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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Hey, fellow CtPers...
Tired of the same old leader pics? I was, so I made a bunch more. I have about ? {will count them all when completed  } right now finished.
I also got a bit bored with that same old background, so I have (virtually) unique backgrounds for all new diplomatic photos. The idea for flags came from John LeMaitre (DiscoveryOne). I tried my best to find the nation's appropriate flag for the period of the leader (in some cases the flag is exactly the year of the leader's reign; in others, such as Ivan The Terrible, it is a regional flag, or a royal one, etc.), but I also wanted to keep things less repetetive; in many cases (esp. where resources were scarse) I opted for a flagless background (for example, Julius Caesar is shown against an ancient map of Rome). I also tried to have a good variety of old and newer leaders or historical figures, and wanted them to appear, even just a general feel in some cases, realistic. So in some cases I just used a general likeness of the individual (for instance, Peter O'Toole, from The Lion In Winter, as Henry II).
In the absense of quality female leader material, also, I used a general likeness in some cases.
These tga files will not overwrite any from Lucky's Presidental Mod, or his Egyptian Mod, or from the Apolyton Pack. I have checked but am not aware of another mod which has leader/diplomacy pics.
I acquired most of the material to make these pics from the Internet, too many sites to list. In a effort to have a good balance throughout periods, and a consistant realistic appearance, I also included many of Harlan Thompson's leader pics from the Apolyton Pack (indicated by a + in the list, as well as a 2 following the file name--ex. attila2.tga), only with a new background. (Because of his great work, in most cases very little change was done.) So, a big thanks to him for letting me use them, and for pointers from his mod on how to make them.
NOTE: The choices for leaders--I had scenarios in mind, mainly; in an effort to have the most leaders per period (i.e. the time of Alexander the Great, Ghengis Khan, World War Two, The Cold War Era, etc.), I tried to have a good variety for most civs.
[DISCLAIMER:
I will not accept responsibility for any damages, stress, loss of sleep, etc., or any negative or problematic consequences resulting from the installation, use, or abuse of this New Leaders Mod.
Also: No disrespect is intended if your favorite civ is not represented by a leader, or if your favorite leader is not included within this mod, or if you deem a leader to be inappropriate.
Furthermore: I am very tired of the debates over "Politically Correct" leaders, so I will not respond to anything on this subject any longer--if I ignore your complaints, etc., this is why. It's futile and just comes down to personal preference, IMHO. If you disagree with a choice of a leader in this mod---> please do not email me about it! Very simply do not use the picture (there's many to chose from), or use another mod. Thanks!  ]
~The list has been moved to a seperate thread:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=21354
so this post will now serve as the (pre)readme...so, I shall include the installation segement here:
INSTALLATION
Find this directory:
...\Civilization-Call To Power\ctp_data\default\graphics\pictures
Now copy the tga (ending in .tga) files into the pictures folder. (Note: It will not overwrite pictures from the Apolyton Pack, or ones from Lucky's mods. If you have renamed any leaders pictures, or have ones you made, please see the list to ensure you don't overwrite the file.)
Change the leader's name in civ_str.txt (found in the ctp_data\default\gamedata folder ).
To change a leader, open the civ_str text file. For example, you want to change Alexander the Great to a more modern one like Venizelos. Find the Greek civ, and find this line:
GREEK_LEADERM_NAME "Alexander the Great"
Now change it to this:
GREEK_LEADERM_NAME "Eleftherios Venizelos"
Finally, still in civ_str find the diplomat photo line and have it look like:
GREEK_DIPLOMAT_PHOTO "venizelos.tga"
That's it.
(Any problems, et cetera, please post in the Apolyton - Call to Power - Creation forum, or email me at nordicus_@excite.com )
Nordicus.
Last edited by Nordicus on 12-07-2001 at 17:28
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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Hi, Paul...
Good to see you're still wandering the CtP halls
Doh!--typo on Wilhelmina.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Oh, well, I don't think the leader necessarily *has* to be someone of absolute epic proportions--a couple from a more modern period would be cool...60s/70s and one from the 80s/90s, at the very least to have the majority of civs with (at least--one from either or both WW periods would be cool too) a couple 20th century leaders. Doesn't really matter precisely, anyone will do--that way if someone wants to have, say, a game with leaders from the 80s (for a Cold War scen, say), then you don't get a civ with its leader pic of someone swinging a bone club amid its suit-n-tie, modern counterparts
TTYL,
T.
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Locutus
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ACS CTP1/2 Manager & Civ4 Co-Manager
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Hengelo, The Netherlands
Nov 1999
time: 06:14
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A friend of mine who knows a lot about world history (apparantly, only found that out today ) also had a couple of additions to your list. He doesn't have the game so some of these might already be in the stardard game or in the Apolyton Pack, but there's certainly worth mentioning. He was even nice enough to include a bunch of pics for most of these (attached), some more useful than others.
Cuba - Batista
Czech - Vaclav Havel
N-Korea - Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung
Indonesia - Muhammed Hatta, Gus Dur
Turkey - add Ataturk after 'Mustafa Kemal'
Israel - David Ben Gurion
Chile - Augusto Pinochet
Argentina - Jorge Videla
Russia - Peter the Great
Austria/Hungary - Franz Ferdinand I
China - Puy Yi, Deng Xiao Ping
Cambodia/ Khmer - Pol Pot
Peru - Alberto Fujimori
Georgia - Nicholai Chamsachurdia
Romania - Nikolae Ceaucescu
Spain - Carlos V, Juan Carlos
Yugoslavia - Josip Broz - 'Tito', Slobodan Milosevic, Franjo Tudjman
 Attachment: dic1.zip
This has been downloaded 2 time(s).
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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Hey, guys...
Have a bunch more done, but I haven't had time to post any updates--I think I have 170 now done (though a couple seem inadequate compared to others--working from black-n-white photos, esp. shotty ones, can be tough )
ZZW:
Thanks--I will have a look and see if there's a pic around.
Hi, Wouter--how the hell are ya!?
Cool suggestions! Thank you.
I did several searches for some civs, esp. the Dutch, but did not come up with much material...or else there were good pics but could not find much historical data, strangely enough 
Actually, thru searches for merely "well-known" leaders, I came across some from your list and found good pics. Amazing what a history lesson one can get doing this
IM:
Yeah, I'll put a "Ataturk" in parenthesis in the list/readme later--I had thought of it, but 'ataturk' made the file name way too long. 
TTYGL,
Thomas.
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Keygen
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Athens, Hellas
Jan 2000
time: 07:14
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I could suggest some leaders for Greece but I am not sure for the spelling .
Hercules (Mythical hero)
Theseus (Mythical King of Athens, the killer of mythical Minotaur)
Minos (Mythical King of Minoans)
Menelaus (King of Sparta, Trojan War)
Agamemnon (King of Mycenae, Trojan War)
Achilles (Trojan War)
Ulysseus (king of Ithaca, Trojan War)
Pericles (Athenian, 5th century BC)
Alkibiades (Athenian, 5th century BC)
Philip II (King of Macedonia, 4th century BC)
Ptolemeus I (King of Egyptian & Palestine part of Alexander's empire, 4th-3rd century BC)
Seleuk Nikator (King of Asian part of Alexander's empire, 4th-3rd century BC)
Alexandros Ypsilantis (Hellenic Revolution, earlier half of 19th century AD)
Ioannis Kapodistrias (First Governor of Greece, earlier half of 19th century AD)
Harilaos Trikoupis (Prime Minister, later half of 19th century AD
Ioannis Metaxas (Dictator, 1936-1941 AD)
Nikolaos Plastiras (Prime Minister, after WWII)
Constantinos Karamanlis (Prime Minister, after WWII)
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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Fuzzball:
quote:
hmmmmm.... Sadly Australia has never really had any notable leaders. I don't think they could be called "leaders" as such anyways. But one prime minister that would be ggod to include woul be Bob Hawke. You can find him in the guinness book of records for the fastest beer scull. What a champ!
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lmao!
That's hilarious--reminds me of Klein (Alberta Premier)
Sure, hey, that's fine--now we just need three or four more for the Aussies, preferably older ones. Thanks
IM:
You have read my mind once more
I had just come across a pic of him yesterday, but I was too bogged down from other stuff and forgot to refrsh the list.
Hey, BTW, one of the other times you did was about Apolyton Leader pics...I had had a similar idea--but that would require some real organization  to collect all those pics and find out what backgrounds, flags, whatever, everyone wants--as well, someone with a less notorious reputation around here might want to post something on that theme ; plus, depending on how many would participate, I'd need a lot of help.
Loc:
Hey, deece, man. Thanks for those
Yes, I do recall a movie now that you mention it...who was in that...I can't recall his name--Liam Ne...something? Neison? Guy from Schindler's List, Phantom Menace. Was that the movie, or am I a stark raving lunatic? 
Well, that would almost complete the list
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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Hey...been away, but now I'm back. Whoa, this is turning into one big-ass mod! Looks like another week before it's done--there're *many* others I have to make...
Keygen:
Yes, I had thought the same thing and found a bunch of rulers for Byzantium.
Well, suggestions are still welcome--however, I cannot guarentee they'll get into the mod due to the size restrictions, and the work involved, so they will be taken into consideration.
If there's one who you feel should be included, *please* say why and *please* send a pic, okay? Being pressed for time, I can't spend as much time searching for data on the leader (as I am, by far, no histroy expert ) *and* a decent picture *and* a decent background....
Thanks (!) to those who made all the suggestions--trust me, it saved me about two weeks of work!
TTYL,
T.
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Nordicus
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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Rubbduck:
Yes, after seeing that name so close to "Charlemagne," I was immediately curious, searched for (*many*) hours and there were no results for a "Charles Magne;" thus, I surmized that this must be Charlemagne...and I wondered why one would want him for France (alone), or for Germany for that matter--as you say, he was the ruler of both regions. So, since his empire was indeed the Holy Roman Empire--stretching over much of Europe--I chose to keep him there. Anyone wanting him for France or Germany or Italy or Switzerland or even Hawaii, hey, happy trails to ya!
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Keygen
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Athens, Hellas
Jan 2000
time: 07:14
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Nordicus, in which folder do you put the diplomat's photo?
And where can I find the original diplomat photos?
Are they into a zfs file?
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02-06-2001 04:03
I can just imagine MarkG taking control of the belligerent Greeks, or Locutus as a nice friendly (?) Dutch leader...
unless someone helps 
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