Question about how Cities are created.

[tuxu]

Hi there.

I was playing some BTS and wanted to know something.

I was going over all of the XML files today in an effort to understand how does a city being created when I use a settler and press B.

I thought it might work like a worker who's building an improvements, so I'd hope to find any clue in CIV4BuildInfos.xml, but to no avail...

What is the order of events that are taking place when I press B?
What's get activated?
In which files I should check?

Thank you in advance.

-Tuxu.

[ori]

Moderator Action: moved to Civ4 C&C

I have a suspicion that this is not something you'll find in the xml files - maybe in the SDK files, don't know where though.

[Afforess]

In the SDK, the CvCity:init() function.

[tuxu]

Originally Posted by Afforess

In the SDK, the CvCity:init() function.

Originally Posted by ori

Moderator Action: moved to Civ4 C&C

I have a suspicion that this is not something you'll find in the xml files - maybe in the SDK files, don't know where though.

Ah. I see.
Pardon my ignorance but what is this SDK you speak of?
Is it the python infra? is it a whole different program? I would like to know.

Maybe if I'll explain what i want to do then you guys could help me more; I wish to create a unit which can spawn other units, like in ffh2, but not with an elaborate infra and functions, just click a button and spawn a unit. I thought that I must check how does a city spawn units but maybe I don't.

I guess you people know better then me.

thanks for moving the post into where it belongs, i was not aware that theres a specific thread for that - I was only aware of the modding section(and I'm not modding anything yet so I didn't use it).

btw - happy holyday to whom it may concern

[Afforess]

The SDK is the "Software Development Kit" used to create and run the Civ4 Game Engine. It's in C++, and installed with every copy of the game, you can find it in the Beyond The Sword/CvGameCore folder.

However, you don't need to use the SDK to create buttons that have actions. There is a tutorial in the tutorial forum on "Creating Python Action Buttons", which could, theoretically, do exactly what you describe.