More Great Works
Artists + Writers Edition
Steam Workshop link:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181362854
Alternative download here:
(if you get it from here instead of the Steam Workshop, please leave a kind word of thanks instead of a thumbs up
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http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=21850
Artists + Writers Edition
Steam Workshop link:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181362854
Alternative download here:
(if you get it from here instead of the Steam Workshop, please leave a kind word of thanks instead of a thumbs up
)http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=21850
More Great Works adds a large amount of Great Artists and Great Writers (with their own Great Works) to Civilization V.
Containing 50 Great Works of Writing, and 82 Great Works of Art, More Great Works nearly doubles the amount of Great Writers in Brave New World, and MORE than doubles the amount of Great Artists!
More Great Works features art and writing from a wide variety of eras. All Art is made up of high quality images, and writing contains thoughtful and game-appropriate quotations. Best of all, every piece is completely unique from those found in BNW. It is also unique from the ones found in XboxAddict77's mod "XboxAddict's BNW GW's and Buildings" - we have worked together to ensure that the list of Artists and Writers in this mod are completely unique! There are no duplicates, making More Great Works the perfect Great Work mod!
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Q&A:
- Why 50 Writers, and 82 Artists? 50 seemed like a fair number of Writers, but I especially wanted a large amount of Artists - being the first-introduced Culture Great Person, I have found that they are also the most prone to running out of Great Works. Not anymore.
- Why aren't there any Great Musicians? I felt that Great Musicians, being the last introduced Culture Great Persons, were already reasonably well represented. Additionally, they're often used to perform concert tours, negating the need for an associated Great Work. There are also other difficulties surrounding Great Musicians, such as the inability for a modder to add sound files to the game.
- Why do Great Writers have written quotes, but no spoken quotes? The same problem as mentioned above applied here - a modder cannot add sound files to the game. As such, the default "Great Art Creation" sound has been substituted. Besides which, my voice isn't anywhere near as silky as Civ V's wonderful narrator, William Morgan Sheppard.
- Is this mod compatible with other mods? I use quite a few mods, but there is no way that I could test with every mod. To my knowledge, this mod should be compatible with all other mods, as it does nothing more than add Great Person and Great Work data to the game, and modifies nothing else.
- Can I start using this mod in the middle of my current game? I have tested this and yes, it should work perfectly fine.
- If I start a game using this mod and then stop using it, what will happen? Well, you won't have any more Great Artists or Writers, that's for sure. Any current GA's or GW's you have that originated from the mod will lose their associated Great Work. Their names will also break, but the unit will remain and can still be used to make a Golden Age or Culture. Your game should also continue to work normally otherwise - when I have tested it, mine did. That said, I strongly recommend against it, because really, who knows?
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All names and titles are used for no profit of my own and with full acknowledgement that all rights belong to the original artist or writer, under the Fair Use Copyright Act. It is my hope that any artist who finds themselves featured herein will in fact be honored to be featured in a video game mod, and blown up in a glorious burst of white light in order to recreate one of their memorable works.
Special thanks to:
Firaxis - for the great game!
XboxAddict77 - for teaching me how to create Great Works. His tutorial on civfanatics.com is fantastic.
donquiche - for his fantastic mod, IGE (In Game Editor). It was invaluable in testing and prepping this mod to the point where I could release.
If you enjoyed this mod, please give it "Thumbs Up" on the Civ V Workshop!
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Screenshots:
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Great Artists:
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Great Writers:
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For what it's worth, I did scour the Nobel Prize list for recognizable winners, as well as many other "Greatest Novels of All Time" lists. My goal was to add significant names and works that a large amount of the general gaming population would recognize, yet edge on the cusp of the unknown. It's a difficult line to toe. And yes, it was a massive undertaking - my last month has been spent doing nothing but mod-making. Thank you for recognizing that. 
