Trebuchet

[woodelf]

I second the ballista idea.

 

[sharick]

@Crighton - final code is in mini mod. It includes main files you need to change and code for trebuchet is first.

@woodelf - I can't do it atm, my semester brake is over. Maybe later.

 

[Duke van Frost]

@crighton:

Problem with the minimod is it just adds the trebuchet as a second catapult with exactly the same attributes.

i could send you a PM where i modded it to come with machinery (catapult then with iron-working)

catapult chaged to cost 30 (before 40) same strength as before but city bombardment only 10% (15%) and collateral damage to 5 units (6)

trebuchet has strength 8 city bombardment 15% and collateral 6 units costs 60

oh and i also changed the formation (so it looks like all the other artillery units - next to each other

today i will also change it the way that it will appear on the citybar when it is being produced.

@ sharick: i hope you have no problem with me altering your unit and minimod this way and to distribute it to other community members - if so, just point it out here and i won´t do it!

 

[sharick]

@Duke van Frost - no problem at all, in fact I'm glad somebody uses my unit and my work is not wasted.
The minimod I made was just for testing the unit and to give you basic idea how to implement it.
Btw. the same applies for all my units. Just don't try to sell it

 

[Duke van Frost]

hm... seems one can´t attach files to a PM so i´ll post the files for my trebuchet mod right here.

View attachment Trebuchet.zip

not charging anything at all

hope somebody likes it!

A Version with a new icon can be found on post #31

preview:

View attachment 121746

text of the included readme file:

Just unzip the archives as they are to:

yourCivilization4Maindirectory\Mods


It will add a new mod called Trebuchet to your game.


The model for the trebuchet unit is made by sharick!


Changes to the game:


Catapult is now available with iron-working, has strength 5 (no change), costs 30 (40 before), city bombardment of 10% (15% before), collateral damage limit to 40% (before 50%), collateral damage to maximum 5 units (6 before)

Catapult now upgrades to trebuchet



Trebuchet is available with engineering has strength 8, costs 60, city bombardment 15%, collateral damage limit 50%, collateral damage to maximum 6 units

Trebuchet upgrades to cannon




horse archer and keshik gain 50% strength bonus towards catapult and trebuchet!




No text for the civilopedia right now!


have fun!

Duke van Frost

 

[Harada the Grea]

will this work in the normal game start or will i have to go load a mod? sorry if this sounds sily.

 

[Duke van Frost]

you´ll have to load a mod, i´ve done it this way because the citybar seems only to show the icon for production if it is in a mod not in the custom assets folder!

but you can alter the civilization.ini file in the custom assets folder the way that the game always loads with the mod (so you don´t have to reload).

 

[Harada the Grea]

how do i change that file as i like the idea of always palying with the trebuchet

 

[Duke van Frost]

first, if you do not already know, you can find the file in this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\\My Documents\My Games\Civilization4

the line you must change is:

Mods=0
to
Mods=Mods/Trebuchet

 

[Duke van Frost]

I just changed the icon for the trebuchet in this version.

preview:



I used a graphic somebody on this forum did for CivIII as a basis (but can´t remember his name)

So, here´s the new file:

View attachment Trebuchet new icon.zip

 

[sharick]

I'll put all your modifications in first post ok?

 

[Duke van Frost]

that would be nice,

since i didn´t want to open a new thread for this mod, because it was your work in the first place.

 

[Duke van Frost]

I updated the files of my minimod to be compatible with the 1.61 patch.

Here are the new files (readme included):

View attachment Trebuchet 161.zip

 

[Rabbit, White]

I updated the files of my minimod to be compatible with the 1.62 patch.

Here are the new files (readme included):

View attachment 126921

1.62!?! When did that happen? and where is it?

 

[Duke van Frost]

thats still inofficial (jk ).

you got me there!

sorry just got confused with 1.52 and 1.61

to make this clear: these files are for version 1.61

thx for pointing that out, hope you didn´t get a heartstroke!

 

[Rabbit, White]

thats still inofficial (jk ).

you got me there!

sorry just got confused with 1.52 and 1.61

to make this clear: these files are for version 1.61

thx for pointing that out, hope you didn´t get a heartstroke!

Didn't get a heartstroke but my screen is covered in coffee

 

[Anjin Sushi]

first, if you do not already know, you can find the file in this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\\My Documents\My Games\Civilization4

the line you must change is:

Mods=0
to
Mods=Mods/Trebuchet

Thank you Duke van Frost
How if I want other mods as well?

 

[Duke van Frost]

Then you´ll have to merge all of those mods you want into one put it in a subfolder under the mods folder and change "Mods=Mods/Trebuchet" to "Mods=Mods/your_folder_name".

The difficult part is merging the mods, if they altered the same files.

 

[T_Raccoon]

is it just me or does it seem like the trebuchet was purposely left out so that they can put it in an expansion. anybody else think so.

 

[GeoModder]

is it just me or does it seem like the trebuchet was purposely left out so that they can put it in an expansion. anybody else think so.

IIRC, the trebuchet was already announced as a new unit in Warlords.