OK, a few minutes after I posted that question I actually figured it out.

Here's the thing: I've added TWO new campaigns based on the Viking map. That means I've got THREE startpos txt files for the VIking map, one of them the original (Viking.txt); the second one is my DarkAge campaign (which I called VikingMe.txt); and the third one for an earlier Saxon invasion/Arthurian Britain campaign I'm working on as well (Saxon.txt).

I thought I only needed to define my new faction for VikingMe.txt in TWO places:

Viking.txt
and
VikingMe.txt

but then I realized I might have to declare it in Saxon.txt as well - even though that's not the campaign I'll be using the new faction in.

I did that, and the faction showed up on the appropriate campaign map.


Maybe my fumblings can help benefit some others who are adding new factions and working with more than just one altered campaign.


As a side note, however, my new King of the North Picts appears as Sultan Castantin I....

hmmm, have to do some more checking I guess