The Ascent of Mankind

[Hydromancerx]

I can help with at least buildings at the moment. However I have not made anything beyond that. However I would like to eventually learn how to do other stuff so I can eventually make other mods like the Prehistoric Mod and Disease Mod. In short what do you need me to do?

 

[Galacticat42]

I can help with at least buildings at the moment. However I have not made anything beyond that. However I would like to eventually learn how to do other stuff so I can eventually make other mods like the Prehistoric Mod and Disease Mod. In short what do you need me to do?

Right now the ATOM_gameInfos.XML it requires no schema and follows no pattern, all it needs is the name of the entry and civilopedia 411 for the technologies, this will be a cumulative file that holds all the names, info, etc for everything in the mod, but right now the techs would be good enough. I'll upload the working folder in a little bit, might I advise you to get dropbox, it'll help a lot.

 

[Hydromancerx]

How do you get a dropbox?

 

[Galacticat42]

How do you get a dropbox?

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI2NDc2MzY5

 

[Hydromancerx]

Got it. Thanks.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Hey what if we used music from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" for the background music of the "Space Era"?

 

[Galacticat42]

I like it, I'm downloading now... Best part is it's been deemed Public Domain so no worry for copyrights. BTW How's the file coming along?

 

[Hydromancerx]

Wait what am I suppose to do with the file? I have never worked with a tech tree file before.

This will be the thread that I will post on in relations to work on the ATOM mini mod series. Usually how this works is that I will put up the required files and tell what needs to be done with it, whoever wants to work on it(I'm looking at you Hydro) will DL and work on it.

First order is the ATOM_Civ4GameText.XML. I will post the ATOM_Civ4TechInfos.XML and need someone to make and write the mentioned file I will also post an example if if needed.

[ATOM_Civ4TechInfos.XML]

Do I need to list every tech in RoM or just the ones for AtoM?

EDIT: Or are you asking me to make game text for all the new techs? Sorry I am bit confused.

 

[Galacticat42]

A game text file... I'll upload an example.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

You do not say what the requirements for this mod are. Does it run with RoM 2.9 or 2.91 or does it also need AND?

 

[Galacticat42]

It's in the alpha stages right now Hoskuld, there are no requirements because it's not meant to be played yet. The alpha release that was posted in the OP was made for RoM 2.81 w/ AND 1.6 but it's not suitable for normal gameplay anyhow.

 

[Hydromancerx]

A game text file... I'll upload an example.

Here's an example file of what I'm looking for, just a conglomerate of different texts that will be used in the game, for starters all I need is the in game names for the new technologies.

How this works is that you need to match the TXT_KEY tags from the TechInfos to the GameText. The ones without any capital letters after the name of the tech is what is used for the name. The one with the suffix PEDIA is what's seen in the civilopedia (like the history and/or any real-life connection with the specific entry) and the one with the suffix STRATEGY is just helpful information which is usually left blank(meaning you make the entry in the gameText but don't put any info in it).

Ok. Yeah I thought so. However your example seems less organized than normal. I usually have all names then all strategys then all descriptions.

 

[Galacticat42]

Ok. Yeah I thought so. However your example seems less organized than normal. I usually have all names then all strategys then all descriptions.

Organize it like you want, I just add to it whenever I need to

 

[Hydromancerx]

Ok some notes to self and for future reference ...

Spoiler :

ERA_GALACTIC
TECH_STARGAZING
TECH_ASTROLOGY
TECH_RADIO_ASTRONOMY
TECH_LUNAR_EXPLORATION
TECH_ION_PROPULSION
TECH_ASTROGEOLOGY
TECH_LUNAR_COLONIZATION
TECH_LUNAR_TOURISM
TECH_LUNAR_MANUFACTURING
TECH_ASTEROID_MINING
TECH_PLANET_EXPLORATION
TECH_ASTROBIOLOGY
TECH_SOLAR_PROPULSION
TECH_PLANET_COLONIZATION
TECH_PLANETARY_TOURISM
TECH_EXTRATERRESTRIAL_AGRICULTURE
TECH_ABROAD_MINING [changed to TECH_PLANET_MINING]
TECH_SUPERFLUOUS_MANUFACTURING [changed to TECH_PLANET_MANUFACTURING]
TECH_COLONY_ARCOLOLOGY
TECH_PLANETARY_TERRAFORMING
TECH_ASTROECOLOGY
TECH_INTERPLANETARY_COMMUNICATIONS
TECH_MASS_DRIVER
TECH_INTERPLANETARY_DEFENSES
TECH_INTERPLANETARY_COMMERCE
TECH_MAGNETIC_SAILS
TECH_NUCLEAR_PULSE_PROPULSION
TECH_INTERSTELLAR_PROBES
TECH_LAUNCH_ARCOLOGY
TECH_ATTOMETER_ENGINEERING
TECH_ATOMIZATION
TECH_VASIMR_PROPULSION
TECH_WEAPONIZED_DISINTEGRATION
TECH_PLANET_ENGINEERING
TECH_SPECIES_UPLIFTING
TECH_INTERSTELLAR_COLONIZATION
TECH_INTERSTELLAR_TRADE [changed to TECH_INTERSTELLAR_COMMERCE]
TECH_ARTIFICIAL_PLANETS
TECH_ADVANCED_COLONIZATION [changed to TECH_GALACTIC_COLONIZATION]
TECH_ASTROANTHROPOLOGY
TECH_ADVANCED_SEEDSHIPS
TECH_ACNP_PROPULSION
TECH_ARTIFICIAL_STARS
TECH_WEAPONIZED_ANTIMATTER
TECH_ANTIMATTER_ROCKET
TECH_SINGULARITY_STABILIZATION
TECH_TRANSTANGIBLE_NEUTRINO_ACCELERATORS
TECH_WORMHOLE_COMMUNICATIONS
TECH_WORMHOLE_TRAVERSAL
TECH_GALACTIC_FEDERATION
TECH_TIME_TRAVEL
TECH_FOLDING_SPACE
TECH_SPACE_CREASING
TECH_GALACTIC_CORE_EXPLORATION
TECH_TRANSVERSE_EUCLIDEAN_GEOMETRY
TECH_ENDOGENOUS_EUCLIDEAN_PROPULSION
TECH_EUCLIDEAN_FIVESPACE_GEOMETRY
TECH_FUTURE_TECH

----- DONE ABOVE -----

 

[Galacticat42]

whenever you see a probable syntax error(aka misspelled word), go ahead and correct it on your end and let me know so i can catch it on my end so there won't be any errors.

 

[Hydromancerx]

whenever you see a probable syntax error(aka misspelled word), go ahead and correct it on your end and let me know so i can catch it on my end so there won't be any errors.

Will do.

I have been doing them one tech at a time (name, strategy, description) and am around 1/6th done.

For the strategy I have been doing it like this ...

Astrogeology permits construction of the Astrogeology Lab.

This standard form should help things go a bit quicker.

Also for the description I just take a short quote from wikipedia.

Make sure you change the Radio Telescope to require Radio Astronomy tech rather than radio when doing the buildings. Its already in RoM and better fits under this new tech.

 

[Galacticat42]

Also I hope you're not doing it like what you've posted a few posts above, but rather with the prefix TXT_KEY_TECH_NAME
EDIT: Also, I need you to rename Future Tech to Analyze Strings
EDIT2: And TXT_KEY_ERA_GALACTIC needs to go in too but has no civilopedia entry

 

[Hydromancerx]

- Auxiliary Planet Exploration
--- Mission to Mars (TP)
--- Auxiliary Planet Robot Rovers
--- Auxiliary Planet Satellites
--- Detailed Auxiliary Planet Topography RS

I Changed this to "Planetary Exploration". Also rather than saying "Auxiliary Planet Robot Rovers" we can say "Planetary Rover" or "Planetary Satellites". its just simpler to write.

 

[Galacticat42]

I Changed this to "Planetary Exploration". Also rather than saying "Auxiliary Planet Robot Rovers" we can say "Planetary Rover" or "Planetary Satellites". its just simpler to write.

That's what I was planning but never got around to posting it however the tag itself does need to say Auxiliary.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Also I hope you're not doing it like what you've posted a few posts above, but rather with the prefix TXT_KEY_TECH_NAMEentry

Here is an example ...

	<TEXT>
		<Tag>TXT_KEY_TECH_PLANET_EXPLORATION</Tag>
		<English>Planetary Exploration</English>
		<French>Planetary Exploration</French>
		<German>Planetary Exploration</German>
		<Italian>Planetary Exploration</Italian>
		<Spanish>Planetary Exploration</Spanish>
	</TEXT>
	<TEXT>
		<Tag>TXT_KEY_TECH_PLANET_EXPLORATION_STRATEGY</Tag>
		<English>Planetary Exploration permits construction of the Planetary Rover.</English>
		<French>Planetary Exploration permits construction of the Planetary Rover.</French>
		<German>Planetary Exploration permits construction of the Planetary Rover.</German>
		<Italian>Planetary Exploration permits construction of the Planetary Rover.</Italian>
		<Spanish>Planetary Exploration permits construction of the Planetary Rover.</Spanish>
	</TEXT>
	<TEXT>
		<Tag>TXT_KEY_TECH_PLANET_EXPLORATION_PEDIA</Tag>
		<English>Planetary exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore other planets.</English>
		<French>Planetary exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore other planets.</French>
		<German>Planetary exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore other planets.</German>
		<Italian>Planetary exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore other planets.</Italian>
		<Spanish>Planetary exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore other planets.</Spanish>
	</TEXT>