[PBEM] Warlords - head2head

[sabrewolf]

the chinese unification mod... the warlords version of it.
does your warlords also restart to load a mod?

i haven't tried that NIF viewer you're talking about. is that a 3rd party tool or something from firaxis?

i cannot find the cannoneer (sp!) file anywhere, i assume it's in one of the FPK files.

[GeoModder]

There's only one version of the CU mod, and that is in Warlords.
Mods always restart in Civ, either it be a vanilla mod version or a Warlords version.

The nifviewer is a tool provided by Firaxis, yes. And Warlords doesn't has its art compressed in an fpk file. All graphics from the extension can be found under Warlords/Assets/Art/...
In the case of the cannoneer, the graphic files can be found in the Units/Cannon Ancient Chinese folder. But without at the very least the boundshape.nif file you won't be able to view it.

Still problems loading the mod?

[GeoModder]

Oops, my mistake... the "Cannon Ancient Chinese" unit doesn't appear in the CU mod, but in the Ghengis Khan mod.
This can't be the problem then.

[sabrewolf]

genghis khan folder also doesn't have anything in it, so it must be my installation. will try it this weekend

[GeoModder]

Should Warlord's files also be extracted with the pakbuild.exe tool? Don't remember if I ever did that.

[Maniac]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
as for single opponent: i like 1on1s because they are closer to SP and less politics are involved.

Really? For me diplomacy/politics is the main reason to play multiplayer.

Anyway, apparently Blake has the habit of releasing a bugfix a few days after releasing a new version of BetterAI, so best to wait a few days I guess.

[sabrewolf]

diplomacy is fun if you're winning, but sucks if you are on the receiving end of an embargo or a 2-1 alliance


anyhow, also the other installation of warlords on my other computer does not seem to work with the mod. i just cannot find any Asset\Art entries except the "Interface" subfolder.

nonetheless it seems to work. pretty low on resources outside the existing borders. what exactly is the target of the game? spaceship?

so i'd like to chose the orange tribe "chu mi lu" if that's ok for you guys.

[Maniac]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
diplomacy is fun if you're winning, but sucks if you are on the receiving end of an embargo or a 2-1 alliance

That's why I prefer four-player games. Not too many players to make the game unplayably slow, but enough to prevent a winning alliance right from the start.

anyhow, also the other installation of warlords on my other computer does not seem to work with the mod.

But you can start it up? Then what is the problem?

what exactly is the target of the game? spaceship?

Beat the crap out of your neighbours.

[sabrewolf]

oh, i've also had my fair share of games being on the bad side of a 3-1 alliance... or at least an embargo.

it works on my alternative (slower) PC. sorry, ignore the "not" and the "also"

beat the crap out... hmm... sounds interesting
i had a look at the tech tree... there's not much you can do in terms of beelining, for that the differences are too small between unit strength. so it must be overwhelming numbers i guess, right?

[Maniac]

Unfortunately yes. Though isn't that the case in unmodded Civ4 as well?

[sabrewolf]

not really... a maceman is quite much more powerful than a swordsman. or an grenadier over the musketman...

the jumps are quite big.

on the other hand, it's actually not that bad... defence also changes slowly...

is there siege in this scenario?

[GeoModder]

Originally posted by sabrewolf
is there siege in this scenario?

Only in the later stages. There's one siege unit, besides the chinese galley which can bombard cities.

[Maniac]

Blake will probably release a new AI version tomorrow btw.

[sabrewolf]

Originally posted by Maniac
Blake will probably release a new AI version tomorrow btw.

iustus (i assume a DL of blake) says that they are pushing for v1.0

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=4739342#post4739342

should we wait a few more days for the first bugfix(es)

[GeoModder]

If you can wait that long...