If you want to enable cheats, you have to add the "cheat" command line parameter (note: that's 'cheat' [singular], not 'cheats' [plural]) to a shortcut to the application and you need to add it *outside* the quotes that enclose the application path in the shortcut. For example: "C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\galciv2.exe" cheat
The executable and DLLs weigh in at about 6 MB.
Is that true for all the tags that start with F_? I hadn't made that connection but upon closer inspection I see that that is the case.
For most improvements, F_AbilityFactor has no effect. It's only used for special improvements and those improvements have special-case code written for them. Therefore, you can ignore that particular tag when making your own improvements. Most (all?) of the other tags used to describe improvements are documented in comments at the top of PlanetImprovements.xml, but if you have a question about a specific one, I can help you out.
Ah! Right, well, yes, that would seem like a good idea. It certainly would be easy enough to do.
Thank you oh!!! Majestic Godess of the vast Universe. Okay, I think I should clarify a point: were I to ascend to immortality, I would, in all likelihood, be referred to as a "God", because here on Earth my mortal coil is (almost always) considered male.
Thanks! We'll look into it and make sure everything's right with those files.
Any chance that this will be followed by a "Make your own minor race" instruction thread? Unfortunately, the number of minor races is limited to 8. Therefore, the only way you can add your own custom minor race to the game is if you change one of the existing ones in RaceConfig.xml. Most of the xml tags in that file are pretty
There are several hundred (maybe even 1000) unique phrases used for dialogue in the game, which is fair bit of typing. However, there are approximately 130 different topics in the game, so to have unique text for all of those topics would require about 11,000 phrases (without allowing for multiple phrases per topic). So, no, every combination of race dialogue isn't unique, but there is a lot of variety.
do you guys ever planning on adressing this issue for everyone in an update? What issue are you referring to? If you mean the bug that makes it so that this doesn't work in version 1.0, then, yes, the issue is already fixed. Version 1.0.2 should have this fix and that version (or even a later one) will be the one available for down
I seem to rememer someone saying it was Kristin Hatcher from Poweruser.tv. That's correct.
If you simply set the 'cheats' command line parameter, you'll still be able to play and submit Metaverse games as long as you don't use any cheats . If you use any cheats during a game, that game won't be counted if you submit it to the Metaverse. And, as others have pointed out here, if one violates the sanctity of the Metaverse data set, games played with that altered data set will not be counted when submitted to the Metaverse (and you may not even be informed of t
Actually, I misspoke about Type 5 anomalies (free ship)--the code has been exercised recently and should work.
In this article, I'll briefly outline how to add your own anomalies to the game. So, get a fresh cup of coffee or can of Coke, make a back up of you data directory and fire up your text editor! If you look in the game's localized data directory (a default installation would be Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Data\English), you'll find a file named Anomalies.xml. This file is where all of the game's anomalies are defined. Here is a complete anomaly definiti
Ah, those pesky permissions. Okay, everyone should have access to this article: https://www.galciv2.com/forums.aspx?ForumID=348&AID=101114 Enjoy!
Preamble: This is a (slightly edited and updated) repost of an article I posted to one of the restricted forums. I'm reposting it here so that everyone can read it. When I originally wrote this article, I discovered that some of the functionality needed to make it work wasn't implemented in the game; these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2, so most of you reading this article won't be able to try it out until you can get your hands on an updated version of the game.&n
Under Windows XP, multi-monitor support is fairly straight-forward, but it would still require some non-trivial effort to get it going. However, the problems really start to appear with older versions of Windows, especially Win2K. While a multi-monitor feature would be cool, there are lots of other yet-to-be-implemented features that trump it.
In response to another modding request, I've written another article related to the nuts and bolts of changing planet appearances. In this one, I describe how you can change the text that appears when you click on tile on a planet. For example, in version 1.0, usable tiles are always called "prairies" regardless of what kind of planet it is; this article describes how you can change it so that the text (and picture) displayed is more appropriate. Eventually, Stardock wi
I would personally like to see a Dev journal on why custom maps are so hard to do. I just dont see why it would be a pain, and I like to learn, so if they could clear that up for me and others that are also curious, that would be great It's not hard, it's just that the map editor utility is a little, um, tempermental at the moment.&nb
Regarding star names theres two text files in the data directory, one called stars.txt and one stars.lst. Does the game use them both? If we want to toss in some of our own names which one to use ? Stars.txt is the file used by the game. Stars.lst should no longer be there when you do a clean install of 1.0.
It's not cheating to change the appearance of a planet, but changing its class or giving a home star system more usable planets definitely make the game easier to win. Therefore, I'd agree with you and say that, yes, doing everything I outlined in this article makes it easy to cheat the game. But, as you say, you're only cheating yourself. If you don't want to cheat, then don't do it. And if all you want to do is change the appearance of some of the planets in the game
I've written an article describing how to make your own custom planets in the game. You can see it here: https://www.galciv2.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=162&AID=100170
If you've been itching to make your own dream planet and don't mind doing a little minor surgery on the game's data files, read on! It's not difficult, but it does require rudimentary knowledge of XML and basic file editing skills. For this example, I'll be changing the appearance of the Yor's home star system and planets, but the steps can be applied to any of the game's races (including the custom race). I won't cover every little detail, but by the time you've finished readi
Arrg. Maybe not. How 'bout this: www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
Okay, let's try that again: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
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