Request: uninhibited gamecore

[markushumboldt]

Further to my previous posts, does there exist (perhaps just as a component to another mod) a gamecore that removes the restrictions on map sizes and number of civs?

I backed up and replaced the default gamecore with one of the gamecores I found here that allowed for 24 Civs, and with it I was able to start a game with 23 AI civs. My computer ran it through the night on a maxed-out map with no performance issues.

I would like to try larger maps and more civs, but I am not a computer programmer so I don't know much about altering the gamecore or anything else besides the XML. Any help would be appreciated.

Markus

 

[markushumboldt]

OK I seem to have figured out what I was doing wrong with the map sizes I can now do as big a map as my computer will handle.

My only remaining question is regarding the 18/24 civ limit - has anyone produced a gamecore that overrides that?

Markus

 

[Gunner]

You can set the civ limit to whatever number you'd like, you must choose some number as the limit though. You have to change one line in the SDK.

 

[Gunner]

Well I assumed he already had Warlords since he said he got it working with 24 civs, but yes that's true.

 

[markushumboldt]

Yes for the record I do have Warlords

And yes, I already asked this on another thread, but anyway, in the forum's opinion would additional RAM make a difference with respect to getting bigger maps? Anything larger than ~50,000 plots is currently crashing on my computer but it seems like it might be just memory shortage.

Markus

 

[The Great Apple]

A crash doesn't sound good.

If the exact number is 65536 (2^16) then I would suspect it is a hard limit. That number gets everywhere, and 50000 is pretty close to it (relatively).

 

[alms66]

Yes for the record I do have Warlords

And yes, I already asked this on another thread, but anyway, in the forum's opinion would additional RAM make a difference with respect to getting bigger maps? Anything larger than ~50,000 plots is currently crashing on my computer but it seems like it might be just memory shortage.

Markus

Yes, more RAM would make a difference. In fact, being that it's relatively cheap and easy to do yourself, I always recommend everyone max out their computer's ram capacity.

I have a
3400 AMD 64
2GB RAM
256MB 9550 Video Card (a cheap Radeon)

Prior to adding the 1.5GB additional RAM, civ4 ran like crap. Granted, there have been patches and an expansion pack, but now I regularly play the XXL Mod on XXL maps with 24 civs - and it all runs smooth as silk. The gigantic map runs just as good too, I just think that one's a little to big for 24 civs... now 32 would fit nicely there.