During <B>ApolyCon '06</B> held last month in Timonium, Maryland, <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=80" TARGET="_new">Alex "alexman" Mantzaris</A> and <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=85" TARGET="_new">Jon "Trip" Schafer</A> gave a presentation on "Modding <I>Civilization IV</I>" at <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.hotel-ballt.com" TARGET="_new">event venue</A> <B>Holiday Inn Select-Baltimore North</B>. In the <A HREF="http://convention.apolyton.net/videos/modding_civ4-5.wmv" TITLE="Click to Download (24.5MB)">fifth and final installment</A>, modding utilities from creating to merging are explored followed by a discussion on the power and dangers that exist given <I>CivIV</I>'s extensive and varied modding capabilities. Schafer offers tips for current and would-be modders to give their efforts the best possible chance of success. Below is a screenshot from this production:
<CENTER><table cellspacing=0 border=0 width=300 style="border: 1px solid gray;margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 60px;"></tr><tr><td colspan=2><a href="http://convention.apolyton.net/videos/modding_civ4-5.wmv" TITLE="Click to Download (24.5MB)"><img align=center src=http://convention.apolyton.net/photos/modding_civ4-5.jpg style="padding: 4px 4px 0px 4px;" BORDER=0></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 4px;"><font size=1 color=gray><A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=85" TARGET="_new">Schafer</A> leads a discussion (<A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=80" TARGET="_new">Mantzaris</A> in background)</td><td align=right><font size=1></td></tr></table></CENTER><P>
The video is in <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10" TARGET="_new">Windows Media</A> format, 10m24s in length and 24.5MB in size.
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Dan; Apolyton CS
<CENTER><table cellspacing=0 border=0 width=300 style="border: 1px solid gray;margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 60px;"></tr><tr><td colspan=2><a href="http://convention.apolyton.net/videos/modding_civ4-5.wmv" TITLE="Click to Download (24.5MB)"><img align=center src=http://convention.apolyton.net/photos/modding_civ4-5.jpg style="padding: 4px 4px 0px 4px;" BORDER=0></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 4px;"><font size=1 color=gray><A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=85" TARGET="_new">Schafer</A> leads a discussion (<A HREF="http://apolyton.net/go.php?http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=80" TARGET="_new">Mantzaris</A> in background)</td><td align=right><font size=1></td></tr></table></CENTER><P>
The video is in <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10" TARGET="_new">Windows Media</A> format, 10m24s in length and 24.5MB in size.
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Dan; Apolyton CS