HOF Questions and Answers Thread

[Vox Dei]

The message you get is because the underlying assets don't match those that were used by the saved game. This is a feature of Civ4 when Lock Modified Assets is checked. You can't load a save from 3.13 BTS unless your BTS install is 3.13. Typically you would make a copy of the Civ4 folders before you apply 3.17 to the original. (i.e. Dual install)

Thank you for your response.

Are you saying to make a copy of ALL Civ4 folders? (There are currently seperate folders for the 3.13 and 3.17 mods in the BTS mod folder.)

In any event, how does one then use the dual installation? (A lightbulb may have gone on in my head. I think you may be saying to install BTS to two different locations applying mod 3.13 to one location and mod 3.17 to the other; then start whichever version that one wants to use?)

 

[Denniz]

(A lightbulb may have gone on in my head. I think you may be saying to install BTS to two different locations applying mod 3.13 to one location and mod 3.17 to the other; then start whichever version that one wants to use?)

Correct.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Hi, is this a bug with the archipelago map script or with the HOF mod?

Starting location, Hannibal, Large Archipelago, Immortal (GMaj40)...

Mountains in the start location, with forests on them???

Also attached the save.

 

[azzaman333]

I think it's an archipelago problem.

 

[Mesix]

I don't think it is specific to archipeligo maps. I seem to remember that all the map scripts in BTS stuff the BFC of the starting location with forests scaled for the number of resources present. I suspect that the map script added forests to those tiles as part of the start location stacking.

 

[azzaman333]

I don't think it is specific to archipeligo maps. I seem to remember that all the map scripts in BTS stuff the BFC of the starting location with forests scaled for the number of resources present. I suspect that the map script added forests to those tiles as part of the start location stacking.

I've never seen the mountain forests on any script other than Archipelago, personally.

 

[Cía]

When I start a game it says that the assets are diffrent from the original installaition, what should I do?

 

[Denniz]

When I start a game it says that the assets are diffrent from the original installaition, what should I do?

There is a utility you can use to find out what is different: http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/mod.php?show=assetschecker

 

[the reverend]

Can anyone tell me how to use the /altroot command with the HOF mod? I have a shortcut set to run HOF 3.17 as an administrator, and I want to change the default save location to a location in my shared docs folder rather than the administrator's games folder.

 

[Vox Dei]

>Original question: (I think you may be saying to install BTS to two different locations applying mod 3.13 to one location and mod 3.17 to >the other; then start whichever version that one wants to use?)

Correct.

BTS doesn't seem to allow a second install.

Now I am wondering if people are keeping certain folders installed by a particular HOF version and swapping them when they wish to view a save from a different version?

 

[Denniz]

>Original question: (I think you may be saying to install BTS to two different locations applying mod 3.13 to one location and mod 3.17 to >the other; then start whichever version that one wants to use?)



BTS doesn't seem to allow a second install.

Now I am wondering if people are keeping certain folders installed by a particular HOF version and swapping them when they wish to view a save from a different version?

Sorry. What you do is install and patch to 3.13. Start a game so it sets up the My Game folder. Copy the install folder to another name. Rename My Games folder. Create a shortcut that points to the new folder. Then patch to 3.17 and create a shortcut to that one.

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

hi.is 3,13 patch and 3,13 Hof accepted for the HoF?.it says The only versions currently acceptable are BTS: v.3.13 with the version 3.13.001 or v.3.17 with the version 3.17.001 of the HOF Mod.but in the Mod section it says for 3,13 HoF mod 'These should not be used for any new HOF games'...maybe i understand wrong.

 

[Denniz]

hi.is 3,13 patch and 3,13 Hof accepted for the HoF?.it says The only versions currently acceptable are BTS: v.3.13 with the version 3.13.001 or v.3.17 with the version 3.17.001 of the HOF Mod.but in the Mod section it says for 3,13 HoF mod 'These should not be used for any new HOF games'...maybe i understand wrong.

3.13 is obsolete. We are only accepting 3.17.

 

[A_Turkish_Guy]

hmm.thanks for the reply.

 

[BLubmuz]

Hi Denniz & co., i ask again for the new HoF mod to solve the GW problem.

Is too much ask it as a Xmas present for us, poor HoF players and posters?

Surely this will gain you our ethernal gratitude

 

[playshogi]

Hi Denniz & co., i ask again for the new HoF mod to solve the GW problem.

Is too much ask it as a Xmas present for us, poor HoF players and posters?

Surely this will gain you our ethernal gratitude

Ditto!
Any ETA on it? Is Global Warming (not Great Wall) going to be fixed or not?

 

[Denniz]

I knew there was something I was forgetting to do...

 

[playshogi]

I knew there was something I was forgetting to do...

It's OK. Civ4 has rotated to the bottom of the heap again. What I really need to do is to learn to win by domination.

 

[Robert Smith]

Hi,

I happens very often that i forget to save Intermediate file, i usually use Ctrl+N but when jumping between Normal, epic and marathon speed it makes it difficult

Is it possible to add an option to "HOF-menu" to save Intermediate files at 2000 BC, 1000 BC, 1 AD, 1000 AD ?

 

[oyzar]

I knew there was something I was forgetting to do...

More importantly to fix the colony bug explained http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=294423 here maybe? (maybe not so good to base releases on old unoffocial patches?).