Increasing the amount of civs

[Moonlit Knight]

Hi,

I often play on a huge map against the maximum amount of civs allowed. I was wondering if there was an ini file that can be adjusted or some other way of actually having it so that I could play against ALL the rival civs in one game? So basically I want to increase the amount of AI opponents that is normally allowed! Any ideas anyone?

 

[Nate128]

Welcome to CFC!
SORRY BUT I HaVE ABsoLUTely no clue!

 

[Ginger_Ale]

Hi Moonlit Knight,

The limit for civs in a game is 31 (including you). A default huge map will have 16 civs including yourself. However, you can set up a scenario where you can play a huge map.

If you go to your Conquests folder (C:/Program Files/Infogrames Interactive/Civilization III/Conquests/), and double click on the "Civ3ConquestsEdit" program, it will open up the editor. Then, go to the Scenario menu, and hit "Custom Map". After that, hit Alt + Enter, or Scenario -> Scenario Properties. You'll see a field called "Number of Players: "; Set that to 31 (the maximum). Then, File -> Save As in your Scenarios folder, and when you load up Civ, select it from the Civ-Content section.

Welcome to CFC!

 

[LouLong]

You can do it in the editor. Choose world sizes and there for huge select the highest number of civs. Decrease a bit the distance between civs (just in case). Save the modifs as a mod to avoid overwriting default ones.

 

[Moonlit Knight]

Cheers guys, that's an awesome response time! lol!

 

[Willem]

Cheers guys, that's an awesome response time! lol!

I hope you're a patient person 'cause with 31 civs on a huge map, your turn times are going to be horrendously long.

 

[sadu]

I can highly recommend the Ryes of Civilization mod (expanded) for a decent 31 player huge map game. You can either play his world map, or a random map using the custom rules.

Rules have been tweaked for a quick loading time with 31 civs, and IMHO the rule changes add heaps to the gameplay. Eg settlers are a lot more expensive so you don't need thousands of cities like you normally would on huge map - this helps with overall speed, but is also a lot less work to manage

There is a thread somewhere here with downloads etc.