Info regarding Modding ability in Game Developer Magazine

[LordShiva]

Yeah, and they can make snoring sounds and sound annoyed when you unfortify them (in their nation's language, of course).

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by yin26
Actually, I've said all along this is an issue of great promise. Cyber: Keep trying! You've yet to understand me.

EDIT: Just to flesh this out a little bit, I think Firaxis (as a business) will make a Civ 4 game that appeals to the masses. I, frankly, think that version of Civ will be tedious and predictable. But I don't try to blame Firaxis for that (too much). With these mod abilities, however, the neurotic among us can craft our own version of the game, and that's awesome.

For that ability, I must say, I give Firaxis huge marks.

And then stancarp & hexagonian can (after several months) make an "Ages of Man" mod. With XML instead of SLIC, etc., etc.

Edit: it's "Ages" (plural), not "Age" (singular).
And what comes after the ages of MAN, the ages of ...?

[hexagonian]

Originally posted by Jaybe
And then stancarp & hexagonian can (after several months) make an "Age of Man" mod. With XML instead of SLIC, etc., etc.

I'll probably be knee-deep in Candle'Bre stuff at that time

Keep plugging AOM... after all, its still a few months before civ4 comes out.

[Senethro]

This is good.

SMAC will rise again.

[yin26]

I'll out myself as an Ages of Man supporter! Indeed, that was the kind of effort and talent I was thinking of when I read the mod possibilities for Civ 4. Hat's off to Dave and Stan.

P.S. Try Ages of Man!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Cybershy:

[MxM]

Originally posted by LordShiva
Yeah, and they can make snoring sounds and sound annoyed when you unfortify them (in their nation's language, of course).

let me shorten your post for you :

Not originally posted by LordShiva
Yeah, and they can make snoring sounds (in their nation's language, of course) when you unfortify them.

[FrostyBoy]

This is the Civ to end all Civs.

Civilization will no longer be Firaxis's. It will be ours.

[Paddy]

hope so

[Addled Platypus]

Originally posted by Sn00py


Civilization will no longer be Firaxis's. It will be ours.

thanks for the link Aussie Lurker

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Sn00py
This is the Civ to end all Civs.
Civilization will no longer be Firaxis's. It will be ours.

Sssssh! Don't tell The Secret to everyone, or Take2+Firaxis will notice and cut away the moddability.
- "sorry, we announced a Civ IV with a great mod feauture, but we aren't ready to deliver it. We are really working hard to give to you the greatest, safer mod feature to enjoy, but we'll finishing when it will be finished, in a new expansion "MTW" (Mod The World) we are about to develop.

Originally posted by Sn00py
Civilization will no longer be Firaxis's. It will be ours.

"Three Civ version for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven expansion for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of throne,
Nine patches for Mortal Men starved to die,
One beta for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the P.R. Preview lie.
One Deity level to rule them all, One City Find to find them,
One Yin's Cardboard to bring them all and in the darkness eat them
In the Land of Mordor where the P.R. Preview lie.

"This is the Master-Civ, the One Civ to rule them all.
This is the One Sid's Civ lost many years ago,
to the great weakening of its maker's power.
Now, fans greatly desires to have it again,
- but they must NOT get it"

Oh spirit of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, please forgive my english words killing your masterpiece.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Stuie


Ooh, I like this. I hated having everything stored in the save-game file when making changes in Civ3.

Oh god yes, I hated reaching the modern age just to realize I'd mistyped a number

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by MxM


let me shorten your post for you :

Thanks. But they should only snore when asleep, and then sound annoyed when you unfortify them