Is there any way to modify the civ attributes?

[meltone1]

I was interested in adding cheaper marketplaces to the commercial trait. Is there any way I can do this?
Thanks

 

[Colonel Kraken]

I think civ attributes are hard coded, but I could be wrong. Sorry.

--CK

 

[The Last Conformist]

They're largely hardcoded, but that particular change should be doable; simply tick the Marketplace as 'Commercial' in the Wonders and Improvements screen.

 

[meltone1]

Hey, thanks. Actually, it appears they that the marketplace and bank are already checked as commercial! Among many other buildings as it turns out..

 

[Procifica]

I don't think Commerical though gives cheaper marketplaces/banks.

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

My understanding is that the commercial trait lowers corruption and gives extra commerce in the city square. I think that the point of the marketplace being flagged as commercial means that it will be free of maintainance costs if Smith's Trading Company is built.

 

[Procifica]

I think it also has to do with the AI/governor build settings.

 

[mrtn]

Actually, I think you're both wrong. I think that flagging a building "commercial" makes that building cost half as much as it should, for a commercial civ.
Just as a temple cost 30, instead of 60, for a religious civ.

 

[The TMT]

Originally posted by mrtn
Actually, I think you're both wrong. I think that flagging a building "commercial" makes that building cost half as much as it should, for a commercial civ.
Just as a temple cost 30, instead of 60, for a religious civ.

I don't think that works: walls are labelled as "Militaristic" (at least in the PTW editor) and militaristic civs don't get cheaper walls. Just like meltone said, marketplaces are already marked as commercial.

 

[mrtn]

Militaristic civs do get cheaper walls. And what meltone said doesn't contradict what I said.

 

[The TMT]

Do they? Sorry about that.

On the otherhand, I think that what meltone says does contradict you. I just made a very quick mod, giving the Romans (a commercial civ) and the Egyptians (a non-commercial civ) currency. I started a game with each, changed my only citizen to an entertainer, and each needed the same amount of turns to complete a marketplace: