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  • A tool for a tech exchange

    I made a simple tool that allows tech exchange in PBEM games. (Yaroslav's CivDip ignores some techs, so I made the tool in order to patch this problem.)

    Description
    Technically this tool changes a savefile and adds one tech to a selected civ (and raises its tech number by 1 of course). Simultaneously it makes a backup of the savefile (with an extension .bak) and creates a report in a file 'Civ2AddTech.txt' (reports are overwritten, so you should rename old ones if you want to preserve them).
    The tool requires rules.txt in the folder of the savefile.
    PBEM usage: It is supposed one side of a deal applies the tool and sends a report to the other side.
    Neither Civ2AddTech nor Yaroslav's CivDip supports Great Library. You have to add the traded tech to a GL owner if needed.
    A note: Civ2AddTech gives you no hint whether the recipient had the tech already.

    History
    version 1.0: a window of the program is usually not visible after it opens: it is opened left from your primary monitor, you must use Alt-spacebar and move the window right.
    version 1.1: several corrections and changes of the interface

    Disclaimer
    Use at your own risk. This program might format your harddrive, rape your mate, or nuke your birthplace (although these functions were not intended by the author).


    Download of version 1.0:
    Attached Files
    Last edited by SlowThinker; April 1, 2007, 06:22.
    Civ2 "Great Library Index": direct download, Apolyton attachment

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    Download of version 1.1:
    Attached Files
    Civ2 "Great Library Index": direct download, Apolyton attachment

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    • #3
      Is it possible to include that the scenario-folder need not contain rules.txt if it contains rules.ger? This would be helpful to as at www.civforum.de (assuming that you allow usage of your tool there, too). Of course it is no big deal to have rules.txt and rules.ger in the specific folder at the same time. Yet it could be forgotten. So ... just a question if this would be much work.
      Ceterum censeo that trade units are included!!

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      • #4
        IMO the current behaviour of the program should not cause problems: The tool warns if it doesn't find rules.txt. So you simply copy rule.ger to rules.txt and you go again.

        It is not much of work to search also for rules.ger, but I am afraid it would be a complication. Imagine both rules.txt and rules.ger are present, which one is the correct one?

        I would rather send you a 'rules.ger' version (it will use rules.ger in place of rules.txt) if you wish.
        Civ2 "Great Library Index": direct download, Apolyton attachment

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        • #5
          That would be greatly appreciated, if it is not too much work . Thank you.
          Ceterum censeo that trade units are included!!

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          • #6
            Download of version 1.1 German:
            (uses rules.ger)
            Attached Files
            Civ2 "Great Library Index": direct download, Apolyton attachment

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            • #7
              Thanks alot
              Ceterum censeo that trade units are included!!

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