Resources, Editable?

[dainbramaged13]

well, in that case, we haven't heard much about anything ....

[Gramphos]

We can at least set what resources that can be found in a specific terrain . Now we only need to be able to edit them. 50% done

Ask The Civ Team 9/14/01
You can alter any terrain type to determine which resources can be found in that terrain type, and you can also manually place resources on your maps.

[Shadowstrike]

Additional point: Who send in the email to "Ask the Civ team?" Well, at least placable resources will be a plus. Now to find out if we can edit them, and by that I mean:

1) Edit the graphic
2) Edit the abilities
3) Edit technology activated
4) Add new resources

Abilities refers to the units that need resource x, where its found, rarity, and so forth. The most important are 2, 1, 3, 4 in that order IMHO. How about allowing players to "create" resources with a worker? It wouldn't work in the main game, but there's tons of cases where this would come in handy.... Say, creating "iron mines" in mountains for an industrial revolution scenario, or "heavy water factory" for the production of WMDs.

On a slightly less relevent note, the "raise an army on peanuts" thing had me ROTFLMAO for ten minutes.... Great joke.

[Gramphos]

We can edit where it is found, and I guess that what need a resource is a setting of that unit, and not the resource. And as we can edit units I think we may do that too.

We still need graphics and technology, and that shouldn't be a big problem for Firaxis to make editable (if not already done).

[Shadowstrike]

We'll probably need to know if we can edit teh name of teh resource too..... Well, this would be an excellent time for a representative from heaven.. er Firaxis to enlighten us.

[Gramphos]

We can edit all strings. And I think names are strings

[Alfonsus72]

And what about CUSTOMIZE world with this options:

1: Abundant resources
2: Normal resources
3: Few resources

Has anybody heard something about it?

[Shadowstrike]

Well, let's hope that the successor to rules.txt will just be as legible and simple to follow as the Civ2 wonder itself.....