Get Rid of Those Useless Polar Caps

Pounder · Feb 19, 2005

This is probably the easiest mod I've done. Those polar caps never connect to anything and you can't walk on them.

This is for Snoopy's Standard terrain. (download post #1)
Rhye's Version (download post #5)
New Sept 9, 2005 No More Bonus Food and Shield Markers (download on Post #13)

Goes in:

C:\Program Files\Infogrames Interactive\Civilization III\Art\Terrain

Don't forget to backup original in case you want them back.

Zion_Withrow · Feb 19, 2005

Good, I always hated those Polar Caps in Civ 3. I liked the ones in civ 2 where you could walk on them.

TopGun · Feb 20, 2005

Thx. Great idea...

Yoda Power · Feb 20, 2005

Hey nice, could you mkae some for Rhyes terrain too?

Pounder · Feb 20, 2005

Yoda Power said:
Hey nice, could you mkae some for Rhyes terrain too?

Here is a Rhye Version.

For those who use Rhye's Terrain as the default terrain set.

Warning: Do not use this with Rhye's scenario's that uses Rhye's World Map because Rhye has tried to make them look connected to the regular terrain.

So this is intended mostly for random maps that use Rhye's Terrain Set.

If you do use Rhye's Terrain as the default, you would want to move a copy of Rhye's original Polar Caps into his scenario folder.

flaboy217 · Feb 20, 2005

great work! quick question though...does this mod allow one to add terrain where the polar ice caps used to be (like in civ 2), or does it just make the squares where the caps used to be invisible?

again, great work!

Pounder · Feb 20, 2005

It just replaces them with ocean format tiles. You still can't travel on those tiles.

I just wanted to make them go away [pissed]

(sort of sounds like an episode of the Twilight Zone)

WildWeazel · Feb 20, 2005

Thanks Pounder. Great and effective as always! :thumbsup:

the100thballoon · Feb 20, 2005

i have seen someone color the ice caps like tundra so that it blends in with northern land masses.

Rhye · Feb 21, 2005

the100thballoon said:
i have seen someone color the ice caps like tundra so that it blends in with northern land masses.

it's me. Look Rhye's of Civilization

the100thballoon · Feb 21, 2005

Rhye said:
it's me. Look Rhye's of Civilization

i thought it was you. i have had ur mod for a while and i had the origional a while before that. i tweak it a little bit but almost everything stays the same. i mainly tweak blitz attribute for some units (add mostly) and change some air/artillery stats. check out my mod (link in my sig).

Corey · Feb 27, 2005

Thank you for soulution

Pounder · Sep 9, 2005

I don't like having the markers that show the bonus shields and food.

Even when you disable them in the preferences they still have a marker show up to mark the bonus grassland tiles, these markers are not always accurate, depending where you are in the game (government et al), plus they show up and disturb other graphics (what's that white glob on the side of that resource).

This is a clean tnt file that will not display anything regardless of what you choose in the preferences.

BTW, thought I would post it here rather than start a new thread, maybe make this the NO MORE thread.

Goes in the art/terrain folder. Remember to backup your original file.

Abaddon · Sep 10, 2005

yea i did something like this but didnt bother to release, it makes maps much nicer to look at imo

Ansar · Sep 17, 2005

Polar Ice Caps? Care to point it out please?

Yoda Power · Sep 18, 2005

AnsarKing101 said:
Polar Ice Caps? Care to point it out please?

On the top and bottom of your map there is an ice cap. It really pointless, as it add's nothing to the game. This graphic mod, removes it.

Ansar · Sep 18, 2005

O! I just noticed, the thing at the edge, pretty cool, I will proudly :salute:

use it.

Nunchaku · Jan 12, 2011

In the PTW Editer, generate map/world setup screen, you can toggle the ice caps on or off. Great mod though.

Joe Cool · Jan 13, 2011

Wow. This thread is almost 6 years old, and as you point out, rendered moot. Try to avoid bumping old threads without adding something meaningful to the discussion.

Pounder · Jan 14, 2011

Wow, very surprised to see this again.

There is still a use for them for someone who still wants to use the palace, this will allows you to replace a file and remove the polar caps without changing the biq and thus shutting the palace function off (any change to the default biq shuts the palace off).

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