How do I change Civ Colours?

[IceThorn]

Greetings all,

I got my Civ IV Special Edition yesterday. Wow, it's quite a bit different - enough to change my tactics substantially.

I like to customize my civ, but I'm limited by having to choose the styles. I prefer Industrious and Spiritual which means that I play Ghandi (only choice with that combo). That doesn't bother me, but I'd prefer to have orange as my color instead of purple (university color). I played the Syrians in III, and as long as the English weren't playing I could be orange. I see no way to change my color in IV. Is there a way? It seems like such a simple and nice option that I'll be very disappointed if I can't change colors.

Thanks.

 

[KymeraTX]

LOL thats what you have to complain about?? hehehe im sure a mod or patch will be released to allow you to do this. I know its not a huge deal and id like to chose my color too so im with ya.

 

[CrossTheRiver]

Greetings all,

I got my Civ IV Special Edition yesterday. Wow, it's quite a bit different - enough to change my tactics substantially.

I like to customize my civ, but I'm limited by having to choose the styles. I prefer Industrious and Spiritual which means that I play Ghandi (only choice with that combo). That doesn't bother me, but I'd prefer to have orange as my color instead of purple (university color). I played the Syrians in III, and as long as the English weren't playing I could be orange. I see no way to change my color in IV. Is there a way? It seems like such a simple and nice option that I'll be very disappointed if I can't change colors.

Thanks.

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[Solver]

You know, I love this. If people are complaining about minor details like being unable to change their player color, then it's truly a great game.

 

[jkp1187]

You know, I love this. If people are complaining about minor details like being unable to change their player color, then it's truly a great game.

Agreed. In the meantime, though, how DO I change civ colors???

 

[balearicrazy]

I want a my game in a tri-angle box rather than a rectangler one! I am incredibly disapointted that I don't have the choice!

 

[KymeraTX]

I want a my game in a tri-angle box rather than a rectangler one! I am incredibly disapointted that I don't have the choice!

YEAH and i got an english tech tree....i wanted the FRENCH ONE!!!!!!

 

[m15a]

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[IceThorn]

I was hoping that someone would know how I could change my civ's color. Instead I get ad hominem from people who apparently have too much time. I love the game and just want to know how to change one thing. If you don't know how then go flame somewhere else. And I said playing India was fine, I just prefer a different color. Jeez. Civ Fanatics isn't a very friendly or welcoming forum.

Moderator Action: I'm sorry that people saw fit to attack you for asking your question. Please don't respond to those posts in-kind; report them and let us deal with them.

In addition, the suggestion that you use a more descriptive title is a good one - I've changed it for you.


These are fine, and the last one is what I'm looking for.

LOL thats what you have to complain about?? hehehe im sure a mod or patch will be released to allow you to do this. I know its not a huge deal and id like to chose my color too so im with ya.

Agreed. In the meantime, though, how DO I change civ colors???

 

[JDexter]

I don't yet have the game (Amazon was slower than stores this time), but reading through a lot of previews I'd think that simple things like leader attributes and civ colors should be extremly easy modable just by using some XML (maybe you have to create a new file and load it like a mod, maybe there are already files with those kind of settings in them - but don't forget to back them up if you change them ).

Just look around in the civ4 folder and be creative and smart.

 

[Sparrowhawk]

I was hoping that someone would know how I could change my civ's color. Instead I get ad hominem from people who apparently have too much time. I love the game and just want to know how to change one thing. If you don't know how then go flame somewhere else. And I said playing India was fine, I just prefer a different color. Jeez. Civ Fanatics isn't a very friendly or welcoming forum.

You might have had better luck had you titled your post "How do I change Civ colours?" instead of the rather provocative "Civ IV Dissappointment".

To attempt assistance, I would suggest entering the World Builder/Editor while you are in-game to see if that will let you change your colour.

 

[Djc]

I was hoping that someone would know how I could change my civ's color. Instead I get ad hominem from people who apparently have too much time. I love the game and just want to know how to change one thing. If you don't know how then go flame somewhere else. And I said playing India was fine, I just prefer a different color. Jeez. Civ Fanatics isn't a very friendly or welcoming forum.

Hi,

Don't have the game yet, so I don't know, but I'm certain it can be done. I would second the previous suggestion to post with a more descriptive thread title, it might get more of the right people responding. That said, please keep in mind that everyone who jumped down your throat is new - we're generally a very pleasant forum, and I expect us to retrn to that state after everything settles down.

 

[TreeFoot]

well obviously its a really good game if you're complainging about that, though it would be nice to be able to change your color...

 

[Traxis]

You CAN change the color, you just need to edit some XML files, and create a basic mod. Here is a little mini-tutorial, to do what your asking, (make India's default color orange).

Open the folder C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Mods
Inside this folder, create a new folder called ColorMod. Inside that folder, create yet another folder, called Assets. Inside THAT folder, create a folder called XML. And finally, inside that folder, create a folder called Civilizations.

Now, fire up Notepad, (or any text editor). Paste this into the new document:

[CONFIG]

; This mod is only for single player games
SinglePlayerOnly = 1

; Set to 1 to disallow use of WorldBuilder scenarios
IgnoreWorldBuilderScenarios = 0

; Allow public maps to be used with this mod
AllowPublicMaps = 1

; Mod Image file
ImageFile = 0

; Name of Mod
Name = ColorMod

; Description of Mod
Description = Generic Mod

Hit File>Save as, and save it as "ColorMod.ini", and place it into the ColorMod folder you created in the previous step.

Next, browse to the folder C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\XML\Civilizations\

Right click on the file named CIV4CivilizationsInfo.XML and select copy. Paste this file into C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Mods\ColorMod\Assets\XML\Civilizations.

Now, open the file in Notepad. Hit Edit>Find and search for India. Scroll down a few lines, and you will see a tag that says:

<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_PURPLE</DefaultPlayerColor>

Change it to:

<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_ORANGE</DefaultPlayerColor>

Now, India's default color is orange, but Russia's still is, too. We can't have two Civs with the same default color, so we need to change Russia as well. So, hit Edit>Find and search for Russia. Scroll down a few lines, and change

<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_ORANGE</DefaultPlayerColor>

to

<DefaultPlayerColor>PLAYERCOLOR_PURPLE</DefaultPlayerColor>

Now, save the file, and your done! Launch Civ 4, select Advanced from the main menu, and then Load a Mod. Select ColorMod from the list. Civ will restart to use the mod, and then you can play as normal, and India will be orange.

 

[IceThorn]

Thank you for the suggestions. I'll try those. I just ran home for lunch to play for an hour (luckily I have a very short commute). Damn, that game is great. Just made knights Love the Ctrl+R option to find resources.

Yes, I should have made a better title. At least it got looked at.

 

[IceThorn]

Now, save the file, and your done! Launch Civ 4, select Advanced from the main menu, and then Load a Mod. Select ColorMod from the list. Civ will restart to use the mod, and then you can play as normal, and India will be orange.

That's an excellent post! Thank you very much. I'll try that as soon as I get home. *shakes fist at work*

 

[IceThorn]

Thank you Traxis! I did the mod last night and it worked perfectly (well, had to start new game but that was all good - needed to found Christianity ).