RUSSIAN AMERICA mod for Civ4:Colonization v1.01
Version 1.3
This mod adds Russia as a new playable nation and some useful modcomps.
Russian America
* Russian Colonies (New Russia)
Expansive trait: +50% Time between Tax Increases, +50% Travel Time to Europe
* Ermak - Cossack Ataman, Conqueror of Siberia (not America, but both New World and Wild East for Russia)
Aggressive Trait: +33% vs. Natives, Free "Cossack" Promotion for Mounted Units
* Aleksandr Baranov - First Governor of Russian America
Protective Trait: Free Warehouse in every Settlement
* Russian Empire and Tsar of Russia - Peter the Great leaderhead graphics borrowed from Civ4
* Russian Unit Order/Selection sounds from Civ4, Orthodox Cross for Russian missions
* Diplomacy Music: extracts from Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Modest Mussorgsky
Intro Screen: "Ermak's Conquest of Siberia" by Vasily Surikov (1895)
Loading Screen: "Russian Squadron on the Sevastopolskiy Raid" by Ivan Aivasovsky (1846)
* 3D Leaderheads - Ermak and Baranov (charle88)
Colonies and Natives
* Portugal - borrowed from AOD2 and BtS, including graphics and audio components
* Maya (Natives) - borrowed from BtS, including graphics and audio components
* Inuit (Natives) - based on CIV Gold mod
Modcomps
* 3 new GameSpeeds: Blitz (150 turns), Slow (1800), Extended (3600)
* 3 new World sizes: XXL (66x100), Giant (100x150), Ultra (132x200)
* 2-Plots City Radius
* Abandon Colony - New option: Once City Screen is up, press CTRL+X to abandon the active settlement.
* New Europe Screen (koma13) - new graphics, lift boycotts option and other useful tweaks
* Financial Advisor (Melinko)
* Cheat Menu (Dale) - Use CTRL-Shift-Z to add money and to set AI Autoplay
* FaireWeather MapScript (cephalo) - Random map that simulates earth-like plate tectonics, geostrophic and monsoon winds and rainfall
* Main Screen Mod - Civ names in the Scoreboard, Attitude Icons (Porges)
* New Intro Music: James Horner "Coming home from the sea" (Perfect Storm movie main theme)
* Static Leaders (optional) - animated leaders replaced by static images
Installation and Game
- Delete previous version of the mod!
- Unpack to your [Col2 path]\Mods folder.
- Game Menu: Advanced--Load a Mod--Russian America
For more info and discussion visit forum thread
Version 1.3
This mod adds Russia as a new playable nation and some useful modcomps.
Russian America
* Russian Colonies (New Russia)
Expansive trait: +50% Time between Tax Increases, +50% Travel Time to Europe
* Ermak - Cossack Ataman, Conqueror of Siberia (not America, but both New World and Wild East for Russia)
Aggressive Trait: +33% vs. Natives, Free "Cossack" Promotion for Mounted Units
* Aleksandr Baranov - First Governor of Russian America
Protective Trait: Free Warehouse in every Settlement
* Russian Empire and Tsar of Russia - Peter the Great leaderhead graphics borrowed from Civ4
* Russian Unit Order/Selection sounds from Civ4, Orthodox Cross for Russian missions
* Diplomacy Music: extracts from Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Modest Mussorgsky
Intro Screen: "Ermak's Conquest of Siberia" by Vasily Surikov (1895)
Loading Screen: "Russian Squadron on the Sevastopolskiy Raid" by Ivan Aivasovsky (1846)
* 3D Leaderheads - Ermak and Baranov (charle88)
Colonies and Natives
* Portugal - borrowed from AOD2 and BtS, including graphics and audio components
* Maya (Natives) - borrowed from BtS, including graphics and audio components
* Inuit (Natives) - based on CIV Gold mod
Modcomps
* 3 new GameSpeeds: Blitz (150 turns), Slow (1800), Extended (3600)
* 3 new World sizes: XXL (66x100), Giant (100x150), Ultra (132x200)
* 2-Plots City Radius
* Abandon Colony - New option: Once City Screen is up, press CTRL+X to abandon the active settlement.
* New Europe Screen (koma13) - new graphics, lift boycotts option and other useful tweaks
* Financial Advisor (Melinko)
* Cheat Menu (Dale) - Use CTRL-Shift-Z to add money and to set AI Autoplay
* FaireWeather MapScript (cephalo) - Random map that simulates earth-like plate tectonics, geostrophic and monsoon winds and rainfall
* Main Screen Mod - Civ names in the Scoreboard, Attitude Icons (Porges)
* New Intro Music: James Horner "Coming home from the sea" (Perfect Storm movie main theme)
* Static Leaders (optional) - animated leaders replaced by static images
Installation and Game
- Delete previous version of the mod!
- Unpack to your [Col2 path]\Mods folder.
- Game Menu: Advanced--Load a Mod--Russian America
For more info and discussion visit forum thread
