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Chamaedrys

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Hi!

Here are graphics for african cities

africa1.nif with simple huts for the early ages and africa2.nif with mali-style buildings for the mid game. Both sets are based on the med_eu set.

medieval and ren age:

afrika1_bFb.jpg


The early ages:

afrika0_1Vl.jpg


download!
 
Beautiful :) Another group of nations has diversified city look. :) Good job :goodjob: You've made the job wich should be done by firaxis in vanilla.
Hehe what left is eskimos' iglos, but i'm afraid theire city could melt down in warm climate ;D
 
asioasioasio said:
Hehe what left is eskimos' iglos, but i'm afraid theire city could melt down in warm climate ;D
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At least until they discover Refrigeration. ;)




This is a great city set... I'll give it a shot.
 
Oh no, don't tell me I need to do even more XMLing. :cry:
Just kidding, they're real goodies. :goodjob:
 
BTW, Cham. Do you have a pre-made XML file that accomodates all of your architecture styles (Middle-Eastern, Meso-American, African, and Norse)?

Also, how about for next graphics sets, maybe focus on unique modern architecture. Basically, I would just use a combination of existing modern buildings and stuff from the past in most cases. America could be mostly modern, European countries should be a combination of Renaissance and Modern Euro, etc. Except I also think that Asian and Slavic civilizations might deserve their own modern architectural sets, as their architecture today is a bit different from the West.
 
Bahmo said:
BTW, Cham. Do you have a pre-made XML file that accomodates all of your architecture styles (Middle-Eastern, Meso-American, African, and Norse)?

Also, how about for next graphics sets, maybe focus on unique modern architecture. Basically, I would just use a combination of existing modern buildings and stuff from the past in most cases. America could be mostly modern, European countries should be a combination of Renaissance and Modern Euro, etc. Except I also think that Asian and Slavic civilizations might deserve their own modern architectural sets, as their architecture today is a bit different from the West.
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No, Sorry,

I don't have a xml for all of them. I had a file which includes the most of them, it's lost during a pc problems.

Also, I have finished with making city art.
 
Bahmo said:
BTW, Cham. Do you have a pre-made XML file that accomodates all of your architecture styles (Middle-Eastern, Meso-American, African, and Norse)?
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I have one, but it's not completely tuned yet.
When it's done, I plan to release it for the interested.

Btw Cham, your African cityset (the more mali-styled one) simply cries out for a palace building in the same style... :mischief:
 
Small Using Guide

If you want to use this in your game, simply adding these files isn't enough! You'll need to do some file editing. I did it with the actual game files, but if you find this scary, copy them to your CustomAssets folder in your My Games folder. I will be using the most default locations of the files you need to edit.

Unzip/rar the nif and dds files to your "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\Assets\Art\Structures\Cities" folder.

Open the file "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\Assets\XML\GlobalTypes.xml". Search for:
Code: 
<ArtStyleType>ARTSTYLE_EUROPEAN</ArtStyleType>
Press enter and copy the above. Change EUROPEAN into AFRICA. Save the file, and close.

Open the file "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\Assets\XML\Buildings\CIV4PlotLSystem.xml". Find where is says "<!-- INDUSTRIAL -->", and make a new line above it. Paste the following onto that line:

Code: 
			<!-- AFRICAN -->
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa1.nif::1x1x1_01</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa1.nif::1x1x1_02</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa1.nif::1x1x2_01</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa1.nif::1x1x2_02</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa1.nif::1x1x2_03</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>

						<!-- AFRICAN MEDREN -->
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa2.nif::1x1x1_01</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa2.nif::1x1x1_02</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa2.nif::1x1x2_01</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa2.nif::1x1x2_02</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="art:building">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">NIF:Art/Structures/Cities/africa2.nif::1x1x2_03</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Improvement">IMPROVEMENT_COTTAGE,IMPROVEMENT_HAMLET,IMPROVEMENT_VILLAGE,IMPROVEMENT_TOWN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szForceContourNode:BUILDING</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">szBatchGroup:buildings_med_eu</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.35</Scale>
		</ArtRef>

Congratulations, you have finished one of the biggest steps! Now we will make sure cities can use the files too.

Open "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\Assets\XML\Buildings\CIV4CityLSystem.xml". Find the following: "<!-- ASIAN --> and add this above it.

Code: 
				<!-- AFRICAN -->
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa1.nif::1x1x1_01">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa1.nif::1x1x1_02">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa1.nif::1x1x2_01">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa1.nif::1x1x2_02">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa1.nif::1x1x2_03">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_ANCIENT,ERA_CLASSICAL</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_EUROPEAN,ARTSTYLE_BARBARIAN</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<!-- AFRICAN MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE -->
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa2.nif::1x1x1_01">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa2.nif::1x1x1_02">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa2.nif::1x1x2_01">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa2.nif::1x1x2_02">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>
		<ArtRef Name="generic:africa2.nif::1x1x2_03">
			<Attribute Class="Era">ERA_MEDIEVAL,ERA_RENAISSANCE</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="ArtStyle">ARTSTYLE_AFRICA</Attribute>
			<Attribute Class="Scalar">iBatchGroup:1</Attribute>
			<Scale>0.9</Scale>
		</ArtRef>

Now just one more step: choosing which civilizations get to use this!

Open the file "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Warlords\Assets\XML\Civilizations\CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml"

In this file, I suggest you find the Mali and the Zulu civ. Good search keywords are MALI_ and ZULU_. You should see the recognisable ARTSTYLE_ value, and change whatever comes after the _ into AFRICA.

There you have it! :king: Start a new game or an existing one and witness the beauty that is having diverse cities! If you want, experiment some more with this.
 
Hi, the art & Aeven's code, works well in Vanilla & WarLords, how can one incorprorate this city ArtStyle into BTS?
 
I think it's the same!
 
Thank you all for your fast replies, and from them I found GeoModders city set that I downloaded. By the way I've lived in half the areas that all of you so aptly and ably bring to life with the varied ArtStyle themes in this game. :goodjob:
By the way when you're my age, 2 years is yesterday. I've played Civ in all its guises from the DOS civI when it first came out and I already had my first degree then. ;)
Thank you all for the help provided. Much appreciated.
 
i fell inlove with the reinassance cities, yet the early age is good, but is too crowded..
but hey... i cant do this kind of job... so very good job.. great to see some Africa in their..
:thumbs up:
 
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