MSMD: How to Create a Mod (video demo)

[Jimmyballz]

go thru c>program files>firaxis> instead of mygames>

 

[jsweeney]

thanks but i still get the same thing
all thats happening is im not getting any .xml files in the folders.

 

[mmm11105]

Try wink http://www.debugmode.com/wink/. It's free and does a good job including pausing the video and waiting for the user to catch up and hit a button.

 

[Circuit]

Try Cam Studio screen capture software. Saves to AVI and flash.

 

[Darkranger85]

I've been trying to watch the videos but the vieo stops and the audio keeps going so I lose track of whats going on.

Any way to fix this?

 

[Shylock76]

First of all thanks Kael, your video walkthroughs were simple to understand and made the whoel process look straightforward.

I spent a couple of hours fiddling around with a test mod to see if i could do these things however i still cant see the new leaderhead when i load the mod. Ive followed the steps exactly with all the entries, the only bit im slightly unsure of is the artdefines and the paths that should be put in.

I tried downloading an excellent Kim Jong Il and there were 26 files in there so i wasnt sure what should be tagged for what....maybe it was overly ambitious but ill try again tonight.

Im determined to see something in the Civilopedia this evening that ive created, i dont want to be beaten on this. Can anyone advise any other things i could double check or i might be overlooking

 

[Lord Civius]

I've been trying to watch the videos but the vieo stops and the audio keeps going so I lose track of whats going on.

Any way to fix this?

Your computer runs low on virtual memory. Just make a mental note where it is, stop it then refresh your browser.

 

[ArtemisFowl]

Thanks kael, your vid was amazing for a noob like me. But i dont have anything to save an art file as a dds file for my own leader pics or anything, but besides that, im only having two problems. One is that when i load the game and pick my civ, it says (name of civ)-(name of civ) instead of (name of leader)- (name of civ) like it should. The other is that i cant figure out how to download a hybrid pythin/xml file. This one guy made a few and i realy want to try them but cant figure out how to do it. Thanks again for the great start though ^.^

 

[moopoo]

ArtemisFowl, are you sure you mean a python/xml file or a mod that uses a combination of both python and xml files? I ask this because the first does not exist.

 

[ArtemisFowl]

I really have no idea, is a civ4/warlords mod component and is under the hybrid sub-menu, but when i open it it loads the blak python screen things for 2 seconds and goes away, plus i dont no where im supposed to put it anyway! Thank you for helping ^.^

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

I have civ 4 thru gametap,and while I've figured out which directory is civ 4's,theres no mod directory,and all I have is warlords anyhow...my question is,should I bother getting BTS thru steam or some such?Or can I still create and use mods with a gametap installation?

 

[dragonred42]

any clue when a tut for adding units will be out?

 

[Agent_23]

nice work with the vids, unfortuantly had a little trouble watching them, kept going out of sync. Not to worry as i got the jist of it, or as i thought. Basically i want to create a mod myself as got a little fed up d/l ing huge mods (b4 any1 says, not my pc, its a v.good 1, i realise that topic pops up) As you play them and think wow, great, then after about 1 or 2 hrs if you're lucky it crashes to the desktop even though you have everything upto date, patches and all..Anyway, I've tinkered around with mods b4, but was a few years ago. Problem i'm having, I decided what better place to start than the Leaderheads.. I d/l a few L/H's from the forum's just to test it all out. Did exectly what you said to the letter, 1) Added civilization with xml....added a leader, i did Lenin. 2) Then the art with xml...added the button DDS and .nif as i already had them downloaded. Of course the d/l came with KFM files aswell, but left them alone for now. Anyway, cut a long story short...Once all finished with Lenin, tested it, loaded up and NO Lenin, what was worst, i was missing about another 4/5 leaders. Names were there, just no info, even though they still existed in the XML.
Any chance of you throwing me a lifeline?? Also is it possible to somehow download your vids to watch on VCL or something??

Thanks in advance

 

[smeagolheart]

Can you upload these to youtube? Too much troubles with adobe captivate for me as well as the many other people too.

 

[Kael]

YouTube would be a great way to do it. Right now Im working hard to finish up FfH. But I may try to convert them to a format YouTube could use after that (and add in one for unit creation).

 

[smeagolheart]

I'd like to see these videos, just can't watch them now. When you get some free time to convert them for YouTube when working on FfH permits that will be much appreciated.

 

[Ricay]

thanks alot

 

[A Golden Dragon]

hey kael, FFH is finished now (REALLY LIKE IT ) so is there any chance there will be more tutorial's online soon? (A) i really hope so

some one desperate to learn modding

 

[domino35]

thanks a lot

 

[Brownsfan02]

I can't see the video very well, the first time I watched it was fine but now it's all messed up