How to change minimum distance between cities?

In the ElementalDefs.xml file at the very bottom of the file. There are a number of min distance settings. They even have a switch for each map size.

Thanks for pointing that out.  I have no knowledge when it comes to modding really but now I'm trying to figure out how to get a min city distance for the huge maps from the Larger maps mod found here https://forums.elementalgame.com/436540

Currently its automatically set at 5 which is much to close for a huge map.  I'd like to get up to 8 or even 7 but I'm not sure how to go about it.  I tried adding the line

<MinDistancesBetweenCities_HugeMap>8</MinDistancesBetweenCities_HugeMap>

but that didn't work.  So I need to figure out how to get the game to acknowledge the Huge maps and create a switch for it in the Defs.xml.  I just have no clue how to go about this.

Technically that map would still be seen as Large I think. Just change the Large setting to 8 and see what happens. That is the essential learning method of modding. Also, think of ElementalDefs as the registry in a computer. Messing with the structure will seriously crash your fun. Don't add anything. Only changing values will work. It's the least moddable file in the box.

Ok tried you suggestion and it didn't work but it gave me the obvious answer to at least get around it.  The game is treating the huge map like a Tiny map instead.  So I went and changed the value of the Tiny map city distance and that worked.  So I guess I'll just have to remember to switch it back for a tiny map game.  Thanks for your help.

Oh, ya. I forgot about the custom map bug. I believe all user maps are considered tiny for some odd reason.

FYI, I uploaded a packaged version of Huge Maps to Nexus and included the 8 tile modification.

https://forums.elementalgame.com/436540

Oh cool, I'll have to try it ok later. Thanks!