<![CDATA[Civilization Fanatics' Forums]]> http://forums.civfanatics.com/ en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:41 GMT vBulletin 30 http://forums.civfanatics.com/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Civilization Fanatics' Forums]]> http://forums.civfanatics.com/ graphics requests 2ndrev3 http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342969&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:54:55 GMT post things i need to get done here: whale preserve improvement post things i need to get done here:

whale preserve improvement ]]> Civ4 - The Second Revolution GarretSidzaka http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342969 Need a little help. Very simple MODDING http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342966&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:41 GMT Hi all-

I used to customize civilizations in CIV3 in the world builder to rename them to fictional empires.

My understanding is that in CIV4 this is a bit more complicated. I don't want to modify any of the game play. I only want to change:

The name of the civilations
The leader names
Adjectives for Civilization
The game play color of each civ
Assigning vassal/diplomatic notions pregame

In other words. I would take the French empire and change it to the Euro empire. Or the Native American to the Apache.

If someone could help me out with this I would be most grateful.

I apologize in advance for how trivial this may be in what is a very expansive section.

SG ]]> Civ4 - Modpacks djseanadam http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342966 Who is your favorite current monarch? http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342964&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:32:43 GMT I personally prefer Juan Carlos I of Spain. He had absolute power, and voluntarily relinquished it so that Spain might be free. That and he told Chavez to shut up. I personally prefer Juan Carlos I of Spain. He had absolute power, and voluntarily relinquished it so that Spain might be free. That and he told Chavez to shut up. ]]> Off-Topic Harshad http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342964 ModMod Compatabilities? http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342963&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:30:41 GMT Alright, I'm pretty new to CivIV modding, and havn't been able to find info about what FfH2 modmods are compatable with each other. I this is the wrong place to ask, I apologize for the inconvenience. Anyway, my goal is to have FfH2 running with Fall Further, WildMana, Orbis, and Rise From Erebus (and CityStyle, but it looks like that is incompatable with Fall Further). Do any of these mods conflict with each other? I'm somewhat OCD when it comes to mod compatability in games, and thought it wise to ask before I spend hours downloading mods only to wreck my install. Thanks for your time!

CC ]]> FfH2 Modmods, Scenarios, and Maps running4cover11 http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342963 <![CDATA[[BTS] Request: Graphics for Pre-Chopped Forests]]> http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342962&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:32 GMT BULL (http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=268) has a feature that allows you to pre-chop forests by having workers automatically stop chopping with 1 turn remaining. Looking at how... BULL has a feature that allows you to pre-chop forests by having workers automatically stop chopping with 1 turn remaining. Looking at how forests (features) are implemented, I think it would be very nice to have a second set of forest graphics that showed a nearly-cleared forest.

From what I saw, you specify a feature type and a feature variation. This allows deciduous forest and forests covered in snow. I think there are 3 variations. Hopefully BULL could just swap the variation to the pre-chopped version when stopping the worker.

So, are there any graphics modders out there that would be willing to create a set of pre-chopped forest models for the three variations for BULL? Super bonus points if you can make a second set that match the pretty graphics of BlueMarble, if necessary. Perhaps BM is just textures that would work with your new models immediately.

Do I have any takers? :please: ]]> EmperorFool http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342962 Please help http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342961&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:13:03 GMT I can'ty seem to get the cheats to work. I have locked Worldbuilder and I am losing, so I thought I might as well try out the cheats.
Don't know what I am doing wrong. can somebody please help me. I am playing Civ 4 Beyond the sword. And it's in a already saved game I am trying to use the cheat codes.

This is the thread I started in the Facebook group: (but nobody really write in that group, so I am trying here instead)

I don't normally cheat, but I am not winning the game and I have locked access to the Worldbuilder. So I thought I might as well try out the cheatcodes. But it doesn't work. I did change CheatCode = 0 to CheatCode = chipotle, and pressed CTRL + ALT and then click on the ~ button, but nothign comes up.
Something confuse me (okay I do admit I am not good at all at these computer things).. Do I have to click on something special when it says [CTRL] and not just CTRL, or do I just click on the CTRL-button?
And what is the Game.toggleDebugMode thing?. how do I enable it?

I hope somebody can explain these cheats in a very..hm...simple way for me.

Thanks in advance:-) ]]> Civ4 - General Discussions 00konichiwa00 http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342961 Interesting Brit History site http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342959&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:33 GMT http://www.redcoat.me.uk/

Extremely bias interpretation of the American War of Independence. It's so absurd it's funny. ]]> Off-Topic Equuleus http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342959 Help!!!! http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342957&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:29 GMT HEY GUYS, i got this wierd tool bar thing when i did a quick google search, and it doesnt show up for IE, is it a virus? http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/706/capture2zv.jpg wtf guys, it wasnt... HEY GUYS, i got this wierd tool bar thing when i did a quick google search, and it doesnt show up for IE, is it a virus?
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/706/capture2zv.jpg

wtf guys, it wasnt there yesterday ]]> Computer Talk hossam http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342957 Favroite Food http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342955&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:20 GMT What's your favroite kind of food? Mine's pizza! (no poll) ]]> Off-Topic bestrfcplayer http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342955 <![CDATA[NPR's U.S. Healthcare Truths]]> http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342954&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:54:59 GMT About a year and a half ago Chicago Public Radio in partnership with National Public Radio (NPR) received a fair amount of praise and awards for their coverage of the mortgage crisis with their show... About a year and a half ago Chicago Public Radio in partnership with National Public Radio (NPR) received a fair amount of praise and awards for their coverage of the mortgage crisis with their show "The Giant Pool of Money" (May of 2008 and highly recommended listening). It was such a success NPR continues to podcast on the topic with "Planet Money".

About a month ago, the same Chicago crew put together another big piece on "This American Life" on the subject of health care. Though many would expect a certain amount of "American leftishness" from NPR (and even more from Chicago Public Radio) their conclusions will likely be dismissed by those that lean "left of American Center".

As in their coverage of the mortgage crisis in May of '08, the reporting was clear and even-handed. The reporters sought out industry professionals, economists, and patients. Fortunately, they ignored politicians since who needs more grandstanding from this pile of idiots?

They surveyed the history of the American health-care system and drew some conclusions about why it has so many problems. Here are the health care truths uncovered by the new vast right wing conspiracy theorists at NPR and Chicago Public Radio...
  • Medical-malpractice lawsuits drive up the cost of health care.
  • Insurance companies are not evil.
  • Our reliance on third-party payers is at the heart of the problem.
  • Obamacare won’t fix it.

Since I've done all the above work for you it's not necessary to listen to both episodes and I'm sympathetic to many of your "tl;dr deficit disorders".

However, if you'd like a real education on U.S. health care hit these links and the spoilers give you what each episode discussed.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radi...spx?sched=1320

Spoiler:
391: More Is Less

An hour explaining the American health care system, specifically, why it is that costs keep rising. One story looks at the doctors, one at the patients and one at the insurance industry.

This show was a co-production with NPR News, and was one of two shows we did on health care: the other is Someone Else's Money. We also have more health care resources here.


Prologue.

Former Bush Administration official David Frum explains a very surprising fact about Bush's economic failure, as it relates to health care. Frum is a regular contributor to the radio show Marketplace. (5 minutes)

Act One. Dartmouth Atlas Shrugged.

Are doctors to blame for the rising costs? NPR Science Correspondent Alix Spiegel reports on the shocking results of studies about varied health care spending. Hear more health care stories this week from Alix at npr.org. (18 minutes)

Act Two. Every CAT Scan has Nine Lives.

Or is the problem the patients? Producer Lisa Pollak reports. (12 1/2 minutes)

Act Three. Who Would Win in a Fight Between a Polar Bear and an Insurance Company?

Or maybe the insurance companies are to blame? Producer Sarah Koenig reports. (12 1/2 minutes )

Act Four. Now What?

Host Ira Glass talks with Susan Dentzer, editor of the journal Health Affairs, about what current health reform proposals do to fix the rising costs of healthcare...And points at a surprising, kind of heartening phenomenon happening within the current debate. (6 minutes)

Song: "Doctor My Eyes," The Jackson Five


http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radi...spx?sched=1321
Spoiler:
392: Someone Else's Money

This week, we bring you a deeper look inside the health insurance industry. The dark side of prescription drug coupons. A story about Pet Health Insurance, which is in its infancy, and how it is changing human behaviors—for example, if you have the pet health insurance, you bring your pet to the vet more often, and the vet makes more money and...well, you can see the parallels. And insurance company jargon, frighteningly decoded.

This show was a co-production with NPR News, and was one of two shows we did on health care: the other is More Is Less. We also have more health care resources here.


Prologue.

Host Ira Glass talks to Rob Lamberts, a doctor and blogger in Georgia, who describes the crazy world of medical billing, where armies of coders use several contradictory different systems of codes...and none of it makes us healthier. (5 minutes)

Act One. One Pill Two Pill, Red Pill Blue Pill.

Planet Money's Chana Joffe-Walt explains why prescription drug coupons could actually be increasing how much we pay, and prevent us from even telling how much drugs cost. (13 1/2 minutes)

Act Two. Let's Take Your Medical History.

Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson recount how four accidental steps led to enacting the very questionable system of employers paying for health care. (11 1/2 minutes)

Act Three. Insurance? Ruh Roh!

Planet Money correspondent David Kestenbaum investigates the growing popularity of pet insurance, and what it reveals about insurance for people. (14 minutes )

Act Four. Sorry Johnny... It's Only Business.

This American Life producer Sarah Koenig reports on a very surprising reason why insurance companies dump members, and how this reasoning contradicts President Obama's argument for what will lower health care costs. (11 1/2 minutes)

Song: "Give Me the Cure," Fugazi
]]> Off-Topic Whomp http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342954 Mars Base Space Race Movie Conversion http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342953&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:16 GMT Hey,
I've been playing around for quite a while, using the manual, and I've been trying all I could to turn my movie for my Space Race victory into a civ-friendly .bik. Therefore I'm asking for someone else to make my movie civ-friendly, becuase I fail miserably at converting videos, it has now been made apparent.
The movie is of setting up a base on mars, or the colonization of mars, as I use this idea instead of the standard space race.
So, could someone please convert the file,
Thanks,
georgestow.

File:
http://encodable.com/cgi-bin/filechu...oryNoAudio.zip ]]> georgestow http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342953 acronyms used on this board http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342952&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:20 GMT Other boards I belong to, specifically car sites, would have a sticky or thread that had the definition of the acronyms commonly used on that site. Sometimes its hard to figure out what someone is... Other boards I belong to, specifically car sites, would have a sticky or thread that had the definition of the acronyms commonly used on that site. Sometimes its hard to figure out what someone is talking about.

Do we have a list like that here? When I'm reading threads sometimes I don't know what something means. for example....

myds' - i figured out people were talking about the Pyramids
GP - great person
CoL - code of laws

on a car site you will see WOT a lot. I would bet many on civ fanatics might not know that one but on those sites its just assumed that everyone knows what it means.

It helps the new guys if there is a list.

Thanks! ]]> Civ4 - General Discussions mjf200 http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342952 Idea!!! http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342951&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:11:01 GMT What about a sleeper agent? A spy (probably for a high EP cost) can subvert an enemy soldier. The player still thinks the soldier is his and the unit obeys all of his commands, UNTIL the other... What about a sleeper agent?

A spy (probably for a high EP cost) can subvert an enemy soldier. The player still thinks the soldier is his and the unit obeys all of his commands, UNTIL the other player activates the unit and is able to use him!

If fortified the sleeper agent, maybe with the help of another spy, his handler, could destroy fortifications or kill a couple of his buddies.

Maybe each turn there was a chance of being found out.

What do ya'll think? ]]> Civ4 - Rise of Mankind FriskyBuddha http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342951 The Gridless Gameplay Thread http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342949&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:23 GMT Disclaimer: This thread's exclusive purpose is to discuss ideas that would make Civilization possible to play without a grid. This is not the place to debate whether gridless is the best system or not.

Just in case you're unfamiliar with what a gridless system entails, here are the defining characteristics:
  • There is no grid. It is not the same as having a super-high-resolution grid.
  • Terrain types do not necessarily conform to a grid-like structure.
  • Culture borders definitely do not conform to a grid-like structure.
  • Units have a maximum move distance instead of movement points.
  • Land improvements (including cities) can be placed on any passable location, and will not necessarily be regularly sized. That's up for debate, though.

So, since I'm the starter of this topic, I guess I should kick this off by pitching an idea.

When generating a gridless map, we won't have the luxury of simply assigning a set number of tiles to have such and such features. The easiest way to get around this problem, I believe, is to divide the map into oddly-shaped pieces, then fill each piece with a terrain type. After map generation, the computer remembers these pieces so it can identify where the terrain changes without testing each pixel. Each piece possesses base :food: :hammers: :commerce: values based on its terrain type and size.

In this example, we determine the total :food: :hammers: :commerce: value of the land within the jurisdiction of Thebes.

0.) Get the circle which represents the city radius.
1.) Find which pieces intersect the circle.
2.) For each piece entirely within the circle, add its yield to the city total.
3.) For each piece lying partly outside the circle, determine the percentage within the circle, and add that percent of its yield to the city total.

Voila, city yield calculated.

Now, debate my idea or add your own. ]]> Ramesses http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342949 Civ IV Noble Washington Advice Needed http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342947&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:08 GMT I am new to Civ IV but an old time Civ vet. I am having trouble with Noble and I have never had a problem with any Civ before, beat them on Diety. I just started a Continent, Huge Map and I am the... I am new to Civ IV but an old time Civ vet. I am having trouble with Noble and I have never had a problem with any Civ before, beat them on Diety. I just started a Continent, Huge Map and I am the only one on the continent playing as Washington on Vanilla Civ IV. I have a Coastal city(3rd one) with a great lighthouse, I built the Oracle, lost out on Pyramids due to resources being far away. My question is, is this game winnable now? Old school civs I would just expand, it's a great land mass and then wipe the other Civs. Rapid expansion doesn't seem possible anymore. What strategy would you use at this point. Can I keep a city happy on another continent(Distance)? Or should I just go to trade for now? What would an experience vet do? ]]> Civ4 - General Discussions Thegratefulhead http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342947