Mod Tools?

[Sava]

Where are the mod tools, SDK? Are they coming later?

I've already tried editing some of the XML files, but my changes don't seem to be showing up in game.

[Robert]

The SDK comes later, it's unknown when, but apparently it's going to be very strong!
It's explained in our interview with Jon Shafer

Jon Shafer: "There are plans for an sdk. I don't know when down the road, but we have that intention. It will include pretty much the same thing as it did in Civ4 with the AIs etc. Thus people will be able to do simular things. In the terms of scripting we decided to move from python to lua. (...) We used Lua for the entire interface, so everybody modding in civ4 knows there are parts in the UI that are not accessable, like the diplomacy screen. But in civ5 everything is Lua accessable, You can change the diplo screen, you can change the front menu, you can change whatever you want! It's pretty neat."

[Beatie]

Wow, that sounds promising! The steam thing does not matter to mod this game then?

[Dinner]

I don't think so.