15-09-2003 20:55									#91
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quote: Originally posted by chris1 Well yu see i don't a world map i just want a map of the northern hemipshere, There is one on there but they missed out china,india and half of russia i need them parts in it as i'm trying to do a RA scenario.

Actual I refered to this map. Just use a paint program cut out the needed parts shrink them down to the proper size and use the bmp2ctp2 tool and load it into the game. Unfortunatly this is not the easy part and I don't have the time today to answer you this question now.

-Martin

	20-09-2003 01:06									#92
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Hi martin, i recently got a brand new computer with 56gb harddrive anyway i started a game ofcall to power using the call to conquest mod, guess what happened when i triedto put a new city

it came up with an error going on about it not having the buildcity-noname erro.

what does this mean exactly???

	20-09-2003 22:05									#93
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quote: Originally posted by chris1 it came up with an error going on about it not having the buildcity-noname erro.

Chris did you open your userprofile.txt in your ..\ctp2_program\ctp\ folder with a text editor and did you check it whether there is a line like DebugSlic=Yes?

If you find this line there then change it to DebugSlic=No. If this is not the problem then it is hard to guess without the exact error message.

For the map Chris did you use OmniGod's *.bmp worldmap to create the map you want or do you still need help?

-Martin

	21-09-2003 18:06									#94
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i tried that and it worked i can't believe i forgot to do that. Cheers mate

yes i do still need help for my map editor, i have on my computer windows XP when i try to run thebmp editor it says my pc is not configured properly.

If possible could you please draw me a map of the northern hemisphere i would be extremely grateful. please make sure all of asia is on it as there is one but it is missing china.

	21-09-2003 21:23									#95
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OK here is a map of Asia, well it isn't far from being finished. It was made by cutting out the appropiate part of OmniGod's world map, and was scaled down afterwards, so that it has now a size of 70x140 tiles. Unfortunatly this method has some downsides so that you still need to do some work. The bmp2ctp2 tool can't convert a map with rivers so you need to add the rivers on yourself. OnmiGod marked the positions of the rivers with the color for the dead terrain so you have these dead terrain tiles, too. Additional the scaling down the map skips pixels/tiles of the map so that the Himalaya has to be fixed for example that is also true for the coastline. You have also to add goods and ruins.

The map file itsself is in the scenario editor format so you have to unzip it and put it into your ..\ctp2_program\ctp\save\maps folder. Then you have to use the scenario editor load map function to load it.

-Martin

Attachment: asia.zip
This has been downloaded 3 time(s).

	24-09-2003 21:19									#96
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Peter I wonder what the idea behind the raising the MinSettleDistance is. In the default game a MinSettleDistance of 7 gives you AI civs with gaps in their territories.

-Martin

	25-09-2003 06:24									#97
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i hate gaps in enemy territory, i try to fix them sometimes. its the only real time i use the cheat editor to add on extra citeis etc.... has anyone mae any scenarios for this game yet i thought of making some i just need to know how to setp them up.

i tried yuor map and i am still doing minor altercations to it. but i m currently trying to finish of my latest game of ctp2. i need to kill the vikings they keep burning my cities down.

	26-09-2003 17:16									#98
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Where's Pete ?

Thanks for all the feedback guys and I'm sorry that I haven't been responding. The thing is that ever since it was announced that the source code for the game is going to be released I've been spending pretty well all my spare time getting trying to get aquainted with C++ and Object Orientated Programming. Neat stuff.

So I'm not planning on leaving but when the source code comes out I think that it's going to be a real challenge to understand it and do anything properly constructive with it. With that in mind, I'm going to keep plugging away at trying to learn C++.


Martin:

quote: I wonder what the idea behind the raising the MinSettleDistance is. In the default game a MinSettleDistance of 7 gives you AI civs with gaps in their territories.

I wanted the AI to build "big fat cities like in Civ2" (Celestrial Dawn's phrase, that's what got me into modding). I also changed the

code:

BORDER_INT_RADIUS      6  #  4  pt
BORDER_SQUARED_RADIUS 36  #  20 pt

	27-09-2003 01:24									#99
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OK that closes the gaps, so the AI ends with fewer cities and you have also a change to achieve the bloodlust victory, but on the cost that you have cities which work radius won't overlap. Well it is another question whether this is a disatvantage.

-Martin

	27-09-2003 11:35									#100
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I reduced MinSettleDistance back to 4. With the current settings the AI never seems to build more than 5 or so cities. Knocking it back to 4 causes the AI to expand much more aggressively and have seen AI civs with up to 20 cities. This simply did not happen in the original mod. Yes, the cities are too close together but at least they are there and are adding strength to my opponents.

	27-09-2003 11:57									#101
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i had some major problems playing this game with pollution settings turne on, its just way to high. is it possible to alter them to the previoud level.

	29-09-2003 06:12									#102
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Chris1,

If you look through CTC_buildings.txt, you'll find that some of the buildings reduce pollution by using "PopulationPollutionPercent" and "ProductionPollutionPercent" with negative numbers. The only thing I can think of is that you try increasing the percentage that these buildings decrease pollution.

	29-09-2003 07:00									#103
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cheers mate.

also i desperately need to learn how to use the map editor as i can't get it to work.

Different strategies for ctc:

i noticed that when i played CTC the AI (wales) keep building ships and attacking any naval unit i built this really pissed me off. They wouldn't even sign a peace treaty with me. since there was no chance they could ever invade my country i am at a loss to explain there actions.

The vikings(damn them forever) kept burning down my cities endlessly in the same place as well. As i needed a city there. I tried everything to stop them i didn't have the resources to mount an invasion. it was early in the game

i have noticed the AI is very repetetive has anyone else noticed this? the reason i mentioned this im still amazed at how this mod has improved my gameplay aside from the minor bugs its brilliant.

	05-10-2003 22:46									#104
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Peter can you post or point to a list which explains the meanings of the single PowerPoints values? I just added the PowerPoints to a GM1_Units.txt, but I need to know what the value 11 means for example.

-Martin

	06-10-2003 01:11									#105
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This is the latest version I could find. Basically, since I couldn't figure out how to get at the text fields that determine what a unit can bombard, I coded it up as a number in the powerpoints field. For example, 11 means that it's a (surface) naval unit that can only bombard water. Only PT boats fall under this.

Attachment: ctc_powerpoints coding system.txt
This has been downloaded 9 time(s).

	06-10-2003 20:06									#106
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Thank you very much Peter it helped me to correct some entries. I also noticed that in your CTC_Units.txt a lot of special units have 0 PowerPoints although they should have 3 according to your list. The UNIT_ABOLITIONIST is such an example. In my GM1_Units.txt I gave them all 3 PowerPoints except the traders. I left them with 0 as you don't find them on the map anyway.

-Martin

	08-10-2003 05:14									#107
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HOW ON EARTH DO I USE THE MAP EDITOR??

i can't even get it working it comes up with my computer not configured properly this is annoying. i have a paintshop pro my PC is Windows XP.

	08-10-2003 19:49									#108
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quote: Originally posted by chris1 HOW ON EARTH DO I USE THE MAP EDITOR?? i can't even get it working it comes up with my computer not configured properly this is annoying. i have a paintshop pro my PC is Windows XP.

For what do you need Paint Shop Pro if you just want to use the ingame map editor. Paint Shop Pro is program for editing images, but not for editing maps unsless you whant to draw a bitmap and want to use the BMP2CTP2 tool.

-Martin

	16-10-2003 19:35									#109
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has anyone got a map of the northern hemisphere i could borrow possibly?

to martin: all i really need is a half decent map editor like yu have on cheatmode which i have to use/

	26-10-2003 00:03									#110
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When i try to unzipp it i get an error: Can't create output file GU193.SPR
Any thoughts

	26-10-2003 21:38									#111
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quote: Originally posted by ískallin When i try to unzipp it i get an error: Can't create output file GU193.SPR Any thoughts

IIRC you just need to read the beginning of this thread or search for that sprite in your ..\ctp2_data\graphics\sprites\ folder and disable the write protection of that file and all the other sprites with write protection.

-Martin

	26-10-2003 22:06									#112
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OK thanks...

	27-10-2003 14:50									#113
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Pete... Congrats this mod is great!!!
I regret that i didn't try it earlier!
The Great leader was a nice surprise... Butthe bombard must be toned

	27-10-2003 21:54									#114
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i have a big problem i ahve been defeated byt the combined russian/viking/american/english/cuban armies but i have some 14 cities left they have 100s of 8units bering donw on me. but i have been developing nukes!!. they won't negotiate with me. what should i do?

	27-10-2003 23:26									#115
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quote: Originally posted by chris1 they won't negotiate with me. what should i do?

Looks like they don't care, so:


BOOM

-Martin

	28-10-2003 00:25									#116
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God i love this mod. I got the coup'etat event, the german genrals rebelled and assasinaited Adolf Hitler...

	28-10-2003 02:25									#117
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my primary threats are russia and the vikings so i will nuke there armies when tehy attack

	28-10-2003 02:55									#118
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Lets go nuking

	29-10-2003 05:23									#119
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i also am on the lookout for a map of the northern hemisphere if anyone has one? it would be helpful

i quit that game cause they beat me. its all the rioters fault buggers i would have had nukes if it wasn't for them!!!!

	07-11-2003 06:56									#120
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hi guys sorry for the double post but i need help. i desperately require a map of the northern hemisphere as its impossible on a map of the world.

also how do i change the pollution levels so there normal instead of agh! he has pollution he stinks of crud lets revolt all the blinking time and i don't have to burn to the ground there cities.