quick one: modding an already started game

[Ultraworld]

New to Civ 4 and got a quick easy question.

I want to mod an already started game. I want to slow down speed at which new technologies are discovered/researched. How to do that?

 

[tsentom1]

To edit it for your next game, however, you can a) choose a slower game speed, b) increase each techs research cost individually in the Civ4TechInfos XML file, or c) increase research times across the board for each era in the Civ4EraInfos XML file

 

[phungus420]

Making changes in XML is almost always save game compatible. It's not if you add something completely new, like adding a new unit/promotion or whatever. But changing atributes of something that already exists in the files tsentom1 said will be save game compatible.

Remember not to alter the original file though, copy the files to your custom assets folder (while maintaining the same file path, ie, you'll need to create an XML folder in custom assets, and a Technologies folder in the XML folder you created and drop the Civ4TechInfos.xml file there), and alter the copied custom assets file.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Making changes in XML is almost always save game compatible. It's not if you add something completely new, like adding a new unit/promotion or whatever. But changing atributes of something that already exists in the files tsentom1 said will be save game compatible.

Exactly... altering something that already exists in-game usually doesn't cause any save-game problems... the biggest save-game problem you have when modding the game is if you ADD NEW UNITS/ITEMS to the game, such as new techs, new buildings, new units, etc... that can cause save-game crashes... but changing an existing thing is usually safe to do mid-game.

 

[tsentom1]

I stand corrected. I've run into non-save compatibility problems with XML before (whereas python usually never) and just lumped it all in a do not touch mid game idea in my brain. But yeah the files I pointed out are still the ones to edit.

 

[Ultraworld]

thanks for your info, so I don't have to edit the saved game itself but I have to do the things tsentom1 mentions?

 

[Ultraworld]

changed the iResearchPercent to 250. seems to give the desired result. thanks