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Civilization 4: Colonization
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shadowfox
Senior Member
It's a standalone ... it's really just a new Colonization - I don't know why they bothered to tag the Civilization name onto it.
Colonization is a standalone expansion - you do not need the original Civilization IV to play.
If you want to buy it have a look here for the best price:
Civilization IV: Colonization
If you want to buy it have a look here for the best price:
Civilization IV: Colonization
It's based on the CIV4 engine. I'm giving it a miss - I'm quite happy with my BTS expansion.
remybfg10k
Expert Member
BTS, i forgot that expansion pack came out, Raithlin, where'd u get yours?
shadowfox
Senior Member
As am I - but I still think they could just have called it Colonization 2 (or 4, but that would confuse people) and gotten away with it.
Anyways, I'll pass too, I prefer the option of conquering the whole world
Kalahari.Net or Take2 - I forget.
I got BTS too, but I have never played it yet. I was waiting for the Total Realism Mod for BTS, but it looks like it was cancelled. I can't go back to playing Vanilla Civ after playing with the Total Realism Mod. I heard the History in the Making Mod for BTS comes highly recomended and is similar to TR. Hopefully I will get a chance to download it soon, maybe then I will finally install BTS.
Looks like I'm going to give colonization a miss too. Like I said in the original post the smaller scope of the game doesn't do it for me. I can't even stand to play Civ 4 with less than 12 Civs and anything smaller than a huge map.
Looks like I'm going to give colonization a miss too. Like I said in the original post the smaller scope of the game doesn't do it for me. I can't even stand to play Civ 4 with less than 12 Civs and anything smaller than a huge map.
Total Realism Mod? Where?
I played Civ until Warlords came out, and I played Warlords until BTS came out. BTS caters for my style of play much more than vanill Civ or Warlords, and I'm enjoying it much more now.
I played Civ until Warlords came out, and I played Warlords until BTS came out. BTS caters for my style of play much more than vanill Civ or Warlords, and I'm enjoying it much more now.
Search for it in the mod section on http://forums.civfanatics.com. Can't give exact link. The site is blocked here at work. There is not TR mod for BTS but there are other mods like History in the Making which are apparently similar.
shadowfox
Senior Member
Stupid question - but what does the TR Mod do?
I've heard about it, but I've never actually tried it out.
I've heard about it, but I've never actually tried it out.
It's a combination of mods in one.
My favourite features:
It tweaks the rates of research, production, religion, city growth, culture, almost everything in order create an even and balanced pace to the game. I always felt that in Vanilla Civ4 I flew through the tech tree in the early game making units obsolete before they were used or even produced.
It includes the Ethnic Diversity mod, which adds more unit skins to the game. So, African warriors will look African, German WW2 rifleman will wear the uniform of a German WW2 rifleman, etc. It just looks cooler.
Adds espionage and mercenaries.
There is no TR for BTS. But, there are other mods that incorporate other smaller mods into one big one. TR was just the most complete one.
BTS has espionage, and enhanced religion and corporations in a big way. Much more complex (and fun 
). As for research rates - which speed do you play your games at? More often than not I'm focusing on the expansion of my empire - I'm not too concerned with what type of units I might not use (upgrades ftw!!).
). As for research rates - which speed do you play your games at? More often than not I'm focusing on the expansion of my empire - I'm not too concerned with what type of units I might not use (upgrades ftw!!).shadowfox
Senior Member
Ah ok ... but in that case BTS has a lot of those in. Ethnic Diversity and Espionage to be specific ... I'm not so sure about Mercs though.
I tend to play my games at the slowest speed ... I like to take my time
I tend to play my games at the slowest speed ... I like to take my time
In that case, have you looked at this ModPack for BTS?
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=192879
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=192879
I'm downloading now - gonna give it a bash.
Let me know what you think of this mod. Most important features to me are the first two.
Also, TR has a huge earth map, with all the Civs, that had barbarian cities (Carthage, Babylon) to prevent Civs from expanding too quickly. Does this mod have a map like this included, or you know where I can get it separately?
Also, TR has a huge earth map, with all the Civs, that had barbarian cities (Carthage, Babylon) to prevent Civs from expanding too quickly. Does this mod have a map like this included, or you know where I can get it separately?
shadowfox
Senior Member
How big is the download - me has limited bandwidth to play around with 
remybfg10k
Expert Member
Anyone tired of their BTS and willing to sell me their copy?
smokey
Honorary Master
I liked the Colonization remake. Still prefer the original though
I like the focused scale of the game, because if I want epic - the only thing that can satisfy me is Europa Universalis III (though Victoria was hundreds better than that)!
I like the focused scale of the game, because if I want epic - the only thing that can satisfy me is Europa Universalis III (though Victoria was hundreds better than that)!