Bananafish
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Halmboy
Chieftain
How can I add a Civ i have downloaded?
Hi, Im new to the Civ series. Love the game 
When placing a city. If I place the city itselt sits on for example a iron tile, will it be worked by the citys workers then (if so, will it be more efficient as it is "within" the city). Or should I place the city so that the iron is within a workable tile outside the city?
br//Sten
When placing a city. If I place the city itselt sits on for example a iron tile, will it be worked by the citys workers then (if so, will it be more efficient as it is "within" the city). Or should I place the city so that the iron is within a workable tile outside the city?
br//Sten
MrCynical
Deity
You will get access to the resource immediately, and you may also get for example an extra hammer on iron. However if you found the city somewhere else you can mine the iron tile and get 5 or 6 hammers from it. In general I prefer not to found cities on resources, but I may make an exception if I need the resource very urgently, or if the city will have much worse available tiles if I found it on a different tile.
oagersnap
Emperor
Bananafish said:
Some improvements will produce an extra hammer or commerce if you railroad them.
aman2192
Fade To Black
Can someone direct me to the Civ 4 creation program not the in game world builder.
oagersnap
Emperor
aman2192 said:
There is none, unfortunately.
aman2192
Fade To Black
Can someone direct me to guide about editing the game.
Halmboy
Chieftain
Okey I'll ask one more time:
I have downloaded a new civ. Where do I put it so it's playable?
I have downloaded a new civ. Where do I put it so it's playable?
Steve2000
Mighty Pirate
Not sure exactly, but iirc, there is a sub folder within the CustomAssets folder.
My Question:
What exactly does the "No cheats" option in V1.52 do? I have read several other threads and am still unclear.
Also: How do you enable the "Always Peace" option? I just see a box for Always War or Peace, but not one for each. Am I insane?
oagersnap
Emperor
Steve2000 said:
It removes the ability to use the worldbuilder in the game.
I'm almost sure there's an "Always Peace" option when you start the game.
ZedT
Chieftain
DaviddesJ said:
I'm not using intuitive reasoning here at all, I try to avoid interjecting reality into my games whenever possible! I'm using in-game logic and systems when I ask the question. In-game you can upgrade Pikemen to Riflemen or Infantry at any time, during any age, assuming you have the requisite technology. Not so with Knights to Cavalry. I understand the game mechanics behinds it, I just don't agree with it.
In-game logic also asks, where is the industrial age ground anti-aircraft unit? We had Flak in CivIII, but nothing in CivIV until Rocketry and SAM Infantry. I'm not including Fighters, as they cannot follow your armies around the map protecting them from Bombers.
ZedT
Chieftain
Just another reason to not attack a Civ that has Flight unless you can counter it!
Halmboy
Chieftain
So, I'll need an answer, can anyone who knows give me an answer! I have downloaded a civ called The Kingdom Of Sweden! I really would like to play it!
lost_civantares
[Insert Title]
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First I would say look in the readme, it should tell you what to do, or look in another civilization's readme.
On a basic level you should look in the custom assets, and see if it will work in there.
Again your best bet is to look in the creation and custimation forums and see what the tutorials say.
On a basic level you should look in the custom assets, and see if it will work in there.
Again your best bet is to look in the creation and custimation forums and see what the tutorials say.
Yooka
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Halmboy said:
I don't know, and I've never done it. But the thread with the info you need is here somewhere, I remember reading it. I remember it as a sticky somewhere in here - http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=158 - something about actually building your own civ that tells you how they work, basically.
I also remember that many different files belong in many different folders in your game directory
DaviddesJ
Deity
MrCynical said:
This is misleading. E.g., if there's a plains/hill/iron tile, then you get +2 hammers in the city center if you build your city on the tile. On the other hand, if you put your city on another tile, and mine the iron, then you can work it for 6 hammers, which is +2 compared to what it would have been worth without iron. So, you're getting the +2 bonus, either way, and you might as well build directly on the iron and get the bonus immediately.
MrCynical
Deity
Yes, but you'd get a hammer on the city tile no matter what you found it on, so you are only getting +1 hammer from the iron, not +2.
DaviddesJ
Deity
MrCynical said:
The plains/hill/iron city generates 3 hammers/turn, which is +2 compared to a "normal" city.
Anyway, my main point is that comparing the +1 or +2 hammers that you get from building on the resource, to +5 or +6 that you get from mining the resource, is misleading, because the former is the relative difference and the latter is the absolute number from which you should subtract the +3 or +4 for a standard hill.
MrCynical
Deity
Iron mined on plains/hills gives 6 hammers. Ordinary plains/hills give 4. Therefore the iron is giving +2 hammers.
A city founded on plains/hills/iron gives 3 hammers. A city founded on plains/hills gives two hammers. Therefore the iron is only giving you +1 hammer.
It is therefore better not to found on the iron as you are losing a hammer. If you don't have an ordinary plains/hill within reach when you found on the iron you may be effectively losing up to 3 hammers (or four with railroad). The difference may not be as great as 5 or 6 if my earlier post implied that, but it can potentially be as high as four if there is no other hammer producing terrain within reach.
A city founded on plains/hills/iron gives 3 hammers. A city founded on plains/hills gives two hammers. Therefore the iron is only giving you +1 hammer.
It is therefore better not to found on the iron as you are losing a hammer. If you don't have an ordinary plains/hill within reach when you found on the iron you may be effectively losing up to 3 hammers (or four with railroad). The difference may not be as great as 5 or 6 if my earlier post implied that, but it can potentially be as high as four if there is no other hammer producing terrain within reach.
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