A Babylon 5 Mod for the Final Frontier Mod

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

and it shows like this in gameplay

 

[Blake00]

hmm yeah that's looks fine. Damn.. what hell are we missing..

i changed the regfile to
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 - Beyond the Sword]
"INSTALLDIR"="C:\\Civilization IV Complete\\Civ4\\Beyond the Sword" but still the same error

Dumb question I know but just to be sure... after you changed the path in your Civ4SteamRegistryFix file did you then double click on the file to run and insert the info into your windows registry? As changing that file won't do much unless you run it haha.

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

lol yep i runn it lol

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

i dont know much but isnt maybe because of ff plus? i updated both mods b5 and ff plus i dont know just saying ...but i tried to remove the ff mods and b5 dont run by itself so.... dont know i did not change the regfile title though but i think it should not be done

 

[Blake00]

If you did a separate update to FF plus it could be an issue.. but I'm not sure. Everyone (including me) who has got that exact error message in-game in the past found it was due to the registry 'mod not know where the game is' issue. So your case has got me sorry lol.

Hopefully the B5 mod author @PsiCorps will have an idea when he next visits.

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

ok thanks for the help

 

[Bestban]

i dont know much but isnt maybe because of ff plus? i updated both mods b5 and ff plus i dont know just saying ...but i tried to remove the ff mods and b5 dont run by itself so.... dont know i did not change the regfile title though but i think it should not be done

This sounds like a bad news to me since I just bought a GoG Civ4 Complete yesterday, although I didn't plan to play this mod yet. Out of curiosity, I tried the Babylon 5 mod without updates or other mods, and it crashed on loading. After looking around, modify, and more crashes, it looks like the problem is solved (I did not try to reproduce the missing planets you have).
Here is what I went through (replace the paths if your installation paths are different):

1. Clean install of GoG Civ4 Complete, at its default path (other paths should be fine.).
2. Install the Babylon 5 mod
3. Install Final Frontier Plus v1.83 and patch v1.84
4. Update the Registry path of GoG's Civ4 BTS, using the recommended steps by Blake00.
5. This step shouldn't be needed. I have a steam copy, and I saw Civ4 in the Registry. So I correct (if you like, create it as well) the path for Civ4 as well, using Registry Editor: At HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4, change installdir's Data to C:\GOG Games\Civilization IV Complete\Civ4, for example or other of your path. Or modify Civ4SteamRegistryFix.reg should do the job as well.
6. Modify Mods\Babylon 5 V3.3\assets\XML\Art\CIV4ArtDefines_Misc.xml. It was Final Frontier somehow.
   1. <MiscArtInfo>
      <Type>DEFAULT_THEME_NAME</Type>
      <Path>Mods/Babylon 5 V3.3/Resource/Civ4.thm</Path>
      <fScale>0.0</fScale>
      <NIF>None</NIF>
      <KFM>None</KFM>
      </MiscArtInfo>
7. Modify Mods\Babylon 5 V3.3\Resource\Civ4.thm, to use the correct version for both lines: resource_path "Mods/Babylon 5 V3.3/Resource"; include "Mods/Babylon 5 V3.3/Resource/Themes/Civ4/Civ4Theme.thm";

No planets are missing here after. Hopefully nothing was missed in the above steps. I'm fairly new on modding; those two xml files were learned from f1rpo's font change using Resource folder: https://forums.civfanatics.com/thre...e-to-a-different-colour.636494/#post-15219254, for reference only; not needed for the steps.

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

im gonna give it a try thanks!

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

GFC error failed to iniatialize primary control theme

 

[Bestban]

GFC error failed to iniatialize primary control theme

Make sure you update the 1st XML file correctly. As an example, if I changed it to Babylon 5 V3.2, such a CFG error appears. Or yours doesn't have the Civ.thm file at that location?

This mod looks beautiful. Now I want to play .

 

[Blake00]

@Joao carlos L Gomes did you get there in the end mate?

@Bestban yeah I was amazed how gorgeous it looked considering how old the engine is. Great models, great space effects, I had so much fun playing it hence why I became obsessed enough to help PsiCorps out with hosting, tech difficulties, and some sexy HD pics & Vids haha!

 

[Joao carlos L Gomes]

nop

 

[PsiCorps]

I don't currently have Civ IV installed on my computer so I am unable to assist you with the problem you are experiencing Joao carlos L Gomes

 

[danielrogowski]

Hi guys, is still anyone active here? Anyways, with the newest version from sourceforge, the AI doesn't expand at all. They just sit at their home systems doing not much. I use the DVD version of the game (3.19 of course). Is this known behavior caused by a certain mistake I could have made? Am I the only one experiencing this issue?

I just tested this with Final Frontier Plus. The AI expands normally. But I used 1.84. I think B5 is based off an earlier version of FFP.

 

[Blake00]

It's a known issue. We believe it's caused by the overly aggressive pirate raiders. They keep killing the AI's colony ships massively slowing their expansion to near stand still. Massively upping the difficulty level might make the AIs better at overcoming the raiders and colonizing. PsiCorps doesn't work on the mod anymore (eg he doesn't even have Civ4 installed any more lol) so unfortunately there's no one left who knows how to tinker with the mod and lower the raider intensity and also help the AI's better protect their colony ships. Hopefully playing on high difficulty might alleviate the problem though but I haven't tried it myself.

 

[Samson]

It's a known issue. We believe it's caused by the overly aggressive pirate raiders. They keep killing the AI's colony ships massively slowing their expansion to near stand still. Massively upping the difficulty level might make the AIs better at overcoming the raiders and colonizing. PsiCorps doesn't work on the mod anymore (eg he doesn't even have Civ4 installed any more lol) so unfortunately there's no one left who knows how to tinker with the mod and lower the raider intensity and also help the AI's better protect their colony ships. Hopefully playing on high difficulty might alleviate the problem though but I haven't tried it myself.

I have played on deity with no barbs, and the same thing happens. I think it is to do with what the AI thinks is appropriate escort for colony ships. I wonder if setting the recon units to have the escort role would help, burt I do not know how to do it.

 

[PsiCorps]

Hi all, I know I have been MIA for at least 6 years. I am currently reinstalling CIV IV (hate Civ VII so much) and will be (trying) to reinstall the Mod and getting it working again on my PC. If I encounter any problems I may be calling for assistance LOL.

If I can get the MOD reinstalled and running I will see if I can figure out the escort for Colony ships issue.

 

[PsiCorps]

OK, my progress so far is not good.

I have successfully launched the B5 Mod, only to find the planets were missing, as was noted in an earlier post. I then proceeded to update the Final Frontier Plus mod and after doing this I have only been getting the GFC Error messages.

Trying an alternative route I tried to play Final Frontier Plus but although that seemed to load when I began a game, all I got was a standard Civ IV begining, not even Final Frontier.

The intention being that if Final Frontier Plus worked, I could use that as a base and build the B5 Mod anew.

Going to have a think and maybe try something else.

 

[Blake00]

He's back! Very happy to see this! Would be so cool if you returned to working on this mod mate. I'm still here and am a Moderator these days lol.

OK, my progress so far is not good.

Oh dear.. did you follow the install guide I wrote up to help people? (which you originally kindly posted in your OP at the start of this thread)

Sounds like you may be suffering the registry issue which was the usual cause of all those error msgs and lots of graphics not showing (eg planets). I posted a fix for that (which the instructions link to) here..
https://forums.civfanatics.com/thre...al-frontier-mod.261551/page-115#post-14878088

Instructions:

How To Install The Babylon 5 Civ 4 BtS Mod:
For owners of the original disc copy:
1. If you have the old original dvd version of Civ 4 Complete then you need to make sure that Beyond the Sword has the 3.19 patch installed. Regular Civ 4 & Warlords don't work on modern Windows (7+), sadly Firaxis only fixed them in the steam version grr, however Beyond the Sword with the 3.19 patch still runs fine on modern windows. You can get the patch from HERE .

2. Once you've tested & made sure that Civ 4 Beyond the Sword is working fine. Download the latest version of the Babylon 5 mod 7zip file from HERE (if you haven't already).

3. Go to your Civilization IV install folder, then into the 'Beyond the Sword' subfolder and then finally into the BtS 'Mods' subfolder. Create a 'Babylon 5 V3.3' folder and extract the 7zip files contents into that folder. Do NOT install the mod to the regular vanilla Civilization IV 'Mods' folder. Many people make this mistake!

For owners of the Steam copy:
1. If you have the newer steam version of Civ 4 Complete you will first need to make sure you install the Beyond the Sword version of Civ 4 (for some reason steam separates them into separate installs when you buy their Civ 4 complete).

2. Once you've tested & made sure that Civ 4 Beyond the Sword is working fine. Download the latest version of the Babylon 5 mod 7zip file from HERE (if you haven't already).

3. Just to be even more confusing Steam renamed the main Civilization IV vanilla install folder to 'Civilization IV Beyond the Sword' resulting in people thinking that they are in the BtS mods subfolder when they are not! So go into Civilization IV BtS install folder, then into the 'Beyond the Sword' subfolder and then finally into the BtS 'Mods' subfolder. Create a 'Babylon 5 V3.3' folder and extract the 7zip files contents into that folder. If you're still confused then check out this screenshot of where mine is installed:
https://i.imgur.com/CW6EEVq.jpg

4. IMPORTANT! The Babylon 5 Mod will not work properly with the Steam version of Civ 4 BtS due to the steam version of BtS not inserting any Windows registry entries. The game will start but there will be many missing graphics & "Error in FinalFrontierGameUtils callback handler calculateScore" errors. To fix this problem run the 'Civ4SteamRegistryFix.reg' file included with the mod. If your download is missing this file then you can get another copy from HERE .

How To Play The Babylon 5 Civ 4 BtS Mod:
1. Start Civilization IV Beyond the Sword.

2. In the main menu go to 'Advanced' and then 'Load a mod'. You should see Babylon 5 V3.3 in the list of mods (If not you've probably got the above installation steps wrong). Activate it and you should be good to go!

 

[Blake00]

As for Final Frontier Plus.. I'm pretty sure I have that installed yet it doesn't seem to interfere with my copy of the B5 mod. But I could be wrong.. I'll have a look. EDIT: Okay nope I don't have FF Plus installed so yeah that's probably just created a whole new bunch of issue for ya! On top of the registry one lol!