Will the demo be moddable?

[Kyriakos]

Simple question. I would really like to know if civ5 will be ready to be modded immediately.
I use 3dsmax for gfx creation.

(Obviously i mean mods of the gfx, not anything else)

 

[Semmel]

why is that important? just mod the game.. btw.. i dont see the point in modding right away. i suspect modding is fun (i never did it my self though) but dont you have to get a good feal of the game it self, what it offers what it does what you can do with it and how the inner mechanics are before you start modding? I mean.. where is the point in just messing everything up at random just for the heck of it?

 

[Kruelgor]

I use 3dsmax for gfx creation.

How much does that cost?

 

[Kyriakos]

Well you would be correct, but i do not play computer games anymore I like creating gfx though.

Also it is crucial to see (for me) if they have made modding easier. In civ4 (to my knowledge) you still need a number of programs to make a building mod. Maybe this time 3dsmax can be used alone (?)

 

[hardcore_gamer]

Extremely unlikely since it would allow players to expand the playability of the demo beyond what it is intended for.

 

[Kyriakos]

How much does that cost?

Get the student version, it sells from $100.

If you arent a student/can't get it, then forget using it since it costs around $3500 (and i do not recommend spending all that just so that you can make gfx for civ5)

 

[Lord Tirian]

why is that important?

Nah, I doubt anybody would want to mod the demo itself. But if it was moddable, it would be a nice way to get a headstart with familiarising oneself with the files, the formats, the structure of the game and so on.

Cheers, LT.

 

[GeoModder]

Strictly speaking, adjusting the xml -and lua files is modding too.