2 Important Civilization Questions

[Martimus]

First Question:
I have been making a new civ for some time now. I have gotten everything to work perfectly. However, there is one thing that isn't working. In game, my civ can't construct its unique building and unique unit! I have been asking multiple people about this, and I havn't gotten a straight foward answer.
Does anyone know what's up?
Also, here is what I have noticed:
In the civilopedia, the UU and UB don't show up under my civ under UU and UB. However, they do show up under the units catagory. Also, when I click on the unit or building, it says replaces [name here], however, it does not say, Unique Unit for [my civ] Empire. This is the same for the UB.
HELP!
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Second Question:
Is there any way, using XML, to increase the number of civilizations playing at the same time? I know that there is a way, but does that way use XML in any way? If not, what does it use?
-Martimus

 

[Radio Noer]

Your code has to include this in the civilizationinfos (in red)

		<CivilizationInfo>
			<Type>THRIRDEARTH</Type>
			<Description>Thrid Earth</Description>
			<ShortDescription>Third Earth</ShortDescription>
			<Adjective>Third Earthians</Adjective>
			<Civilopedia>TXT_KEY_CIV_THIRD_EARTH_PEDIA</Civilopedia>
			<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_CYAN</DefaultPlayerColor>
			<ArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_AMERICA</ArtDefineTag>
			<ArtStyleType>ARTSTYLE_EUROPEAN</ArtStyleType>
			<UnitArtStyleType>UNIT_ARTSTYLE_EUROPEAN</UnitArtStyleType>
			<bPlayable>1</bPlayable>
			<bAIPlayable>1</bAIPlayable>
			<Cities>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_WASHINGTON</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_NEW_YORK</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_BOSTON</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_PHILADELPHIA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_ATLANTA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_CHICAGO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SEATTLE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SAN_FRANCISCO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_LOS_ANGELES</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_HOUSTON</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_PORTLAND</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_ST_LOUIS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_MIAMI</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_BUFFALO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_DETROIT</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_NEW_ORLEANS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_BALTIMORE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_DENVER</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_CINCINNATI</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_DALLAS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_MEMPHIS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_CLEVELAN</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_KANSAS_CITY</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SAN_DIEGO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_RICHMOND</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_LAS_VEGAS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_PHOENIX</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_ALBUQUERQUE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_MINNEAPOLIS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_PITTSBURGH</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_OAKLAND</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_TAMPA_BAY</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_ORLANDO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_TACOMA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SANTA_FE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_OLYMPIA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_HUNT_VALLEY</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SPRINGFIELD</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_PALO_ALTO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_CENTRALIA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SPOKANE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_JACKSONVILLE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SAVANNAH</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_CHARLESTON</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SAN_ANTONIO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_OMAHA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_BIRMINGHAM</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_HONOLULU</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_ANCHORAGE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SACRAMENTO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SALT_LAKE_CITY</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_RENO</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_BOISE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_MILWAUKEE</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SANTA_CRUZ</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_MONTEREY</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_SANTA_MONICA</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_LITTLE_ROCK</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_COLUMBUS</City>
				<City>TXT_KEY_CITY_NAME_LE_BAM</City>
			</Cities>
[COLOR="Red"]			<Buildings>
				<Building>
					<BuildingClassType>BUILDINGCLASS_LIBRARY</BuildingClassType>
					<BuildingType>BUILDING_PUBLIC_LIBRARY</BuildingType>
				</Building>
				<Building>
					<BuildingClassType>BUILDINGCLASS_CONVERGENCE</BuildingClassType>
					<BuildingType>BUILDING_RETAKE</BuildingType>
				</Building>
			</Buildings>
			<Units>
				<Unit>
					<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_SCOUT</UnitClassType>
					<UnitType>UNIT_LIBRARIAN</UnitType>
				</Unit>
			</Units>[/COLOR]
			<FreeUnitClasses>
				<FreeUnitClass>
					<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_SETTLER</UnitClassType>
					<iFreeUnits>1</iFreeUnits>
				</FreeUnitClass>
			</FreeUnitClasses>
			<FreeBuildingClasses>
				<FreeBuildingClass>
					<BuildingClassType>BUILDINGCLASS_PALACE</BuildingClassType>
					<bFreeBuildingClass>1</bFreeBuildingClass>
				</FreeBuildingClass>
			</FreeBuildingClasses>
			<FreeTechs>
				<FreeTech>
					<TechType>TECH_FISHING</TechType>
					<bFreeTech>1</bFreeTech>
				</FreeTech>
				<FreeTech>
					<TechType>TECH_AGRICULTURE</TechType>
					<bFreeTech>1</bFreeTech>
				</FreeTech>
			</FreeTechs>
			<DisableTechs/>
			<InitialCivics>
				<CivicType>CIVIC_DESPOTISM</CivicType>
				<CivicType>CIVIC_BARBARISM</CivicType>
				<CivicType>CIVIC_TRIBALISM</CivicType>
				<CivicType>CIVIC_DECENTRALIZATION</CivicType>
				<CivicType>CIVIC_PAGANISM</CivicType>
			</InitialCivics>
			<Leaders>
				<Leader>
					<LeaderName>LEADER_PATRICK</LeaderName>
					<bLeaderAvailability>1</bLeaderAvailability>
				</Leader>
			</Leaders>
			<DerivativeCiv>NONE</DerivativeCiv>
			<CivilizationSelectionSound>AS3D_AMERICA_SELECT</CivilizationSelectionSound>
			<CivilizationActionSound>AS3D_AMERICA_ORDER</CivilizationActionSound>
		</CivilizationInfo>

 

[The_J]

2) no, that needs a dll change, but we have a precompiled one. Take a look here. In case no premade maps are involved you just have to do step #1.

 

[Martimus]

1)Yes, I have included that there, however, I think I have found my answer. I'm going to try to use the assets of a different mod w/ a civ already added to it and work my way from there. Thanks though.
2)Thanks The J, I going to try it out w/ my new mod, hopefully it will work...
-Martimus
Thanks again J, it works! I am really psyched now!
I just want to let you know I will be making a mod combining civilizations, mostly from the Civ of the Week thread, into a massive, 50 playable civs mod!
I'll probly post it somewhere in the modpacks thread when I'm done and have tested it for a while.
Thanks again, the first step to a massive, awesome mod is complete. See ya around!
This is pretty much what that mod will have:
-50 civs in one game!
-10-20 new civs added (more or less)
-techs will take longer to research. for instance, all ancient era techs will have 25 more turns added to the research times, classical 50, medievel 75, reniessance 100,...and so on.
-# of moves for MOST units will be increased for more exciting and strategic combat.
That is pretty much it, as far as I know.
I still need an answer to question 1, so this thread is still open.
-Martimus
The first and second questions in this thread have found answers.
Apparantly, the mod I was working with before had some sort of bug when adding new civs. Dosn't really matter now, but thanks for the answers everyone.
-Martimus

 

[Martimus]

Hey, I have a quick question for everyone.
I am making a mod at the moment, and what I want to do is this:
-Keep the music that I am using for the main menu
-However, I want the default main menu that pops up to be the original Civ 4 main menu style
Anyone know how to do this?
-Martimus

 

[The_J]

Take the XML\Art\MainMenuInfos.xml, and delete the three other entries besides the vanilla one.
And then just rename your current sound file to match the main menu (should be Sounds\Soundtrack\OpeningMenuCiv4.mp3).

 

[Martimus]

Thanks The J! I will make sure to post any other questions I have while making my first mod here.
See ya!

 

[Martimus]

I have finished my mod! (Version 1.0 anyway...)
However, since I am a complete and total noob, I don't know:
A)How to zip it all up into a nice little download file package
B)How to add it to the downloads database
C)Anything extra I might need to know
Thanks for all the help! Hope you answer my question soon. The sooner the better you know!
-Martimus

 

[The_J]

a) you need a program which can pack folders. Common programs are winzip, winrar or 7zip.
The latest is totally free (the others are trials for commercial programs), so i'd recommend that.
If you installed one of those, you can normally make a right click on the folder and find there such options like "add to archive", or winzip has its own submenu there.

b) go to the Db, find the right section, and hit "add" on the top.
In case your mod is bigger than 10 mb, you have to use an external file hoster, like rapidshare, megaupload, etc. or gaming sites like AtomicGamer or ModDB (registration and usage is for all free, but attention, the former have premium services).

c) create a thread for whatever you've done in the right area .
And advertise it here, so that it's mentioned on the monthly main site announcements (i'm again overdue there ).

 

[Martimus]

Alright, thanks again!
I'll have to do a few things before posting it. (like making a account on one of the sites mentioned, because my file is 71.9MB!)
I will be up by tommorrow or so...
-Martimus

 

[Martimus]

How do you post screen shots for your mod? I have the screen shots, but i don't know how to post them on my forum.

 

[God-Emperor]

You can either put them on some image sharing site or have them saved in your attachments area here.

If on an image sharing site, use the image button on the toolbar and enter the link that site provides for the image.

You can store them in your attachment space here and either have them just listed as attachments or you can also get them visible in-line (as the full image rather than the small attachment preview) in a similar manner as for those on a 3rd party image sharing site. To make them also show up in-line you first add them as attachments (when you are creating or editing a post use the "Go Advanced" button: on that screen in the Additional Options is the Manage Attachments button you can use to add attachments). Then do a Preview Post to see the attachments displayed at the end of the post in the preview area. I find out what the URL is for an attached image by opening it another window/tab and using control-C to copy the address from the browser's address field (much easier than trying to type it in manually). Then use the image button and enter that URL (like via control-V to paste it) just like for a 3rd party image sharing site. Note that attachment storage at CFC is pretty generous but not unlimited - I think it is currently a total of 60MB which if used entirely for screenshots would probably be good for 250 or more, assuming they are in the usual jpg format and not at some huge resolution.

 

[The_J]

You can also add screenshots to the database entries (after uploading), and these do not count to your attachement space.

 

[Martimus]

Thank you both for the help! I'll be adding screen shots to my mod forum page soon!