The Netherlands - new playable civ!

Bentep, check out message #172 Feb 21, 2006, 07:05 PM by theron

You should put the Dutch_Flag_005.dds in Netherlands/Assets/Art/Interface/TeamColor
 
There was a more traditional flag (red-white-blue) in the ZIP but the reference to it was not correct. Now, if you would like to use this flag instead of the black lion on orange you should edit the CIV4ArtDefines_Civilization.xml file.

ORIGINAL:
<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_NETHERLANDS</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/Netherlands.dds</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/Dutch_Flag_005.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>0</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>

NEW:
<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_NETHERLANDS</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/Netherlands.dds</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/Netherlands.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>1</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>

Important: The "<bWhiteFlag>1</bWhiteFlag>" is so that not all white will be made transparent.
I personally like this one better and with keeping the orange borders it all looks very Nederlands ;)
 
I was so annoyed that the Dutch were not in the original game release, we had such a big influence during the seventeenthe hundreds...
Great work! dank je!
 
So, as I understand it, this is not a mod that should be loaded using the Advanced > Load a Mod menu option in Civ4, but it involves manually adding/replacing files?

(I tried using Load a Mod on a clean install, but got various errors on loading and no flag once in the game.)

Thanks!
 
Hello,

Can one bring back the read me file of the Netherlands patch. That would really help me since I am trying to implement this one on the MAC version..(It should be possible I was told).

Otherwise, if someone could tell me how to make this myself I could actually go out and try a MAC thingy.

But no, the patch should work on the MAC, but I cant remember how I did this one on the PC>

Thanks.
 
In an effort to assist gidds to get the Dutch to play nice on his Mac, I downloaded and installed the ZIP version of this mod on my Mac. It failed to run, and I investigated the errors it threw up:

1. The /XML/Text/GameTextInfos_Netherlands.xml file contains an illegal character in the second text block, first sentence, between the dates. I changed it to 'to' to get it working. The Mac version is obviously more sensitive to errors of this kind.

2. There were several problems in other XML files that seem to indicate that the ZIP file set has not been updated in line with version 1.61 or with the latest revisions to the mod. It still refers to "Forbidden Palace" and Chinese leader "Mao Zedong" which disappeared in 1.61, and the civ name is still "Republic of United Provinces" which I think you've changed to Netherlands.

After playing with these files I was able to get the mod to load using Advanced/Load a mod, though I still had one error relating to the Chinese leader. I recommend that you check and update the files in the Zip set to make it easy for other Mac players to use it.
 
I hit the download button but nothing happens and it jumps to a screen asking if I want to upload a file. It appears this free file service has removed the file. It does say something about it removing files that aren't downloaded often enough.
I hope I didn't miss the opportunity.
I'd really like to play the Dutch!

Can someone clarify this or tell me where I can get the latest version of this mod?

Thanks.
 
SengirWorg said:
I hit the download button but nothing happens and it jumps to a screen asking if I want to upload a file. It appears this free file service has removed the file. It does say something about it removing files that aren't downloaded often enough.
I hope I didn't miss the opportunity.
I'd really like to play the Dutch!

Can someone clarify this or tell me where I can get the latest version of this mod?

Thanks.
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Same problem here as well. Since there has been no activity here since last August, we might assume this is a dead thread... Darn.
 
I actually made my own version based (2.0.8 Warlords compatible) on the one from The Netherlands from CIV Gold for Warlords. It has the animated leaderheads (Willem van Oranje, Johan de Witt), Swiss Mercenary as a unique unit (Pikeman) and Dutch windmill as the unique building (Forge). Would anybody be interested in this version? CIV Gold 4 is coming out soon, but I like to play the Dutch against the standard Warlords civs.
 
Fierabras said:
I actually made my own version based (2.0.8 Warlords compatible) on the one from The Netherlands from CIV Gold for Warlords. It has the animated leaderheads (Willem van Oranje, Johan de Witt), Swiss Mercenary as a unique unit (Pikeman) and Dutch windmill as the unique building (Forge). Would anybody be interested in this version? CIV Gold 4 is coming out soon, but I like to play the Dutch against the standard Warlords civs.
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Thanks -- I did locate it eventually and downloaded it (Netherlands for Warlords).

I do have a problem though. I'm trying to use your mod with a scenario I am designing, and I can't seem to get the Dutch flags to appear on my units. I get a white flag instead. The other CIVs' flags are OK.

I used the two following lines in my WB file, without success:

FlagDecal=Mods/Netherlands for Warlords/Assets/Art/Interface/TeamColor/FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds

or

FlagDecal=Art/Interface/TeamColor/FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds

I also tried the Dutch_Flag_005.dds file, without success either. Sorry for the newb question, but how do I get the darn flags to show? :)
 
Theron made the mod Netherlands for Warlords, but maybe I can help you here. In Theron's mod there is no file named FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds (like in CIV Gold). You either have to use Netherlands.dds or Dutch_Flag_005.dds as the reference.
 
Fierabras said:
Theron made the mod Netherlands for Warlords, but maybe I can help you here. In Theron's mod there is no file named FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds (like in CIV Gold). You either have to use Netherlands.dds or Dutch_Flag_005.dds as the reference.
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Interestingly enough, the "FlagDECAL_" prefix is used for all the other CIVs without problems. I removed that prefix but I still get a white flag. Grrr.
 
In my mod based on CIV Gold I use the following reference (which has the file FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds) in CIV4ArtDefines_Civilization.xml:

<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_NETHERLANDS</Type>
<Button>Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/Netherlands.dds</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/FlagDECAL_Netherlands.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>0</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>

However in Theron's mod you can choose from 2 flags: the red-white-blue or the black lion on orange.

ORIGINAL:
<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_NETHERLANDS</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/Netherlands.dds</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/Dutch_Flag_005.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>0</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>

NEW:
<CivilizationArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_CIVILIZATION_NETHERLANDS</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/Civilizations/Netherlands.dds</Button>
<Path>Art/Interface/TeamColor/Netherlands.dds</Path>
<bWhiteFlag>1</bWhiteFlag>
</CivilizationArtInfo>
 
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