Anyway to turn off Quick Combat after the map has started?

[MykC]

Can't find a way to turn this off after the map has started.

 

[Arilian]

Can't find a way to turn this off after the map has started.

Is this still not possible?

 

[bryanw1995]

no, quick/slow combat is set at the start. civ5 has such a low number of actual combat sequences compared to previous versions that I usually leave combat animations on.

 

[Ddude97]

Do you play much in the modern era with aircraft? The animation is so long I usually leave it on quick.

 

[Montov]

F10 (Strategic layer), then combat.

 

[zarakand]

F10 (Strategic layer), then combat.

Best way to solve in game problem!! I've come to love the strategic layer for all things combat.

 

[elthrasher]

Instead of using the quick combat option in game setup, you can set it in the xml. Open up Civ5GameOptions.xml and find this:

 <Row>
  <Type>GAMEOPTION_QUICK_COMBAT</Type> 
  <Description>TXT_KEY_GAME_OPTION_QUICK_COMBAT</Description> 
  <Help>TXT_KEY_GAME_OPTION_QUICK_COMBAT_HELP</Help> 
  </Row>

To change the default, just add a new line so it looks like this:

<Row>
  <Type>GAMEOPTION_QUICK_COMBAT</Type> 
  <Description>TXT_KEY_GAME_OPTION_QUICK_COMBAT</Description> 
  <Help>TXT_KEY_GAME_OPTION_QUICK_COMBAT_HELP</Help> 
  <Default>true</Default> 
  </Row>

Change your mind and want combat animations back on? Quit your game, back out your change and then load it up again.

The nice thing about modifying the xml is you don't have to go into advanced options to start a new game. Also the patch didn't reset the xml, which was nice. I wasn't sure if it would or not.

 

[PieceOfMind]

Thanks for the suggestion, elthrasher!

Up til now, I've just been quickly tapping the strategic view button twice to quickly resolve combat, like others have done. Yours seems a better solution.

 

[MouseyPounds]

You can also turn the quick combat option on or off on a running game through the FireTuner. This will disable achievements for that game, though, if you care about that.