Why CTP2 is the best civ so far

[Immortal Wombat]

Martin has modded colors00.txt so whenever he posts screenshots everyone can stand in awe of the barbarians.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by child of Thor
but as a lot of you guys(modders) are either studying a computer language or are programmers, is that the main reason for your devotion and hardwork to the game?

Actually, I think Dale, Martin the Dane and I (and maybe Martin Gühmann, not sure) are the only ones with an IT background...

Martin,
Does that technique of using CtP1 sprites actually work in the game? I don't think I ever saw it in action...

[Immortal Wombat]

Actually, I think Dale, Martin the Dane and I (and maybe Martin Gühmann, not sure) are the only ones with an IT background...

I just got an IT foreground Maybe.

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
Martin has modded colors00.txt so whenever he posts screenshots everyone can stand in awe of the barbarians.

And I thought the Barbarian red is sligtly different from my one, that reminds me that I always wanted to change the Barbarian color to black again.

Originally posted by Locutus
Martin,
Does that technique of using CtP1 sprites actually work in the game? I don't think I ever saw it in action...

Unfortunatly I just picked up this information from the forum and never tried it on my own. So I just tested it outcommanded the fusion tank entry in newssprite.txt and got a database error, and as I tried to place a fusion tank on the map CTP2 crashed so as long as we don't crack the ctp2.exe there are only 200 unit sprites available. Although it looks that the system is thought for a lot of more numbers.

-Martin

[hexagonian]

Originally posted by child of Thor
Nice pics Hexagonian! these can be used in the great library information database as well as the army unit icons right?

The nice thing about this is that the system does work in terms of differentiaton of units within the context of gameplay, because the name/stats of a unit are also posted next to the unit.

A modder can also use stars (or numbers) within the tga graphic as a quick visual to tell the player the level of that unit too. So your highest level tank that you can research in the game can have 5 stars, a less-powerful one can have 4, and so forth.

Originally posted by child of Thor
And yes i like the elite unit concept in med mod too - it seems well balanced enough(I never seem to get too huge an advantage out of it) and adds a bit of flavour/personality to my civ - any chance of a craddle version .

I'll have to think on that a bit...

Originally posted by child of Thor
One question i'd like to know the answer to - do you (and the other modders) like CTP2 mainly because of the fact that you can mod it or do you rate it as a game as well? I know we are all fans of the game (else we wouldn't be here), but as a lot of you guys(modders) are either studying a computer language or are programmers, is that the main reason for your devotion and hardwork to the game?

I like the game so much because of the fact that I can tweak files - and I prefer many of the basic elements (PW, interface, tech tree, unconventionals) over the Sid civ series. If CTP2 was as hard to Mod as civ3 is proving to be, I wouldn't be playing it now.

No computer language study whatsoever. I picked up everything (the modding process) here! (and I depend on the SLICers)

I'm a graphic artist.

[child of Thor]

Thanks for the insight guys.
Hexagonian, on the unit graphic thing - have you played 'Shogun TotalWar'? I think the way it handles army information is done very well, little graphical symbols to represent unit types within an army standard, i guess we have got alot less room to play with in CTP2. Oh yeah i've got a copy of Maxxon Cinema 4d se(for free and i know its not a great package), would it be good enough to play around with/create sprites for CTP2? just wondering - i've got Photoshop 6 and i can borrow a friends illistrator, enough for the task at hand?(beginner level)

IW ref IT foreground the wonder of youth ehh?(my mind is getting murkier on the matter!)

Oh yeah and as i see it at present CTP2 has 3 very good Mods (and i've yet to try Martins Good Mod )

in no particular order:

1.MedMod
2.Craddle
3.WAW

WAW being the newest and from first impressions the most aggressive.
Lots of good stuff with Wonders, Peter's Diplomod in for running repairs and tweaks. Loads of new scenario's being worked on, and new people giving it a go to! Yeah i think i'm as near as right with the title of this thread - i haven't had as much fun with a single game in....oh.....ages
CTP2...........historic turn based strategies best kept secret!(as someone said,somewhere)

[Hermann the Lombard]

CoT wrote:
Oh yeah and as i see it at present CTP2 has 3 very good Mods (and i've yet to try Martins Good Mod )

Actually, I think you have, as GoodMod is largely contained in Cradle and MedMod.

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Hermann the Lombard
Actually, I think you have, as GoodMod is largely contained in Cradle and MedMod.

The Goods and the graphics are a part of Cradle, only the script is part of MedPack2 and of course all the other slic mods that are compartible for the original game are in both mods. GoodMod for Apolyton Pack contains an improved AI in comparision to the Apolyton Pack AI, it is now hard to catch up for the human in science. And fill the map with cities, because the AI is now very strong in founding cities.

-Martin