"Custom" option for AI civs

Dr.Oogkloot · September 28, 2000, 15:41

How about an option to customize the AI civs when starting a new game, just like you can customize your own civ? This way you can play with lots of different non-standard combinations without having to constantly edit rules.txt.

September 28, 2000, 16:57

I think Civ3 should give players an "easy tool" to make their custom AI civs and automatically saving the changes to a file (Choose leader, choose character, choose titles, specify default cities).

And of course every created civ should be a possible enemy, not only the first 21 in the list (I always have to rearrange my rules.txt having big problems when I want to continue older save-games).

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Shadowstrike · September 28, 2000, 21:55

Hmm.... this might take a little time, just rip out the rules.txt and edit it.

I'd rather have swapable civ modules. You get a total of 100 civs, but can only use 50 at a time or something like that.

UltraSonix · September 29, 2000, 00:51

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This way you can play with lots of different non-standard combinations without having to constantly edit rules.txt.

What's wrong with that? Cause can't you just keep your saves in different dirs, and keep the rules.txt with them. When you need to play, just copy the rules.txt over.

But other than that, the suggestion seems to imply that there would have to be different AIs. We've discussed this before - either there is one AI, which would be the same for all civs (ie a good one), or Firaxis make the AI open source (or at least with some sort of user-modifiable AOE-like scripting language). If the AI becomes open source and changeable then there would need to be a option to select the AI.

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Comrade Dan · September 29, 2000, 03:20

In that Civ 2 manual, it said that I could select my own portrait. What a ripp.

Dr.Oogkloot · September 29, 2000, 19:45

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Originally posted by UltraSonix on 09-29-2000 12:51 AM
What's wrong with that? Cause can't you just keep your saves in different dirs, and keep the rules.txt with them. When you need to play, just copy the rules.txt over.

But you'd need a rules.txt file for every combination you would ever use...(well not every combination because a rules.txt file has 27 civs, but still a very large number)

Theben · September 29, 2000, 22:02

Let's not forget the "it's legitimate" mindset. A Firaxis option would allow for options under 'Tournament' rules, while swapping rules.txt would definitely be out.