Civ3 Complete Questions

[Vegasgustan]

Hello,

Could someone please tell me step by step how to fix the Barbs? I cannot find that particular file or I guess I don't know where to look.

Also, is Civilization 3 Complete version 1.22 Rev A (Universal) the only patch I need to download and install at this point?

Please and thank you to whomever helps.

 

[AlanH]

The barb fix is:

Open /Users/<your account>/Library/Preferences/Civilization 3 Complete/conquests.ini in Text Edit. Add the following line:

NoAIPatrol=0

(or edit the NoAIPatrol entry if it exists already)

There's only one patch for Civ3 for Mac, and you've found it.

Have fun

 

[gfeier]

Must've missed this fix previously. I know there's a problem with the barbs, but what exactly does this fix do and does it matter where you add the line if there's no existing NoAIPatrol entry?

 

[Padma]

It doesn't matter where the line is.

For a more complete description of the problem, and this solution, see this old thread.

 

[AlanH]

I put the line on the end, but I don't think it matters where it is.

NoAIPatrol = 1 stops the AI shuffling its units around at random. If they haven't anything to do they just sit still or fortify.

NoAIPatrol = 0 means they move around randomly in between turns, patrolling their territory. You see this effect in Civ3 vanilla and PtW if you have animations switched on, as NoAIPatrol = 0 is the default in those versions. AI horses in particular seem to run around like demented mice. In C3C, Firaxis responded to concerns about the inter-turn delays and changed the default value to '1' so that AI movements were reduced, and inter-turn delay was reduced. This is most noticeable in the late game when there are lots of units to move.

Barbs are an example of AI units, and they are affected by this setting in the same way. But barbs have a specific issue. They will only attack units they can see along one diagonal - I seem to recall it's NW/SE, but it may be the other one. If a barb sits still he may never see your units unless you happen to move into his line of sight. So the effect of C3C changing to NoAIPatrol = 1 is to reduce the effectiveness of barbs very considerably. This can change games played with the different settings significantly during the early, barb-infested era.

For a more exciting game, and for competitions, you should set NoAIPatrol = 0 in C3C at least during the Ancient and Medieval eras. On a slower computer you may want to change the setting back to '1' in the Industrial and Modern eras, once the barbs have left the planet, to get the late-game speed benefit.

 

[gfeier]

Ahhh... thanks!

 

[Vegasgustan]

Thanks AlanH, I'll give it a shot in a little while.

 

[Vegasgustan]

Okay, I must be stupid. I cannot figure out how to fix the Barbs. Do I go to some folder in Civ3 or do I open up Text Edit and then do something? AlanH can you explain this to me like I am a 8 year old with no Mac experience.

(No offense intended to 8 year olds)

 

[AlanH]

The barb fix is:

Open /Users/<your account>/Library/Preferences/Civilization 3 Complete/conquests.ini in Text Edit. Add the following line:

NoAIPatrol=0

(or edit the NoAIPatrol entry if it exists already)

There's only one patch for Civ3 for Mac, and you've found it.

Have fun

I'm not sure how I can make this any simpler. Let's try this ...

- Quit Civ 3 Complete

- In a Finder window ...
- On the left hand side, click the little house icon that has your user name - this is your Home directory
- Double click the Library folder in the main window
- Double click the Preferences folder
- Double click the Civilization 3 Complete folder
- Highlight the only file in there, called conquests.ini
- In the Finder's File menu, select Open With > and select TextEdit in the hierarchical menu that appears.
- In TextEdit you will see a lot of boring text like this ...

[Conquests]
Voice Quality=0
ScrollSpeed=1
Prefs Format=2
Difficulty=4
Aggression=3
Top Menu=3
Faction0=1
Faction1=5
Faction2=4
Faction3=12
Faction4=14
Faction5=11
Faction6=15
Faction7=9
Faction8=2
Faction9=6
Faction10=16
Faction11=1
Faction12=7
Faction13=13
Faction14=10
Faction15=3
Faction16=17
Faction17=18
Faction18=19
Faction19=20
Faction20=21
Faction21=22
Faction22=23
Faction23=30
Faction24=24
Faction25=25
Faction26=26
Faction27=27
Faction28=28
Faction29=12
Faction30=-1
num cities to eliminate=1
one city culture to win=20000
all cities culture to win=100000
domination pct terrain=66
domination % pop=66
building wonders=10
killing units=10
researching advances=5
capture cities=100
holding vp locations=25
capturing princess=1000
Victory Point Limit=50000
Turn Limit=540
Preferences=00000111110101101011111111111111
Rules=00000000000000011000000101011111
Main Volume=127
Sound Volume=127
Music Volume=127
CleanMap=00000000000000011010111010000000
Governor=00000000000000000000000000000000
Gov Prod Never=00000000000000000000000000011000
Gov Prod Often=00000000000000000000000000000000
CustomLeaderName=
CustomLeaderTitle=
CustomFormalName=
CustomNoun=
CustomAdjective=
CustomGender=0
WorldAridity=1
BarbarianActivity=3
WorldLandmass=1
WorldOceanCoverage=1
WorldTemperature=1
WorldAge=1
WorldSize=2
WorldSeed=12345
WorldSeedName=12345
ActualWorldAridity=1
ActualBarbarianActivity=3
ActualWorldLandmass=1
ActualWorldOceanCoverage=1
ActualWorldTemperature=1
ActualWorldAge=1
ActualWorldSize=2
ActualCiv0=1
ActualCiv1=5
ActualCiv2=4
ActualCiv3=12
ActualCiv4=14
ActualCiv5=11
ActualCiv6=15
ActualCiv7=9
ActualCiv8=-1
ActualCiv9=6
ActualCiv10=16
ActualCiv11=1
ActualCiv12=7
ActualCiv13=13
ActualCiv14=10
ActualCiv15=3
ActualCiv16=-1
ActualCiv17=18
ActualCiv18=19
ActualCiv19=20
ActualCiv20=21
ActualCiv21=22
ActualCiv22=23
ActualCiv23=30
ActualCiv24=24
ActualCiv25=25
ActualCiv26=26
ActualCiv27=27
ActualCiv28=28
ActualCiv29=12
ActualCiv30=-1
Seafaring=0
WindowsFileBox=0
Latest Save=\Users\alan\Documents\Civilization 3 Complete\Saves\Elizabeth of the English, 50 BC
MapZoom=0
GridOn=1

Your file may have a few different items in it - your Latest Save will be different, for example.

Add a line at the bottom so that the end of the file looks like this ...

ActualCiv30=-1
Seafaring=0
WindowsFileBox=0
Latest Save=\Users\alan\Documents\Civilization 3 Complete\Saves\Elizabeth of the English, 50 BC
MapZoom=0
GridOn=1

NoAIPatrol=0

Select Save in the TextEdit menu. Quit TextEdit.

 

[AlanH]

To answer another aspect of your question:, both ways of getting there are valid.

Option 2:

- Launch TextEdit.
- Select Open ... in its File menu.
- Use the File selection dialog to navigate to conquests.ini in <Your Home Directory>/Library/Preferences/Civilization 3 Complete/
- Click Open.
- Do the editing as in my previous post.

PS. Mac file paths are very similar to Windows file paths, but they use forward slashes instead of back slashes, and C:\My Documents\ is the approximate Windows equivalent of your Home directory. The Mac's <Home>/Library/Preferences/ is a bit like the Windows Registry, but much easier to deal with and a bit less likely to get you into trouble if you mess with it. You often see your Home directory abbreviated to ~/