does anybody actually know what the SDK will actually do?

[SoCalian]

I have heard a lot of people saying things like that's not possible now, but just wait till the SDK come out, and it will be, or the SDK will be able to do that, or SDK can do anything we want. but, how much do we actually know about the SDK? have any specific features for what it can do been confirmed by Firaxis? I know they have said it will beable to change just about everything, but how much is that. Are there anythings, right now, that weknow will be modable with the SDK?

 

[talchas]

Well, the Civ4 manual explicitly mentions the AI, and Soren's afterword implies that the entire CvGameCoreDLL will be moddable.

 

[zyphyr]

The SDK will end world hunger, cure AIDS, bring about universal peace, and end the worlds dependance on Petroleum.

But seriously, talchas has covered everything I have seen as definite and from what I can tell it'll probably let us handle just about everything but the graphics engine.

 

[TrueAce]

will it let us control the weather too?!?

ANyway, what is the SDK exactly, like the same game, just more files added for more customization, or like a control panel? Also, will it cost anything, or can you just download it? I have no idea what this thing is...

 

[Gyathaar]

It contains the entire C++ source code for CvGameCoreDLL.dll I believe.

 

[theSeby]

So, if i've understood, it means a modder can modify the C++ code, re-compile, and have to provide the new "CvGameCoreDLL.dll" within his mod files ?

 

[Andrew_Jay]

The SDK will end world hunger, cure AIDS, bring about universal peace, and end the worlds dependance on Petroleum.

No, that's Future Tech 7.

I'm hoping that it at the very least provides a way to edit the .XML files all in one place . . . plus some other stuff of course.

 

[Déja]

I doubt it'll be any sort of control panel, or even allow you to edit XML files easier. It'll just let you rewrite the C++ code for much of the game (thus letting you use the CivIV engine for any sort of game you want, if you have moderate fluency with C++).