Can I change something in the xml files to make them not feel the need to CONSTANTLY ask me for stuff all the time? Every turn I have a crowd wanting/demanding something from me, mostly research pacts I wish there was a "don't ask again for at least 50 turns" checkbox for.

So no way of getting to the gfx files? I want to get to the UI/icon/etc files especially.

You know you really should stop thinking that most of the English speaking internet is American or that English is even their first language... Having to use google translate to register and use a site is no problem, it's especially needed with some obscure Russian or French sites, the problem is th...

When I try to post in that thread it asks me to register... so no guest posting any more it seems.
The problem is that damned anti-bot question, apparently wikipedia tends to be dead wrong every time.

Made all the spy tech's tier2&subtier2 so if they are researched it's very late game. Because of this the diplo faction (that gets put in every single new game for some reason) is nerfed and gets off quickly. This is is a minor problem for me but every time they die all the other factions accuse...

Ok so in the mean time If I simply delete all the spy xml files or replace them with empty files will this effectively disable espionage? Or is there a way I can make spies impossible to build?

Alternatively just add a option at the new game screen to disable espionage? The one thing the game should definitely have gotten is graphs, lot's of graphs, so that you can at a glance make sure of who is doing what and how well. Another thing that annoys me is the wildlife is too easy to eradicate...