[We the People] Mod overview

raystuttgart · Nov 3, 2022

The mod has now received 22 (additional) new pieces of atmospherical music.

After so many years it kind of was time that ingame music also got updated a bit.

_cafe_ · Dec 16, 2022

raystuttgart said:
That is easy, I will try to explain.
(also see my screnshots in the Spoilers)

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Step 1: Create a Folder and start "Clone"

1) Create a Folder (e.g. "New_Hope") -- you could e.g. directly create it in "Mods"
2) Right Click and go to menu "TortoiseGit"
3) Select "Clone" to start the menu to create a repository

Spoiler :

View attachment 641874

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Step 2: Simply enter the data below in the 3 fields

1) URL: https://github.com/We-the-People-civ4col-mod/Mod.git <--- URL to our GIT server
2) Directory: C:\Games\Colonization\Mods\New_Hope\ <--- directory you created (if there is an additional "Mod" at the end, remove it)
3) Branch: New_Hope <--- name of branch you want to use

Spoiler :

View attachment 641875

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Then simply click "OK" and wait for GIT to finish the download.
(The folder will then be your local repository.)

Edit:

Step 3: Put the DLL from the ZIP I attached into /Assets folder of "New_Hope"
--> EDIT: The old DLL was removed from the post because it was outdated.

As you know in "/ProjectFiles" there is also a "BAT"-file provided so you could try to compile a DLL yourself.
(But I thought I could make the first time a bit easier for you and simply attach it.)

Step 4: Adjust the Shortcut so it can directly start the mod

I guess you still know how to do it.
(But maybe somebody else may also read this at some point.)

Edit "Properties" of the Hyperlink and add the red part:
C:\games\Colonization\Colonization.exe mod="\New_Hope"

Step 5: Start the game with the Shortcut

And then have fun modding again.

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Voila, you should be set.
(If it is not working, let us do a session then.)

Hi !
New player here, wannabe early alpha New_Hope tester, and maybe help a bit with the modding if I find time.
So I am trying to start a game with the latest version on the New_Hope branch :

- Cloned the repository just now
- Copied the content in a `New_Hope` folder under `Mods`, just right next to the previous WTP 3.0.1 folder
- Tried using the tbb.dll and tbbmalloc.dll from `Project Files/tbb` by copying them to the `Asset`
but with no luck : I get several Python errors about loading CvEventinterface, CvUtil, or CvPythonExtensions.FontSymbols having no attribute ATTITUDE_FURIOUS_CHAR
I guess I don't have the correct version of the DLL, and being under linux with wine, I am not sure how (or if) I can compile them.

Can anyone attach an up-to-date dll set or maybe give guidance on how to compile the DLL under linux ?
Thanks ! (...for anyone's help, and thanks A LOT for all your tremendous work on this mod : I re-discovered Colonize with your WTP and can't wait to see this New_Hope)

raystuttgart · Dec 16, 2022

_cafe_ said:
I guess I don't have the correct version of the DLL

I had purposely removed the DLL (CvGameCoreDLL.dll) I had originally attached, since DLLs are normally outdated in just a few days.
So if you did not compile a DLL yourself then there was no chance to get the branch started.

_cafe_ said:
maybe give guidance on how to compile the DLL under linux ?

1) Install Strawberry Perl.
2) Execute the "compile.pl" under "/Project Files" (by double clicking)
3) Select Option 2 to have a new DLL (CvGameCoreDLL.dll) compiled.

--> If it was successful you will find a CvGameCoreDLL.dll in the "/Assets" of the mod

_cafe_ said:
Tried using the tbb.dll and tbbmalloc.dll from `Project Files/tbb` by copying them to the `Asset`

You understood that those have to be copied to the "/Assets" folder of the core game, right?
(They are not supposed to be placed in the "/Assets" of the mod.)

_cafe_ said:
maybe help a bit with the modding if I find time

What are you interested to do? Are you a programmer or a graphical modder?
Or do you want to work on translations or maps or events?

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If it works, you are now able to take a sneak peak but please understand that we are still in development phase (internal alpha).
We have not yet started any testing with public since it would simply waste our time because we already have enough todos.

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If the compile does not work for you, please stay patient until we actually publish.

_cafe_ · Dec 17, 2022

Thank you very much for these clarifications !

raystuttgart said:
You understood that those have to be copied to the "/Assets" folder of the core game, right?
(They are not supposed to be placed in the "/Assets" of the mod.)

I indeed did not understand that.

raystuttgart said:
What are you interested to do? Are you a programmer or a graphical modder?
Or do you want to work on translations or maps or events?

To be honest, I mainly wanted to play a game with the new concepts/events/graphics/etc. you introduced, even if it is unstable/unbalanced/unfinished, but having a few programming skills, it is not impossible that I find enough motivation and time to start participating. It would probably be by trying to correct some imperfections I encounter during the game (I am thinking for instance about the storage calculation, which I find quite annoying in WTP 3.0.1) or simply proposing some french translations or small modification to english texts.

raystuttgart said:
If it works, you are now able to take a sneak peak but please understand that we are still in development phase (internal alpha).
We have not yet started any testing with public since it would simply waste our time because we already have enough todos.

Don't worry, I understand very well New_Hope is in development stage, supported by a team of good samaritans (so I won't go whining about the pace of development or demand anything...)

I'll try again to compile CvGameCoreDLL.dll but my first attempts under

Code:

wine

weren't very conclusive. If someone cares to attach an up-to-date dll, I will be very grateful.
In any case, can you confirm it is possible to compile it under linux, and you don't need a proper Windows installation ?

raystuttgart · Dec 17, 2022

_cafe_ said:
If someone cares to attach an up-to-date dll, I will be very grateful.

Sorry, we have to refuse such practices because this is not a good way to work and it would just cause us trouble and overhead.
We would be constantly uploading / attaching new DLLs to people in the forum because every code change will have a new DLL.

Once we start setting such bad examples we will have such requests all the time.
Thus we will not start it and not make any exceptions.

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I can just repeat:

raystuttgart said:
If the compile does not work for you, please stay patient until we actually publish.

Either you are able to compile yourself of you have to wait for an official release.

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_cafe_ said:
In any case, can you confirm it is possible to compile it under linux, and you don't need a proper Windows installation ?

Did you install Strawberry Perl and try what I wrote? (i.e. running "compile.pl")

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If you did try it and it does not work, let us know. We will try to help. :thumbsup:

If you want to become a modder you will need to figure out how to compile anyways.

_cafe_ · Dec 17, 2022

All right, then.
I'll let you know if I manage to compile under linux. If someone already did it, it would be a relief to know that it is *possible* and I am not wasting my time trying, but I'll try nevertheless.

raystuttgart · Dec 17, 2022

_cafe_ said:
but I'll try nevertheless

Just install Strawberry Perl, run "compile.pl" and select Option 2.
It is not that much effort to try and if it does not work, let us know. :thumbsup:

raystuttgart · Dec 17, 2022

@_cafe_
I have found this thread here about compiling on Linux.

As it seems you just need to install Wine 1.7 and then there should be no problem with what I wrote above.
(Because it is needed to support the old compilers - which also come with our WTP releases.)

Forget all the rest in the thread, having Perl installed and running "compile.pl" should do all you need for WTP.
(Source code, all libraries, ... all come with the mod in "/Project Files" and there is nothing to worry about.)

Mr. ZorG · Dec 17, 2022

_cafe_ said:
but having a few programming skills, it is not impossible that I find enough motivation and time to start participating.

you can help by reviewing the issue marked "good first issue".

_cafe_ · Dec 17, 2022

Thanks a lot for the indications.
I ended up compiling the DLL and I can now start a game.
If I gather enough motivation and time, I'll look into this "good first issue".

If I do so, should I create a new branch and make a merge request or should I push directly on the New_Hope branch ?

raystuttgart · Dec 18, 2022

_cafe_ said:
If I do so, should I create a new branch and make a merge request or should I push directly on the New_Hope branch ?

Please create a new branch and make a merge request. :thumbsup:

After we have seen a bit of your work we can talk about you working directly into New_Hope.

raystuttgart · Jan 15, 2023

@ArchdukeLiet , @jooe

Both of you have shown dedication and commitment to WTP that has gone far beyond normal supporters.
Thus we hereby give you both team member status. :thumbsup:

Incl. all rights to speak for WTP (as team member) and according decision rights.
(e.g. decisions on release dates, mod philosophie, "team member veto" ...)

So now you are equal members of the team:
@Nightinggale
@devolution
@Schmiddie
@Mr. ZorG
@Raubwuerger
@raystuttgart
@Fürstbischof
@Kendon
@ArchdukeLiet
@jooe

important supporters this release:
@FlaviusBelisarius
@Moandor
@Ramstormp
@nci
keeshi

Welcome on board! :grouphug:

Let us continue to have fun modding together.

I had to write you in the credits of upcoming Release 4.0 anyways ...

ArchdukeLiet · Jan 15, 2023

Thank you very much for the honor. I just wanted to put my two cents in to support this wonderful mod.

jooe · Jan 16, 2023

Thank you for the invitation!

Nightinggale · Apr 7, 2023

Version 4.0 released

Spoiler Changelog :

raystuttgart · Apr 7, 2023

Nightinggale said:
Version 4.0 released

We did it once more guys !

Let us be proud of this achievement and enjoy the moment for a second.

keldath · Apr 7, 2023

Congraz folks.
I didn't know its still being worked on.
Amazing , well done.

Nightinggale · Apr 7, 2023

keldath said:
Congraz folks.
I didn't know its still being worked on.
Amazing , well done.

We have been busy for ages, though without reaching a state where we considered it ready to be released it may not have been as publicy obvious as it should be. The GitHub issue tracker and git repository have been busy through.

Raubwuerger · Apr 7, 2023

If you want to activate the new movement system, of which I am a big fan, because it is much more realistic, you have to do the following.
In the file Assets\XML\GlobalDefinesAlt.xml change the value iDefineIntVal from 1 -> 0

XML:

<Define>
        <DefineName>USE_CLASSIC_MOVEMENT_SYSTEM</DefineName>.
        <iDefineIntVal>0</iDefineIntVal>
        <bAlwaysHardcoded>1</bAlwaysHardcoded>
</Define>

Drakarska · Apr 8, 2023

Woo Hoo! I know what I'm doing my next days off! Kudos!

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