beginner needs some help

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Hi 

I am new to modding and have a question.

I thought I would try to mod the custom race trait points.

So opened the GalCiv3GlobalDefs file and changed the defaults to this

<CustomFactionTraitPoints>500</CustomFactionTraitPoints>
<CustomFactionAbilityPoints>200</CustomFactionAbilityPoints>

 

When I started a new game, the custom race traits remained unchanged.

Any ideas why or what I need to do?

 

Thanks

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I would copy and past that into your 'mods' folder. From there open it in notepad and make the changes you want. I am not sure what you are trying to mod but this is where I would start. 

 Find your mods folder, My documents > Games > Gal Civ III > Mods. From here drop a folder in the mods folder called 'Game'. Copy n past that XML here and tinker to hearts delight.

Moding a file that is in our mods folder is safer than directly changing the XML in the actual game folder. This way if you make errors you will be able to remove it without having game crash issues. 

 

Make sure you enable mods after you do this 'in game' via options. 

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Not familiar with that files use but did you save it in a mod folder? If so you need to enable mods in the menu options and then restart the game. I wouldnt recommend modifing files in the base game directory btw.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I have enabled mods but I modded the base file.  I only added some zeros and can easily remove them.

I am trying to increase the points allocated for a custom race, so I can choose extra attributes and abilities so I can create a super race.

Thought I would start with something simple to see how it goes.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Larsenex, reply 1

Moding a file that is in our mods folder is safer than directly changing the XML in the actual game folder. This way if you make errors you will be able to remove it without having game crash issues.
End of Larsenex's quote

Also modding your base folder will likely make your multiplayer unstable.

 

I have not tried to edit this file, but I can say that changing 5 to 500 likely puts it out of the accepted bounds. Likewise with 2 and 200. Perhaps try adding 1 to them 5=6 2=3. If that works then you can try to find their max value. Also if you use Copy of a current race it likely wont register your change due to the way they are handled. Try using the create custom button and starting from scratch.