Firaxis: please let us modify 2050, and why

[GeneralTacticus]

Incidentally, you can use Gramphos' Save Game Editor to change the end date on a game by game basis.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

IIRC, they did both start date and end date for a patch in SMAC (putting the end date in alpha.txt). I don't see any reason why they can't do it here for the scenario editor...

Right?

[Jon Shafer]

End Date: 9999!

[Thrawn05]

I'd like to see firaxis allow us to edit the end date for the game in the editor... but I dought it. Manly because it would perhaps require some rehashing on the points built into the code for the "histograph" win.


But I do wish.

[XarXo]

When you turn off the histograph victory possibility it doesn't disappear?

[ixnay]

I didn't think you could turn off histograph victory...

And I want to be able to change the end date.

[Solver]

Right, if it's like

if (gameyear==2050) {
stuffhere;
morestuff;
}

it can't be hard to change to

if (gameyear==endyear) {
...

I hope they already read this.

[Panag]

Originally posted by XarXo
When you turn off the histograph victory possibility it doesn't disappear?

hi ,

what do you mean , can you explain a bit more please

have a nice day

[Solver]

Xarxo is obviously mistaken here. It's impossible to turn off Histograph victory.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Solver
Xarxo is obviously mistaken here. It's impossible to turn off Histograph victory.

hi ,

probably he means something else , maybe its a typo error , ......

everyone does that from now and then ,.....

Xarxo , the people would like to hear what you meant .

have a nice day

[zulu9812]

Well, if no-one was at the CFC chat on Friday, it seems that the year increments will be unavaiable for editing. Since Firaxis don't seem very keen on time editing, it looks like the 2050 end date will remain the same. Which is a shame.

[Panag]

Originally posted by zulu9812
Well, if no-one was at the CFC chat on Friday, it seems that the year increments will be unavaiable for editing. Since Firaxis don't seem very keen on time editing, it looks like the 2050 end date will remain the same. Which is a shame.

hi ,

hang on , no-one from Firaxis had the chance yet to comment , its afterall a non-working day , ...

anyway , dont give up , you never know , ..;

have a nice day

[Dinner]

I agree that setting the starting & ending dates is an absolute must for people making senerios but so is the ability to control the time step. For instance if I was making a senerio about the American Civil War I would want it to start in 1861 but I'd also need each turn to represent 1-3 months instead of the typical 5 years.

[zulu9812]

Sadly, apparently changing the time increments is out.

[CivGeneral]

Options to quit, or keep playing

How about this. When you reach the end point (2050, Launch of space ship to AC, Cultural, etc) The game should give us options to quit/retire or keep playing like Civ II did. I realy did not like being forced to retire at 2050 when I want to conqure the Civ world.