Civilization V DLL Source Code coming with Fall Patch
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Maps whose hexes project onto a sphere (yes, I know hexes cannot alone make platonic solids) with the addition of pentagons to fill any remaining gaps. This way, accessible poles and the severe size distortion of the polar regions would be eliminated.
Maybe it's be possible, but very complicated to do - in numerous places in the DLL where the x,y coordinated are used (using two systems - "rectangular space" and "hex space", as described here), you would have to make corrections to implement your new coordinate system. Also, in many places the game assumes that you can move from a hex in 6 directions, while with your idea sometimes it will be 5 directions...
Another thing is the graphics - the DLL doesn't contain the graphics engine, and AFAIK that engine can only display flat maps. So the map would have to be displayed as flat somehow, when using the pentagons...
Another thing is the graphics - the DLL doesn't contain the graphics engine, and AFAIK that engine can only display flat maps. So the map would have to be displayed as flat somehow, when using the pentagons...
trystero49
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Should we have a sub-forum for DLL modification? It might be useful especially at the beginning.
Afforess
The White Wizard
Maybe it should be renamed to DLL/LUA subforum.
SDK/Lua is more correct. DLL is just a compiled binary, you can't "mod" a dll, it's already been translated into windows instructions. SDK is a "Software Development Kit".
deanej
Deity
Civ5 managed to complicate things here by calling ModBuddy and all the other utilities the "SDK".
ww2commander
Emperor
Why not keep things the same and just create a sub within 'SDK/LUA' called 'DLL Modding'
Afforess
The White Wizard
Because DLL is still technically wrong. If SDK is polluted, C++ is a decent compromise.
trystero49
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Why not change the subtitle of the subforum to "Forum for C++/LUA/DLL modding questions/topics." to make it super-obvious that that would be where questions about providing a custom .dll would best go? Although I guess it is pretty obvious already, since that's really the only thing C++ is used for.
ww2commander
Emperor
Agree with you, but most people simple know it (incorrectly) as 'DLL modding'.
What can you do now with this girl, that you couldn't do before you got the key to her chastity belt?
More seriously, this has been discussed on the first pages of this thread.
Now now. There's no need to be snide.
The AI huh. So it's theoretically possible to mod the AI so that they for eg. send units (like tactical bombing) to civs they have a def pact with in times of war?
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