26-07-2008 00:06 | www	edit | quote	#1 | report |
Dales Combat Mod for BtS 3.17! Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Dale's Combat Mod for Beyond the Sword 3.17!

Dale's Combat Mod is the culmination of years of modding work in relation to combat and other combat related themes. It is the combination of a number of combat related Mod Components to increase the enjoyment in war during a game of Civ4.

Updated to v1.7 for BtS 3.17! Please download again to obtain the new features!

Instructions:
1. Download the mod. http://forums.civfanatics.com/downl...do=file&id=7946
2. Unzip to your Mods folder: ..\Sid Meiers Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\
3. Launch BtS and switch to mod DalesCombatMod.
4. Play as you normally would.

Information:

The current version is DCM v1.7 for BtS 3.17
You MUST have the BtS 3.17 patch installed to run DCM.

This Mod combines all of Dale's combat related Mod Components, such as airbombing missions, battle effects and ranged bombardment. All source code is available for this mod, fully commented to easily signify what component code relates to. All components can be easily turned off or on in a single XML file which can be edited in any text editor.

Included Components:

Civ Customiser: Removed in v1.7 due to issues with BtS 3.17
Civ Customiser gives players the ability to modify their Civ to their liking. After choosing a Civ and starting a game, popup windows will allow players to change the leaderhead, traits, starting techs, unique units and unique buildings.

Airbomb Missions:
The air-bombing missions which featured in the BtS Mod Road to War are now available separately! Bombers can now air-bomb city defenses, city buildings, port air-bomb mission to attempt to sink ships, or other air missions as added.

Battle Effects:
As opposed to most of my other Mod Components, this one is purely aesthetic. Ever wanted to see plumes of smoke from the battleground? Well this component is for you.

Ranged Bombardment:
Ranged Bombardment allows siege units to bombard in the field. By selecting the bombard icon you can select whether to bombard units, improvements or cities.

Archer Bombardment:
Archer Bombardment allows archer units to fire a volley at adjacent plots. In this way they can damage enemy units before combat.

Civ Changer:
Civ Changer allows you to change the Civ you are playing in-game.

Combined Arms Stack Attack:
Combined Arms Stack Attack allows a full stack of units to engage an enemy stack of units. It replaces the one-on-one combat concept and allows a full stack to work together to eliminate an enemy stack.

Opportunity Fire:
Opportunity Fire allows fortified bombard capable units (such as artillery) to automatically barrage enemy units which close on the position.

Active Defense:
Active Defense allows patrolling fighters to engage enemy troops closing on them. This includes fighters on patrol in any location (city, carrier, etc).

Nuke Bomber Unit:
The Nuke Bomber unit is an early atomic weapon available with Fission and Flight. The Nuke Bomber simulates the atomic bombs of World War II, specifically the ones dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Turning components on/off:

1. Open the file ..\Mods\DalesCombatMod\Assets\XML\GlobalDefinesAlt.xml in notepad (or other text editor).
2. Search for the relevent tag for the component you wish to edit (EG: DCM_CIV_CUSTOMISER for Civ Customiser).
3. Edit the iDefineIntVal value such that 1 = on, 0 = off (zero).
4. Save the file and restart the Mod. You should notice that the DCM Status popup changes to reflect the changes you make.



Mod-Makers:

This Mod is provided for the benefit of the whole community. Please use all/any parts as required, but please give me credit for the work I've done.

A number of new XML tags have been added to certain files, please merge carefully into your own Mods. I suggest using WinMerge to help, as I will only provide "Best Effort" support of merging into your own Mods.

All source code is included in the folder \CvGameCoreDLL\ inside the Mod's folder. I have made comments to help you identify which parts of the code belong to which components:

code:

// Dale - DCM: DalesCombatMod specific code (not related to any component)
// Dale - AB: Airbombing missions
// Dale - BE: Battle Effects
// Dale - CC: Civ Customiser
// Dale - RB: Ranged Bombard
// Dale - CCH: Civ Changer
// Dale - SA: CASA, Opportunity Fire, Active Defense
// Dale - ARB: Archer Bombard
// Dale - NB: Nuke Bomber

Last edited by Dale on 05-08-2008 at 21:09

14-08-2008 00:46	edit | quote	#8 | report |
Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Attachment: cc6.jpg
This has been downloaded 71 time(s).