Creating Sid for dummies?

[Crusher1]

I've read about 50 threads about modding new leaders in xml to no avail. Any time I try to copy the Assets, xml, art, leadershead file to the new folder in mod and try to open the copied file I get nada - it won't open I cant make changes, etc.

Any one have suggestions?

 

[Hell Hawk]

This is the Forum for sharing finished maps, not for asking questions completely unrelated to maps.

If you're looking for help, ask your questions on the main Civ 4 forum.

 

[Padma]

Moderator Action: Thread moved to main C&C forum.

 

[BladeLakem]

When you say 'it won't open' what do you mean? Does the game open at all? Does do you get errors? Do you get in, but see no new leaders?

We'll need specific details in order to help out. Try an action-result format: When I do this, then this happens. Also, compare what you expect to see versus what you expect to see.

In general, make sure you are copying files to the right places (it should match the structure of the main assets folder), make sure all of your files and folders have the right name (my first time modding, I spent a day banging my head on the keyboard because I'd misspelled 'Civilizations'). Make sure that all of the references you make in the XML exist in all of the correct XML files (for example, you need to assign leaders to civs, if you use TXT_KEY_ tags, make sure they exist in the correct XML files, make sure the tags are the same (I always mix up _ and - for example).

 

[Ninja2]

Are you using Vista? If you are, you should make sure that you have administrator rights over the entire CIV directory. Apparently, if you don't, you are creating copies that the game won't see.