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Okay, i think i get what you're saying, I have to add them to the DB, period.

But if they are BLACKLISTED, they won't appear in Skirmish. I think i got stuck at that idea, and that was probably what was killing my efforts. This makes sense of something i've been seeing in other mods, where they use what appears to be a duplicate list of variants labeled as skirmish additions only.

I'll try your suggestions tonight and report back. thank you!
 
Boom, SOLVED.

Apparently, you can't add stuff to the stores without also putting it in the database.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP, EVERYONE!

Now, to play my game... and start screwing around with the DLC stuff, too.