[BTS Expansion]: The World is Yours (final version)

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This is the finished version of Civ IV: The World is Yours. Simply follow the link, unzip the file into C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods. To play, simply click ADVANCED and then click LOAD A MOD. Select “The World is Yours.”

Please note that it takes a while for this to load, it’s got a lot of files to get through, give your computer a minute or two to sort it out.

LINK: http://hosted.filefront.com/seasnake/

THE LINK NOW WORKS, PLEASE USE AS YOU WISH.

Here’s a list of all the goodies. I’ll attach pictures and commentary in upcoming posts.

Spoiler :
1 New Trait:
Strategic (Str)
+20% espionage points
Mounted units start with Flanking I
Double production Stable, Airport
+1 Gold per trade route

Changed Traits:
Imperialistic: Double production Jails, Customs House
Protective: Double production of security bureau
Exapansive: worker bonus +50 percent

Changes to existing Civs:
Native Americans changed to Sioux
Totem Pole changed to Chief’s Tent
Saladin of the Arabs now Str/Spi
Vikings changed to Scandinavian Empire

8 New Civs:
Polynesia
UU: Catamaran (replaces Galley)
Can explore rival territory, holds 3, plus 1 strength
UB: Fishery (replaces Lighthouse)
+1 Food, +1 Health in City
Leaders:
Queen Salamesina: Cha/Cre

Poland
UU: Hussar (replaces cuirasser)
+2 Strength, not immune to first strikes
UB: Sejmik (replaces stable)
+2 EPs per turn.
Leaders:
Casimir I: Fin/Str

Gran Colombia
UU: Libertador (replaces Cavalry)
2 First strikes, +10% attacking cities
+50 v. Mounted, Melee Units
UB: Opera House (replaces
+ 20% Gold
Leaders:
General Simon Bolivar: Imp/Str

Kongo
UU: Slinger (Replaces Archer)
Doesn’t require any tech to build
UB: Mbanza (replaces Grocer).
- 25% war weariness
Leaders:
King Nzinga Mbemba: Pro/Spi

Hittites
UU: Huluganni (replaces chariot)
+50% vs. Mounted, always targets Mounted in a stack
UB: Treasury (replaces Castle)
+1 happiness for gems, gold, silver
Leaders:
King Mursili II: Str/Agg

Israel
UU: Merkava (replaces Tank)
Starts with March
Receives defensive bonuses
UB: Kotel (replaces Walls)
+2 Happiness
Leaders:
David Ben-Gurion: Pro/Org

Iroquois
UU: Mohawk Rifles (replaces Rifleman)
Move 2, start with mobility, woodsman 1, strength 12
UB: Longhouse (Replaces Barracks)
+ 1 Health
Leaders:
Hiawatha: Ind/Phi

Italy
UU: Light Infantry (replaces Pikeman)
Immune to First Strikes, +25% against Archer Units
UB: Patron House, +2 Trade Routes, Free Artist, Engineer
Leaders:
Lorenzo di Medici: Cre/Str


5 New Leaders for preexisting civs:
Khomeini of the Arabs: Str/Spi
Carlos V of Spain: Exp/Str
Hirohito of Japan: Ind/Str
Hitler of Germany: Cha/Str
Pol Pot: Org/Str

New Specialists
Lawyer: +1 gold, +1 food, +2 EPs, +3 GP points (Great Statesman)
Great Statesman: +2 gold, +2 food, +4EPs.

New Units
Biplane: Str 8, Range 5, Cost 85
Requires Physics, Oil
75% intercept chance, can attack enemy units
Helicopter: Strength 12, Movement 3, Cost 140
Can transport 2 foot units (1 armor) over land and water
+1 movement with Fuel
Requires advanced flight
Siege Quinquereme: Str 1, move 2, cost
Requires Sailing, Construction
Can bombard city defenses -7% per turn
Special Forces: Str. 27, move 1, cost 190, 4 max per civ
Starts with commando, amphibious
Can paradrop (range 7)
1 First Strike
Requires Stealth
Great Statesman: Can embark on diplomatic mission (+4 relations with that civ) can start a Golden Age, can Join as Great Statesman, can pass legislation (+2 population in city, cottages improve to the next level).

Changes to Existing Units:
Great Generals can start Golden Ages
Explorers promote to Airships
Airships can bomb city defenses, tile improvements, promote to bombers
Marines, Paratroopers promote to Special Forces
Spies move 2
Jaguars have 20% bonus attacking cities, instead of usual 10% for swordsmen.
Ballista Elephants do collateral damage.
New African Artstyle for units

New Promotion:
Fuel
+1 movement for all armored, helicopter units, requires a Refinery in city or research Future Tech.

New building:
Refinery
+2 unhealthiness, +15% gold, power
Requires oil in the city to build
Grants “Fuel” promotion to all armor, helicopter units, and naval units.

Building changes from BTS:
Castles, Citadel now obsolete with Chemistry
Walls add 10% espionage defense
Scotland Yard requires printing press
Academy requires Literature
Nuclear plants provide free science specialist
Courthouses, Broadcast Towers, Colosseums, Customs Houses allow you to assign 1 lawyer specialist in the city.

New World Wonders:
Empire State Building: Costs 1400, requires Steel
+2 GP points (Great Merchant)
Enables all economic civics
Puts a Bank in all cities
+2 trade routes in all cities
Flavian Amphitheatre: Cost 500, requires Construction
+50 percent Great General Emergence
Golden Age
+2 GP points (Great Statesman)

Changes to World Wonders:
UN, Spiral Minaret both give +2 GP points (Great Statesman)

New National Wonders:
Machu Picchu: Cost 300, requires Construction
+50 espionage, city defense
+1 GP points (Great Engineer)
Free City Garrison promotion for Units built in City
Trafalgar Square: Cost 800, requires Military Science
Naval Units +4 experience, +100 Percent naval unit production
+1 GP (Great Statesman)

Changes to National Wonders:
National Epic now Petra, all bonuses same
Heroic Epic now Arc d’Triomphe, all bonuses same
Forbidden Palace provides 1 free lawyer specialist

Changes to technologies:
First to research Divine Right gets a Great Prophet
First to research Democracy gets a Great Statesman

Changes to Gameplay:
Cities can produce espionage. Requires Paper
 
Okay, so first I'll Highlight the new civ Gran Colombia. This is a personal favorite, the first I made, and I love how it turned out. Just a lot of fun to play. BTW, I'm a big fan of Bolivar's music, the variation in the different eras was a lot of fun.
 
The Native America thing was killed when I went for the Iroquois, so now it is Sioux and Iroquois. The Iroquois are led by Hiawatha and he uses the same music he had in Civ III, so it should bring back a few memories.

A lot of people don't like this Hiawatha, I think most of Private Messages had to do with him not being what was expected. All I can tell you is that this combination was the best for making him look unlike any other leader, something I strive for in each new Leader. I hate looking at a leader and saying, "Isn't that Ghandi in a Tuxedo?" This is a reskin of Shaka with some attached effects, edited build and Saladin Animations. It works fairly well, in my opinion.
 
Italy was the last Civ I put in, and to be honest I was REALLY on the fence about the whole Idea. But I just couldn't get away from it, and over time saw this Lorenzo di Medici base that someone had sharpened up from the Final Frontier scenario, and wanted it in. So ...
 
Alright, so a brief background here. I knew NOTHING about Poland before Civ IV BTS was announced. What sucked me in was the countless posts of TheLastOne36 until I finally started looking some stuff up. Poland's rabid fanbase actually provided great music and the Hussar, and I'm a believer now. I also went Casimir the Restorer as a leader, was pretty impressed with his story. So Poland is in.
 
Likewise, Israel was mostly done by another, better modder than myself. But I pride myself on recognizing good work, and so I made the most of it. However, I wanted to really work with the modern state more than the Biblical Empire, so I chose David Ben Gurion, which Ekmek graciously provided, and then created the Merkava. I confess, I tried extremely hard to ONLY make Unique Units and Buildings where the General Unit had only been replaced once or not at all. I shied away from another UU swordsman like the Maccabee and went for the Merkava instead.

I think avoiding repetition is a key for fun gameplay. These civs needed to offers something special.
 
And Here's the next civ, Kongo. For the record, Kongo, Zulu, Ethiopia and Mali all utilize the African Artstyle, lovingly ripped from the EDU mod. Hey, credit where credit is due, I find it to be a little overkill to make every civ unique, but not having African people was a bit much.

BTW, the slinger is way fun. Archers without archery, it let's a protective person research anything they want without having to beeline one tech to play to their strength. And Nzinga looks better than ever these days.
 
Okay, I wasn't going to show off every Civ, but I got carried away. So here is Polynesia, with Salamasina. BTW, my wife loves Civ IV and used Salamasina on an Earth2 map and kicked some serious butt. She declared the Civ a success. I'm a lucky man, I know. She's even looking forward to Colonization when it comes out this fall.

BTW, I confess that Kongo, Polynesia and Gran Colombia got some initial interest as geographic filler to make the game more worldwide. But now, after research and writing the Civpedia stuff, I feel that all three are worthy contributions on their own, but I'm still pleased we could give a more global feel in this pack.
 
So Hitler is in, so is Pol Pot and Hirohito. I know a lot of people have issues with these three, and Ruhollah Khomeini of the Arabs is also in. They are in as pivotal historical figures, not as admirable role models. If anyone finds these guys offensive, just know that to offend was not my intent. But I think, given the presence of Mao, Stalin and Ghenghis Khan, it is more important to look at a Leader's historical importance rather than his morals.
 
There is a lot more to see, but I'm out of attachment space. The wonders look good, the fuel promotion is great, helicopters carrying special forces provide great late-game fun. Check it all out.

This expansion is the result of a lot of work. It represents what is in my opinion some of the best work on the Civfanatics site, rolled up into a final package. I'd say 75 percent of this expansion is the work of others, but as I've been forming this for 8 months now, it's hard to remember who belonged to what. But here it is, nevertheless. Enjoy it.

A special THANK YOU to all the people who gave advice or contributed to this pack. I was constantly on these forums asking for different pieces of art or some kind of advice about how to configure a file. A big shout out to Tsentmon for the Great Diplomat mod. He really did the part I despaired of EVER getting it done. In fact I was ready to release it without the Great Statesman, but I couldn't let it go.

Thanks to the CivGold team, Fall from Heaven, and Dale's Road to War. Huge chunks of the units, leaders and other buildings came out of those three mods, while I just hunted as best I could for the other stuff on the forums. Thanks for everything! I love this game.
 
Just the latest, it's now updated and ready to be downloaded. Thought I had it good to go yesterday, but now I'm all done. Please download this mod and give it a shot, and post any feedback. I'm open to the idea of improving it in the future.
 
downloading now... looks promising.
 
I'm getting an error when attempting to load the mod. Just tells me that the program has encountered a program and if I want to report it to Microsoft...
 
I too have recieved this error message and was going too redownload the and try once more and I will see if I can get more specfic if I encounter the issue again
 
well I stilll got errors in the unload it has to do with gamecore dll not sure what that means but it also says "header corrupt" hope it helps:confused:
 
I get the error too.
 
The mod looks promising... I hope you get it worked out.
 
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