Problem: Most Mods at CFC are .exe

[XxtraLarGe]

I noticed that the GOTM is a downloadable .EXE file. Does this mean that Mac Civ 4 players will be excluded from the game of the month?

 

[AlanH]

Which file are you looking at?

The only downloadable file you need for a Civ4 GOTM is the start file, which is not an exe, it's a .Civ4SavedGame, which you will download to your Saves folder and load up using the Civ4 main menu. It should all "just work" when Mac Civ4 arrives.

 

[XxtraLarGe]

Which file are you looking at?

The only downloadable file you need for a Civ4 GOTM is the start file, which is not an exe, it's a .Civ4SavedGame, which you will download to your Saves folder and load up using the Civ4 main menu. It should all "just work" when Mac Civ4 arrives.

Sorry, mixing up my acronyms. I meant HOF (Hall of Fame). Apparently there's some sort of mod that needs to be installed.

 

[AlanH]

HoF Mod *does* come as a Windows installer. Not only that, but it includes a .dll file compiled using the Windows SDK (Software Developer Kit). No mods compiled using the Windows SDK will work with the Mac version of Civ4, so although we could no doubt get a Mac-installable version from the HoF staff, it would be of very little use.

The HoF Mod is compulsory for the HoF, so Mac players will not be able to compete. It's perhaps worth mentioning that, if we decide to support the HoF Mod for GOTM we shall either have to make it optional, and release two versions of each start file, or exclude Mac players.