World 2008 Mod

[NikNaks]

World 2008
Emulating today's world in BtS

The mod is currently at a Pre-Alpha stage.
I'm posting this here very early to see if there's any interest in 'Poly users joining the project, either as modders, guys or simply as people who know a lot about modern warfare, who we can consult.

We are looking for an SDK coder and a Pythonist to help us, as we have a lot of complicated things we want to achieve.

If you're interested, check out our public forum on CFC, or come chat with us in our Jabber chatroom .

Roadmap:

Version:
0.1
Civs and leaders added (XML)
Basic tech tree completed

0.2
Basic units and buildings added (XML)
Map created + cities placed

0.3
Unique units and buildings added
Wonders added
Other features drawn up and finalised

0.4
Corporations and ideologies added
Civics added
Private alpha testing begins

0.5
Units and buildings added to map
Features added
Some events added
More complicated features drawn up and finalised

0.6
Start implementing complicated features
Private beta testing begins

0.7
Begin adding better artwork
Complicated features working to some degree

0.8
Wonders, corporations, ideologies etc. added to map
Balancing begins
Public beta

0.9
Minor map editing
Most complicated features complete
Final beta testing
More balancing

1.0
Release

Post 1.0
Further development

[Heraclitus]

I've checked out your forum, a very interesting mod. Unfortunately I don't have a login at CFC so I'll just give you feedback here.

There should be an EU civ that has major European countries as vassals. This represents the strength of the union, but also simulates its internal divisions and how it is hard for it to project power.

Major countries:
France
Germany+Austria+Lichenstein
Italy
Spain
Poland

EU civ:
All the other ones (Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Ireland, ...)

The UK should have open borders and a defensive pact with the EU and USA, but not be a vassal of either. In 2010 the UK has a referendum (event) and it can choose whether it becomes a vassal of the US, the EU or if it remains an independent country (this will have the malus of the UK having -1 trade route per city, but it will gain +1 happiness in all cities). It also has open borders and defence pacts with Canada, New Zeland and Australia.

Independant European countries get events that can vasselize them to the EU as well. Conditions: EU country as neighbour, is in Europe, has the right civics and has a high enough income.

You could actually make this a quest.

Belorussia and Ukraine have an alternative quest (enter union with Russia) and choose which one to follow.

Color Scheme:

EU- Dark blue, no question about this, any map of Europe I have ever seen puts the EU as dark blue

Russia- White, it was the color of the Czarist forces in Russia during the civil war. Now that Russia isn't communist anymore (red) it seems appropriate. Also it was the color it had in Civ2.

Germany- same as civ4
France- Light Blue?
Italy- Light Green
Spain- Yellow (Mexico and several Latin American countries can have variations of this)
UK- Imperial Pink
Poland- Some kind of Red-Brownish hue
China- Communist red
Canada- Some kind of redRed
USA- Same color as in Civ4


Feel free to re-post my proposal on CFC.

[NikNaks]

*Bump*

If there is anyone else around who wants to help out, we're kick-starting this mod again, and we're looking for more people to help out.

[Exeter74]

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