How are the files set up on a pc?

[planetfall]

This is a simple question that I need at least someone with early access consider and answer.

On a windows pc, check where the game is installed and run a search for *.xml files in the game install directory.

For example, in civ 6 the location is in the folder:
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steam\apps\Sid*Civ*VI\base\assets\gameplay\configuration\data\

They may have kept the same folder, or a different folder. Hopefully everything is the same but c:\*civ vii\ instead of civ vi.

Thank you as I need to know this in order to decide on trying the original version, or waiting for the patch.

 

[theadder]

Is this the deciding point? (I’d help but I don’t have the game installed on a Windows PC.)

 

[Laurana Kanan]

In each of those first four modules there are 'data' labeled folders containing the gameplay files.

 

[planetfall]

Interesting structure, nice. But are there *.xml files in those folders? Such as buildings.xml, leaders.xml, etc

 

[Nikolai II]

Civ7 has logs, settings etc in AppData. Saves in Documents. DMP files and such in the Steam folder.

 

[Gedemon]

This is a simple question that I need at least someone with early access consider and answer.

On a windows pc, check where the game is installed and run a search for *.xml files in the game install directory.

For example, in civ 6 the location is in the folder:
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steam\apps\Sid*Civ*VI\base\assets\gameplay\configuration\data\

They may have kept the same folder, or a different folder. Hopefully everything is the same but c:\*civ vii\ instead of civ vi.

Thank you as I need to know this in order to decide on trying the original version, or waiting for the patch.

Yes XML is still used for the gameplay/config database, content is here

Thread 'How to get the Gameplay and FrontEnd Debug Database'

Feb 6, 2025

Open the "AppOptions.txt" file in the "\AppData\Local\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII" folder (on Windows)

find the line

;Make copies of commonly used databases to disk after they have been updated.
;CopyDatabasesToDisk 0

and set it to

CopyDatabasesToDisk 1

(don't forget to remove the semi-colon at the beginning)

You'll find the copy in the "in the "\AppData\Local\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Debug" folder (on Windows)

Attached is a copy of the FrontEnd (ie Config) and GamePlay debug database.

They can be opened with a SQLite browser

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• Gedemon
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On a side note the XML/Lua UI is gone, replaced by JavaScript/html

 

[wesplaysciv]

Yes there appear to be lots of xml files

 

[planetfall]

Ok, thank you all. Other than having an opportunity to learn javascript, this means that mods should be possible without messing with a compiler. So I'll give civ7 a try, but I'll wait til next month to see more of the reviews. Vanilla civ7 does NOT sound like an inviting gameplay, but with the chance of tweating the gameplay, it could be ok.