Questions on Mods

mods in general don't, but it's possible if they are too strong especially Planet Quality ones to give you a 0 score.

~SDC~

Remember that the IAs get to use the new techs, events, and political parties too. As long as you don't use mods that give rediculous stat boost you're probably ok. There's a mod in the Library http://www.galciv.com/library.asp called "Good/Evil Improvement Pak" by Nand1 that I just downloaded the other day. 23 new techs and 27 new improvments really spice up that old boring tech tree. Also pick up the Smuggling tech, since it's a prereq for one of the techs in the pack.

~SDC~

Most don't, but some unusual mods do, and certain combinations of mods may cause problems that any one individually would not.

As a general guide, if you're mods don't exceed the ranges in the standard files, yoú'll probably be safe.

(As an added note, only PQ mods are known to be problematic. Almost all other mods in the Library are safe, and most of the PQ ones are good too. The +1%PQ anomoly can be a problem on really long games, but usually it doesn't manage to add up enough to trigger any problems.)

~SDC~

I just submitted a zero. PQ 'way above 40%' was the reason. It was suggested I keep the PQ below that.

not always correct. have played many games where pq of planets has hit +60 and still ok. flag is triggered mainly by exploiting the minors too much early on.

if you are after mods then use this link for an easier time http://files.galciv.org

~SDC~

Actually, I think the PQ trigger occurs on modded games where starting PQ ability is over 40%. I, too have had games that my PQ got quite high. You just can't start that high.

Yes, it's the ability, not the value of the planet that gets checked. 

Use my "mods" they are flag proof, I meant laser proof LOL LOL LOL LOL