When is the SDK due?

[yexusbeliever]

The developers may as well include this feature in the next expansion, or otherwise with you guys modding so many things their expansion will not live up to expectation. lol

 

[sarcastinator]

I have a dumb noob question...

Almost all the source code will be modifiable with the SDK, but does anyone have an idea what specifically will be off-limits? Is it just their proprietary stuff, or are there actual game functions that won't ever be alterable? The thing I'm interested in particularly is non-square-grid map modeling. If someone finds a way to make a true spherical world map, they will have my eternal devotion.

 

[talchas]

Well, if you look at Locutus's python API, some classes are marked as not in sdk, so presumably those won't be. Networking also won't be I believe. As far as making a map with a different setup, it seems unlikely, but it depends on whether the SDK calls drawing functions in the exe to draw the map + units, or if the exe looks at the data in CyUnit and CyMap and that stuff and draws based on that.

 

[Agent 009]

Hmm... I've heard this term SDK quite a few times over the past 4 months but never really looked into it until now.

Are you guys saying that Firaxis is making a program that will allow modders to add C++ code to the exe? Or is a 3rd party program?

I am currently working on a mod myself and so I was wondering if this is the case I might just be able to figure out how to add a few things that I was unable to add into the current game.

I'm quite curious to find out so if anyone knows more about this feel free to PM me.

 

[talchas]

It is the entire C++ source of the CvGameCoreDLL.dll file.

 

[Grohan]

I am wondering how powerful the SDK is? Is it as powerful as ie. Half-Life SDK what allows you to mod the game into whole new game?

 

[Agent 009]

It is the entire C++ source of the CvGameCoreDLL.dll file.

Oh wow that's awesome news.

My father has been bugging me to learn C++ because he is a programmer.

Now I'll actually have a reason to learn it.

I am wondering how powerful the SDK is? Is it as powerful as ie. Half-Life SDK what allows you to mod the game into whole new game?

If it is going to be the source code... then yes, presumably it will be editable enough to completely change most if not all of the game's elements.

 

[sarcastinator]

My head is already overflowing with grandiose ideas that will never see the light of day...

 

[Agent 009]

Wow this is awesome guys. SDK is finally out.

Here's a screenshot of the folder properties.


It will take me a while to figure out how all of this works and hopefully add some of the things I wanted to add into my mod.

 

[dalek master]

Great! now I just need to find some people to use it for me...

 

[sarcastinator]

Step 1: Learn C++
Step 2: ......?
Step 3: Profit!

 

[SoCalian]

Step 1: Learn C++
Step 2: ......?
Step 3: Profit!

Brilliant!