MY Add a Civ Tutorial

[IamSid]

Well I did manage to get the flag to work well..

I think it looks cool.

 

[IamSid]

Help please!!

 

[JBG]

Help!

I have finished a civilisation, and until recently had a series of error messages when I loaded it. I went through and zapped the errors it came up with - and I don't have any more problems with the XML files. It loads them nice and smoothly, the screen goes black for a moment - and the computer says the Civ4 has encountered an unexpected error and has to close..

This had not happened until I fixed the problems in the XML files. HELP!!!!!

 

[Cronon]

Okay, so I created a Civilization and all, and it all looks nice, pictures work, everything is okay, it even has my unique unit in the civilpedia (although my civilization doesn't appear but I didn't see anything in this that mentioned civilpedia civilization stuff, so I'm going to leave it be).

The Problem!

I choose my Civ to play, start the map, it loads, finishes loading, but before the little "Play Game" button shows up, the game crashes. I cannot for the life of me figure out the problem, but its probably something dumb in my code.

Any ideas?

EDIT!!!

I fixed it! It turned out that my really really early coding wasn't the same as my later coding with one thing. Stupid me. Blah. But YAY!

 

[KingCruz]

We all seem to have a pattern of problems.
I managed to have just 1 error, and it was that line 1 was faulty in the GametextInfos_yourciv.xml (as explained earlier)
Theres also an error reading a file ingame...
Something about WordBuild.sav file not being read, but this happened the second time I attempted to launch my mod. However ever since I've been trying to launch my mod i get the same crash and error message.

It seems that when I put custom input in the GametextInfo_yourciv.xml file it gives me the same error.
Invalid input at line 1,1 when I didn't even touch it.

I checked everything else, my input for the country is the same in everyone.

What else could be wrong???

 

[termitehead]

Cronon: I had this problem as well and it turned out to be a problem with the CIV4ArtDefines_Civilization.xml. If you have a reference to an arttype in CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml (it will look like <ArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_YOURCIV</ArtDefineTag>) you need to have this defined in the ArtDefines xml file. Otherwise your game WILL crash. Also, when you define the art like so:

<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_YOURCIV</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/yourciv.dds,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civics_Civilizations_Religions_Atlas.dds,1,5</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/FlagDECAL_Star.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>0</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>

make sure the dds file is located in your mod/assets/art/interface/buttons/civilizations/ folder.

hope this helps!

 

[KingCruz]

I got everything (except the flags it comes out as just green and black) to work.
But I wanted something extra...
How do you use custom music in diplo or city closeups? I think I found a source in Audio2Dscripts

<Script2DSound>
<ScriptID>AS2D_DIPLO_WASHINGTON_EARLY_INTRO</ScriptID>
<SoundID>DIPLO_WASHINGTON_EARLY_INTRO</SoundID>
<SoundType>GAME_MUSIC</SoundType>
<iMinVolume>75</iMinVolume>
<iMaxVolume>75</iMaxVolume>
<iPitchChangeDown>0</iPitchChangeDown>
<iPitchChangeUp>0</iPitchChangeUp>
<iMinLeftPan>-1</iMinLeftPan>
<iMaxLeftPan>-1</iMaxLeftPan>
<iMinRightPan>-1</iMinRightPan>
<iMaxRightPan>-1</iMaxRightPan>
<bLooping>0</bLooping>
<iMinTimeDelay>0</iMinTimeDelay>
<iMaxTimeDelay>0</iMaxTimeDelay>
<bTaperForSoundtracks>0</bTaperForSoundtracks>
<iLengthOfSound>0</iLengthOfSound>
<fMinDryLevel>1.0</fMinDryLevel>
<fMaxDryLevel>1.0</fMaxDryLevel>
<fMinWetLevel>0.0</fMinWetLevel>
<fMaxWetLevel>0.0</fMaxWetLevel>
</Script2DSound>

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[BoboftheDead]

EDIT: Just realised I posted the original message in the wrong thread.

Good work on this tutorial! I've been trying to follow it myself, without much success to be honest but nevermind .

 

[dantedelacroix2]

Can someone please help, i followed the tutorial and my custom unit/leader appears in the game but i can't see my civ anywhere?
I went over the tutorial again and couldn't see any mistakes, anyone experience a problem like this?

edit:fixed it. i put my civ after the </civilizationinfos>. sometimes i can be so stupid

 

[The Q-Meister]

Thanks for this guide, it is really helpful. However, the XML files we were told to download (esp. the gametext.xml) were corrupted somehow and caused me much aggravation as I got the common "Line 1, 1" Error as many people did here even though I did touch Line 1. I would politely suggest you remove those XML files as I'm pretty sure it will only cause further frustration from players less patient than I! I think the best bet is to tell hopeful modders just to copy-paste everything from the original gametext files or from a mod you know is working.

Just my two cents. Besides that, very helpful mod!

 

[mrmarquez]

Very good tutorial,thanks.

I have three problems with this.

#1 = I made Singapore and made the art style thingy JAPAN.I'm concerned about my decision because it makes the leaderhead Tokugawa's 3D Animation instead of my leader.

#2 = My flag seems as the Japan flag too.

#3 = My civ,my leader all seems like TXT_CIV_LEADER_SELLAPAN etc. That's serious man!All my damn cities,leader name and Civ name is like this!

 

[G-Unit]

i start the game, load the mod, and my civ aint there
help plz

 

[KingCruz]

Erm it would help if you described more in detail about what happened

 

[G-Unit]

nvm i got i working, but when i go to Civlopedia to check out my civ, it aint there. everything else works fine. more detail- i click on Civilizations and my civ aint there.

 

[G-Unit]

another problem. lol
went to play it and all of a sudden before game start i get this error message so i cant play
checked without mod and it works fine

 

[G-Unit]

gonna have link to MOD hopefully soon.
check back to error correct it.

 

[G-Unit]

link in my sig for MOD
tell me if there anything i can do to fix stupid error.

another problem. lol
went to play it and all of a sudden before game start i get this error message so i cant play
checked without mod and it works fine

 

[G-Unit]

the error all of a sudden changed.
now instead of an error popping up, the game just exits automatically.


P.S. sorry if it seems like ive been postin a lot lately

 

[frenchman]

So, you want to add a Civilisation to the hugely popular game Civilization IV?
..

for this tutorial it will help me a lot...

 

[G-Unit]

the error all of a sudden changed.
now instead of an error popping up, the game just exits automatically.


P.S. sorry if it seems like ive been postin a lot lately

nvm. got it to work. check out my sig. for link.