3-square radius cities mod

[Kuciwalker]

"Sympony" is spelled symphony.

Otherwise, this is pretty cool

[Ijuin]

So what do I need to do to implement this in Warlords?

[Thror78]

CvDefines.h:
==========
...
#define NUM_CITY_PLOTS (37) // (57)4square // (21) // *TOM*
#define CITY_HOME_PLOT (0)
#define CITY_PLOTS_RADIUS (3) // (4) // (2) // *TOM*
...

CvGlobals.cpp:
============
...
int aiCityPlotX[NUM_CITY_PLOTS] =
{
0,
0, 1, 1, 1, 0,-1,-1,-1,
0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-2,-2,-1,
0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-3,-3,-3,-2,-1
// 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-4,-4,-3,-2,-1
}; // first 3 lines original, further lines by *TOM*

int aiCityPlotY[NUM_CITY_PLOTS] =
{
0,
1, 1, 0,-1,-1,-1, 0, 1,
2, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-2,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2,
3, 3, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-3,-3,-3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3
// 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-4,-4,-3,-2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
}; // first 3 lines original, further lines by *TOM*

int aiCityPlotPriority[NUM_CITY_PLOTS] =
{
0,
1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,
3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4,
5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6
// 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8
}; // first 3 lines original, further lines by *TOM*

int aaiXYCityPlot[CITY_PLOTS_DIAMETER][CITY_PLOTS_DIAMETER] =
/* { {-1, -1, -1, 51, 52, 53, -1, -1, -1,},
{-1, -1, 50, 32, 33, 34, 54, -1, -1,},
{-1, 49, 31, 17, 18, 19, 35, 55, -1,},
{48, 30, 16, 6, 7, 8, 20, 36, 56,},
{47, 29, 15, 5, 0, 1, 9, 21, 37,},
{46, 28, 14, 4, 3, 2, 10, 22, 38,},
{-1, 45, 27, 13, 12, 11, 23, 39, -1,},
{-1, -1, 44, 26, 25, 24, 40, -1, -1,},
{-1, -1, -1, 43, 42, 41, -1, -1, -1 }
}; // *TOM*
*/
{
{-1, -1, 32, 33, 34, -1, -1,},
{-1, 31, 17, 18, 19, 35, -1,},
{30, 16, 6, 7, 8, 20, 36,},
{29, 15, 5, 0, 1, 9, 21,},
{28, 14, 4, 3, 2, 10, 22,},
{-1, 27, 13, 12, 11, 23, -1,},
{-1, -1, 26, 25, 24, -1, -1}
}; // *TOM*

/* {
{-1, 17, 18, 19, -1,},
{16, 6, 7, 8, 20,},
{15, 5, 0, 1, 9,},
{14, 4, 3, 2, 10,},
{-1, 13, 12, 11,-1,}
}; // original
*/
...

and change CAMERA_CITY_ZOOM_IN_DISTANCE to 5000 the GlobalDefines.xml so you can see all plots in cityscreen. You might try 4squareCities and raise CAMERA_CITY_ZOOM_IN_DISTANCE but thats getting confusing because you see almost only clouds ;-) ... GL

[Ijuin]

Thanks for the code, but do I need any sort of utility to edit/compile the files?

(edit)

Crap, it's C++. Any options for us non-C-capable types?

[Thror78]

The Source Code is in C++ so you'll need to set up the sdk:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151138

Make a backup before you change sth. GL & HF

[dnewhous]

Newb here

Expanding to 3 squares is all well and good - but if you are playing single player won't this mess up the computer players since the A.I. is built around expecting a 2 tile radius? There are 3 potential points of conflict - terrain improvements, population unit assignment, and the distance the A.I. puts between its cities.

[Thror78]

That's only the min distance! I don't actually know if the code recognizes how many squares a city has, but if you also increase the distance to 3 or 4 (XML) as well, there isn't any problem. ;-)

[dnewhous]

*deleted inane question*

I had the idea to put the restriction that tiles outside the 21 core tiles can only be worked if they have a road leading to the city. Exception: coast and ocean tiles. Do you think such a mod would be feasible? It would be the same check that is used for being able to use the special resource at all.

[Mylon]

This looks like an interesting mod. I wonder what would happen if a the city radius was variable and depended on certain conditions. That is, a radius of 1 for brand new cities (sorta like how it is now), a radius of 2 after some milestone, a radius of 3 after some other event, plus a radius of 4 and 5 for really old or prosperous cities, with maybe even the possibilities of 6 and 7 cities for players that want to make an uber-city.

Now the question is really what conditions would be appropriate? I think hitting population such that 75% of the tiles can be worked is sufficient, but it can also be trigged by culture (making culture slightly more useful), having a certain number of buildings, having a certain building, or other means.

[Krill]

Only thing is you would have to completely alter the hapy and health caps to get the game to really have those uber cities.

[Provost Harrison]

Yes, it would certainly be interesting to play with, but would probably involve changing the rules, ie, tech rate, map size and all the caps and benefits buildings grant.

[Provost Harrison]

Hey, has there been a version made of this for Warlord 2.08...it would be interesting to have a play around with and adapt the rules as necessary to try and get it to work...

[The Rusty Gamer]

It would be good to have workable tile range perhaps tied in with cultural expansion, like it does in the early part of the game (from 9 to 21). But perhaps you need to expand TWO more cultural levels to reach the next range and so on and/or have to build certain improvements and/or build a wonder - the improvement/wonder having a tech pre-requisite for later in the game, in fact, being able to work with radius 3 maybe should be held to quite a bit late in the game.

Ok, having written that down, I would probably like to change how the radius thing works by slowing it down initially.

Perhaps to go from 9 to 21 workable squares you have to build (say) a granary. Also, your border still have to cover the squares as well.

Then, there could be another building further down the track to expand to radius 3.

On top of this, perhaps WAAAY down the track, you could discover a tech which lets two cities work on the same squares where there is an overlap!

Radius could also be affected by civics even.

[Donegeal]

Thread Necomancer!

I once found the XML location to make 3 tile cities, but have long since lost it. Anyone know where it is for BTS?

[OzzyKP]

Try this:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6993