A lost sheep reutrns

[JosefGiven]

It's been a while since I've properly visited the forum; I was quite disappointed by Civ III and wandered into the wilderness follwoing it's release.

However, since then I've had an idea for a mod for the game and I'd like to learn a bit about modding and the modding scene before I fully embark on it.

Blimey!!

The modding scene is a chaotic hive of activity, it seems. Where do I start? Please can someone take five minutes to lead me by the hand into the scene...

Here are the kind of questions that are buzzing around my overwhelmed brain:

1) Are there any plans to compile a list/rating of all the mods that have been submitted?

2) What modding programs are there available? Which are the best ones?

3) What do I need to read up on, and what can I ignore?

4) Are these the right questions to be asking, or am I totally missing the point?

Best wishes from the prodigal one,

Josef

[Mizaq]

Hi,

Wow, while compiling this I realized just how many mods I have applied (particularly graphics mods and some of those I have adapted for my own use, eg. I use Heed's resource tabs on zbear's stylized resource icons).

Anyways, here are mods I like, and/or have gotten ideas from. The multitool is very useful, and my root mod has a readme in it that details what civilopedia entries need to be changed after adding something with multitool (the bic i included already has tons of things added if you're lazy).

first of all, if you have problems unzipping files from apolyton

gramphos' multitool (must have for adding new items)

Mizaq's root mod (for the multitool challenged) - included in this is a detailed readme for editing the Root mod to do what you want it to.

art editing for dummies (Snoopy)

modmaking tutorial

diplomacy.txt tutorial (Firaxis)

excel file with tons of info on item statistics

good goody huts by m_m_x

civ placement tool (haven't tried it myself) by Gramphos

long winded changed mod (plutarck)

unit mania mod (34 units by Kestrel)

the balancer mod (monkspider, et al)

graphics (railroad to urban chaos) by BlueO

flic editor by heardie (unit animations)

graphic (irrigation) by Zeb_Fisher

4 new units by BlueO (hot stuff + animations)

graphic (grey mountains with green grass) by sn00py and Martinus Magnificus

new wonder splashes by Che Palle

graphic (railroads like in civ2) by Skanky Burns

graphic (thin brown roads by cassembler)

graphic (resources) in particular look for Heed's resource tabs my fave

graphics stone interface by Sirotnikov

graphics (city manager screen by Mizaq) I use this! ;P

about airbases

graphics (skyscraper mod for city view by player1)

graphics (tidier railroads (circular) by soufie77

graphics (city tile images by Smiley)

graphics (hostile barb camp by m_m_x)

best mood shielded population heads by Rickk

graphic (blue water by sn00py)

graphics (grey mountains by sn00py)

graphics (terrain patch by sn00py) hot stuff

graphics (era splash by BeBro) hot stuff

latest editor (read before using 1.17f editor)

graphics (stylizes resources by zbear at civFanatics) hot stuff I recommend using these with Heed's resource tabs

elvis as one of your advisors by Il Mafioso at civFanatics

[Willem]

Re: A lost sheep reutrns

Originally posted by JosefGiven

2) What modding programs are there available? Which are the best ones?

All you need is the editor that came with the game, and the Civ3MultiTool, which you can get over in the files area. If you want to add units, wonders etc. you use the MultiTool. If you want to make parameter changes, you use the editor.

There's also a few things you can add/delete in the editor as well, but you have to use the back door. Anytime you see a button that says Rename, click it then press the Cancel button in the window that pops up. After that, just hit the A(dd) or the D(elete) keys on your keyboard.

[JosefGiven]

Thanks for the reply, gents,

Willem,

I'm sure those tips will come in handy one day

Mizaq,

A monster selction of links, sir! God knows if I'll get the opportunity to trawl through them all...

Do you know if there's going to be a compenium of all the mods at any point?

BTW: I took the plunge and posted my first mod today. What's the drill, usually? Do some mods not get the honour of being transfered to the Civ 3 Files forum if MarkG or Ming don't think they're up to scratch?

Josef

[Purple]

Good thread. I have been hoping for some kind of official download page with everything categorized, listed, and rated. This is a good first step toward that.

[Mizaq]

I talked to Ming, and apparently it's Mark that moves them to the other forum. He's been sleeping lately or something, usually he's pretty fast about it.

btw check out my pollution graphics biohazard pollution graphics

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by JosefGiven
BTW: I took the plunge and posted my first mod today. What's the drill, usually? Do some mods not get the honour of being transfered to the Civ 3 Files forum if MarkG or Ming don't think they're up to scratch?

We need a new database manager.

[godinex]

You`re Rigth.

[korn469]

am i wrong but isn't omnigod the database manager? or is he just the civ3 files mod?

maybe we need co-managers

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by korn469
am i wrong but isn't omnigod the database manager? or is he just the civ3 files mod?

maybe we need co-managers

According to Markos he is missing since Christmas, and has therefore lost the position.

[korn469]

Gramphos

oh really? hmmm i didn't know that, no wonder he didn't respond to my pm!

well you're right we really need a mod database manger, though

if we do get one, i'd like to see the database manager keep a thread that listed all of the mods by type with a short description of each