Is it possible to disable nukes?

[Harvin87]

sorry, maybe n00b question, but is it possible or not?,

 

[Putmalk]

You'll have to create a mod.

I'll just report this for C&C guys.

You basically have to create a mod, and delete the Manhattan Project/nuke units.

 

[The_J]

I'll just report this for C&C guys.

Thank you .
Moderator Action: Moved to the modding forum.

 

[Spatzimaus]

There are a few ways to entirely disable nukes. Removing the units is the most obvious, but this takes some work as they have entries in other tables. The much simpler way is to make the Manhattan Project unavailable; set its cost to -1, move it to Future Tech, etc. Since the units require the project to be completed before they unlock, they'll never appear. If you really wanted to disable nukes, you could just make the project they depend on be the Utopia Project (cultural win) instead of Manhattan Project. Since there'd be no way to unlock them without winning the game, the problem goes away.

Now, removing nukes has quite a few balance problems. Without them, what do you use Uranium for? The only other uranium-using thing is the Nuclear Plant, so now you'd have even more cities with huge production boosts. And without them, what's to stop you from just conquering everyone?

A better solution, in my not-so-humble opinion, is to make nukes a bit less damaging. You can reduce the blast radius, or reduce the effects. Or you can do what I did in my own mod, and add an SDI project that intercepts nukes part of the time.

 

[PawelS]

The only other uranium-using thing is the Nuclear Plant

You forgot about the GDR

 

[Spatzimaus]

You forgot about the GDR

You're right. I forgot about them, because in my own mod they don't exist any more. (On the other hand, I add several new Uranium-consuming units, so it balances.)

Regardless, the point remains: if you disable nukes, then you'll have a glut of uranium, and little reason not to build nuke plants in all of your major cities.

 

[timtofly]

I hope that you switched the nuclear submarine from using Aluminum to Uranium.

 

[Harvin87]

There are a few ways to entirely disable nukes. Removing the units is the most obvious, but this takes some work as they have entries in other tables. The much simpler way is to make the Manhattan Project unavailable; set its cost to -1, move it to Future Tech, etc. Since the units require the project to be completed before they unlock, they'll never appear. If you really wanted to disable nukes, you could just make the project they depend on be the Utopia Project (cultural win) instead of Manhattan Project. Since there'd be no way to unlock them without winning the game, the problem goes away.

Now, removing nukes has quite a few balance problems. Without them, what do you use Uranium for? The only other uranium-using thing is the Nuclear Plant, so now you'd have even more cities with huge production boosts. And without them, what's to stop you from just conquering everyone?

A better solution, in my not-so-humble opinion, is to make nukes a bit less damaging. You can reduce the blast radius, or reduce the effects. Or you can do what I did in my own mod, and add an SDI project that intercepts nukes part of the time.

can you send me a link of your mod?

 

[PawelS]

It's in his sig