What does it take to get some attention around here? Could anyone please explain to me how to get the Blue Marble to work? I'm quite sure this is a very common issue and there should be a standard solution for it!
I really wish that blue marble guy would just let you download the files without the .exe app like he did once. And I know for a fact he once did this on personal request because the .exe wasn't working for somebody. But for some reason I can't find them and I don't care for playing civ librarian. So I decided to just upload my blue marble textures so you can download them. If there's a thread that already has the answer, I don't care.
Download the file and follow these instructions.
1. Go to My computer, and go into your :C drive. Then go into program files in the list and look for Civilization IV. If you're using steam, after going into program files, go to steam, then steamaps, common, and then civ: beyond the sword. Either way, the point is to get to beyond the sword.
2. In it, click on mods then click on rise of mankind.
3. then, go to assets. Then art.
4. Create an improvements folder here and name it Improvements. Open up improvementsQVN.rar and drag the farm folder inside it into the improvement folder in the art file. This will put a farm that looks nicer with blue marble. If you don't like it, delete the improvements folder.
5. then, open the terrain folder.
6. You'll notice a water folder. Open it and replace the water file there with the water file in the waterqvn.rar inside my upload.
7. Finally, open the texture folders. And then open the textures file in the texturesQVN.rar file. Drag the files in the rar into the terrain folder of the mod. Press replace all.
8. You're done.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=12675
If you have any questions, just ask. The file you need is in the link. But seriously, sometimes the best thing to do is just try and understand it yourself. Or at the very least, posting in the right thread. lol.