[Utility] Change the rules, play how you like with [Gamespeed Tuner]

[FireWalkWithMe]

An idea about the mod. It would be rad if you could change the marathon settings to alter the amount of culture you need for a city's influence area to expand. Right now in marathon its 30 pts for the first expansion. I'd like it back to ten if possible.

[Kinjiru]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll
Does this program consider PBEM as MP or as SP? (I dont want to mess up all my PBEM's I have going

Also I am involved in several Succession games, will these settings affect them that are in progress?

and last but not least, say I start a game tonight with this sweet program, will the alterations/modifications be saved within the game file save or do I need to mimic them if I get out of this mode and return a few days later to continue the game?

PBEM are considered MP. The succession games, I think, are standard SP games, but you might want to double-check that with whomever originated the gamesave.

This program creates a new version of the XML file where all these values are stored...
\Sid Meier's Civilization4\Assets\XML\GameInfo\CIV4GameSpeedInf o.xml

And it creates a backup of the original file calles it GameSpeedBackup (put in the same location).

So, once you run the program and change the settings, any SP game (even one already started) will use these new settings, as cIV reloads the xml files everytime you start up cIV.

This means that your succession games will likely be affected. You have a few options:
1) Just be very careful about resetting the values to default whenever you want to play a succession game

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2)
a) Copy the altered CIV4GameSpeedInfo.xml into the custom files location...
C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\CustomAssets\xml\gameinfo

b) Restore the settings to default (so that the default values are contained in the main directory tree)

c) If you want to play a modified game, just start up cIV as normal and it will load the file from the customized tree. If you want to play a succession game, rename or move the customized file, so that cIV will load the default CIV4GameSpeedInfo file.

This is the method I use (of course I play around with lots of other bits as well). To facilitate switching files in and out I have placed shortcuts to the Main xml directory and the Custom xml directory on my desktop.

- or-

3) (I have not tried this personally, as my HD is getting a bit full) Create two installs of the game, one where you leave everyting as default and one where you keep all your mods and things. Then just create two desktop shortcuts called Vanilla Civ and Modded Civ.


Hope that helps!

[Kinjiru]

Originally posted by FireWalkWithMe
An idea about the mod. It would be rad if you could change the marathon settings to alter the amount of culture you need for a city's influence area to expand. Right now in marathon its 30 pts for the first expansion. I'd like it back to ten if possible.

I believe that is just the Culture setting. So put that one back down to 100 for Marathon.

[Grandpa Troll]

Thanks for the Help Kinjiru

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Junuxx
Until you change the settings again, all games you play will use the changed settings. To change it baack to the original settings you press 'Restore'.

I reckon changes affect new games and not saved ones?

[Kinjiru]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


I reckon changes affect new games and not saved ones?

As above...
"This program creates a new version of the XML file where all these values are stored...
\Sid Meier's Civilization4\Assets\XML\GameInfo\CIV4GameSpeedInf
o.xml

And it creates a backup of the original file calles it GameSpeedBackup (put in the same location).

So, once you run the program and change the settings, any SP game (even one already started) will use these new settings, as cIV reloads the xml files everytime you start up cIV."

[Urban Ranger]

Don't you need to clear the cache first?

[RO]

Re: [Utility] Change the rules, play how you like with [Gamespeed Tuner]

Originally posted by Junuxx
Installation and requirements
All you need for this program to run is the Java Runtime Environment 1.5.0. If you don't have it, get it at http://java.sun.com .

All you have to do is placing GameSpeedTuner.jar and the backup file in the folder Assets\XML\GameInfo
Double click GameSpeedTuner.jar to start the program.

**NOTE**: If this brings up winRAR, you need to start the program by pressing the right mouse button on GameSpeedTuner.jar, select 'Open with' and choose 'Java(TM) 2 Platform..."
Junuxx

I have Java 1.5.0.10 but it doesn't appear in my Program list in the start menu. I can click down to the bin directory under Programs\Java and it gives me a list of ca. 10 exe files. Which one do I pick? jawaws.exe has a non-default icon, but won't load your program, giving this error: The following required field is missing from the launch file: jnlp
Actually, the jnlp is enclosed in < > but I can't get that to show up here.

[Junuxx]

@Urban Ranger:
I don't believe so. I didn't have to.

@RO:
The file you need is javaw.exe. At least that does the trick for me.

[RO]

javaw.exe gives me: Could not find the main class. Program will exit. :-(

[Grandpa Troll]

What is inflation in this?

I love this, in conjunction with the world builder, can make some very cool setups

Gramps

One other thought, it would be great if someone could do what was done here, but expand a little like allow "X" settlers, "X" gold, "X" units and so forth

Ok

I gotta learn Python & more XML,

anyone know exactly what SDK will do?

Gramps

[Grandpa Troll]

Ok

Does anyone know if any of the setting directly/indirectly effect the Golden Age?


I am having a blast

early 1800 have plenty battleships, Navy Seals,Bombers and great cities

Looking forward to a Huge World War

Man I feel like someone Impotent

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by RO
javaw.exe gives me: Could not find the main class. Program will exit. :-(

What happens when you double click the .jar file?

[RO]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


What happens when you double click the .jar file?

It used to open with WinAce. Now, I set it up to open with jawaw.exe, giving me the error I listed above.

It's strange that Java doesn't appear in my Start > Programs list. But I can find it in C:\Programs. I just ran an update to jre1.5.0_06 but that doesn't appear to help. Maybe I need to restart (gotta go to work now). Or maybe I need to uninstall and reinstall. I think I got it with Opera originally.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by RO
It's strange that Java doesn't appear in my Start > Programs list.

That's because it is not a program you can run, but it contains a bunch of things, one of which is a runtime environment that can use to execute compiled Java programs (bytecode).

I reckon the best approach is to deinstall it first, then reinstall the newest update.