Utility requests thread.

[musicfreak]

I'd really like to see a program that can merge C++ files if the modcomp authors use a certain format. For example:

//#START
//...some code here...
//#END

Would sure make the lives of us modders a lot easier.

 

[Zebra 9]

That wouldn't be hard, just depends on how much interface you want. I could have a small python script (you'd have to have python installed on you computer) in minutes and it would just be a prompt.

 

[musicfreak]

Yes, I have Python installed. That would be great. Thanks in advance!

 

[Zebra 9]

Well I hate to tell you this but I wasn't able to begin work on this despite its relative simplicity. I have spent the last few days getting ready for college. I leave tomorrow but I should be able to write it up sometime soon.

P.S this won't be able to merge code that has been changed in more then 1 altered file. For example file 1 is being merged with file 2, and function A has been altered in both file 1 and 2. This snippet will only use the file 2 version of function A. Of course if function A altered in file 1 and file 2 but neither makes changes to the same parts then it will use both. But if there is any overlap anywhere in the file it will cause the compilation to fail.

 

[musicfreak]

Actually that's fine, I've written my own little script because I realized I needed more than just split()ing by comment lines. But thanks anyway! Have fun in college!

 

[Grumbul]

How about someone converting one of the excellent xls city planners into a small program that could read in the hexes assigned to a city from a save game file. That would cut city planning time extensively and let people realistically plan a city's future growth. Attach a way to save your plans for review and refinment would make this overly awesome.

 

[SomeMan]

seconded. Just a "simple" thing that let's you mix 'n match:
- traits
- unique units
- unique buildings
- starting techs
- have a selection to allow "highly favourable mode" i.e. allows more then the usual number of each of the above
- Optionally:
* leader image upload
* leader personality for AI

mmm, I'd like this for Civ4:Col.
Also: Maybe a utility to make a unit all in one screen, instead of having to run around everywhere in order to make a unit that pops like a Great General, but has different values....

 

[AutomatedTeller]

Is there a util that will take the data from the demographics charts and actually give numbers to them, in BtS? It would be nice to see what the actual values are, as opposed to 'well, it looks like my opponents are a little weaker than me' I'm especially interested in something like this for multi-player, so it's possible that this would be considered spoiler info, in which case never mind

 

[ashley26ph2003]

Fog of war

To have Options to turn on or off?

 

[Duneflower]

Uh...how about a util to convert a savefile into a WBS so you can continue the game after a patch? I lost a fun game that way...

Edit: Would also be good for instances like I just had, where I found myself wanting to take a multiplayer game I was involved in and play a solo version. Any help here?

 

[Some guy]

A utility that enables you to edit civic effects in game; the utilities I've tried usually don't let me go far enough as I've seen some civic editors have gone.

 

[BTSformac]

a macintosh worldbuildersave editor (like MapView) would be much apreciated.

also, this should be stickied.

 

[CivalGanjaman]

Hi Guys I'm an amateur coder just messing about with XML.

I have attached an exe that lets you modify all X and Y co-ords of all the techs in a tech tree in seconds by a chosen factor.

I use it to let me add extra techs at the beginning by shifting all techs to end.

To use click "Import XML" then navigate to file, it should populate the grid on the left. (this is there for no reason but to let you see its worked although you can edit the xml and use "save")

Enter your desired X and Y shift then click shift. Wait a while depending on your pc (mine it takes 1 second) and its done. Please can someone let me know if it runs on there pc as I have Vista 64 and I not sure I have all the right setup?



Im also looking for any other suggestions of tools regarding editing XML? such as the one in March 08 if its still wanted?


"
Could we get a building cost editor:
a unit cost editor:
a wonder cost editor:

"

 

[Senap]

It doesn't work for me, I tried importing CIV4TechInfos.xml and successfully shifted the techs by an arbitrary amount.

Anyway, it's the saving part that doesn't work. I get an error saying that it can't find C:\Programming\Civ4XMLEditor\VB\CivEdit\CivEdit\Assets\tempXML\CLV4TechInfos2s.xml.

The grid should be larger in order to be useable. It's a pain to scroll through all those tags and only see 1½ column at a time.

Anyway, nice work.

 

[CivalGanjaman]

yeah that was a real rough effort I shouldn't have posted, I have a much better one created now that can do more that I will post up in a few days (must have left an absolute reference to a testing file in there) but thanks


Hey a few question (on TechInfo.xml) that doesn't deserve a thread if anyone can answer (as I dont really mod myself):

I notice that the "Description" and "Civlopedia" entry are always a variation of the tech name, should I make it auto correct these entriies based on the tech name or is there a reason that could cause trouble?

And is there any other fields / other xml fields in other files? like that I can auto complete as you edit a field?

 

[civ editor11]

I would like a program to combine the dlls in different mods without causing crashes

 

[phungus420]

I would like a program to combine the dlls in different mods without causing crashes

Your request is simply not physically possible.

In order to combine various SDK modcomps you must combine the source code yourself, and compile the merged source into a new Civ4 gamecore that combines the components you want. There is no way around this.

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

Can we get a program that automatically creates CIV4DiplomacyInfos.xml files? Adding diplomacy text is tedious as hell.

 

[zellfaze]

Can we get a program that automatically creates CIV4DiplomacyInfos.xml files? Adding diplomacy text is tedious as hell.

I could probably do this one.

Would anyone mind looking through this thread and making a bulleted list of the requested utilities. Make it a lot easier to find one that you can make.

Ok from what I have gathered the file is in the following format.

	<TEXT>
		<Tag>NAME_OF_TEXT</Tag>
		<English>This is the text in English</English>
		<French>Ceci est le texte en français</French>
		<German>Dies ist der Text in deutscher Sprache</German>
		<Italian>Questo è il testo in italiano</Italian>
		<Spanish>Este es el texto en español</Spanish>
	</TEXT>

I could write a PHP script that lets you select a title and enter the text in English. I could then likely have it use Google Translate to have it translated over to the other languages.

EDIT:
Contacted requester. What I had built before was not what he wanted. Therefore it has been removed from this post. I will update this post once the tool is completed again.

Tool is completed

It is finished. You may use it here:
http://zellfaze.bryansoft.info/civutil/diploxml/

Sorry about the long URL. My personal site www.zellfaze.com is down at the moment. So I am hosting the utility at a temporary location.

Anyhow hope it helps! If you have any problems, questions, concerns, bugs, death threats, etc. Feel free to let me know.

 

[nerd]

I am only minimally familiar with XML, so forgive this if its stupid.
I would like to change the game length in BTS, preferably at the same time as the cost of techs would change, either separately or tied together.
Can this be done by a simple change in a save game, say saved at year 4000bc? would the game create the required calendar?