Not a technical problem per se...

[i_am_pellucid]

I was wondering if there's any way to allow city razing in a game that was set to disallow it initially. I was playing an awesome game as Japan and got into the Classical Era before I captured a city, at which point I realized that City Razing had been turned off in an earlier game and I had forgotten to unclick it.

So...is there any way at all? Or is this game basically screwed?

[Urban Ranger]

I think the settings are stored in the saved games. Have a look. Don't forget to back it up first.

[i_am_pellucid]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
I think the settings are stored in the saved games. Have a look. Don't forget to back it up first.

How do I change it if it is? Do I need a savegame editor or can it be done within Civ4?

[Urban Ranger]

Not within Civ 4. I haven't opened a saved game, but probably at least parts of it is text (XML). Try that first. If that doesn't work, maybe you need a hex editor or something that works specifically with Civ 4 saves.

[i_am_pellucid]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Not within Civ 4. I haven't opened a saved game, but probably at least parts of it is text (XML). Try that first. If that doesn't work, maybe you need a hex editor or something that works specifically with Civ 4 saves.

I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction.

Oh well, thanks anyway.

[Petek]

I couldn't find a way to turn on City Razing, but you can accomplish much the same in the Worldbuilder:

* Press Ctrl + W to enter the Worldbuilder.
* In the box at the upper right, select Enter Erase Mode.
* Click on the city in question. Be sure to move units out of the city first.

The city will be deleted. Now exit Worldbuilder. Hope that helps.

Petek

[alva]

You can't raze cities in civ4.