Modder's Guide to Civ5 Published

Kael, creator of the Fall from Heaven modpack for Civ4, has released the Modder's Guide to Civilization 5 (PDF, 5 MB), an all-encompassing document that details creating mods in Civ5 from the ground up.

It addresses XML, SQL, and Lua; ModBuddy and the WorldBuilder (which were released today!); how to publish your mod; and general mod design philosophy. The guide also contains a number of "How To" tutorials for adding things like new civilizations, traits, units, and buildings.

For more information, please see the guide's thread in the Creation & Customization forum. Thanks to Kael!

The most exciting thing about this post is that it suggests the Fall From Heaven game will have all the improvements of Civ5. I'm more excited about playing that then I am about playing Civ5!