Privateers

[JustATourist]

In history the main purpose of privateers were to bring money into the states treasury. Is it possible to mod Civ4 privateers the way they were in Civ3? I'd like them to generate a reasonable amount of gold, each time they defeat another ship. (Perhaps with a very small chance of creating a new privateer, but I am not sure about this.)

Does anyone know if or how it is possible to mod the privateers this way?

 

[Refar]

I think they main purpose was to plunder money from the enemy, to make party in Tortuga (or bury a treasure ). Those few who actually gave they money to the crown - bacause they valued some pesky distinction or title more than a good party - were certainly balck sheeps among the pirates.

Could still be a interesting modification, with lots of possible implications to other units as well (Hunters making when killing animals is another related thing i can think of).

 

[JustATourist]

I am talking about privateers financed by a state not about pirates.

 

[Dom Pedro II]

Uh.. doesn't the BtS Privateer give money from plundering enemy trade routes??

 

[JustATourist]

When pillaging an improvement, yes, I haven't tried plundering trade routes.

 

[Zebra 9]

Yes this is possible. I'll release a MOD COMP that does exactly this.


I'm back on C&C for the next month, so enjoy my expertise for the time.