Grid Graphics

I assume(d) that 0=false and 1=true, but have also tried 'GridOn=0', just in case Firaxis did something non-intuitive with the defaults, as for the 'NoAIPatrol' line in Conquests. I have also tried the switch 'Grid=' with both states, to no effect.

FWIW, I am currently running the GamersGate download-version of C3C 1.22 on a WinXP-laptop (installed in the default location), and also on a Win8.1-box (installed outside the ProgramFiles directory). The laptop previously had the CD-version of Vanilla 1.07 installed and patched to 1.29 via CFC (before the CD-drive died. Again). 'GridOn' didn't/doesn't work on any of these installations.

Problem is, sometime during patching PtW and/or expanding to Conquests, the Barb's search pattern also got adjusted by accident, so that instead of doing what they were supposed to do (i.e. marauding across the map, chasing down stray units, and sacking towns), they only 'noticed' Civ-units when those units strayed across the Barb-units' NW/SE-axis (there's a stickied thread about it in the General Discussions forum).

In PtW, this wasn't so noticeable, because the Barbs would patrol by default, so would find targets more often. In Conquests, however, the Barbs would tend to sit in their camps, chasing Civ-units only briefly, then 'forgetting' about them as soon as they got off the NW/SE axis.

Basically, setting NoAIPatrol=0 in the conquests.ini makes the Barbs a little more dangerous again (although still not as dangerous as the Vanilla-Barbs, which search for victims on all tiles in their 'radar-range', not just the tiles NW/SE).

Galactic Conquests Mod (GCM) for Civ 2 ToT- Betatest Version




"Captain, sensors reading a battlewaggon coming out of hyperspace behind us."

"Relax ensign, this is a battlestar of the Lost Colonies, they are on our side. At least they were, when we contacted them the last time. Close up the Enterprise to firing range against the Kilrathi Ralari"

"What´s that - fireballs coming out from the Kilrathi ship!"
"Th - that was the Excelsior, captain"

"My god, the cats have plasma weapons - and beind us a bioterminator is on his devastating way to Sagitaria. Full speed ahead to the whormhole back to our galaxy."
(Reminiscence to CGW "Hanging from Orion´s Belt")



Galactic Conquests Mod (GCM) is a non-commercial spacemod to replace the Science Fiction Game in Civ 2 ToT, playing on two linked Kobayashi-maps (the galaxy Milkyway and the galaxy Andromeda) and randomized starting positions. There are 12 playable Civilizations, each with its own specific spaceships, assisted by a bundle of common spaceships that are available to all civs. This mod has animated units with attack and death animations as seen in the intro-image, done with Mercator´s CivSprite.

The Galactic Conquests Mod is dedicated to all civers who did boldly go, where no civer has gone before. A big thank you to the members of the Civ 2 Scenario League and here especially to Kobayashi and Catfish who told me a lot about modding Civ 2, the first one with his tutorials and scenarios about ten years ago, the other one with his friendly help in answering the questions I had, when finishing that mod these days. Another big thank you to the people of the SOC-Site who are kindly hosting this mod and to Mercator who created the tool CivSprite. The biggest thank you to all the artists, that made these beautiful units I used for the animations and other graphics that are used in this mod. As I started to do most parts of this mod about ten years ago, I can´t remember all of their names, but if you see a piece of your work here, I will do my best to give you the proper credit for your work.