Civ5 Modding

[fdgsgds]

Does anyone know anything about this? I heard it will be easier and allow more, as it has been with every civ game before it.




.............. So... Anyone planning on any mods / scenarios already?

 

[Tylerryan79]

Lua will be used for scripting, there will be modding tools, and a seperate map editor. I think that's the most that's been said. Also they will release the games sdk like they did for civ iv.

 

[Jabie]

Will any of the graphics features use the same filetypes and mechanisms as Civ IV thus ensuring backwards / forwards capacity? For instance, if the same core files for Leaderheads were used, it would be fairly simple for players to export Leaderheads from their Civ IV mods to Civ V (or export some of the Civ V graphics to Civ IV for those that don't care for Steam)

 

[Shiggs713]

we'll probably be able to use static dds images for LH's right off the bat (just a guess). I doubt they'll use some crazy file types, considering it needs to be moddable. Eventually animated ones will likely come into play.

 

[Ddude97]

Since this thread is more modding and its only a slightly different topic, RFC in civ 5, I heard some stuff before, but not recently with the new info (like civ 4 maps can be converted into civ 5 maps)

 

[deanej]

The problem with static leaders is that the full-screen diplo interface of civ5 is going to make them REALLY ugly, if they're possible at all.

 

[Frank Drebin]

i hope apart from the programming possibilities there'll be a mod editor like in civ2, but i guess that hope is in vain.

 

[hardcore_gamer]

I will probably wait for the game to be released and then decide if or not to make MODS or maps after I have gotten to know the modding tools. I never personally made mods for Civ 4, and I never saw the point in creating any new maps when the game itself did a much better job at simply doing so itself. But how knows, of the modding tools are good enough and easy to use then perhaps I will consider making a MOD/map or two!