Mod Buddy Help

[malcolm01234]

I was editing XML text files to change Civ names and I was wondering if i was doing it properly...

All I did was open the original files and changed the text in them, but I left all the text keys alone...

1) If I use this as a mod will it work?

2) How do I turn it into a mod? All of the files are currently in a Miscellanious files folder...

 

[Spatzimaus]

That's absolutely NOT how you make a mod. Never, ever, EVER edit the original files.

If you want to learn how to do these sorts of things, go over to the References forum. At the top is a stickied topic by Kael that contains the PDF of his Beginner's Modder Guide. (Note that it's a bit out-of-date, since it was written before the VFS change. But it's still a good start.)

 

[malcolm01234]

Alright thanks

 

[malcolm01234]

Does anyone know how to change the year a game starts and ends, and change the amount of time passed each turn?
i.e. if I wanted to change the start year to 1150AD the end year to 1350AD, and make one year (or six months if possible) per turn.

 

[Pouakai]

Look in GlobalDefines.xml, then use the update tags for the relevent sections in a seperate XML file.

 

[malcolm01234]

OK ive figured out how to do this and I successfully changed the Ottomans to the Uyghur Khaganate, but I tried to change Polynesia to Indonesia using the same technique, and it didn't work... It didn't crash but nothing I changed appeared except for the Indonesia name, the leader name, city names, etc. didn't show...

 

[Pouakai]

In ModBuddy, go into the mods properties through the project tab on the top bar. Click on 'Actions' in the properties window, and make sure you've got OnModActivated - UpdateDatabase for all XML files

 

[malcolm01234]

Ya i've got it on, which is why it is calling Polynesia Indonesia, but it still won't show anything else...

 

[Pouakai]

Would you be able to upload the solution file?

 

[malcolm01234]

Sorry I haven't been able to get on for a while. How exactly do I do that?

 

[Pouakai]

In the folder of your mod there should be whats called a .civ5sln file - upload that.