Balancing Mod

[Kaniki00]

Hey Guys,
I enjoy Civ5 as it is but I was wondering if there are any Mods out there that lengthen Tech time, and reduce unit/building time. I do not enjoy having to miss out on 80% of the buildings in each city.

 

[wobuffet]

I haven't found one, but I've started just manually editing the CIV5HandicapInfos.xml file in ...\Steam\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v\assets\Gameplay\XML\GameInfo .

What you're looking for, under the relevant difficulty level, is ResearchPercent (150 means it will take you 50% longer to research each tech). Note that the CPU plays on Chieftain difficulty, although you can change this in another XML file. You can modify how fast the AI takes to construct units (AITrainPercent) and buildings (AIConstructPercent), but I don't think there's a quick and dirty way to change it for yourself. You can always turn off Time victory and lengthen research times though.

 

[eazyseeker]

<Eras>
		<Update>
			<Where Type="ERA_ANCIENT"/>
			<Set FreePopulation="0"
				 LaterEraBuildingConstructMod="0"
				 StartPercent="0"
				 BuildingMaintenancePercent="100"
				 GrowthPercent="100"
				 TrainPercent="100"
				 ConstructPercent="100"
				 CreatePercent="100"
				 ResearchPercent="150"
				 BuildPercent="100"
				 ImprovementPercent="100"
				 GreatPeoplePercent="100"
				 CulturePercent="100"
				 EventChancePerTurn="4"/>
		</Update>
	</Eras>

Do this for every starting era - or if you just start in ancient, leave it as such. I believe the values are self-explanatory.. and editable.