MOD: Permanent Resources

fimp · Dec 25, 2001

I know a lot of people are tired of resources which depletes. Well, here it is: The Permanent Resources MOD

Its a really simple tweak, which makes all resources stay where they are. This makes the game less random, because when you have a resource, you keep it!

To install download the file, and put it into your Scenarioa folder in your Civilization 3 folder.

fimp · Dec 27, 2001

Well, do you like it?

RogueNine · Dec 27, 2001

I'd download it but I've already made my own patch just like it. I enjoy playing games where they stay in the same place (Its not like Oil in the middle east is going to dissapear anytime soon

)

But there are times its fun to play with dissapearing resources, so its good to make a backup of your civ3mod.bic file if you want to swap between them both.

SGX · Dec 27, 2001

I'm gonna get this.. stupid resources keep dissapearing in the middle of the bigges wars... I'm on top, and just start mass manufacturing knights...iron dissapears.. ok, no probs, make catpults, musketmen... 2nd biggest nation declares war on me a few turn later...boom, saltpeter dissapears...yea, how 'lucky' for them.
thx

fimp · Dec 27, 2001

Originally posted by RogueNine
But there are times its fun to play with dissapearing resources, so its good to make a backup of your civ3mod.bic file if you want to swap between them both.

You dont have to backup your file, just rename it and select "Load Scenario".

blue72 · Dec 28, 2001

But how can I make it to work. I unpacked it to Civ3 folder but nothings happen.
:sad:

fimp · Dec 28, 2001

If you put the PermanentResources.bic into your Scenario folder, you should have it availible when you select Load Scenario.

Ripley1 · Jan 1, 2002

Reading this I looked in the editor and realized that in the rules menu, for natural resources you can change the probablility of them dissapearing to 0 or more likely too. Thats if you have a map that you want to fix.

fimp · Jan 3, 2002

WOW!

Quite a lot of people have downloaded this. Thank you! But id love some more feedback. :king:

Publius · Jan 4, 2002

Good tweak. I found that in the rules, too. I haven't used it yet, though, because it seems too close to cheating. But if the game keeps screwing with me on this, I might try it. In my last game, I lost my only supply of oil only eight turns after I discovered Refining.

No problem...there was an Egyptian city right on my border that had some. So, I "liberated" that city (along with a couple others) Two turns later, THAT supply of oil disappeared! :mad:

Thank goodness for Autosave. I replayed the last turn, and the new oil supply lasted the rest of the game. Okay...turning back the clock is kinda cheating, too. But if the computer is going to cheat so obviuosly and blantently, then I am not ashamed to use my powers of time travel to correct it.

btw-I notice in the rules that you can also set Luxuries to periodically disappear. Now that could really be frustrating. Has anyone tried it yet?

Elden · Jan 4, 2002

Is there any way to create a non .bic file that will stop resource depletion, so that you can use it with other maps ???

fimp · Jan 5, 2002

Originally posted by Elden
Is there any way to create a non .bic file that will stop resource depletion, so that you can use it with other maps ???

Nope, dont think so.... :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Publius
I haven't used it yet, though, because it seems too close to cheating.

I dont see it as cheating, cause the AI wont loose theyere resources either, so its quite even.

Thank you for the feedback! Feedback is keeping us modders going on!

Realm · Jan 5, 2002

will this work on already saved games and new games or does it have to be a scenario?

fimp · Jan 6, 2002

Originally posted by Realm
will this work on already saved games and new games or does it have to be a scenario?

It wont work on already saved games. And yes, you have to load is AS a scenario, but it isnt really one. Just some rule tweaks.

Syntax_Error · Jan 15, 2002

im new online. nice to see a dane doing what i never seem to take time to do/learn. i have famely relacions with peder wessel (not bloodline but someting like a great great great aunt was his wife) so i like the unit but then agien why not vikings? :viking:

HATE WASTE

fimp · Jan 16, 2002

Uhmm... dont you think you wanted to reply to this thread?:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10520

But thx anyway!

Hitro · Jan 17, 2002

Why don't you just save the tweaks into the civ3mod.bic? Then you could use them in every new game you start.

fimp · Jan 18, 2002

Cause if i tweaked it into the civ3mod.bic file, then you couldnt play with the default rules if you wanted to.

In this way, you can both play with Permanent Resources AND without.

J C Woodman · Jan 31, 2002

Originally posted by fimp
Cause if i tweaked it into the civ3mod.bic file, then you couldnt play with the default rules if you wanted to.

In this way, you can both play with Permanent Resources AND without.

Screw the default rules!!! I am ssssoooooooo sick of the "resource chase"! Iron and horses and to a lesser degree coal, disapear w/ such rapidity, and then fail to reappear! ( I only play w/ the LWC/ERP-4 mod, and its been adjusted already and still is bad!) Which leads me to my ? How can I apply this mod to my LWC/ERP scenario.bic or can it be done? I dont give a rats behind bout the original game config. I agree that some depletion/reapperance is true to life, but this system now changes and distorts the game into a game o resource chasing.

fimp · Feb 1, 2002

Originally posted by J C Woodman

Screw the default rules!!! I am ssssoooooooo sick of the "resource chase"! Iron and horses and to a lesser degree coal, disapear w/ such rapidity, and then fail to reappear! ( I only play w/ the LWC/ERP-4 mod, and its been adjusted already and still is bad!) Which leads me to my ? How can I apply this mod to my LWC/ERP scenario.bic or can it be done? I dont give a rats behind bout the original game config. I agree that some depletion/reapperance is true to life, but this system now changes and distorts the game into a game o resource chasing.

If you send me the LWC/ERP-4 .bic file, i will do it for you.
Send it to: civ@fimp.cjb.net

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