I am trying to modify food consumption per population, add eras (more than just one), and alter the research formula.



Ultimately, I have started off my mod by increasing all resources by 5. So tiles that normally generates 1 food and 1 production before generates 5 or each now. The first thing I want to do is convert the game exactly as it is and see about getting everything to work exactly the same; chances will occur after that. Not sure of any unforeseen consequences of this yet, but I am working through it. I know I will have to adjust the winter effects as well, I haven't quite made it that far. Any advice would be appreciated. Now that I think about it, can I adjust how many techs you need to research to unlock each era?



Location of all mods found so far:

Base City Approval Rating (Modify BaseValue)

SimulationDescriptor[Class].xml :: (Line 129)



Base Food eaten per population (Modify BaseValue)

SimulationDescriptor[Class].xml :: (Line 137)



How many techs it takes to get to the next era (Modify Value 9)

SimulationDescriptor[Class].xml ::



Base Technology Costs (Modify the power value to change the base cost)

SimulationDescriptor[Class].xml ::



City Growth Formula (Changed to .2 from 1 to maintain the normal city growth)

SimulationDescriptor[Class].xml ::

Hello,



I have some answers for you on the science side.

In SimulationDescriptors[Class].xml:

Search for tech cost at line 632. You just have to alter it according to your needs.

Search for EraTechnologyCountPrerequisite at line 599. Changing number 9 to what you want to unlock an era should do the trick.



I will ask around about the other points.

Cheers,

That is great, thanks. That is better than what i was doing, which was altering the individual formulas in each file.



I found the food per population, same file line 137. OP updated with new information



Changing these things brings up a host of others. I have run into a few new things. If you know How to adjust the base amount of FIDSI that population add each (in the city view). I would appreciate that.



EDIT: Found the Base food/industry/etc. per pop. It is on the City hall building.

If you change the CityFoodToCityGrowthConversionFactor from 1 when it shows up in the city screen there is no title for it. I tried adding it to the localization file, but it didn't work. Anyone know how to add the title?



EDIT: Changing the power rating did not alter the cost of research for the first thing you research (might be the first turn).

Hi Pikou (or anyone who knows this),



I'd like to alter the research formula to increase the research costs based on the number of cities.

Can you tell me how I can access the "EmpireTypeMajor:EmpireScaleFactor" property in the "ClassResearch"-SimulationDescriptor?



[Edit] Nevermind, I simply made my own city counter in the research descriptor and used that one.