I've always wonder why Firaxis never fixed the tooltips for UU/UB/UI during the civ selection screen. It was one of the reason I put down CiV vanilla for a break. Now I am just sad that BNW is out and they still haven't fix it. I'm just going to assume they will never fix it and so here a quick mod for those that are not familiar with each civ's unique bonuses.
Civilization Selection Bonus Tooltips
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This mod add more detail tooltips to the Unique Units, Unique Buildings, and Unique Improvements for each civilization during the civilization selection process when starting a game.
Installation Instruction:
- Subscribe to mod.
- Enable mod.
- Start Game or Load Game, do not click Back.
Make this mod default without having to load in mod section:
- Subscribe to mod.
- Go to your mod folder.
- Default mod folder is: Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS\
- Copy the \zStuff\ folder in the \Civilization Selection Bonus Tooltips (v 1)\ folder to the Assets\UI\ folder in your Civ 5 installation.
- Default location for steam is SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization V\Assets\UI\
v3:
- Added promotion details to unique units.
- Added stat compare to the base unit/building.
- Added more tooltips to improvements.
v2:
Tested to work for vanilla, GodsAndKings, and BraveNewWorld
Steam workshop url:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=162423754
Standalone/Mac .civ5mod download location:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B47ayU6t7__LXzVZYkZvdFNoMkU/edit?usp=sharing
FAQ:
Does it affect acheivements?
It should not. If you are worried, save the game once the map is generated, then reload it without this mod.
Civilization Selection Bonus Tooltips
-----------------------------------------
This mod add more detail tooltips to the Unique Units, Unique Buildings, and Unique Improvements for each civilization during the civilization selection process when starting a game.
Installation Instruction:
- Subscribe to mod.
- Enable mod.
- Start Game or Load Game, do not click Back.
Make this mod default without having to load in mod section:
- Subscribe to mod.
- Go to your mod folder.
- Default mod folder is: Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS\
- Copy the \zStuff\ folder in the \Civilization Selection Bonus Tooltips (v 1)\ folder to the Assets\UI\ folder in your Civ 5 installation.
- Default location for steam is SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization V\Assets\UI\
v3:
- Added promotion details to unique units.
- Added stat compare to the base unit/building.
- Added more tooltips to improvements.
v2:
Tested to work for vanilla, GodsAndKings, and BraveNewWorld
Steam workshop url:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=162423754
Standalone/Mac .civ5mod download location:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B47ayU6t7__LXzVZYkZvdFNoMkU/edit?usp=sharing
FAQ:
Does it affect acheivements?
It should not. If you are worried, save the game once the map is generated, then reload it without this mod.