Graphics

[wioneo]

Is it possible to bypass the built in feature that disables mushroom clouds on weak systems like mine? It really takes away a bit of the satisfaction when the screen just shakes uselessly and nothing happens for about 6 seconds.

Also, is there a way to force an image to appear as an overlay over every instance of a certain item?

 

[ori]

what graphics quality setting are you using?
I am not sure what you are asking with the second item?

 

[wioneo]

I have pretty much all of the lowest settings chosen, except for multiple graphic units, I think. Would I get death clouds from turning up the settings?

For the second question, I'm looking for a way to force the game to visually signify flood plains in some way(my computer can't show them). I don't know anything about modding or whaatever, so i guess I don't know how o ask very well.

 

[ori]

1) I am quite sure you'd get the mushroom clouds with higher graphics settings
2) the easiest way would be to just turn on show tile yields (one of the buttons above the minimap) - apart from that it would probably be possible to change the graphics for flood plains but that might be a rather involved process...

 

[wioneo]

Well if a rather involved process would end endless frustration, I think it's worth a shot and I'll try fiddling with options beforeI nuke somone again...I thought that there was some built in mechanic that disallowed them, like those little movie things in The Sims.

 

[ori]

you will likely get best information in the Civ4 Creation and Customization subforum - that kind of modding is not something I am too well informed about

 

[wioneo]

Thank you.