Need Help!!

[MoreFien]

Okay I didnt exactly know where to post this, but I'm kinda losing my patience here.

I generally want to know how can i completely duplicate a civilization in BTS
I want to duplicate a Civilization in BTS
but i need to do it so that i can rename it to a different Civ
for example
i want to make a civ called "Narnia"
and i want to make it just like "Japan"
meaning id want to duplicate Japan
then rename the dupe to "Narnia"
and change the basic xml info which i already know how to do to fit my "Narnia"
i only want to change the name, special units, flag, and leaderhead

1.the name - i imagine is easy but i need to know everywhere that i need to change it in order to not have any broken links or refs

2.special units - i dont want custom special units i just simply want it to have a few from the original Civs for example i want it to have:
Special Unit: Samurai (from Japan)
Special Building: Assembly Plant (from Germany)

3.Flag - Ive already made a custom flag dds and have it ready, i just need to know where to put it and how to link it into my new custom civ

4.I've already got a custom leaderhead dds also but as before i dont know how to make it use it, i already know how to create a custom leader, but only by duplicating another leaders section and changing nothing but the traits and flavors and descript/name

Im a modder of many games just not familiar with this style of coding and scripting yet
Im a well known graphic artist
and if i can get this down to an art id like to start making quality mods 4 the community and maybe eventually a complete remodelization of the editable configs and visual components

 

[ori]

Welcome to CFC

Moderator Action: moved to Civ4 C&C subforum

 

[General Tso]

Are you asking which file to edit? If so it's XML\Civilizations\CIV4CivilizationInfos.xml. If you are interested, you can use my XML editor, and duplicate Japan with one keystroke.

 

[RulerOfDaPeople]

Just go to assets>xml>Civilizatinos>Civ4CivilzationInfos.xml and open it in your xml editor, then copy Japan, then add that tag you just copied right after at the end of "</CivilizationInfo>" so that you would have 2 Japans. Then go to Description and erase the description line that says "TXT_KEY_DESCRIPTION_JAPAN" and simply write in "Narnia".

I'm not sure if I have that exactly word for word, but it's close. You just need to copy the Japan tags and make 2 Japan entries but change the description on the 2nd one. I would also copy the entire XML before you edit anything and place it in your mydocuments>mygames>custom assets directory>assets>xml>civilizations directory. That way you do not mess up the original file and break your game.

If you want to change the Unique building for your Narnia Civ to Germany's, find Germany's civilization tags, see how their uinique building is taged, copy that, then go to the part in the Narnia tags that says "Building_Shale_Plant" and replace that with what you just copied from Germany.

If you want to have a custom flag, put the dds file in my documents>my games>custom assets>art>interface>teamcolors. Then go to the xml>art folder and copy the Civ4ArtDefines_Civilizations, and place it in the same directory path of your MY DOCUMENTS>CUSTOM ASSETS directory (or you could ignore this and just do it as a mod folder. This is so you have it in the game all the time and don't have to load alot. But it will keep you from playing multi player FYI). Then edit the artsdefines_civilizations so the directory path matches that of where you placed your flag dds file, and it's file name.

 

[Shiggs713]

you'd probably want to change the entry of CIVILIZATION_JAPAN to CIVILIZATION_NARNIA as well, and link to any new leaders.