is the red text changeable?

[pauli]

firaxis has a strong history of supporting color blind players. have they continued to do so in civ4, by making the red text color configurable? i can't read a damn thing it says unless i manage to move the text onto a dark area of the map, and by that point, it's generally gone anyway.

so can i fix it locally, or would they need to provide this in a patch?

[Lucilla]

Do you mean the event log on the left hand side of the screen?
Try the little button above it to view the events in a scrollable window. I guess this is readable for color blinds (can't say myself, as I'm not colorblind)?

[awckie]

I'm not color-blind and can hardly read the red text.

I'd also love to know if it can be changed.....

[Lucilla]

There is an xml file that specifies the color values:
C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\XML\Interface\CIV4ColorVals.xml

Make a backup and try changing the values for some of them (e.g. COLOR_RED or COLOR_FONT_RED). I didn't test the effect, but I believe once you picked the correct color name that is used you can easily change it to be brighter or a different color.