Which mods should I get? A newbie guide.

[WesW]

Demo, I would highly recommend that you place CtP in the default directory; program files/activision...
All of the mods here are designed to fit this directory structure, so if you move the game, you will have to manually adjust the mods when you unzip them.

[Demolition]

Hi

Should ctp be installed in a specific path like: c:\program files\apolyton\.......... etc.?
or is it ok I install game in ex: d:zzz\xx\apolyton\..... ?


Thanks wesw for your help on installing the game I have played it serveral times now.

[MadWoodster]

My apologies for the lack of clarity on my post, I'ld like to be able to use the 24 player world map, with WesW's medieval mod in single player mode. This has to now been impossible but I look forward to your map pack.

[skorpion59]

MW,

Can you expand on that a little?

Do you want to use any pre-made map?
Specific pre-made maps? Or
Pre-made maps in a multi-player environment?

At this point, I don't have a way to use any pre-made map with a scenario without the maps being part of the scenario. I am looking into this though.

I am creating a map pack for Wes' Med Mod scenario right now. (Not sure Wes even knew that though.) It should be done by the time his next version is 'Officially released', provided he wants it included.

Multi-player support is another problem altogether. I plan on looking into this when I have more time.

Don

[This message has been edited by skorpion59 (edited March 10, 2000).]

[MadWoodster]

Any ideas whether these will finally allow pre made maps to work with WesW's Medival Mod?

[skorpion59]

Actually, the map pack add-on Nordicus is talking about was a map pack I created when the Apolyton Pack was first released. I am in the process of creating a new Map Pack add-on which will be much better and have more realistic maps in it.

Don

[ghen]

Aww man, leave me hanging again.. Well I'll bite, whats the map add-on?

edit: Uh huh.. well I don't read the CtP front page, so sue me.
[This message has been edited by ghen (edited March 09, 2000).]

[Nordicus]

Wes, good idea.
You could also add, maybe as a 4a), Skorp's map add-on mod

[WesW]

Trying to figure out which mods to get for your CtP game is confusing, especially for someone new to Apolyton. Therefore, I have pasted some posts here which, I think, do a good job of explaining which mods to get, and what order to install them in.

You need to get the 1.2 patch first, then the 1.21 hack, which are both found in the Patches part of the Download section.
Form here on, you have several options. The most popular ones are described in the posts below, though there may be recent mods available which could change your mind.

From Madcow23:
The basic is the Apolyton Pack. It contains a fixed version of Celestial Dawn's 4.2 mod (THE essential CTP mod - he called it "CTP as it is meant to be played" and believe me, that's a good description) together with a few other niceties such as Harlan's excellent graphics mod.

You'll need to read the README for the Apolyton pack to learn how to avoid the bugs that remain, but it's not too difficult. Also read the PowerSLICs readme in the same pack, as you'll need to tweak one text file to avoid strange messages.

But that's your basics. Play a few games with the Apolyton pack and you'll agree it's a hell of a TBS. (And don't even consider playing at anything below KING level).

If you decide you want more after that, there's plenty to choose from. WesW and Nordicus' Awesome AIPs pack is great if you find yourself wiping the floor with the opposition. It's worth it for the diplomacy improvements alone. And WesW is currently working on an ambitious series of mods, of which the Medieval Mod is currently available and the Modern Mod is arriving shortly. These look superb too and incorporate the Awesome AIP changes.

The world is your oyster! Have fun, and make sure to let us all know what you think.

From Don Blevens (Scorpion59):
All,
The order should be:
1) CTP
2) CTP 1.2 Patch
3) Civfan 1.21 Hack (found in the Patches part of the Download section along with the 1.2 Patch)
4) Apolyton Pack
which includes: CD's Mod & Graphics, TP's PowerSLIC 2, Harlan's Graphics Mod, Slax's Color00.txt and Zaz & Uppsala's Maps)
5) WesW's Medieval Mod
(which includes Awesome AIPs)

If you do not install the Medieval Mod, you need to install the AwesomeAIPs(Pack Version, not CD's or Original).

Hope this helps.
Don

Note: I have combined the Med mod and the Apolyton Pack into a single download. Currently it is available only at my homepage, given in the link at the top of this post. In the futrue, it will also be available here at Apolyton.