Spherical Earth maps

[n003lb]

Forgive me if this has already been asked and answered. I have not had much luck with the search engine here, and I don't have time to search right now anyways.

Would it be possible to mod Civ IV to allow for a spherical map? I don't mean a "Donought (sp?) World" rather a sphere. Basically, when a unit crosses over the pole, it would return to the map exactly half way around the world at the pole. That would bring in the strategic value of the cold war, sending aircraft and subs around the world via the north pole.

It seems to me like this might be a fairly easy mod to do, using just XML files, and probably a little python.

The key fetures would be these:

1) All units may cross over the poles, and end up at the same point exactly half way around the map, provided there is passable terrain there.

2) Nuclear Submarines should be able to cross ice tiles. and as such, cross the pole.

3) Include both nuclear and non-nuclear subs (a mod I have already finished now, just needs new unit graphics).

4) Only certain land units can cross the ice tiles. Others must be transported, and some, like tanks, cannot even be transported across ice. (this is negotiable, I haven't decided on it yet.)

How does this sound to everyone?

 

[PolishAssassin]

I think that's a great idea. Sadly I have no concept of XML or Pythons so I can't really help

 

[Jecrell]

... It's actually already possible. I believe you enable this through the WBS files -- or you could simply edit the python files for the maps (north pole to south pole travel).

And, submarines can already go under ice -- I believe.

Nuclear subs sound nice.

 

[panzooka]

u dont need new graphics for now, u can scale the existing sub up, so nuclear sub is bigger than normal sub to extinguish them

 

[n003lb]

u dont need new graphics for now, u can scale the existing sub up, so nuclear sub is bigger than normal sub to extinguish them

How do I do that?

...you could simply edit the python files for the maps (north pole to south pole travel).

That sounds like a donught type world. In reality, if you go to the north pole and cross it, you don't end up at the south pole. Now, as for the WBS file, I have no idea what that is. This is the first I have heard of it.

I didn't know that the subs could travel under the ice. I hadn't tried it because I didn't expect the folks at Firaxis to think of something like that.