Convert scenario script. 
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Read me for the " Convert scenario" script.
This script converts a Civ 2 PC scenario - or modpack - to Mac format.
It is intended for Civ 2 Gold use, but while the conversion works with Civ 2, most
complex scenarios do not.
 
A. Preparation:
Download (from www.shareware.com or similar):
Soundapp
GraphicConverter
You might also want to open the script in the script editor and look for the following lines.
property texteditorsignature : "TBB6"
property imageeditorsignature : ""
property soundeditorsignature : "TVOD"
 
these lines define what editor should be opened when the file is double-clicked in the Finder. I have preset these to open any text files with TexEdit and any sound files with Movieplayer (Movieplayer is part of QuickTime). If you want text files to be opened in say SimpleText then change "TBB6" to "ttxt"
 
B. Instructions for use.
1. Drop a scenario folder on it.
2. Manually convert the Gifs to PICTs (use gifconverter's Convert More function)
3. Put the scenario folder inside the "Scenarios" folder in the "Civilization II files" in the folder of your Civ folder
4. Test the scenario. (see common problems below)
5. If the scenario works you can delete any .BMP, .GIF and .WAV files remaining in the folder.
 
What it does for you:
1. Changes the type of Civ Map and Scenario files so that the Mac programs recognizes them.
2. Tells Soundapp to convert the wavs to Aiff files.
3. Moves all sound files in the scenario folder into a "Sound" folder
 
What it does not do.
1. Convert a PC Gif file to a Mac PICT file. I really tried a lot of programs to do this. But either they lacked Applescript support (Pictureviewer, Graphicsconverter) , could not convert Gif to PICT (JPEGview) or had a bug that corrupted the PICT file (Imageviewer, GifConverter).
2. Verify that the scenario actually works
 
C. Common problems/Things to watch out for:
1. Bad files in the scenario folder.
Symptoms are the scenario crashing when opened, or you get strange colors. You NEED to use GraphicConverter to convert files. Files that most often come out strange are ICONS.PICT or CITIES.PICT.
What to do:
Put all PICT files in a folder separate from the scenario folder. 
Try opening the scenario. If it works, return the PICT files one by one till you find out which ones do not work.
2. Scenario crashing/locking up on exit, when the program asks if you want to quit.
This happens a lot. Seems the text file formats are not completely the same, probably because there are several different PC versions of Civ 2.
 
What to do:
Replace erronous lines in Game.txt.
In the file Game.txt, find the text blocks starting with the following 2 lines:
 
@REALLYRETIRE
@REALLYQUIT
 
It could look like this. These lines will crash Mac Civ 2 Gold. 
@REALLYRETIRE
@width=320
@title=Confirmation
Do you really want to retire?
 
No
Yes
 
@REALLYQUIT
@width=320
@title=Confirmation
Do you really want to quit?
 
No
Yes
 
 
They should be replaced with the original Mac versions contained in the
Game.txt file inside the Civ 2 files:Support folder .
 
@REALLYRETIRE
@width=280
@title=Confirmation
Do you really want to retire?
 
@REALLYQUIT
@width=280
@title=Confirmation
@button=Quit
@button=Cancel
@button=Save Game
Do you really want to quit?
 
 
3. .Bat files in the scenario folder.
Sometimes advanced scenario creators make bat files to do advanced stuff. This is strictly PC stuff, and could be replaced with a corresponding Applescript file on the Mac.
What to do:
Unless you can figure out what the .bat file does, forget it.