Dale's Mod Blog

[Valkrionn]

Your understanding is also false.

You get an achievement just for running a mod, actually.

 

[Dale]

Blog: I'm Back!

In this blog we explore the reason for my absence over the last month and a half, and then comment on those long-ago promised modding tutorials.

Father, it's been a month and a half since my last blog post. Forgive me, for I have sinned. I have forsaken Civ. My penance is five Sid Meiers: Sid Meier, Sid Meier, Sid Meier, Sid Meier, Sid Meier.

 

[The_J]

Congrats .

And hey, i'd have other things to do after that than writing tutorials. But nice, that you think you can manage it.

 

[Zen Blade]

Dale,

we need a tutorial on AI... and getting the AI to behave how we (the modder) desires.
I know many of us are waiting for the next patch, but presumably we will still (on occasion) desire to mod the AI to do X or Y instead of A and B.

 

[Dale]

Blog: Civ 5 Modding Tutorial 1: Foundation lesson

In this first tutorial of the series I cover the fundamental understandings that all modders of Civ 5 should understand. Using examples related in Civ 5 terms I show how the four levels of modding function, explain their purposes, and show how you can harness the power of the Civ 5 modding architecture by using all levels to achieve your goals.

 

[Galacticat42]

Wow, good job Dale this info is rather invaluable to just about anyone who wants to mod and congrats. After your blog I know exactly (more or less) what to do and how to do it*. Next thing on my list of figuring out are advanced screens - like what lemmy101 is doing in his DUCKS mod but that's more of a line of trial and error, snipping bits from existing Lua files and altering them accordingly not necessarily needing a guide.
*it being my mod currently under development that requires custom XMLs and calls to the Lua about the contents in the custom XMLs

 

[lemmy101]

I never congratulated you on the baby, Dale. Gawd I'm rubbish..

Congratulations! <- there it is!

 

[Dale]

I never congratulated you on the baby, Dale. Gawd I'm rubbish..

Congratulations! <- there it is!

Thanks mate.