Ruff's Cobbled SG Modpack

ruff_hi · Apr 26, 2006

Finally! Version 2.0 of Ruff's Cobbled SG Mod is now available. There are two versions, one for vanilla Civ4 (v1.61) and one for Warlords Civ4 (v2.08). The aim of these mod packs is to enhance SG play and reporting without having any impact on game rules. So, just to be clear ... one of the primary aims of this mod is ...

UNALTERED GAMEPLAY

Spoiler :

Current Version
- v2.0.1 (Vanilla Civ4 v1.61 compatible) - downloaded 525 times (Jul 23) and rated "A-" :cooool:

- v2.0.4w (Warlords Civ4 v2.08 compatible) - downloaded 970 times (Jul 23) and rated "A" :cooool:

Please note that I am not planning on getting BtS so there will not be a version of this mod pack for BtS from me.

This mod contains ...

12Monkeys (maintained by HOF crew) - Modified Special Domestic Advisor
Chinese American - turns to complete GP and Culture
Dr Elmer Jiggle - Civ4lerts
eotinb - reminder
HOF Crew - more civ 4 alerts
Porges - Attitude Icons
Requies (maintained by HOF crew) Exotic Foreign Advisor
Roamty – Enhance TechWindow
Ruff_Hi - Elements of "plot list enhancements" by 12Monkeys
Ruff_Hi - civ name / nationality in scoreboard
Ruff_Hi - logger (based on code by eotinb and HOF crew)
Rufus T. Firefly - UN Resolutions with real names
Sevo - Sevo's Civilopedia
Sevo - raw commerce
TheLopez - Great Person Mod
TheLopez - Dead Civ Scoreboard Mod
TheLopez - not just another clock mod
Unit Name (see below for further details)
- Porges – naming units after cities
- Ruff_Hi – Borg Naming Convention
- TheLopez - Random Names for units
- sen2000 - Roman Number Unit Namer - just lifted the code

Let me know if I have got any of the references or links incorrect or (even worse) missing.

Installation
The best place to install this mod is under your 'my docs' civ4 folder. It is designed to sit on top as an optional component of your civ4 game. You should rename your current customassets folder prior to unzipping this mod and then check if there is any compatibility issues between the created folder and your old customassets folder. To uninstall this mod, delete (or rename) the customassets folder - the game will create a null (empty) version of the customassets folder if it cannot find one.

For Civ4 Vanilla ... put the RuffMod v2.zip file here ...
C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\
... right click it, select "winzip", select "Extract to here". This will create two files ('RuffMod v2.ini' and 'ModSpcDomAdvColumns.txt' in the above folder and create a customassets directory.

For Civ4 Warlords ... put the RuffMod v2w.zip file here ...
C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\My Documents\My Games\Warlords\
... right click it, select "winzip", select "Extract to here". This will create two files ('RuffMod v2w.ini' and 'ModSpcDomAdvColumns.txt' in the above folder and create a customassets directory.

There are no combatibility issues between this mod and ...
- blue marble
- ???

Mod Options
The unzip process creates a RuffMod_2.ini (vanilla) or RuffMod_2w.ini (warlords) file which controls almost all of the components in the mod pack. You can either edit this file using notepad (or similar) or use the in-game option screens. The options screen is activiated by Alt-J. There are various tabs which control various elements of this mod pack. There is also a 'credits' tab.

Thanks

A very special thanks to the poor saps at Deviant Minds who Rex strong armed into testing and providing very useful feedback and suggestions on this mod pack. A number of the significant improvements to the logger came about as throw away lines from the testers.
Thanks to the HOF Crew for their excellent mod, in particular, the in-game option screens which I borrowed fairly heavily from.
My dream is to have some of my code make its way back to the HOF mod
news - life is good ... some of my code did make its way into HOF-1.61.011 and HOF-2.08.004 !!
Thanks to the good people at CFC who provided answers to silly python questions - things that had caused me hours of pain, they were able to solve in 5 to 10 minutes (the buggers )

Known Issues:
There are a small number of issues with the current version (no promise of any fixes)

this isn't really an issue but ... items in customassets are not loaded if you check 'locked assets' - that is what locked assets mean ... no custom assets ... ie the assets are locked! ... so, my mod packs will not be loaded if you check 'locked assets'
The 'city growth' event fires after whipping or drafting and reports "city growth"
The 'turns to complete units / buildings' doesn't take account of overflow
Turning some options off / on require alt-tabing to refresh the screen (raw commerce for one)
The logger reports the city founded using the default name
Logger reports 'x/y' turns even if no time victory is possible
testing attitudes on yourself (ie how does Civ1 feel about Civ1) - you can get errors, need code to skip this
import the latest update to sevopedia
random civ-related names doesn't work for warlords

Spoiler Notes on the Logger :

Spoiler sample log :

Spoiler Naming Convention :

Spoiler Version History :

v2.0 to v2.0.1 (Vanilla) or v2.0.4 (warlords)

fixed Scoreboard name/civ option doesn't 'take' when game loaded. Work-around; Alt-J then exit
fixed Dead civs still included in 'attitude', 'civics', 'state religion' and 'war status'
fixed city ruins included in creation / destroyed improvements
removed spoiler information where you can learn about a civ because the logger reports pillage by their units or in their land

v1.2.0b to v2.0

A complete rewrite / recombine of all elements
Dropped some elements (specialist stacker, plot enhancements)
Added some elements (scoreboard, UN resolutions)
Enhanced some elements (logger)
Added in-game options screen (heavy borrowing of code from HOF Crew)

v1.2.0 to v1.2.0a to v1.2.0b (0a had the wrong file)

Added battle odds to the logger

v1.1.0 to v1.2.0

changed Reminder key from ALT-F (used for something else – fort maybe) to ALT-M (set ‘minder)
Logger:
- changed logger so that it shows the unit name in combat results
- changed the colour for promotions
- included option to have 4000BC as Turn 0 or Turn 1
- Fixed Turn counter
Added option to turn clock mod on / off
added TheLopez's Specialist Stacker (HOF version)
added 12Monkey’s Plot List Enhancement
added TheLopez’s Great Person Mod
added Sevo's Civilopedia
added Tech Screen

v1.0.2 to v1.1.0

echo Alt-L logging on of off
added battle statistics (ALT-B)
added option of logging "IBT:"
changed Reminder key from ALT-R (rebase air units) to ALT-F (flag future reminders)
added 12Monkey's Modified Special Domestic Advisor

v1.0.1 to v1.0.2

fixed some logging issues
combat results report if unit was defending or attacking
victories are reported in dark red, losses are reported in red
logging is started with Alt-L once the game has loaded with a message about if you are logging or not
option to turn off random unit names
started process of moving to RuffMod.ini file instead of HOF.ini file

v1.0.0 to v1.0.1

fixed tabbing for domesticadvisor
fixed tabbing for attitude icons
fixed error in logging of religionspread to another civ

v1.1.0 replaced after 57 downloads.
v1.2.0a replaced after 25 downloads.
v1.2.0b replaced after 150 downloads.

GeneralGrievous · Apr 26, 2006

What is it exactly?

My second first post

!

ruff_hi · Apr 26, 2006

Kikinit · Apr 26, 2006

ruff. I am going to give it a go. Not sure if I want all of what you've put together, but I definitely want to see if you've managed to fix up the issues with the Autologger.

I'll post back with some feedback after I've had a chance to play with it.

ruff_hi · Apr 26, 2006

Tried to play my own SG with it tonight and it broke the interface - all because of one silly tab. It just goes to show that you cannot make a simple change and assume it will work. Version 1.0.1 is now available with this issue fixed and some other small fixes too.

Kikinit · Apr 27, 2006

For those of us a bit new to this game, can you tell us where to unzip to? Do I put the 'customassets' directory and two ini files anywhere in particular?

Code:

Install:
Put the zip file in your civ 4 'my docs' directory and unzip, retaining
directory structure.  It will create a 'customassets' directory, two ini
files and a read me file.

EDIT: Ok.. I think I understand a bit... into the 'Sid Meier's Civilization 4' directory and overwrite existing files?

ruff_hi · Apr 27, 2006

I've created a better readme document. See attached.

Kikinit · Apr 27, 2006

Great stuff ruff_hi. I installed and played away without any errors but autolog didn't work yet.

I think it's to do with the fact that you've put all the config info into the file HOF-1.61.001? Guessing here. I looked in that file and changed the settings of the default directory and your name to mine and a few others but it didn't load up the settings I set.

This file is in the 'Sid Meier's Civilization 4' directory. Do I have to 'load' this file or something to get it to work properly?

ruff_hi · Apr 27, 2006

I hate it when I leave my RL name in things. Here is what the autolog part of my ini file looks like (in blue, black text are comments that should NOT be in the ini file) ...

###################################
[AUTOLOG]

# Enables use of the autolog part of the mod. 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled.
Enabled = 1

I haven't tested if this works. It might, it might not.

# Autolog directory where log file resides - Default or use fully qualified path (i.e. C:\Folder\subfolder etc.)
AutoLogPath = Default

The default path is '\autolog' under your user CIV 4 directory (the one where games are saved, etc). It is normally 'C:\Documents and Settings\userid\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\autolog'

# name of log file -- if there is no file of this name in the directory above, one will be created
LogFileName = Autolog.txt

The logfilename is ignored if 'DefaultLogFileName' is true.

# default name of log file (1 for yes, 0 for no) - default is 'PlayerName.txt'
DefaultLogFileName = 1

The only addition from the HOF ini file is that I have added the 'DefaultLogFileName' part. If this is true (=1), then the log file will be the name of the player. For example, if you are playing in CTIV-5's war training camp, then the log file would be CTIV-5.txt. The dialog box will ask if you want to log the game or not - you are not given the option of changing the file name. If this is set to false (=0), then you will be given the chance of changing the file name as per the v1.52 logger.

You have to be very careful with dialog boxes in CIV4. Hitting enter just appears to close the dialog box and it might not register the 'button' event. So, click on OK instead of hitting enter. This is true with the custom log item too. I am thinking of changing the logging option from automatic to a user controlled key (say Alt-L). That way, it will not get tied up with the loading of the game.

Kikinit · Apr 27, 2006

ruff, just to update you on how it went for me.

I did the changes you mentioned above and it now creates the autolog file but there is no content in the file other than -
----------------------------New entries----------------------------
Turn 81 (850 BC)

Nothing else shows up after this.

I also didn't want the random name thingy so I just removed the two random name python files from the custom assets directory. Should I modify any of the other files to reflect that they are gone?

I have attached the file PythonErr2.log to show that it does report that it is loading the relevant files (zipped as it won't let me attach log files).

ruff_hi · Apr 28, 2006

Here is a beta version that fixes some of the logging issues you and I have noticed. Deleting the renameunit.py files was probably not the best way to go - better in that situation to open the RandomNameEventManager.py file with notepad and put a '#' mark in front of the 'unit.setname(' lines - caution, that line is in there twice. However, you don't have to do that with this version as I have included an 'enabled' option for the rename part in the RuffMod.ini file (right down the bottom).

Changes for this version ...

fixed some logging issues
combat results report if unit was defending or attacking
victories are reported in dark red, losses are reported in red
logging is started with Alt-L once the game has loaded with a message about if you are logging or not
option to turn off random unit names
started process of moving to RuffMod.ini file instead of HOF.ini file

(see first post for latest version).

Kikinit · Apr 28, 2006

Thanks for the advice on the 2 files for randomname. I didn't delete them, I removed them from the folder to another. I will put them back and turn them off.

You seem to mention a new file? Which link to follow? I like the sound of Alt-L to turn the logging on and it actually saying that it's going to log now.

ruff_hi · Apr 28, 2006

new file attached above - have fun. The only thing that I am not happy about (at the moment) re the logger is that if you hit 'cancel' on the log file dialog box, it doesn't come back. If you hit ok, it does. I want it the other way around (doesn't come back if you have started logging, does come back if you haven't).

Kikinit · Apr 28, 2006

Thanks ruff.. Giving it a go now.

Just a quick question. Does the program just load whatever ini files are in the game directory? So if you have both the HOF and Ruff ini files it will load both? Does it matter that they both have the same stuff in them?

ruff_hi · Apr 28, 2006

The name of the log files is explicitly mentioned in the python code - it doesn't just load all ini files. I am in the process of moving the items from the HOF.ini file to the RuffMod.ini file. At the moment (v1.0.2), the autologger and the unit rename stuff is in the RuffMod.ini file with the rest in the HOF.ini file.

BeefontheBone · Apr 28, 2006

FWIW, I think the clock mod was eotinb's as well.

ruff_hi · Apr 29, 2006

New v1.1.0 available. See first post.

Bede · Apr 30, 2006

Nice work. I really appreciate that you took the time to do this.

Two questions:

How do I disable the "clock" as I notice it reports the game turn +1?

And how can I correct the game turn numbers in the autolog as it also reports game turn +1 after the opening turn?

ruff_hi · Apr 30, 2006

Bede said:
Nice work. I really appreciate that you took the time to do this.

Two questions: How do I disable the "clock" as I notice it reports the game turn +1? And how can I correct the game turn numbers in the autolog as it also reports game turn +1 after the opening turn?

Thanks for the feedback. I was reporting on a game today and noticed that my logger turn counter was off. I wasn't aware that the clock didn't have an 'enable' feature.

Solutions to both of these involve changing the python code. For the clock, edit CvMainInterface.py and search for 'clock mod'. For the logger, it depends on if the very first turn is counted as '0' or '1'. I think that I have some code that counts it as '0' and some code that counts it as '1'. Obviously inconsistent. What do you think - is the first turn '0' or is it '1'? Anyway, the code is found in autologEventManager.py - search for '.getGame().getGameTurn()' ... caution, it appears twice. Once for when the logger is opened and once at the end of the round.

I'll update my modpack for this in the next version.

Bede · Apr 30, 2006

The opening turn (4000BC) is turn 0 if you want the turn counter to be consistent with the in game turns.

Thanks for the prompt reply, editing now.

Edit made, but now for some reason the year number is off in the logger. The clock display is corrected. :confused:

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