One reason I didn't get Civ IV was the inclusion of religion (that and other stuff). Anyways, after all this time, has there been any mod made that removes the religion that was added in Civ IV and/or perhaps replaced it with some other system (like an enhanced culture system or some alternative)?

Civ 4 without Religion....sounds like Civ 3 :lol:

There are mods that change Religion but I haven't seen any that eliminate it....as it is a core component in Civ 4 that we love :)

Well if you want the bare-bones budget version, just remove the contents of the CIV4ReligionInfo.xml file so that you're left with this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- edited with XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com) by Mark Cromer (Firaxis Games) -->
<!-- Sid Meier's Civilization 4 -->
<!-- Copyright Firaxis Games 2005 -->
<!-- -->
<!-- Religion -->
<Civ4ReligionInfo xmlns="x-schema:CIV4GameInfoSchema.xml">
<ReligionInfos>
</ReligionInfos>
</Civ4ReligionInfo>

Of course, that's nowhere near ideal, but that's probably the place to start.

Hmm, actually that might cause some problems with things that refer to that file. Oh well, only one way to find out :).

Indeed, I wouldn't want it removed unless some attention was given to replacing it with some other type of system (as that would probably leave a hole in the design of the game). However, I won't play with it, so that eliminates that option. I suppose, I could have organized some kind of mod long ago to remove it and work on a replacement system of some kind, but I never did.

I think the closest you will get is this: Ideologies replace religion in Second Revolution.

In the Desert War scenario, religion was actually eliminated using python: No holy cities pop up and there was no button to the religion screen. I guess people like TheLopez would be able to fullfill your desires,

In the Desert War scenario, religion was actually eliminated using python: No holy cities pop up and there was no button to the religion screen. I guess people like TheLopez would be able to fullfill your desires,
Thanks for the suggestion. I sent him a private message. Also, I started another thread here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=4820627#post4820627
to see if anyone is interested in such a project.



BTW, would any of you be willing to discuss Civ IV's implementation of religion in detail via private message?