18-12-2000 19:05									#1
	Can you randomize the computer personalities? Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I've thought about this from time to time when playing but I haven't been able to find any information about it. In Civ I, you used to be able to hit either CTRL+R or ALT+R, I can't remember which, and it would randomize the personalities of the computer controlled civs. Once I became pretty good at winning my games, I used to always do this at the beginning of every game so that I wouldn't automatically know the goals of a given civ just because I knew what country they are. Instead of knowing that the Mongols or the Zulus would build monster army's if given the chance, you might find this trait in the normally peaceful Indian culture.

I don't want to just adjust a text file or anything like that, I want it to choose randomly, if possible. It makes embassies be a little more important or at least more fun than just using it for a chance to trade.

I figure you probably can't do this since I've found no mention of it before but hopefully someone will know something that can be done.

(ps. this and the often mentioned review map are the two things I really miss from civ I)

Thanks,

Albert

	18-12-2000 19:43									#2
	Put an end to popups!

As far as I am aware it has not been done, but it would be a trivial little program in just about any programming language to modify at random 21 triples of numbers in a text file (rules.txt) ... Any takers, if not I might just give it a whirl over Xmas ...



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	19-12-2000 10:14									#3
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Good idea, I never thought about writing my own program to do it. I was looking for an 'in-game' option. I'll have to look into to it. Thanks for the idea.

	24-12-2000 07:37									#4
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Scouse Gits,

Go for it. I look forward to your results. Wonder if we will see any difference in advancement distribution based on scrambling their proclivities?

	12-01-2001 07:48									#5
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Ok, I finally got myself to sit down and make the effort to do this. The zip file can be found here.

No more knowing the attributes of you AI opponents just because you know which civ it is.

The zip file includes a lame readme file, the executable, a bat file that will call it then launch civ2 and a copy of the original rules.txt named rules.old.

The bat file will actually copy your existing rules.txt to rules.dat the first time it is run.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please let me know.

Thanks,

Albert B

	12-01-2001 15:12									#6
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Thanks Albert B - dowloaded successfully - will try out later...


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Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"
"A short cut has to be challenging,
were it not so it would be 'the way'." - Paul Craven

	12-01-2001 16:39									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Another great idea !
Nice job !

I'll give it a try tonight.

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