How do I customize the Tech Tree?

[Starryager]

I'm curious, i want to create a tech tree of my own. Can someone of you teach me how to do it?

 

[Starryager]

bump...

 

[tom2050]

What do you mean? Create new techs? In the editor, under civilization advances is everything you need. You can add new techs there. You can use Stephs editor to more easily place a tech where you want them on the screen (x,y coordinates).

 

[Starryager]

Yeah. But... not that one.

You know, if you want to create a new technology, take this for example.

Wealth Improvement

So, here is how i've done so far. I've made one large image for it and 1 small image for it. (Large are at 128x128 - Small are at 32x32)

So, I tried to add them to the game, then i test it to see if it work. It says error because the art file can't find them. So, how exactly i do it?

I created a tech chooser folder and put it in Civilopedia, the exactly same way you do to units. I already have both new tech icons iin tech chooser folder. But for some reason the art can't find them..

Can you please educate me how to create new technology and make it work?

 

[tom2050]

On the civilization advances tab, the technology "Wealth Improvement" will have a civilopedia entry spot on it. These always need to be formatted with TECH_ and then a name entered after of your choice (similar to unit PRTO's).

So let's say you entered TECH_WealthImprovement into this spot.

Open your mod's PediaIcons.txt file, and there is an area with all the LG and SM TECH_ entries.
As examples:

#TECH_WealthImprovement
Art\tech chooser\Icons\SMPCXNAME-small.pcx

#TECH_WealthImprovement_LARGE
Art\tech chooser\Icons\LGPCXNAME-large.pcx

This will tell Civ 3 where to grab the Sm and LG PCX graphics from so it can display them in game.

Hope this helps!

 

[Ozymandias]

You might want to read THIS TUTORIAL

-z

 

[Starryager]

Gotcha,thanks.

EDIT: This link to the thread doesn't explain clearly about how to add new technology or changing the pictures. I'm trying to find out how to add new images and new technology to the tech trees.

 

[Balthasar]

Thanks for the link, Oz, I'd forgotten about that.

 

[Wolfshade]

Starryager, all tech icons stored into Art\tech chooser folder. File names are in \Text\pediaicons.txt file.
Using Editor, you give a tech a "system" name - "tech_archery", for example. So you have to enter 4 lines into the pediaicons.txt files:

#TECH_Archery
\art\tech chooser\archerysmall.pcx

#TECH_Archery_LARGE
\art\techchooser\archerylarge.pcx

In Civilopedia you have to write a description for this tech (indicated with the "system" name, DESC_Archery will shift text to the "Description" page) and everything will be OK. It's very easy, I discovered this all on my own 3 years ago when I tried to change something at least in my fav PC game.