Well, I wanted to play as the Arabs. I started the game as the Byzzies and there was no popup.
No, whenever I use cheats to switch to any civ whatsoever, their goals are failed.
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Well, I wanted to play as the Arabs. I started the game as the Byzzies and there was no popup.
No, whenever I use cheats to switch to any civ whatsoever, their goals are failed.
Likely because they're too close to each other.
Yes, but their goals have already been failed before you switched. Because AI goals are automatically failed on standard settings.
Why does that change anything?
Ohhhh. OK, that makes sense. Is there a way to enable them?
merijn_v1
Black Belt
You can't switch between civs if they spawn close to eachother, to prevent exploits.
Exploits?
merijn_v1
Black Belt
Build an empire as Byzantium. Store all your units in the Arabian flip zone. When Arabia spawns, you get the units you placed in the flip zone as Byzantium. If you leave the cities undefended, you can take them as Arabia. So you have a free army and free cities.
There are similar strategies like this, in which you can give yourself a huge boost when you flip to the new civ. People are very creative in finding them.
To prevent all these kind of exploits, you can't switch between close civs.
In the past, you could also give the newly spawned civ all the techs they didn't have, but you did. But this exploit has been disabled. (You can't give techs to a new civ the first turn.)
There are similar strategies like this, in which you can give yourself a huge boost when you flip to the new civ. People are very creative in finding them.
To prevent all these kind of exploits, you can't switch between close civs.
In the past, you could also give the newly spawned civ all the techs they didn't have, but you did. But this exploit has been disabled. (You can't give techs to a new civ the first turn.)
I have an idea. Start a game as Japan. Do nothing. When Arabia spawns, use worldbuilder to give them tanks, as well as every city on the map. Then switch, and... hey presto! Free win!
Yeah, open Assets\XML\GlobalDefinesAlt.xml and change the value of NO_AI_UHV_CHECKS to 0.
That's the difference between cheats and exploits. Both are unintended, but the latter are still playing by the sanctioned rules of the game (like placing units in your future flip zone etc.) but still against the "spirit" of the rules.
But that's still a much weaker reason to ban them. If I should be able to play through history, than it's in the spirit of the game that I should be able to switch sides and destroy my hard-won empires.
merijn_v1
Black Belt
Why needing to start as Japan? You don't need to switch civs to be able to give yourself tanks with WB.
I was being flippant.
merijn_v1
Black Belt
Some small bugs:
- The Greek 3rd UHV says: Control Egypt, Phoenicia, Babylon and Persia. The line below that (which shows the areas you control or not) says Carthage instead of Phoenicia. (see screenshot)
- Hint 33 says something about the expansion categorie civic. But that categorie doesn't exist anymore.
- Civics that allow double specialist slot has the info "double [specialist]", while it should be "double [specialist] slots". (this is the case for public welfare, industrialism, tolitarianism)
- The Greek 3rd UHV says: Control Egypt, Phoenicia, Babylon and Persia. The line below that (which shows the areas you control or not) says Carthage instead of Phoenicia. (see screenshot)
- Hint 33 says something about the expansion categorie civic. But that categorie doesn't exist anymore.
- Civics that allow double specialist slot has the info "double [specialist]", while it should be "double [specialist] slots". (this is the case for public welfare, industrialism, tolitarianism)
There's a set of conditions above self.newCivPopup() in initBirth() in RiseAndFall.py.
I know, unfortunately the old text key didn't allow to insert the specialist name so I could only write something before it. Maybe I should rewrite this part.
merijn_v1
Black Belt
Another bug in another game.
India, revision 615, turn 129/130.
I get a message "No appropriate deals found".
I got the message in the same game before, but I don't know at which turn.
See savegame. (It should happen the 2nd/3rd turn)
India, revision 615, turn 129/130.
I get a message "No appropriate deals found".
I got the message in the same game before, but I don't know at which turn.
See savegame. (It should happen the 2nd/3rd turn)
Cosmos1985
King
I get the following bug again and again, not related to any special civ or situation, as far as I can see - anyone know what's up with that? :/
