Colonization for Windows - cheat problems

[Huaskar]

Hello!

After many years of playing Dos version I have to play Colonization for Windows (XP). The game looks nice, but I don't know how to change it as I did with Dos version. There are my problems:

1. I can't train my colonists as experts in cheat mode (in dos version Shift+S).
2. How can I change data in NAMES.TXT when the file doesn't exist?

At the end, is it possible to excced capacity of warehouse to more than 300 units?

Thanks in advance

H.

 

[Greybriar]

I know absolutely nothing about cheating in Colonization. I have never cheated in it nor wanted to. So I can't answer your first two questions.

As for how "to excced capacity of warehouse to more than 300 units?" I suggest having extra ships in the coastal cities. Each hold on every ship can store 100 units. As for inland cities, the only way I know of is to have an extra wagon or two in the cities you need more storage room. Unfortunately you can only build as many wagons as you have colonies.

 

[dalgo]

Actually there is a way to use ships for extra storage in an inland colony. It's a bit tedious setting it up so it's probably not worth it but I did do it once just to see if I could.

You start by creating a coastal colony, move a ship into it and disband the colony. Your ship is now sitting on dry land. Create a second colony one square inland and you can then move the ship into the new colony. Rinse and repeat until you reach the desired location for your inland colony. Note: You have to do the ship moves before you set up the final colony so you have to plan for it in advance.