Civ4 Reimagined

[keldath]

hey guys,
enjoying the mod so far.

ill put in notes as i go.
so note one - i think axe man to swordsman is a too fast of an upgrade
also - i would have preferred if there were an option to remove pillage by ships (gold plunder)

edit:
python error upon capitulation to the ai (i was beat hard...)
bugutl line 695
Cvdip;omacyinterface line 33
cvdiplomacy line 536

it canned be committed.

also , ai didnt want cease fire, only for one of my cities...

 

[Team NP]

hey guys,
enjoying the mod so far.

ill put in notes as i go.
so note one - i think axe man to swordsman is a too fast of an upgrade
also - i would have preferred if there were an option to remove pillage by ships (gold plunder)

edit:
python error upon capitulation to the ai (i was beat hard...)
bugutl line 695
Cvdip;omacyinterface line 33
cvdiplomacy line 536

it canned be committed.

also , ai didnt want cease fire, only for one of my cities...

Hey keldath, do you have a savegame before the error?

 

[Petromax]

Is there an earth map that works with this mod?

 

[Team NP]

Thank you for your quick reply, quick adoption of my suggestion and a new release.

I attached a save file. The city maintenance cost looks correct. I guess it's just a displaying problem of the domestic adviser.

Thanks for the save game. Yes, the financial advisor show the correct result, but the domestic advisor is quite wrong. Good catch!

Edit: Turns out, the domestic advisor was not adjusting for inflation. Will be fixed in next version.

Considering that your mod tries to simulate the inefficiency of big empires through resource ratios, I have a proposal to intensify this even more:

For each city, you could compute the distance of resources from the city center and apply a reasonable modifier to the global ratio for that specific resource. This would simulate the inefficiency due to the internal transport of goods taking place in the empire. This inefficiency would be notably limiting especially for empires relying on far away cities for strategic resources, and would decrease with technological development as already happens for global ratios.

How do player reliably assess how much a resource is worth? How are resources gained via diplomacy distributed? It would also have vast ramifications about settling positions, about old-world colonization etc. Most importantly, would it be (more) fun to play?
Don't get me wrong, your suggestion is certainly interesting, but it's a lot of effort for uncertain payoff.

 

[Team NP]

Is there an earth map that works with this mod?

All BTS suitable maps should work, just pick what you like. That said, I think the folks from EarthEvolution2 used our mod for their multiplayer games a couple times.

 

[Petromax]

All BTS suitable maps should work, just pick what you like. That said, I think the folks from EarthEvolution2 used our mod for their multiplayer games a couple times.

Thanks. That earthevolution2 map works, but the game crashes when I try any of the BTS maps. The Accurate Earth map works, but only the blank one.

 

[dripdrip]

Cavalry seems to need an upgrade path after Horses are obsoleted. Motorized infantry can be a candidate, I think, if a new adequate unit cannot be easily introduced for now.

 

[TheUnderNoticed]

How do player reliably assess how much a resource is worth? How are resources gained via diplomacy distributed? It would also have vast ramifications about settling positions, about old-world colonization etc. Most importantly, would it be (more) fun to play?
Don't get me wrong, your suggestion is certainly interesting, but it's a lot of effort for uncertain payoff.

You are so right with your remarks. And I can't answer your questions indeed.

 

[jbp]

Excellent mod. It's the way Civ4 should be. There is a bit of Total War flavour in the balance as well, which is nice.

 

[Team NP]

Thank you for the feedback. That is nice to hear

 

[jbp]

You're welcome : )

I have encountered a bug.

Some tiles got blockaded by Marauder ships; a couple of them seem to be perma-blocked (as in, the blockade effect can't be lifted). It's happened in a couple other games.

Here's a screenshot and a save game, in case it's useful.

 

[Darth Malus]

Downloaded and installed the mod, however the mod does not load. Any advice on this issue?

---Edit---
When I select the mod, Civ 4 unloads as usual, but no reloading of the mod.

 

[Team NP]

You're welcome : )

I have encountered a bug.

Some tiles got blockaded by Marauder ships; a couple of them seem to be perma-blocked (as in, the blockade effect can't be lifted). It's happened in a couple other games.

Here's a screenshot and a save game, in case it's useful.

Thank you. We'll look into it.

Downloaded and installed the mod, however the mod does not load. Any advice on this issue?

---Edit---
When I select the mod, Civ 4 unloads as usual, but no reloading of the mod.

What operating system do you use? Do you have BtS installed and updated to the latest version (3.19)? Make sure the latest patch is really installed, the automatic patch process is not reliable. Do other mods work for you (especially K-Mod)? Do you see any kind of error message or python exception? Can you try the following:
- create a shortcut from Civ4BeyondSword.exe in your Beyond the Swords folder
- append -mod= Civ4 Reimagined to the target, so it looks similar to this: "INSERT PATH TO YOUR CIV FOLDER HERE\Beyond the Sword\Civ4BeyondSword.exe" -mod= Civ4 Reimagined and run it from there

If it still does not work, can you download it again? Maybe the download was corrupted.

 

[Darth Malus]

Windows 10
Civ version: 317, build version: 3.1.3.1(104717)
I ran the defender Mod and it oppened normally.
Will try this later, however it looks like I need the 3.19 version.
Thanks for the assistance.

I took a snap shot of the "about Beyond the Sword", but I do not know how to attach a picture.

 

[Darth Malus]

Downloaded the 3.19 patch and that solved the issue. The zip file from civfanatics would not extract properly, I had to download from another site. Thanks again for the assistance.

 

[Montezuma12]

Curious if others have this problem. AI almost never releases their overseas colonies, just keeps them for itself instead. Intended?

 

[Team NP]

Curious if others have this problem. AI almost never releases their overseas colonies, just keeps them for itself instead. Intended?

In my games AI usually starts releasing its colonies starting in the mid 17th century. When entering the modern era almost all island/smaller continents are in the hand of released colonies. Which settings do you use (difficulty, map type/size, game speed, number of players)? Do you have a savegame maybe?

 

[zeroRPGmaker]

Just dropping by to say that this mod is perfect for taking vanilla Civ IV and enhancing it the best ways. I really hate how Civ IV did artillery... it was stupid

 

[FloppyFishTully]

Bump/necro of sorts.

I wanted to ask wether any of those who play this mod has seen the AI use Autocracy.

It feels a bit on the OP side for early conquest, easy to abuse by a human player, but I don't remember AI civs using it; some of them would really benefit from it.

Maybe some AI algorithm makes it so that the no GP/cottage growth feature is overweighted in the civic choice mechanics, so they pass it over in favour of other options. It's low upkeep, though, and +75% for military units is overwhelmingly good.

Cheerio.

 

[Team NP]

Thank you for your comment. That is a good catch. The AI does use Autocracy but almost exclusively in the late game. There was a bug in the AI evaluation that lead to underestimating it in the early game. It will be fixed in the next version which should be released in the not too far future. We had it in the pipeline for a while, it just needs a few more fixes so hopefully we can finish it soon.

Would you say Autocracy is a bit too strong overall?