I came back to Civ3 recently after not having played the game for well over a decade. I bought a new M2 Macbook Air, and since it only has passive cooling, I was looking for older games that I could play. Plus, Mac is not traditionally a gaming platform. The first problem was that all the old Mac games were no longer compatible with either the new OS or Apple Silicon, but I have had success with using WINE in the past to get old Windows games to run. So, after a lot of research and tinkering I managed to get the GoG version of C3C to install.
I stumbled across Suede’s videos on Youtube and I was hooked again. I played several games and was kicking butt consistently at Emperor, but mostly following the same script every game. So, I started trying random everything, but then I realized the balance was off with some Civs and outside of a poor starting position, the game play was still mostly the same from game to game. Then I remembered the Civfanatics forum. I stumbled across Mod Patch Suggestions, Skipper’s Tweaks, and a couple other threads with basic balancing tweaks and started creating my first mod, called "House Rules", incorporating many of these ideas.
After a few games everything was good, but I still noticed I was following the same script regardless of the Civ or start that I played. Rapid expansion, Republic slingshot, build the same buildings, same Wonders, etc. So, I wanted to go bigger and add variety and replayability. Then I stumbled across the large mod packs like Rhye’s, RAR, CCM, and Worldwide and was blown away. Then I started getting really ambitious. I liked various aspects of the different mods so I started creating my own for internal use aggregating these ideas. And that is where I am today. I have planned out all the changes in spreadsheets, collected all (errr most of the graphics), and now I am in the process of putting it all together.
TL;DR
I came back to Civ3 after over a decade. It is one of my all-time favorite games, along with the Baldur’s Gate series, that I always come back to. As much as I loved the epic game I got tired of following the same script every game, so I started researching other mods and stealing (err borrowing) others’ ideas and aggregating into my “House Rules” mod.
I have planned out all the changes, new units, new buildings, new civs, etc. in a spreadsheet and collected most of the graphics and other resources. I wanted to create a preview post for the 10 players who still play Civ3 as a way to keep motivated to finish this huge undertaking. I am not doing anything new that other great mods haven’t previously done, I am just aggregating the ideas I found most interesting.
I stumbled across Suede’s videos on Youtube and I was hooked again. I played several games and was kicking butt consistently at Emperor, but mostly following the same script every game. So, I started trying random everything, but then I realized the balance was off with some Civs and outside of a poor starting position, the game play was still mostly the same from game to game. Then I remembered the Civfanatics forum. I stumbled across Mod Patch Suggestions, Skipper’s Tweaks, and a couple other threads with basic balancing tweaks and started creating my first mod, called "House Rules", incorporating many of these ideas.
After a few games everything was good, but I still noticed I was following the same script regardless of the Civ or start that I played. Rapid expansion, Republic slingshot, build the same buildings, same Wonders, etc. So, I wanted to go bigger and add variety and replayability. Then I stumbled across the large mod packs like Rhye’s, RAR, CCM, and Worldwide and was blown away. Then I started getting really ambitious. I liked various aspects of the different mods so I started creating my own for internal use aggregating these ideas. And that is where I am today. I have planned out all the changes in spreadsheets, collected all (errr most of the graphics), and now I am in the process of putting it all together.
TL;DR
I came back to Civ3 after over a decade. It is one of my all-time favorite games, along with the Baldur’s Gate series, that I always come back to. As much as I loved the epic game I got tired of following the same script every game, so I started researching other mods and stealing (err borrowing) others’ ideas and aggregating into my “House Rules” mod.
I have planned out all the changes, new units, new buildings, new civs, etc. in a spreadsheet and collected most of the graphics and other resources. I wanted to create a preview post for the 10 players who still play Civ3 as a way to keep motivated to finish this huge undertaking. I am not doing anything new that other great mods haven’t previously done, I am just aggregating the ideas I found most interesting.
Spoiler GENERAL GAMEPLAY AND INSPIRATION :
Spoiler NEW CIVS :
Spoiler CIV TRAITS :
Spoiler UNIQUE CIV GREAT WONDERS :
Spoiler RELIGIOUS TRAITS :
Spoiler UNIQUE CITY IMPROVEMENTS :
Spoiler GLOBAL HEGEMONY :
Spoiler CULTURE AS GLOBAL INFLUENCE :
Spoiler GOVERNMENTS :
Spoiler GOVERNMENT SMALL AND GREAT WONDERS :
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Curious to see more development!
This is the third thread I've replied to, with the same info, this evening: 
The religions must be converted, as in CCM they are converted, too (there by the GW Christianization) and the religious concept posted above holds the settings of CCM 1 and 2.
