Quick Question.....
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I guess he doesn't want to have an easy way to scale that (which would indeed be very difficult), but I think he really asks only where to change the production cost 
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If so, in Assets\XML\Units\UnitInfos.xml the value iCost is essentially the number of hammers which the unit requires (on normal speed, IIRC).
If you want to make some unit more expensive, then make the value higher.
But attention: Never edit the original files, always create a mod.
.If so, in Assets\XML\Units\UnitInfos.xml the value iCost is essentially the number of hammers which the unit requires (on normal speed, IIRC).
If you want to make some unit more expensive, then make the value higher.
But attention: Never edit the original files, always create a mod.
In general: You go to your BtS\Mods folder, create a new folder in there, e.g. "myNewMod", and then you copy the files which you want to change into that folder (with the needed subfolders; e.g. the mentioned UnitInfos.xml is in Assets\XML\Units, so you'd copy that file into myNewMod\Assets\XML\Units).
You can increase the maintenance cost of a unit in the same XML file that The_J mentioned. You just need to change the value of iExtraCost. For example, a value of 1 will make the unit cost 1 more gold/turn than it would normally. I only know this because of this page in the modiki: http://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php/Civ4UnitInfos
You can find a lot of info on the modiki so check it out.
You can find a lot of info on the modiki so check it out.
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
This should be made as banner or something like that.
maybe I'll add it to my sig.
Highwayhoss
Red Lantern of Civ4 Earth
The problem here with Civ4 is that while build cost scale with the units, maintenance costs do not; therefore I worked up a quick chart of a proposal to adjust maintenance
costs based on two factors: Era of the unit and its unit combat info. These base costs can be adjusted for particular units:
Base Maintainence Cost Adjustment proposal (iExtraCost)
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Era/UntCmbt | Recon | Archer | Mounted | Melee | Siege | Gun | Armor | Helicopter | Naval | Air |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Ancient | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Classical | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Medevial | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Renaissance | +1 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | N | N | +2 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Industrial | +1 | N | +2 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | N | +2 | +2 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Modern | +1 | N | +2 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Future | +2 | N | N | N | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Era-Unit Era/UntCmbt-Unit Combat/ #- iExtraCost base adjustment
N-Not applicable
Note: These are base adjustments to be adjusted for the actual unit; for example a Frigate may
have an iExtraCost value of +2 while a Ship of the line may have an iExtraCost of +3
costs based on two factors: Era of the unit and its unit combat info. These base costs can be adjusted for particular units:
Base Maintainence Cost Adjustment proposal (iExtraCost)
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Era/UntCmbt | Recon | Archer | Mounted | Melee | Siege | Gun | Armor | Helicopter | Naval | Air |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Ancient | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Classical | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Medevial | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | N | N | N | +1 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Renaissance | +1 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | N | N | +2 | N |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Industrial | +1 | N | +2 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | N | +2 | +2 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Modern | +1 | N | +2 | N | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Future | +2 | N | N | N | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
--------------+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+-----+-------+------------+-------+-----+
Era-Unit Era/UntCmbt-Unit Combat/ #- iExtraCost base adjustment
N-Not applicable
Note: These are base adjustments to be adjusted for the actual unit; for example a Frigate may
have an iExtraCost value of +2 while a Ship of the line may have an iExtraCost of +3
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
I've done something similar in my mod.
Divisions cost 1, Tank Divisions cost 3, Corps cost 3, Tank Corps cost 9, etc.
Divisions cost 1, Tank Divisions cost 3, Corps cost 3, Tank Corps cost 9, etc.
I use Notepad++ to edit XML,
this is going to take you some time to do, like any project it will need planning.
Whats the cost structure, inflationary costs over effects like civics for example, number of free units and so on.
I would set it down in excel or something before editing the XML.
Myself I started with civics, whichever way the effects of increasing costs needs to be tested properly to ensure the right balance.
this is going to take you some time to do, like any project it will need planning.
Whats the cost structure, inflationary costs over effects like civics for example, number of free units and so on.
I would set it down in excel or something before editing the XML.
Myself I started with civics, whichever way the effects of increasing costs needs to be tested properly to ensure the right balance.
Probably doable, but imho not really practicable.
You should just try it with the text editor. Most people here get used to it, and it's really not that bad
.There are a few programs out there that make XML viewing/editing easier. I use XML Marker. There are links to XML Marker and a few other options on this page: http://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php/Civ4_Useful_Programs
Highwayhoss
Red Lantern of Civ4 Earth
I'm thinking of doing an XML only mod based on my proposal and submit it for testing by the community. I think if it is properly done it will reduce unit spam.
Here are the assumptions underlying my proposal:
Here are the assumptions underlying my proposal:
- More technologically advanced units will incur higher costs to sustain them.
- Certain units will have inherently higher costs to sustain than others...these include Mounted, Armor, Naval, Seige and Air.
- Within an era and a Unit Combat Class, there will be fine distinctions on ExtraCost; for example in the industrial era, a transport would be cheaper to Maintain than a Destroyer, which in turn is cheaper than a Battleship.
There are some decent Civ 4 editors in the download database.
Some would be very good for the editing you are making (changing the same place for each unit).
try this one : http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9412
Some would be very good for the editing you are making (changing the same place for each unit).
try this one : http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9412
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