Adding BTS Buildings to Warlords

[syrinx_dm]

Hi,

Let me start by saying that I am a total noob when it comes to customization of Civ 4. I own both expansions, but really don't care for some of the changes in BTS.

I was wondering what steps it would take to add some of the buildings that were added with BTS into Warlords. In particular I like the Levee, Customs House and Public Transportation.

Could someone point me the way?


Thanks,
Syrinx_DM

 

[Wolfshanze]

Egads, what don't you like about BtS?

The BtS format, regardless of rules, is much better then the Warlords format... plus, its pretty standard for mods of all kinds.

Seems almost pointless if you're starting from scratch to try and reverse-engineer BtS stuff into Warlords... the primary reason folks still play Warlords is usually because they already have extensive mods built for Warlords that would take forever to convert into BtS format.

Wouldn't it just be easier to mod BtS rules that you don't like out or into more Warlords-like rather then try and reverse engineer BtS into Warlords? BtS is pretty easy to change/manipulate... why don't you just alter the rules you don't like in BtS?

 

[syrinx_dm]

The main thing is that I HATE the way that espionage is handled in BTS.

I was hoping, since all the art and rules are already installed on my PC for the BTS buildings that there might be a short cut to getting them into Warlords, but I really don’t have a clue about how to go about it.

 

[syrinx_dm]

Double Post

 

[Kael]

The main thing is that I HATE the way that espionage is handled in BTS.

I was hoping, since all the art and rules are already installed on my PC for the BTS buildings that there might be a short cut to getting them into Warlords, but I really don’t have a clue about how to go about it.

The new BtS patch allows you to disable espionage. You can also disable Events as a game option. At which point your pretty close to playing warlords anyway outside of new buildings/units and civs.

 

[Wolfshanze]

The main thing is that I HATE the way that espionage is handled in BTS.

I was hoping, since all the art and rules are already installed on my PC for the BTS buildings that there might be a short cut to getting them into Warlords, but I really don’t have a clue about how to go about it.

In v3.17 of BtS you can disable espionage from the main options menu... just do that and have fun with BtS.

Plus, when you play Warlords, it doesn't use anything from the BtS directory anyways... what you request would take a fair amount of XML/Mod work in Warlords, when you could simply just disable Espionage in BtS.

 

[deanej]

It would require more than XML... porting those buildings over (at least the levee and custom house) require SDK changes. Public Transportation may not even be possible with the Warlords L System.

Switching to the Warlords espionage system is easy. Just remove the spy specialist, great spy, and EPs from buildings and then mod in the Warlords spy (the tags needed still exist), play with no espionage to eliminate the slider, and apply Solver's fix for the demographics screen.

 

[syrinx_dm]

The new BtS patch allows you to disable espionage. You can also disable Events as a game option. At which point your pretty close to playing warlords anyway outside of new buildings/units and civs.

In v3.17 of BtS you can disable espionage from the main options menu... just do that and have fun with BtS.

WOW! Thanks guys, that's even better!! I'll have to go download the BTS patch tonight!