Convert Production to Espionage

[deanej]

This mod allows you to convert 100% of production in a city to espionage like you can with research and culture. This mod has only been tested in BTS 3.13, though I don't see why it wouldn't work in an earlier version of BTS.

Installation
-Unzip the contents of this zip file to My Games\Beyond the Sword

Credits
-Firaxis and 2K Games for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Usage
-Modders are free to use and redistribute these files.

Click here to download.

 

[snipperrabbit!!]

Wow ! It opens new strategies and more flexibility for the espionage stuff. Which tech will enable it ?
May be with a screenie there will be more replies to salute your work.

 

[deanej]

Espionage can be built with the Alphabet tech (like Research and spies). I probably should get some screenshots - I have two, but both involved me giving myself Alphabet in worldbuilder to test it, and one is from a test where I didn't yet have an icon made.

EDIT: Changed to paper.

 

[Rex rgis of Ter]

Espionage can be built with the Alphabet tech (like Research and spies). I probably should get some screenshots - I have two, but both involved me giving myself Alphabet in worldbuilder to test it, and one is from a test where I didn't yet have an icon made.

IMO, won't that make Alphabet even more powerful? I would distribute it to a weaker tech. Anyway, awesome job!

 

[deanej]

I have uploaded a couple of images, as well as changing the tech for it to Paper.

 

[Amuroray]

I have uploaded a couple of images, as well as changing the tech for it to Paper.

communism will be the best I think

 

[Rex rgis of Ter]

communism will be the best I think

That's a bit too late. I would prefer paper.

 

[deanej]

I have uploaded a new version that has text translations for the foreign language versions of civ.

 

[MqsTout]

Does the AI use it?

 

[deanej]

I'm not sure, exactly, It probably does, as it's simply an XML addition using existing code in a similar way as the other processes, though I've never actually observed it myself (note: most of my time with civ is spent making my Star Trek mod, so I'm not in a position to see if the AI uses it much either). Actually, except for culture, the AI doesn't seem to use the processes much at all.

 

[Xenomorph]

I've seen them use the research quite a bit.

 

[Europhile]

How could I simply add this line of code to my existing file so that I don't have to download the whole mod? (And please specify the directory locations. I am a rank amateur at all this.)

 

[deanej]

Unless you are merging the mod with your own version of Civ4ProcessInfo.xml, you're really better of just installing it normally (the instructions are in the Readme.html file); the zip file is only 5 kilobytes. In addition to Civ4ProcessInfo.xml there is also the text and the button for the process. Here's what the entry in Civ4ProcessInfo.xml looks like if you really want to add it yourself:

		<ProcessInfo>
			<Type>PROCESS_ESPIONAGE</Type>
			<Description>TXT_KEY_PROCESS_ESPIONAGE</Description>
			<Strategy>TXT_KEY_PROCESS_ESPIONAGE_STRATEGY</Strategy>
			<TechPrereq>TECH_PAPER</TechPrereq>
			<ProductionToCommerceModifiers>
				<iProductionToCommerceModifier>0</iProductionToCommerceModifier>
				<iProductionToCommerceModifier>0</iProductionToCommerceModifier>
				<iProductionToCommerceModifier>0</iProductionToCommerceModifier>
				<iProductionToCommerceModifier>100</iProductionToCommerceModifier>
			</ProductionToCommerceModifiers>
			<Button>Art/Interface/Buttons/Process/ProcessEspionage.dds</Button>
		</ProcessInfo>