TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
ViSa Modpack Team
keldath, mrgenie, TAfirehawk, rockinroger and torin23
Latest Version: 3.25
Designed for Warlords 2.1.3.0
ViSa has its own Project & Mod Development Forum now!!!
[WARLORDS] ViSa Expansion Pack 3
- Thread starter TAfirehawk
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ViSa Modpack Team
keldath, mrgenie, TAfirehawk, rockinroger and torin23
Latest Version: 3.25
Designed for Warlords 2.1.3.0
ViSa has its own Project & Mod Development Forum now!!!
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
Built on ViSa Modpack v2.10
MAJOR NOTE
Blue Marble Terrain has been added, but can be removed by moving/deleting the ViSa_v3\Assets\BlueMarble3.FPK file.
ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Download Area
ViSa WEBSITES
If you currently have ViSa Modpack v2.1 or earlier installed, you DO NOT have to remove it to install ViSa Expansion Pack 3. ViSa Modpack v2.1 can exist with ViSa Expansion Pack 3 without any problems, so the choice is yours if you have some old games or MP to finish, then keep it around.
Previous ViSa v3 will need to be uninstalled....which is easily done via the Start Menu - ViSa Expansion Pack 3 group or via Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. This is NOT a patch but a full version only release.
This updated version is NOT save game compatible, so please finish your current game before updating.
Please play with language set to English as full translations to any other language are not fully supported at this time.
- ViSa Main Website Old Downloads link, bug reports, donation button, etc.
- CivFanatics ViSa Development Forum
- CivFanatics Download
If you currently have ViSa Modpack v2.1 or earlier installed, you DO NOT have to remove it to install ViSa Expansion Pack 3. ViSa Modpack v2.1 can exist with ViSa Expansion Pack 3 without any problems, so the choice is yours if you have some old games or MP to finish, then keep it around.
Previous ViSa v3 will need to be uninstalled....which is easily done via the Start Menu - ViSa Expansion Pack 3 group or via Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. This is NOT a patch but a full version only release.
This updated version is NOT save game compatible, so please finish your current game before updating.
Please play with language set to English as full translations to any other language are not fully supported at this time.
ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Installation and Configuration
Full Version
ViSa-Component-Control.ini
The Modified Special Domestic Advisor is enabled by default, but ViSa has two other options that are set in the INI listed above that is located in the Warlords\Mods\ViSa_v3 directory.
Numerous Mod Comps can be turned on/off either at the start of a game or during a game. This allows players to customize their gaming experience and turn off components that slow Civ down in the late game. These are also in the INI listed above.
- This mod is contained in an Automatic Installer, run the EXE and follow the directions. If you downloaded from a site that has a ZIP, please unzip then run the Automatic Installer.
- The mod now has its own icon to run, so when the Installer is complete just run ViSa from the icon.
- The Automatic Installer will clear the cache AND the custom assets directories. So if you have Blue Marble Terrain or some other things in custom assets then you will need to back them up or reinstall after ViSa is installed.
- Please use Add/Remove Programs option in the Windows Control Panel to remove ViSa to clear the registry keys. DO NOT delete the ViSa_v3 directory in the Warlords\Mods folder.
ViSa-Component-Control.ini
The Modified Special Domestic Advisor is enabled by default, but ViSa has two other options that are set in the INI listed above that is located in the Warlords\Mods\ViSa_v3 directory.
- ViSa Domestic Advisor = Vanilla Domestic Advisor
- ViSa Domestic Advisor = Customizable Domestic Advisor
- ViSa Domestic Advisor = Modified Special Domestic Advisor
Numerous Mod Comps can be turned on/off either at the start of a game or during a game. This allows players to customize their gaming experience and turn off components that slow Civ down in the late game. These are also in the INI listed above.
MAJOR NOTE on Save Games
The MAF Work-Around by Nev creates TWO SAVE GAME FILES, one in the regular save location and another in the NCSaver directory. Both of these files are required to load a save and thus both must be copied/uploaded when giving another player your save game.
This does NOT affect MP in v3.20 because we have turned off the NCSaver in MP only.
Lastly, the NCSaver directory never gets emptied, so it can grow rather large (my two test computers were both near 4GB worth of files in the NCSaver directory) so it is suggested to clean it our periodically.
NCSaver directory is in \My Games\Warlords\Saves\NCSaver
ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Highlights
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ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Credits and Thanks
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ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Screenshots
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ViSa Expansion Pack 3 Updates
Known Bugs
Patch Notes
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Patch Notes
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TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
V3.25 Full Installer RELEASED to the World!!!
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
Reserved...
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
BigUpload is capping downloads at 50KB/SEC, but most of you should stay at that speed....at least I hope for the first few hundred downloaders 
darkedone02
The Suggestor
say hello to slow download speed! it's all 56k all over again!
Anyways, at least it was released, and it's 10:12 PM. I hope it be completed before 11:00...
Anyways, at least it was released, and it's 10:12 PM. I hope it be completed before 11:00...
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
Well 56kb modem is 7KB/SEC.....so our 50KB/SEC is just a BIT faster....
And as I have posted in our Dev Forum, more alternative sites coming and at least one is already up....we are uploading to 2 others right now.
ruffriders23
Prince
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2006
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- 399
Looking forward to it!!!!!
Zibi1981
Chieftain
Just wanted to say thank You all for that magnificent mod
I HAVE VERY URGENT QUESTION!
In Visa 3 on random map there is still not enough sulphur. On 6 players only 4 sulphur. It is deffenitly to low.
Which file should I modify to make more sulphur? And which line?
EDITED - I have started new game in future era just to check if there is enough resources for all civs. Well I think that there is also to few Aluminium.
What do you think about this? Lacking strategic resource will make AI use old units. This way it will be easy to beat.
In Visa 3 on random map there is still not enough sulphur. On 6 players only 4 sulphur. It is deffenitly to low.
Which file should I modify to make more sulphur? And which line?
EDITED - I have started new game in future era just to check if there is enough resources for all civs. Well I think that there is also to few Aluminium.
What do you think about this? Lacking strategic resource will make AI use old units. This way it will be easy to beat.
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
Resources were adjusted and reduced yes.
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
I put up a much faster download host as the main link....enjoy MUCH faster downloads now
What is the point of weaking AI which is very weak now??
It is your call though. I have fixed this to suit my point of view
Hi,
I have uploaded this great mod to Rapidshare.
You need hjsplit (it´s freeware) to join the Files
(http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/)
You need all 4 Files!
http://rapidshare.com/files/23803039/setup.exe.001 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23804835/setup.exe.002 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23806465/setup.exe.003 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23807103/setup.exe.004 (30 MB)
I have uploaded this great mod to Rapidshare.
You need hjsplit (it´s freeware) to join the Files
(http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/)
You need all 4 Files!
http://rapidshare.com/files/23803039/setup.exe.001 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23804835/setup.exe.002 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23806465/setup.exe.003 (99 MB)
http://rapidshare.com/files/23807103/setup.exe.004 (30 MB)
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
What is the point of weaking AI which is very weak now??
It is your call though. I have fixed this to suit my point of view
The AI is not weak and all this does is create some challenge in getting the resources you or the AI need....if you don't like it please post in the Suggestion thread....
Even after 3 months of testing I can't say the Expansion Pack is perfectly balanced...especially not for 1000's of individual tastes...so further tweaking will occur. But so far in over 100 test games it has been tougher on Noble.
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
MAJOR NOTE on Save Games
The MAF Work-Around by Nev creates TWO SAVE GAME FILES, one in the regular save location and another in the NCSaver directory. Both of these files are required to load a save and thus both must be copied/uploaded when giving another player your save game.
This also appears to make loading MP games difficult/impossible so we will be looking into a solution soon.
Lastly, the NCSaver directory never gets emptied, so it can grow rather large (my two test computers were both near 4GB worth of files in the NCSaver directory) so it is suggested to clean it our periodically.
NCSaver directory is in \My Games\Warlords\Saves\NCSaver
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
The minimum is set to 512MB instead of 256MB....so anybody with 512MB can install and play it. My guess is the couple people with problems have shared video ram....and the code is in the MS Installer, not anything the ViSa Team has done.
I have 512 MB, but your installer maybe reads the actual free ram, so I can't install your mod. I don't have shared video RAM, I have a separate graphic card. I'll try, though, to turn off all my accessory programs and start installer again.
Hailas
Didn't work.
Last hope, before I go and get some chips, the whole mod can be unpacked by RAR, but do you have the scheme of folders, if it's possible to do it that way?
Hailas
Didn't work.
Last hope, before I go and get some chips, the whole mod can be unpacked by RAR, but do you have the scheme of folders, if it's possible to do it that way?
TAfirehawk
WoC Team Manager
I already asked mrgenie about this and the installer is set for 512MB by Microsoft code....not sure what we can change but we will get something done so those of you with 512MB RAM can install it.
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