I have created a 250x500 map. When I play the map with 32 civs, it plays fine. The problem is when I save the game, then try to load it. The game crashes and I am returned to the desktop, doomed to start over again.
Treat it like a scenario. Start a new game with the map, then load the saved game from within the new game.
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Rommell to a sub-commander outside Tobruk: "Those Australians are in there somewhere. But where? Let's advance and wait till they shoot, then shoot back."
Still no luck. I saved my map and my game. Went to the editor, loaded my map, then tried to load my saved game. My game still crashes. This time it is a fatal error in CTP2.EXE. The previous crashes were in MSVCP60.dll. Even after a computer restart.