How did everyone download the religion and revolution mod and make it work?

I clicked on the link, entered the code, and then downloaded the file.

I got a "Religion_and_Revolution" folder and stuffed that into my MODS folder next to my TAC folder in MODS. Only TAC shows up to play a MOD though. Help?

 

Actually, that is the way to do it.

Just to make sure: your "Mods" folder is in Col's installation folder? That is, where I have put it, although people say there is the option to put it into "My Games" or so...

 

It is in my col install folder. I can play tac but NOT r&r

 

I solved the problem. The MODS folder I had was a fake. . . (I did something wrong).

 

Both destinations work, though both can result in problems.

• The installation folder can have write permission problems if it is in program files. Usually the game will work, but svn/git fail to update.
• The MODS folder in My Documents will cause issues if certain characters are in the full path and the windows username is included in that part. Standard English characters can be used, but not non-English. Ü fails while U works.

The safest solution is to install the game outside program files, like in C:\games, but steam will not let you do that.

 

I unzipped R&R to the MyGames folder of Colonization, however no shortcut for the desktop was created like for TAC.
However I could start it by starting TAC and then using the load a mod option.

Is there a way to create a shortcut on the desktop for R&R too?

 

Of course there is a way to create a shortcut for RaR.
(Otherwise TAC could not do it either.)

It is done like always in Windows.
(You just give the exe an additional parameter for the mod.)

We had given a guide several times already.
(But I admit it is a bit tedious to search our forum for such a post.)

A beginner's guide:

1. Create a Shortcut from Colonization.exe
(EXE can be found in Install Directory of Civ4Col, Right Click, Choose "Create Shortcut")

2. Right click the newly created shortcut and select "Properties".
(Or whatever it is called in your mother language. In German it is "Eigenschaften".)

3. Edit the "Target" Property.
(In German it says "Ziel".)

Add a parameter with the exact name of the RaR mod folder (as it is in your mods folder) to it.
It should read something like this:

Code:

mod="\Religion_and_Revolution"

It should read first something like:

Code:

C:\games\Colonization\Colonization.exe

After you edited it should read something like:

Code:

C:\games\Colonization\Colonization.exe mod="\Religion_and_Revolution"

4. Rename and Change the Icon of the Shortcut to whatever you like.

If you want to use our "official" RaR icon for the shortcut:
RaR_desktop_icon can be found in the mod folder of RaR.

5. Now simply always start RaR with the new shortcut.

It is a lot faster to load RaR like this instead of first loading Vanilla.
(Of course creating shortcuts like this works for all Mods of Civ4Col or Civ4.)

 

It's much faster to make the shortcut by copying an existing one and then edit properties to change which mod it opens (mod=new mod). This way you don't have to even consider where the exe is. The rest of the stuff (name, icon etc) is still the same as ray says.

 

I abused the TAC shortcut according to your suggestion and just had to copy and paste raystuttgart´s code line with the exact name of the R&R mod and it works.