so, what program would one need to mod civ4?
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Phoenix_56721
Prince
Start here lots of good info:http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=97183
dalek master
Prince
You may need more than 1, but it depends on what you want to mod. I can't realy talk for my self as I am usaless at any modding I have tried.
Janos
Prince
Vael said:
Yep, i've done that for a lot of games - works fine so long as you keep a backup of the originals somewhere so you can just switch back to default if something goes wrong.
warpstorm
Yumbo? Yumbo!
For XML, the best free tool I've found is XMLSpy Home Edition. If you are willing to pay they make an industrial strength version, but it'd be overkill for modding.
vbraun
Raytracing
I would reccommend using something with syntax highlighting. I use SciTE (google for it).
Jonathan
Prince
As I understand it, there are three levels of modification:
1. The XML files can be modified using any competent text editor. I imagine that a dedicated XML editor would be overkill for this purpose.
2. The Python program modules can be modified using any competent text editor, if you understand Python. The Python interpreter can be downloaded for free, with good online documentation. It's one of the easiest programming languages to learn and use, and is useful for many other purposes than modifying Civ 4. Highly recommended.
3. Most of the rest of the Civ 4 program can be modified using the Civ 4 Software Development Kit, and presumably a C++ compiler; I haven't looked into this because I find C++ deeply tedious and don't intend to mess with it.
1. The XML files can be modified using any competent text editor. I imagine that a dedicated XML editor would be overkill for this purpose.
2. The Python program modules can be modified using any competent text editor, if you understand Python. The Python interpreter can be downloaded for free, with good online documentation. It's one of the easiest programming languages to learn and use, and is useful for many other purposes than modifying Civ 4. Highly recommended.
3. Most of the rest of the Civ 4 program can be modified using the Civ 4 Software Development Kit, and presumably a C++ compiler; I haven't looked into this because I find C++ deeply tedious and don't intend to mess with it.
