How to open CvGameCoreDLL.dll ???

[cromcrom]

Hi all,

I would like to open CvGameCoreDLL.dll, from FFH2, but can't. Any help please ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Vehem]

Hi all,

I would like to open CvGameCoreDLL.dll, from FFH2, but can't. Any help please ?

Thanks in advance.

It's a compiled file and as such is a lot more difficult to work with than the XML or Python of Civ4. It is written using C++ and will require a C++ compiler to use.

Rather than opening it like an XML or Python file, you need to download the sourcecode (which Kael posts here). From that, you make the changes you want, but then have to recompile it to produce the DLL. The best tutorial on how to do this is probably Kael's and is here.

It's probably the most difficult part of learning to mod, but if you stick with it it's also the most useful. If you're a non-programmer though, expect a steep learning curve (though if you post here we can try to help).

 

[cromcrom]

Thanks VEHEM
Does it mean that I HAVE to recompile it for it to function ?

 

[Vehem]

Thanks VEHEM
Does it mean that I HAVE to recompile it for it to function ?

Yes - the source files themselves mean nothing to Civ. It needs the DLL. There are about 190 source files altogether that you can edit to change the way the game behaves, but it only needs 1 DLL file to actually work.

The first challenge is to get the basic source code to compile to give a DLL without making any alterations. Kael's tutorial covers this - though you may hit an error regarding ".rc" files. If you do, there's a post further down his tutorial that suggests removing it - if you need help to do this (using Codeblocks), let me know and I'll try to post a step-by-step.

 

[cromcrom]

Well, thanks a lot, but I would just like to add a little effect, and learning a whole programming langage just for this is insane .

Anyway, thanks for helping me

 

[Vehem]

Well, thanks a lot, but I would just like to add a little effect, and learning a whole programming langage just for this is insane .

Anyway, thanks for helping me

What is the little effect?

 

[cromcrom]

The effect is this:
all redone techs will be available from start in my mod
Lets say those techs are TECH1, TECH2... TECH6
Let's say I want to research TECH2. When I discover this tech, another one is RANDOMLY discarded from the list of available techs. Let's say it is TECH4. So now, my choice would be between TECH1, TECH3, TECH5 and TECH6. Then I want to research TECH6. When I discover it, TECH3 is discarded. At last, I research TECH1, and TECH5 is discarded.

So, in the end game, my tech would be defined by its TECH1, TECH2 and TECH6. Thanks to the random discard, my possibilities could have been different, and my civilisation end being very different.

Here is a link to my mod, you want to dowload and try it to "get a feeling"
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=266631

I am slowly loosing hope I will ever get helped...