Empowered Wonders Mod

[GAGA Extrem]

I think we can all agree that most wonders are not particulary powerful in CIV:BE. Considering that many of them are placed in dead-end Leaf Techs that offer nothing else, I have increased the overall power level of wonders quite a bit. In return, all mid and late tier game wonders now require Geothermal ressources.

Download: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=333340837


Changelog:

Version 1.0:
- BUILDING_GENE_VAULT: Added 2 Health (new).
- BUILDING_STELLAR_CODEX: Increased YIELD_SCIENCE to 5 (up from 3) and increased OrbitalProductionModifier to 20 (up from 10).
- BUILDING_MASTER_CONTROL: Added 25% WorkerSpeedModifier (new).
- BUILDING_PANOPTICON: Added 15% MilitaryProductionModifier (new).
- BUILDING_ECTOGENESIS_POD: Replaced YIELD_PRODUCTION with 1 YIELD_CULTURE.
- BUILDING_PRECOG_PROJECT: Replaced Health bonus with 1 YIELD_SCIENCE for IMPROVEMENT_ACADEMY.
- BUILDING_DRONE_SPHERE: Added 2 YIELD_FOOD, YIELD_CULTURE, YIELD_PRODUCTION, YIELD_ENERGY and Health (new). Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_MASS_DRIVER: Added 20 OrbitalCoverageChange (new), increased OrbitalStrikeRangeChange to 10 (up from 5) and added 10 OrbitalProductionModifier. Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_HUMAN_HIVE: Added 1 NumFreeCovertAgents and 6 Health (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_XENODROME: Added 100% AlienOpinionRecoveryMod (new) and 4 YIELD_SCIENCE. Reduced RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY to 1 (down from 3).
- BUILDING_HOLON_CHAMBER: Added 25% YIELD_SCIENCE (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_ARCHIMEDES_LEVER: Increased YIELD_PRODUCTION to 5 (up from 4), added 1 YIELD_PRODUCTION and 1 YIELD_SCIENCE for IMPROVEMENT_MINE and now provides 6 Petrolium (new). Reduced RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY to 2 (down from 5).
- BUILDING_MEMETWORK: Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_NEW_TERRAN_MYTH: Added 1 FreePopulation and +1 specific yield for each SpecialistType (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_MARKOV_ECLIPSE: Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_PROMETHEAN: Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_QUANTUM_COMPUTER: Added free BUILDINGCLASS_MANTLE (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_NANOTHERMITE: Added -100% PLAYERPERK_ROUTE_MAINTENANCE_MOD and 1 NumTradeRoutes (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_XENOMALLEUM: Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_XENONOVA: Reduced YIELD_FOOD to 5 (down from 7), but added 25% YIELD_FOOD and 15% GlobalCityGrowthRateModifier (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_BYTEGEIST: Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_CYNOSURE: Increased YIELD_SCIENCE to 10 (up from 7). Now requires 1 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_ARMASAIL: Added free BUILDINGCLASS_BIOGLASS_FURNACE, added 3 YIELD_CULTURE for IMPROVEMENT_DOME and now provides 6 Titanium (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_DEEP_MEMORY: Reduced YIELD_CULTURE to 1 (down from 7). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_ANSIBLE: Increased YIELD_ENERGY and YIELD_SCIENCE to 5 (up from 4), added 5 YIELD_CULTURE and added 1 YIELD_SCIENCE and 2 YIELD_CULTURE for IMPROVEMENT_ARRAY (new). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).
- BUILDING_TECTONIC_ANVIL: Added free BUILDINGCLASS_BOREHOLE, added 5 YIELD_ENERGY for TERRAIN_CANYON and increased YIELD_PRODUCTION to 10 (up from 9) (new). Reduced RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY to 2 (down from 5).
- BUILDING_CRAWLER: Now provides 4 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new). Does NOT require any RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY.
- BUILDING_DAEDALUS_LADDER: Added free BUILDINGCLASS_BUILDING_AUGMENTERY and removed YIELD_FOOD, but increased Health to 5 and added 1 YIELD_SCIENCE and YIELD_FOOD for IMPROVEMENT_BIOWELL (new). Still requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY.
- BUILDING_RESURRECTION_DEVICE: Increased Health to 12 (up from 8). Now requires 2 RESOURCE_GEOTHERMAL_ENERGY (new).

 

[Promethian]

Love the changes, especially with the Crawler added to the concept of geothermal costs being more common. However I think the geothermal costs are too low, most of your costs could be increased by 1 to make what wonders you choose to pursue more meaningful.

 

[Lanth]

Yeah, increasing them for some (but not all) would be worth doing. And make Crawler +6 instead of +4.

In the previous game that I won, I had 23 geothermal. In the game before that, I had 5.

 

[GAGA Extrem]

I didn't want to make the cost too step for the first release, considering that the amount of Geothermal varies quite a bit. A later increase is, however, certainly possible.

 

[Tomwa]

Will the AI handle this intelligently? Or will it just plop down the first set of wonders it finds, effectively ending the "Wonders Race"?

 

[GAGA Extrem]

Flavors have been updated to represent the changes.

 

[ashercats]

This fixes one of the biggest issues I have seen with this game. However, I cannot use the internet at my house (at a friends).

Anyone know where to download a copy without dealing with steam, they won't let me download the mod directly so I can install it myself, and I would really like this mod too...

 

[Tomwa]

This fixes one of the biggest issues I have seen with this game. However, I cannot use the internet at my house (at a friends).

Anyone know where to download a copy without dealing with steam, they won't let me download the mod directly so I can install it myself, and I would really like this mod too...

https://www.mediafire.com/?tlixzoz8bzr3vyj

Really hope this isn't violating any rules but this is a great mod and I'd hate for you to miss out.

 

[DioAurion]

Testing this out with three other basic balance and ui mods. Appreciate your early effort. Will try to sell my friends on it.

 

[Baleur]

Aye a direct link would be much appreciated.

 

[Strategist83]

Great work. Much more meaningful than what Firaxis did. Thank you, GAGA.

 

[sb131]

Thanks so much!!!

 

[alysander]

IMPROVEMENT_NODE needs some attention.
Actually that is strange that it adding energy (building-size server better to be add some science).
IMPROVEMENT_FACTORY can use some wonder, that negates it's unhealth effects.

Your idea of reqiurement resource is nice in general, but looks weird when genetical_wonders (promethean, daedalus, ressurection) need geothermal.
Can you add new resources? I would like to see some genetic resource (rare genes or smth.), maybe based on worm_skeleton graphics.

 

[ShadoWarrior]

I've been using this mod both before and after game version 1.0.1.607. The ARCHIMEDES LEVER: "added 1 YIELD_PRODUCTION and 1 YIELD_SCIENCE for IMPROVEMENT_MINE" portion does not work, nor does the DAEDALUS_LADDER: "Added free BUILDINGCLASS_BUILDING_AUGMENTERY" portion work.