Installation Instructions

[doktorstick]

It is the flag. I didn't have to hold alt, either. BTS AI 0.37.

 

[jdog5000]

Between stable releases you can get the latest by checking out the source code from sourceforge ... recommended mainly for testing/developing as there may be new ideas that haven't been fully vetted yet.

 

[Mortac]

How do you get this to work? I have followed the installation instruction but it still doesn't work. I put the CvGameCoreDLL.dll in the CustomAssets folder, but I see no BetterAI text when I hover over my points in the scoreboard (I assume this should be visible already on the first turn?) no matter if I hold down ALT or not.

I also tried putting the handicaps file there (in .../xml/gameinfo/), but this wouldn't even start the game anymore. All I got were these messages when starting the game:

So what could possibly be the problem? I am running v3.17 atm. Is BetterAIHandicaps supposed to work with BtS?

 

[Cybah]

betteraihandicaps is old and not for bts.

edit:

when I hover over my points in the scoreboard

not the scoreboard... the flag left of the scoreboard in the interface.

 

[Mortac]

Oh, what a pity on better handicaps. Is there any chance that this would be updated for BTS? I was really looking forward to using it.

The installation instructions for BetterAI are incorrect, for me anyway. If I put the CvGameCoreDLL.dll where it says in the instructions, it won't do anything. If I put it in the Assets folder directly in the BtS installation directory, however, then it works just fine.

 

[Cybah]

If I put it in the Assets folder directly in the BtS installation directory, however, then it works just fine

did you overwrite the original file?


I recommend to play better bts AI as an own mod.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Is there any chance that this would be updated for BTS?

They are already in BTS.

 

[Mortac]

I made a copy of the file before overwriting it. Putting it there was the only way for me to get it working. I didn't try the mod way because I don't intend to remove BetterAI unless I need to patch. Apparently the installation instructions in the readme file are correct, but the online instructions that I used were not.

Lone Wolf: Are you saying then that Firaxis changed the handicaps for the AI in BtS, or do you mean that BetterAI includes the handicap changes? I haven't seen any such changenotes anywhere, but perhaps I'm just blind.

 

[Cybah]

you can simply modify the handicaps by editing CIV4HandicapInfo.xml

 

[Mortac]

Great, thanks! I'll check it out. If anyone knows of any handicap changes available for download, please let me know! Some of those numbers are a little confusing to set.

 

[Roland Johansen]

Lone Wolf: Are you saying then that Firaxis changed the handicaps for the AI in BtS, or do you mean that BetterAI includes the handicap changes? I haven't seen any such changenotes anywhere, but perhaps I'm just blind.

Yes, Firaxis lowered the AI bonuses for BTS along similar lines as the changes thought of for the former BetterAI project. Better BTS AI didn't make any further changes.

 

[travathian]

So what are the installation instructions for the latest version and BtS? I read the first post and this last page and have tried various things, but when I load a custom game, hold down <alt> and move my cursor over the score, I dont see text that indicates this is running.

 

[Dresden]

The version indicator is no longer part of the score; it is now on the hover text for the flag to the left of the minimap. It'd be nice if we could get some of these stickies updated but I expect we'd need massive moderating help since Iustus isn't currently active.

 

[ori]

The version indicator is no longer part of the score; it is now on the hover text for the flag to the left of the minimap. It'd be nice if we could get some of these stickies updated but I expect we'd need massive moderating help since Iustus isn't currently active.

pm one of the mods - e.g. woodelf - and ask him to unstick all the old threads and make a few new ones stickied - that way whoever creates those new threads can update them as needed. It should not take more than a few minutes for that to happen

 

[travathian]

It is working as it should, thanks for the info Dresden.

 

[travathian]

I just have to say, between this and the BUG mod and I am loving BtS all over again.

I really hope Firaxis actually does their homework for Civ5 and realizes for once how valuable a good interface and AI are.