locker can support 500 population, if you wish. Or no (zero) lockers can support up to 500.

Changing PopulationEntry=0,50 to PopulationEntry=0,500 will make it so by default you can support 500 minions without a single storage locker. Unfortunately, you will need at least one storage locker for research later in the game so you should change every Y integer in PopulationEntry=X,Y to what you want your max population so you don't accidentally reduce the support by having existing or building new lockers.

Example:
PopulationEntry=2,20
PopulationEntry=5,25

becomes

PopulationEntry=2,500
PopulationEntry=5,500

Do that for each PopulationEntry line.


Keep in mind, 500 minions will mean a more taxing game for your computer. That probably will not be a problem if you are running a computer which is younger than this game is. You can always reduce the population if the game is running poorly although if your population is in excess of the cap that may cause problems. If in doubt, you can always start with 200 (or any lesser number than 500) and increase the cap from there as you find the need for more minions.

Thanks for reading and I hope this helps. I've tested it with my own game of Evil Genius game save which I began yesterday and then all too quickly hit the minion cap, everything is working. I've been using this mod since I knew where the physical disc was located; it's not going to break anything.

[facciola007]

PopulationEntry=100,200 needs to be 200200 not 100200

[Hogweed Blitz]

Hi facciola007,

Thanks for your reply. That is the site I found, and thats exactly what I did. I double and triple checked each step, it is exactly as they say.

Do I need to upgrade my version? I I am using the vanilla version that steam provides. I read people had some problems with the 1.1 patch, I dont know if that is already included in the steam version.

If I cant get any help here, I will use the 1.1 and 1.2 patches and go with the 150 limit, but I would like to know why this does not work.

I copied the code I put above from the population file in my games Config folder after all the changes were made (exactly the way they say to in the forum), so I dont understand why the game is still using a 100 cap.

[facciola007]

Copy your config file and put it here.

[Hogweed Blitz]

Hi !

here is how the population file reads in the config folder:

MaxPopulation=200
PopulationEntry=0,20
PopulationEntry=2,30
PopulationEntry=4,40
PopulationEntry=10,50
PopulationEntry=20,70
PopulationEntry=40,90
PopulationEntry=60,110
PopulationEntry=80,130
PopulationEntry=100,150
PopulationEntry=120,160
PopulationEntry=140,170
PopulationEntry=160,180
PopulationEntry=180,200
PopulationEntry=200,200

I was reading a list of tweaks fron the link below, and it said that the 1st number is both lockers AND noteriety. So maybe I have to get my noteriety up too? But it is currently at around 50, so I should be able to get 150. I have 100 lockers too,

http://www.evilgenius2.co.uk/topic/9502-collection-of-basic-tweaks/

Has a couple of good tips too!

[facciola007]

Change it to this

MaxPopulation=200
PopulationEntry=0,20
PopulationEntry=2,30
PopulationEntry=4,40
PopulationEntry=10,50
PopulationEntry=20,70
PopulationEntry=40,90
PopulationEntry=60,110
PopulationEntry=80,130
PopulationEntry=100,150
PopulationEntry=120,160
PopulationEntry=140,170
PopulationEntry=160,180
PopulationEntry=180,200
PopulationEntry=200,200

[facciola007]

FOR POPULATION LIMIT OF 500:

MaxPopulation=500
PopulationEntry=0,50
PopulationEntry=5,75
PopulationEntry=10,100
PopulationEntry=25,125
PopulationEntry=50,175
PopulationEntry=100,225
PopulationEntry=150,275
PopulationEntry=200,325
PopulationEntry=250,375
PopulationEntry=300,400
PopulationEntry=350,425
PopulationEntry=400,450
PopulationEntry=450,500
PopulationEntry=500,500

[Hogweed Blitz]

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[Hogweed Blitz]

I copied your 200 script and tried it, same thing... Ugh. I dont get it. Should I update the game? I dont know what version steam has, but there are the 1.1 and 1.2 patches...

Is the green numbers at the bottom supposed to go higher? Mine flashes red at 100. Also the counter for the construction workers, it only goes to 99, so how do I get more? By adding the social, military and sci minions?

[facciola007]

I am not sure why its not working ensure you saved the file and close it then reopen it to ensure the change stayed, restart your game. It should work. Lockers dictate the number of minions you can have so make sure you have enough locker space.

[Hogweed Blitz]

OK, thanks - I appreciate your help. Dont get it, as this was a vanilla install from steam. I dont know where its getting the 100 pop from, since the game should only see the 200. Ill try a few more other things, if I cant then I will go for the upgrades to 1.2, and use the 150 pop.

Thanks again facciola007

[facciola007]

No worries it works for me.

[Hogweed Blitz]

ACH - I just realized what happened, When I changed the pop file, I created a folder in the config folder called Original Pop file, and put and put a copy of the orig pop file in there.

I guess the game can read through an unknown folder and see the file thats in there. So it saw the original 1st and used that! I removed it, and it works now... FACE PALM......

Sorry for the mess...

[facciola007]

Sweet, here this if you need it,

http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/915014-evil-genius/cheats

[Hogweed Blitz]

LOL - thanks, I have seen that page. I dont really like using blatant cheats unless I am totally frustrated and cant go further no matter what!

But I think the game was wrong to limit pop to 100, more minions means you can get more done, and not get wiped out so fast.