Possible to mod trade routes?

[Dunabar]

I'm currently working on some blueprints for my mod and a thought crossed my mind. I admit I'm still a novice to modding Civ5, but I'm curious to know if it's possible to perform the following.

1. Alter the trade route cap (IE: Can I have more than the normal max amount?)

and if so...

2. Create two different Cargo ship type units. (Ex: Trade Ships to be used just for & trade with other Civilizations and Cargo Ships just to transfer & between coastal cities you own?)

Thanks ahead of time for answering my question (If I don't reply back right away )

 

[Machiavelli24]

You can use buildings to add (or remove) Trade Routes. See here for how. You may be able to reuse some code I wrote that adds a Trade Route every time a Custom's House is built.

As for limiting international vs domestic routes, that would likely require editing the DLL.

 

[Dunabar]

You can use buildings to add (or remove) Trade Routes. See here for how. You may be able to reuse some code I wrote that adds a Trade Route every time a Custom's House is built.

As for limiting international vs domestic routes, that would likely require editing the DLL.

Awesome, thank you very much

 

[whoward69]

2. Create two different Cargo ship type units.

Caravans and Cargo Ships are hard coded into the DLL (you can't even make civ specific variants of them like normal units) so splitting the cargo ship into two different types will definitely required heavy-lifting in the C++ code of the DLL

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

If you're using XML, then you might find the following information useful for your mod.

First of all, buildings/wonders:

<TradeRouteLandDistanceModifier>50</TradeRouteLandDistanceModifier>

Increases the distance caravans can travel: one square for every multiple of 10.

<TradeRouteLandGoldBonus>200</TradeRouteLandGoldBonus>

Increases the amount of gold gained per trade route: 1 gold for every multiple of 100.

<NumTradeRouteBonus>1</NumTradeRouteBonus>

Adds one extra trade route.

<TradeRouteRecipientBonus>1</TradeRouteRecipientBonus>

Gains one extra gold for trade routes coming into the city.


[CODE<TradeRouteTargetBonus>1</TradeRouteTargetBonus>[/CODE]
Any civilization sending a trade route to the city gains one extra gold.


The Colossus and Petra automatically gain a cargo ship/caravan to go with their bonus trade route via this code:

<Building_FreeUnits>
		<Row>
			<BuildingType>BUILDING_COLOSSUS</BuildingType>
			<UnitType>UNIT_CARGO_SHIP</UnitType>
			<NumUnits>1</NumUnits>
		</Row>
	<Row>
			<BuildingType>BUILDING_PETRA</BuildingType>
			<UnitType>UNIT_CARAVAN</UnitType>
			<NumUnits>1</NumUnits>
		</Row>
	</Building_FreeUnits>

The trade routes can also be modded into traits (as I'm sure you know ).

Venice gets double the number of trade routes like this:

<NumTradeRoutesModifier>100</NumTradeRoutesModifier>

In Anno Domini, I've used the figure 50 to give the Phoenicians a free trade route for every two trade routes they already have.

<TradeRouteResourceModifier>100</TradeRouteResourceModifier>

Resource diversity grants twice as much gold in trade routes for the civilization with this code.

<LandTradeRouteRangeBonus>5</LandTradeRouteRangeBonus>

Increases the range by 10% times the number.

<TradeReligionModifier>100</TradeReligionModifier>

Doubles the effect religion has in trade routes.


Finally, the Gateway to Africa's "Receives +3 gold and +1 [ICON_CULTURE] culture for each trade route with a different civ or city-state. The trade route owners receive +2 gold for each trade route sent to Morocco" can be modified - both numerically and by what it receives, e.g. it could get faith instead of gold. Here's the raw code - any "yield" is acceptable.

	<Trait_YieldChangesPerTradePartner>
		<Row>
			<TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
			<YieldType>YIELD_GOLD</YieldType>
			<Yield>3</Yield>
		</Row>
		<Row>
			<TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
			<YieldType>YIELD_CULTURE</YieldType>
			<Yield>1</Yield>
		</Row>
	</Trait_YieldChangesPerTradePartner>
	<Trait_YieldChangesIncomingTradeRoute>
		<Row>
			<TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
			<YieldType>YIELD_GOLD</YieldType>
			<Yield>2</Yield>
		</Row>
	</Trait_YieldChangesIncomingTradeRoute>

 

[Dunabar]

Caravans and Cargo Ships are hard coded into the DLL (you can't even make civ specific variants of them like normal units) so splitting the cargo ship into two differ types will definitely required heavy-lifting in the C++ code of the DLL

Ooof, well that is a kick in the fellas. Well, if I can pull a rabbit out of my hat on it, I will share it willingly. I'm sure some look at that idea and think "Uhhh...why?"

I -was- going to see about making the Merchant ships (Trade) look one way and the Transport ships (Cargo) look another. It was more for the idea of immersion than "Game logic." But, -if- it's impossible to do, than I will just bite the bullet on it. So long as the mod is enjoyed by others, losing one little bit of immersion is no real loss.

 

[Dunabar]

If you're using XML, then you might find the following information useful for your mod.

*Respectful snip due to massive post*

Sweet! Thank you very much, Rob. I will make sure to put this all too good use in my mod when the time calls. I just need to get this Tech tree figured out in blueprint form before I move forward into the real grit of modding.

 

[Lt_Karan]

If you're using XML, then you might find the following information useful for your mod.

First of all, buildings/wonders:

<TradeRouteLandDistanceModifier>50</TradeRouteLandDistanceModifier>

Increases the distance caravans can travel: one square for every multiple of 10.

<TradeRouteLandGoldBonus>200</TradeRouteLandGoldBonus>

Increases the amount of gold gained per trade route: 1 gold for every multiple of 100.

<NumTradeRouteBonus>1</NumTradeRouteBonus>

Adds one extra trade route.

<TradeRouteRecipientBonus>1</TradeRouteRecipientBonus>

Gains one extra gold for trade routes coming into the city.


[CODE<TradeRouteTargetBonus>1</TradeRouteTargetBonus>[/CODE]
Any civilization sending a trade route to the city gains one extra gold.


The Colossus and Petra automatically gain a cargo ship/caravan to go with their bonus trade route via this code:

<Building_FreeUnits>
        <Row>
            <BuildingType>BUILDING_COLOSSUS</BuildingType>
            <UnitType>UNIT_CARGO_SHIP</UnitType>
            <NumUnits>1</NumUnits>
        </Row>
    <Row>
            <BuildingType>BUILDING_PETRA</BuildingType>
            <UnitType>UNIT_CARAVAN</UnitType>
            <NumUnits>1</NumUnits>
        </Row>
    </Building_FreeUnits>

The trade routes can also be modded into traits (as I'm sure you know ).

Venice gets double the number of trade routes like this:

<NumTradeRoutesModifier>100</NumTradeRoutesModifier>

In Anno Domini, I've used the figure 50 to give the Phoenicians a free trade route for every two trade routes they already have.

<TradeRouteResourceModifier>100</TradeRouteResourceModifier>

Resource diversity grants twice as much gold in trade routes for the civilization with this code.

<LandTradeRouteRangeBonus>5</LandTradeRouteRangeBonus>

Increases the range by 10% times the number.

<TradeReligionModifier>100</TradeReligionModifier>

Doubles the effect religion has in trade routes.


Finally, the Gateway to Africa's "Receives +3 gold and +1 [ICON_CULTURE] culture for each trade route with a different civ or city-state. The trade route owners receive +2 gold for each trade route sent to Morocco" can be modified - both numerically and by what it receives, e.g. it could get faith instead of gold. Here's the raw code - any "yield" is acceptable.

    <Trait_YieldChangesPerTradePartner>
        <Row>
            <TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
            <YieldType>YIELD_GOLD</YieldType>
            <Yield>3</Yield>
        </Row>
        <Row>
            <TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
            <YieldType>YIELD_CULTURE</YieldType>
            <Yield>1</Yield>
        </Row>
    </Trait_YieldChangesPerTradePartner>
    <Trait_YieldChangesIncomingTradeRoute>
        <Row>
            <TraitType>TRAIT_GATEWAY_AFRICA</TraitType>
            <YieldType>YIELD_GOLD</YieldType>
            <Yield>2</Yield>
        </Row>
    </Trait_YieldChangesIncomingTradeRoute>

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