World Builder n00b

[NewWaver]

Hello. I was just wondering if there's a video (or article) somewhere with a basic tutorial of the WorldBuilder feature? What I wish to do is make a scenario, basically. I have ideas for Earth map-based scenarios, but I don't know how to do simple things like placing cities in certain squares, controlled by certain Civs, basically what I used to be able to do in Civs II & III.

I'm more of a CivII scenario-builder veteran with a bit of experience in making CivIII games. When CivIV came along and changed the format, I got very confused. Avoided attempting the WorldBuilder option altogether (partly due to a very slow PC). Now that I have a Mac that is capable of much faster speeds, I may just be able to try this. Only trouble is the know-how.

I currently use an iMac running Lion, and have a copy of CivIV Gold Edition (MacDVD version).

Can anybody help me attempt my first CivIV scenario?

Thanks!

 

[The_J]

(yes, "Internet" is the name of the leader here)

 

[NewWaver]

Ahh, good to know! Thanks!

 

[NewWaver]

Just wondering, since I've got the hang of placing cities and units now - how do I go about changing the names of Civs and leaders when making a scenario? The one I'm making at the moment requires some renaming to become more 'historic'.

 

[SamSniped]

You need to open the WB save files with Notepad.

 

[The_J]

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[NewWaver]

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That link was very useful, thanks!

A couple more questions though. I managed to change names and the amount of gold they start the scenario with. All I need to do now is change the state religions and the civics for each Civ. What's the proper way to do this? I attempted to put the religion names where it belongs, but it didn't seem to do anything when I tested it.

Basically, I just need to know the proper text to put at the end of "StateReligion=", and where to find the part to edit the civics (and the proper text for that too).

Thanks again. I'm nearly finished!

 

[The_J]

You might want to check this thread .

 

[NewWaver]

You might want to check this thread .

Thank you VERY much for this.

There is one more question about WorldBuilder though. It's probably a simple one to answer, but...I'm a n00b.

When I was in WorldBuilder placing the cities, units, etc, I failed to find how you place roads and railroads. I've got all the mines, irrigation, etc. Roads and railroads are the only thing I wasn't able to do at the time. Where do I find them?

Thanks again!

 

[The_J]

That's in the terrain mode (where also improvements and bonuses are, so you've already been in the right direction), but in the tab for terrain.