Users need to read and understand the install readme before installing the mod, as it contains info about the requirements for using the Awesome Aips, and has instructions for users to make manual changes to their own units.txt.

Here are the download links, the same as in Mark's post further down. The first is for the Pack version, the second for CD's mod only, and the third for Original setups.

http://apolyton.net/cgi-bin/ctp/files/download.pl?id=96
http://apolyton.net/cgi-bin/ctp/files/download.pl?id=97
http://apolyton.net/cgi-bin/ctp/files/download.pl?id=98

Note: This is the readme for the Pack version of Awesome Aips. The readmes for the other versions are slightly different.

Awesome AIPs (AAIPs) v1.0 Apolyton Pack Add-on Install Readme
December 12, 1999

REQUIREMENTS
Activision Civilization: Call to Power, C:CTP Patch v1.2, "1.21 Hack" and the Apolyton Pack.

INTRODUCTION
The Awesome AIPs Mod improves the AI's decision-making, diplomatic negotiations and personality types. See the AAIPs Readme Pack.doc and Dip Readme.doc files in the ...\scenarios\apolyton\AAIP_Readme directory for the specific changes.

INSTALLATION
1) Simply run the install program, 'AAIPsV1_Pack.EXE'. The install program will prompt you for the top-level CivCTP directory. If you did not install CTP to the default location make sure you alter this 'Install-To' directory during the install.
2) This install is only for the Apolyton Pack Mod (in the Apolyton scenario structure).
3) This mod will overwrite many of the default files. To see which files, run the install program and specify a temporary directory instead of the top-level CTP directory. The created directory structure will show up in the temporary directory. Then run the install again using the CTP top-level directory.
4) The ...\Original_CTP directory contains the original AIDATA & AIP files.
5) The ...\scenarios\Apolyton\Original_Pack contains the original Apolyton Pack files.

IMPORTANT NOTE
I would also recommend going into units.txt and reduce the pollution caused by rail launches from 50 to 1 for units that have this feature.

VERSION HISTORY
December 12, 1999, v1.0: Initial release

PROBLEMS/FEEDBACK
Mail any feedback to Wes Whitaker, wesw@hiwaay.net or Thomas Hempstock, nordicus@home.com. Also, you can post a message in the Apolyton CTP-Creation Forum, http://apolyton.net/forums.

Wes Whitaker

[This message has been edited by WesW (edited December 13, 1999).]

NO WARRANTY
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THIS MOD (Awesome Aips, any version) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY REGARDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHORS/CREATORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHATSOEVER WHILE USING OR MISUSING Awesome Aips, any version, OR ANY FILES ASSOCIATED WITH Awesome Aips, any version.
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The authors/creators are in no way associated with Activision or other company that is involved with Civilization: Call to Power.
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----by NORDICUS, aka Thomas Hempstock.
Files merged with mine are the hard work of WES WHITAKER.

A thousand thanks to Timothy Pintello, Skorpion59 (aka. Don Blevins) for playtesting (and Wes), as well as Apolyton...also, special thank yous to Markos Giannopoulos and TP (Thomas),
as well for so many suggestions: Simpson, Big Dave, Daniel Frappier, JimMac, John LeMaitre, hexagonian, Monkey (aka. Martin), Gemini (aka. Darryl), TheBirdMan, Eli K. Moore, Demolition, Atahualpa, Harlan Thompson, Chris Whitaker, Lucky, Pchang (aka.Patrick Chang), Vlad (aka. Brian Burkholder), and anyone else who gave me good (or not so good ) suggestions, and my apologies if I forgot you (don't put up with that--email me! ), as well as CD (Tucson Luke Loh) and Dutcheese for their initial work, discoveries, and documentation.
It's not complete yet, but I'd like thanks these guys in advance.

Our aidata files--fused with & including those of Wes Whitaker--have been thoroughly tested, and in this tedious testing, we have found some improvements with AI civs' attitudes & behaviors.

The dip_str and info_str were changed because I grew tired of the AI's vocabulary and choice of general phrases, statements, et cetera. I wanted to expand these in some cases and in others make it all sound a tad more realistic, i.e. not so lame and monotonous.
This version has improvements over the last regarding dialogue, and many problems have been worked out, but further testing is necessary for all the bugs to be eliminated. Therefore, you may see instances where a message says something like “player.1.name”, instead of “English”, but these have no effect on gameplay.

The default/aidata files that I have altered:

diplomacy_begin.fli
This file is responsible for loading all relevant data used by the AI at the start of its turn and beginning diplomacy. This is the 'main' diplomacy file and it's distinctive from the others, and the changes I've made are very briefly listed here. I could be more specfic, but that would take a while. Anyway, to make the AI a worthy, intelligent, and humanlike opponent, we thought these changes were necessary--in all files mentioned here or those that will be--but a much more complex and detailed list can be made available if required, but just not for a while. Note: WAIS refers to Wandering AI Syndrome, our moniker for the AI’s habit or consistently and persistently violating its no-trespassing agreements.

1. WAIS balance: stricter border policy
2. Lower Regard for fighting AI's friends
3. Fewer WAIS: AI "incurions" adjusted
4. Trust values changed (neutrality created)
5. Lower Regard between AIs' Treaties broken
6. Regard lost to 1st place AI: distrust added, less hate
7. Regard lost to 1st place human: distrust added, less hate
8. Stronger Reaction by AI to closeness and quantity of others on same continent
9. Stronger Reaction by AI to human special attack
10. Stronger Reaction by AI to human many special attacks
11. Reaction to a little pirating: less trust
12. Weaker Reaction by AI to human trespassing to balance--values lowered--still very little tolerance
13. Slightly weaker reaction to human some trespasses--but values changed
14. Stronger Reaction to human & AI trespassing, many
15. Weaker Reaction to one demand rejected (AI will be neutral)
16. Higher Regard for attacking AI's enemy (trust)
17. Stronger Reaction by AI to attack other AI
18. Stronger Reaction by AI if human keeps word (trust)
19. A bit weaker Reaction by AI if human breaks stop pollution ONCE--only once
20. A bit weaker Reaction by AI if human attacks AI's friend ONCE--only once
21. Stronger Reaction by AI if human builds wormhole-- no trust, extreme cold war, etc.
22. Stronger Reaction by AI if AI builds wormhole
23. Higher Regard between AIs when human builds wormhole
24. Changed Regard lost to being human--if peaceful, neutrality by AI
25. Changed Regard lost to being human --if warlike, less 'bad feeling,' more distrust
26. WAIS (Wandering AI Syndrome) Vaccine
27. Less Trust when attacking AI's friends
28. Added Regard setting for ‘attack the AI’ if it does not remove troops from your territory (AI reaction will be slight), new "hate_attack" input
29. see 28 but for warlike civ
30. see 28 but for peaceful civ
31. see 28 but for alliances
32. see 28 but for Peace Treaty
33. Last place low Regard added for 1st warlike AI that considers last place civ (any) too close and too weak
34. see 33 but not very close (on same continent, however)

diplomacy_accepted.fli
This file is responsible for determining the AI's reactions & regard, i.e., how it "feels" when X happens. For example, if you break a no-trespassing agreement (and you're warlike and the AI doesn't like you or trust you and *whatever*), the AI will react to it according to the pre-defined code in this file. In the situation just described, it won't react in a very friendly way at all.

35. Neutral Regard for human Accepted greetings
36. Higher Regard for human Accepted advance demand
37. Higher Regard for human Accepted gold demand
38. Lower Regard for human Accepted stop pirate demand
39. Higher Regard for human Accepted attacking enemy of AI demand
40. Lower Regard if the AI Accepted human offer of gold
41. Lower Regard if the AI Accepted human offer of map exchange
42. Lower Regard if the AI Accepted human offer of map offer
43. Lower Regard if the AI Accepted human offer of ecopact offer
44. Loyality inputs (trust) added
45. More trust for keeping Stop Trespass agreement with AI
46. More trust for keeping Reduce Pollution agreement with AI
47. More trust for keeping Stop Piracy agreement with AI
48. More trust for keeping Attack Enemy agreement with AI
49. War-time advance exchange Regard: Neutral
50. War-time map exchange Regard: Neutral
51. Accepted Peace Treaty Regard adjusted
52. Accepted Cease Fire Regard adjusted

diplomacy_rejected.fli
This is very much like diplomacy_accepted, except that it handles the 'Rejected' side of the coin.

53. Stronger Reaction to human Rejected stop trespassing
54. Stronger Reaction to human Rejected attack enemy demand
55. Reaction to Rejected exchange advance neutral
56. Stronger Reaction to Rejected exchange advance (if AI-human equal)
57. Increased AI offering "Peace Treaty" (a peace-time "cease fire" agreement)

diplomacy_pre_incoming.fli
This file is responsible for handling "incoming" diplomacy: how the AI deals with you or other AIs.

58. Increased AI attack on 3rd party
59. Increased Reaction to human demanding AI attack
60. Increased Reaction by AI to leave lands
61. Lower Regard by AI after Accepted map offer
62. Increased Reaction to Cease Fire offer
63. Increased Reaction to Peace Treaty offer
64. Increased Reaction to Alliances offer
65. Increased Reaction to exchange advance offer
66. Increased Reaction to map exchange offer
67. All Regard concerning maps Neutral
68. AI may Accept wartime map exchange
69. AI Response to "Leave Lands": added for like, love, or neutral Regard
70. see 69 but for trust
71. see 69 but if AI is last place
72. see 69 but if you (or the civ whose borders are being violated) are in 1st place

diplomacy_pre_outgoing.fli
This file, similar to pre_incoming, is responsible for handing "outgoing" diplomacy.

73. Increased AI demand for advances
74. Increased AI demand for gold
75. Increased AI demand to stop trade with...
76. Increased AI demand to attack enemy (if allied)
77. Increased AI demand to exchange advances
78. Map priority changed
79. Increased AI offers of map exchange
80. Increased AI offers of Peace Treaty…
81. ...but not if allied
82. Increased AI offers of Cease Fire
83. Increased AI offers to form alliance
84. Increased AI offers of Advance if AI is losing war--if AI is warlike
85. Increased AI offers of Advance if AI is losing war--if AI is peaceful
86. Increased AI offers of Gold if AI is losing war--if AI is warlike
87. Increased AI offers of Gold if AI is losing war--if AI is peaceful
88. Increased AI offers of exchanging Advances if AI is warlike

Note that a lot of these are 'depending' or relative to whatever circumstances. The majority of default or CD's enhanced circumstances have not been changed. Some have been by necessity of the specific change or to keep the "fuzzy logic" rules applicable.

So, that's those five files.

slaver.aip
This file is responsible for defining the personality type of the Slaver. Changes include:

89. Intense desire to build Emancipation Act Wonder
90. More corporate, "greedy," behavior especailly after Emanc. Act wonder is built and slaves are freed
91. Increased interest in wonders that increase gold and trade
92. Increased interest in advances that increase gold and trade
93. Increased interest in city improvements that increase gold and trade

personality.fli
Files for WarMany, WarFew, SciMany, SciFew, Cleric, and Slaver have been changed to balance the AI offering Peace Treaties.

String text files--for the english/gamedata side.

info_str.txt
This file is responsible for sending to you many warnings, most messages, and a few diplomacy messages also. The changes here are entirely optional--any version of Awesome Aips will function just fine without this file or the next one ("dip_str.txt"). The changes are mainly just improvements with grammar, vocabulary, consistency, etc., as well as more interesting (not so dull or corny) and/or accurate for the situation. Again, the mod will function perfectly without it.

dip_str.txt
The second string file, it has been completely re-worked. This file is responsible for all diplomatic phrases, statements, etc., seen during diplomacy. Due to the unique nature of this file's structure (randomness, for example, in responses), it has been very problematic getting most changes to take effect in the desired way. The crashes have been eliminated, but there are still some rare gramatical errors.
Still, like the other string text file, the mod will work the same without this file. It is optional.

Since the AI behaved much smarter, I thought it necessary for it to sound smarter as well. The changes are way too numerous to list, but overall they consist of an expanded and varied AI vocabulary, (less insulting terms, less mundane and monotonous reactions to exchanges, demands, etc.), and generally an increased diplomatic tone from the AI.

And that’s it.

Please let me know if there's any goof-ups, bugs, oversights, or anything else that doesn't seem right. I'm certain it can be corrected. Lemme know.

So, to warn you, if your system explodes or you are hospitalized from stress regarding any of our files, I do sympathize but cannot assume responsibility.

And you may tamper with, distribute freely, destroy, criticize ruthlessly, abuse, ignore, or otherwise pervert any of these files--just name me as the culprit. Thanks.
And I'm speaking for myself and only for my modified files, not those of Wes Whitaker; see his read me for what you may do to his files.
Any comments, constructive criticism, problems, whatever, can be posted at the Aployton site CTP forums, in the Creation or General sections. Or you may reach the authors through email links there.
If you find anything at all not quite right, please let us know as soon as you can; that way we can correct it more quickly. Thank you.

Enjoy, and have a day!

BTW, if I spelled anyone's name wrong above, please let Wes know so that he can edit it later, or if you would like your actual name instead of your handle, please post so.

Awesome Aips 1.0 (Pack)

Awesome Aips 1.0 (CD's mod)

I did some more fooling around. I reinstalled the hack and pack without your mod and I'm still getting these slic errors. So sorry about that, I thought it was connected to your mod. I had played a game with the pack before with no problem but now when I try to play a saved game I get these problems. What changed? If you have any advice please tell.

Read the Apolyton Pack readme about playing saved games and how to load them.

The errors say the Apolyton Pack files are not loaded in CTP. You have to start a new Apolyton Pack game, which loads the Apolyton Pack files into CTP, and then load your saved game on top of that.

To get around having to do this, you have to put all the Pack files in the CTP original directory structure instead of the scenario structure.

For fun, I started a regular CTP game last night without the AAIPs. It didn't take long for me to forget that and go back to the AAIPs. Like they say, "Once you've had the real thing .....". I don't think I will ever play a game again that doesn't have your AAIPs in it. As well as your True Terrain, Wes.

It is actually pretty easy to do it yourself. When you run the install program, point the 'install-to' directory to a temp directory instead of the top-level CTP directory. Then just copy the files to the right directory.

Having said that, I might also point out that this won't really buy you much because the majority of the changes are to the AIDATA & AIP files so you HAVE to use these files.

John:
Yeah, this is why I wish some mod creators would please post their ideas before going ahead ahead and making it on their own...simply because there's many that conflict, which could be avoided with some cooperation, and cuz it just gets done more quickly with a partner! I realize that sometimes one person's vision can be rigid and inflexible (all too well), but for the most part, getting more creators together seems to me to be the only way to have the maxium modification enjoyed by the maximum number of people, without the constant and maddening file switching, in order to get a benfit from a particular mod.
[/speech over]

Anyway, Don has the answer there. Most mods don't change the aips or fli files, so these will prob'ly be ok, but be careful--I can't remember how many times I did what you're afraid of doing when I first starting coming here!

Later.

T.

Oh, geez...I just saw that Horse's Arse back with more of the same. Sigh. Just when this game is getting really good, these "people" (who probably don't play CTP it or else just get their butts kicked in it and so get angry) must feel threatened to increase their illogical, unfounded, and bitter little attacks, hey? Or...
Every time I stay away from OT, Arse comes lurking around the CTP section...either he likes me (!) or misses me over there... what do you people think?
Maybe my ego is too large, I dunno.
At any rate, I'll repeat what I said in the (and isn't there an Apolyton rule about similar threads?--not that I'm that bothered, since their arguments are hollow or full of holes) thread by our resident Historical Professor (or is it Living History...? can't recall) since these people clearly want attention (some desperately) and as responsible citizens should not indulge them (i.e. respond in their threads, fueling their problem), and give psychological advice instead
So, again:

quote:

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I'm posting this to implore you sane CTPers not to dignify this metally
challenged in-duh-vidual with a response--God knows that Horse's Arse thread went on irritatingly too long before it was beheaded...how about post here
http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum7/HTML/001920.html?date=05:01
instead?--staying on the side of reason and rational argumentation Haven't we had enough of trolls desperately in need of attention? Thanks.

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I really appreciated that. I'm anxious to try out this Mod.

You know another great thing about this game. It is the people who play it. The folks like you guys that are willing to spend the time and energy making it a better game for all. Ctp players who are willing to help out other less technicaly talented players. I play alot of pbem games and the players are really cool, I really enjoy the interaction between the players, the willingness to help the other out, being positive and instead of negative all the time.

BTW......Screw that AHole
Why give a crap what that moron says?

Couldn't agree with you more. When I first started coming around here, which was to long ago to remember, all the people were more than willing to lend a hand to help the new guy out. Even if I asked what many might consider a basic, stupid question. They always took the time to explain something until you understood. I think part of this has to be contributed to Markos & Dan and the fact that they keep this a quality site. They don't let the flaming and insulting get out of hand.

I'm ashamed to admit this but one of my biggest problems was figuring out how to get rid of the icons that wouldn't go away at the end of a round. It got to the point where I had 2 or 3 pages of icons to scroll through. I tried everything I could think of before I finally figured out you right-click them. Seems simple and logical NOW, but back then I just couldn't figure it out. If I can save somebody from having to spend a few hours troubleshooting, then it is worth it to me.

Don

Thanks for that bit of advice there. Those icons were bothering me too!! (You learn something new everyday here...)

I would echo the sentiments that everyone here is very helpful in sharing their insights. And I really appreciate all the Mod creators who have the talent and have taken the time to really improve the quality of the game - if all those who initially trashed the game loaded the mods that have been created and replayed the game - and got over their irritaion at Activision - their opinion would change

CD just changed it so only certain units can pirate but pirating now gives 100 gold instead of 50. Units that can include but are no limited to

Special to Thomas and Wes:

In the last 1½ week, I've played 2 games (as usual not to an end).

Here is my comments:

Terrain:

I like most of it. Nearly everything. I have changed rivers (lengths), diamonds (value higher). What I do NOT like is, that you are able to move through swamps just as through plains. The costs for building roads/railroad/mavleg are too cheap (I have not changed that).

Sounds:

As I have wrote before: More sound to launching "space shuttels" - something like the landing sound". What we have sounds like between a rifleshot and a "young girl" trying to get off too much "air".

Units:

None - except that the new graphics are just....................... They are GREAT!!!!

Special "linespace" for that!

I have seen - believe it or not - a babarian settler!!! Well - he didn't settle, just walked around and at last got killed by one of the other AI player. But I watched him - funny - he acted as a kind of spy. I don't know where he came from - but it was new to the game.

Diplomacy:

The peaceful nations are just a little too peaceful. It's hard to me to attack them. It's much easier to go for the violent and slavers.

Special attacks:

NONE!!!! That must be changed.

Combat:

The Babarians are much more strong. In my last game, 2 middle-power-civs got into revolutions (and formed new civs) as their capitols falled into the babarians hands in thun 100-120. As a matter of fact: By year 2060 (plus/minus a year or two) I have "seen" 21 civs in a game "designed" for 11 (+ the babarians as the 12th) of those was 6 falled by attack by babarians as far as I could see. Their ability to use (and get) SiegeEngines in the first 50 to 200 turns are just marvellous. I just survived using the +<3> and the +<$> combination a couple of times (or more) when exploring "goody huts" (goody: My a.. - it was real cheating, but the other choice was re-starting).

Others:

And again, believe it or not: A babarian unit EXPELLED ONE OF MY SETTLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pollutions:

It has been reduced too much. Launching should give something between the new value and the default (m'be 20%-40% of the default). And the disasters should be changed from 3 ozone and 2 flooding to 2 ozone and 3 flooding. Reason: I like the flooding better than the ozone disasters. Just personal.

More to follow (m'be).

As far as the Swamp changes, that is part of the True Terrain mod. I wanted to either eliminate Swamps, or drastically reduce their appearance in the land. I ended up making their characteristics identical to grassland, for reasons detailed in the Terrain readme.

The Barbarian behavioral changes weren't part of the public edition of the mod, but since you also have an earlier edition of the Aips, the changes will still be in place. You can replace the barbarian-related files with the originals if you want to, or just leave them as is if you like the changes. Leaving them out was a judgment call, and continuing to use them will have no adverse effects on the game.

Under the current diplomacy settings, friendly civs probably will not attack you with special units. Personally, I think this is a good thing. If you want to, you can open the defaults aip, and set the special attacks priorities back to their original settings. The ones I changed are denoted by "WW", along with the original settings.
This may get the AI to launch more attacks upon you, especially the unfriendly civs.

You may need to speak with Nordicus about the strength of the Barbarians. You may be using some of his personal files. (He likes hordes of Conans running around in his games.)

Our pollution changes are detailed in the Med mod readme, in case you want to alter them.

I gave up on CTP first time around because of the problems with scenarios, the loading & saving problems, and so on. So this time I thought I'd reinstall the game with all the original mods I used to use, and ignore the scenario function. Plus I thought I'd try out Awesome AIPs (which does, indeed, sound awesome).

So I installed in the following order:

Civ CTP (doh..!)
Patch v1.2
CD's mod v4.22
The graphics pack for CD's mod
Harlan's graphics mod
Awesome AIP's (the version for CD's mod)

Now when I try to run it I get a whole heap of errors along the lines of:

script.slc - CONTROLPANELWINDOW_TERRASWITCHES_DESERTS not found in string databse

plus a load of other terrain-type errors.

I assume either I've installed something wrong (although I've double-checked installation instructions) or something is incompatible with something else. I'm sure I used to use CD's mod and Harlan's mod together in the "old days".

Go to the CTP-Help section and search for old threads about CD's mod. There has been 4 or 5 threads explaining how to fix this.

The problem is v4.22 of CD's mod is no good. He tried to make it CTP v1.2 complient but left out some of the new v1.2 CTP files.

You have to cut & paste the v1.2 info into one of CD's files but I don't remember exactly which one anymore.

A better solution would be to install the Apolyton Pack instead of CD's v4.22 Mod. It has lots of goodies including PowerSLIC which is a must. If you don't want to deal with scenarios, install everything in the default CTP structure instead of the scenario structure.

I've installed the Apolyton Pack plus AIPs and decided to put up with the scenario problems.

All works fine, but some of the messages are a bit strange. I seem to be getting variable names instead of values for things like city name and population size, but only in certain messages. I guess this is either something to do with PowerSlics or AIPs.