How can I add extra civilizations ?

[Michiel de Boer]

One of my greatest disappointments in this game is that it didn't contain more factions than in civ, but even LESS ! Should be possible to correct that, no ?

[St Leo]

Yeah, they are quite easy to create.:-)

[Michiel de Boer]

yeah, but how ???
(And of course I don't mean create a new one which REPLACES an old one)

[croxis]

You can create more custom factions, but only you can play them, by renaming the faction file you are creating to cheesehead.txt, for example. Also rename the graphics files too.

[Blade Runner]

Michael,

Everybody misunderstand you. I think this not possible. (AI, graphics, ...)

Blade Runner

[Michiel de Boer]

Thanks Blade.

Guess I'll have to wait for CTP then...

[TBox]

Workarounds:
1. Just because you load a faction doesn't mean you have to play that faction, so you can give different boni to all your opponents. Admittedly, there's no surprise, but a few 'neutral' factions might be useful in combination with. . .
2. In setting up the rules for a new game, you can randomize the faction's personalities and social agendas. Of course, if you use normal factions with this, you can end up with a pacifist Miriam with a fetish for hi-tech, which, combined with her boni, would make her just be no challenge, thus the need for some neutral factions.

[Pythagoras]

I hate the stupid randomization thing in CTP, I think its much more fun to know what each Faction if going to be like, and I can always make one (or a few) and design my own gaming experience.

[Michiel de Boer]

I want 16 or more civs on a mega-huge map goddammit, I don't care about the bonuses, just MORE civs SIMULTANEOUSLY even if I have to buy a faster pc for it.

[TBox]

Ah, the magic word! Simultaneous. Missed that, sorry. Hmm...yup, gotta pester BR on April 1st. . ..

[Pythagoras]

In CTP you can start with only 7, but if you split a civ, you get 8, so on . . Hopefully "splitting" a civ is a lot easier then in Civ 2.