Do you use the editor?

[AJ Corp. The FAIR]

In addition to my previous thread 18/04 "Should generally approved suggestions be defaulted in patches" it might help to have a better idea of the quantity of players who use editors and who don't. (might have been done long before but what the heck)
In the latest patch Firaxis has
edit: primarily focussed on improving the editor

Be aware though that the vast majority of CIV3-players (purchasers) don't frequent Apolyton (or other civ3 sites) yet.
I presume that most of them play unedited games.

A vote doesn't bare much effort, so please, feel invited to!
(otherwise only MOD's might vote )

Poll options:

1) PERFECTIONIST: definitely yes, can't do without
2) OPPORTUNIST: occasionally yes, but only if really needed
3) HANDICAPPED: I just might, but I'm not good at it
4) PURIST: (almost) never: I stick to the 100% official version
5) IGNORANT: bananas

Options 1,2: yes
3,5: neutral
4: no, for whatever other reasons

Let's provide Firaxis some ideas ...

AJ

[AJ Corp. The FAIR]

PS: It's a multiple choice poll



AJ

[Nym]

Not yet in fact, but I plan to use it soon.

[Coracle]

Without massive editing of Civ III I would have stopped playing it in December.

[Jethro83]

I'll use the editor to edit the rules, civs, units, etc.

But since there's no minimap in the editor program as of yet, I won't be making maps until they do so.

[The Viceroy]

I tried playing with the editor back before any patches, and it crashed every time, no matter what I changed .. so I gave up.

Looks like they have done some work on it, so I will give it a whirl again with 1.21f ... fingers crossed.

Maybe at last, I can set up a load of different Gov types .. has anybody sucessfully added any new govs yet ?

[Flanker]

I usually only mod my bananas...

[Harovan]

No. Neither rule changes nor mods, far from Sn00pys excellent graphics and some leader and cityname changes. I'm a default rule purist and corruption masochist .

Why is this a multichoice poll? For those who want to say yes and no in one answer?

[Ethelred]

Not yet. I have tried Marla's World Map mod.

I am thinking about doing a modification to the tech arrangement in the Modern Era after a game or two with the new patch. I think the Space Launch is too soon in the Era. I have NEVER built an Aegis Cruiser for instance.

[Akka]

I don't think I would have finished a single game if I could not have edited the rules.

PS : I don't get the multichoice idea. A single-choice poll would have had much more sense.

[SpencerH]

I've used the editor extensively, but I've just gone back to the default game to refresh my game with something more likely to be similar to MP.

The Viceroy

Dont quote me on this, but it seems like there was a difference between the UK and US versions ability to do some mods such as add units. I posted this problem simultaneously with the patch readme that outlined its fix. Since the US versions didnt have that problem (to the same extent) I can only conclude that they were made aware of it by complaints at the UK site. Hopefully its fixed with 1.21 (I'm testing tonight). I'll be adding more resources and units (with icons).

[ahenobarb]

I used to use the editor, until I realized that CIV III is as yet unmodable (This is pre 1.21f). You can change several things, but it just creates prbolems and crashes (like the tech icons not matching up in the Civ-o-pedia and crashing if there is a 9th luxury resources when you click "city view").

I want to use the editor, and have an extensive scenatio that I have put in a notebook for completion later. What is really frustrating is the all I can do on the computer now is collect the graphics for the resources, make graphics for the units, and pen and pencil some thoughts about what each city would have. There's no way to play test it yet, because it can't be created with the editor yet (you can't even place a city on the map).

But on the bright side, it gets better with time and some ideas have gone by the wayside.


Still waiting for a fully functional editor though.

[Spiffor]

I love the editor and plays only with my modified rules. I modded the game in the same spirit as Player1 in his patch suggestion mod : some rules are modified, but nothing big is done, like adding new buildings etc.
Still, the game works differently, and for the better IMO (well I modded, so I did it in order to imrove the game for me )

[AJ Corp. The FAIR]

Akka le Vil and Sir Ralph,

you're right, it shouldn't have been a multiple choice poll.

Guess I felt delighted that multiple choice polls are possible.

I'll try and fix this.

AJ

edit: I can't, it's mods only. Perhaps one of the mods ..?

[godinex]

ever for all