Emergent factions - could this be a possible solution to make them playable?

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

I'm really looking forward to making the emergent factions playable, because the nation I'd like to mod is an emergent one. Currently you can unlock all factions, but you get a CTD if you start the grand campaign with an emergent one, because there are no units or territories at the start. I wouldn't mind sacrificing an unimportant faction (f.e. a Native tribe) if I could somehow mod the files to change a playable non-emergent faction to an emergent faction. Is it possible? Which files should we look at?

[just]

All that stuff is in the startpos.esf.

I have been working on a esf to xml converter and back, but this will not be easy editing, the xml file for the main campaign ends up at well over 100 MB.

[Frost1977]

this is one i really hope can be figured out. as i really want to play as the US from 1700.

everything is way to advanced with the 1783 start. it feels like the game is half over with by the time u start.

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

All that stuff is in the startpos.esf.

I have been working on a esf to xml converter and back, but this will not be easy editing, the xml file for the main campaign ends up at well over 100 MB.

Thanks, and please post the results ASAP.