changing game characteristics (Spartan) on MAC

starman · Post by **starman** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:22 pm

I'm enjoying Spartan (Mac Version) and noticed the game manual speaks of "modding". One problem I been encountering: there is not enough food. Realizing the official position that you "don't support modding", I was at least curious ---purely for theoretical reasons--how one might accomplish this. any ideas?--[/list]

penguinism · Post by **penguinism** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:51 pm

Hi there

I have been playing Spartan for quite some time and I think most people with agree with me that there are sufficient food if you can manage your Farms well. First have you been upgrading your Farms?

starman · Post by **starman** » Sat May 28, 2005 9:30 pm

I was only using the "food" grown on farms as an example (and you are correct in saying that is not a big issue--I should have used a different example) . I'm speaking of tweaking the game or adding maps or scenarios in SPARTAN, the same way as maps or mods are added in UT2004, or SimCity4. I recall the game Civ2 of a few years back had a very easy text edit doc you could change many parameters of the game. THATS what I was speaking about. If one can edit these items on SPARTAN running on a MAC OS 10.4, I'd like to know WHERE the docs are kept. I can't find a thing.
If anyone knows anything about 'modding' (see p76 of "Spartan User Manual") please post a reply.
Thanks.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:06 pm

Assuming the Mac uses the same files as the PC version, they will be in the data directory where the game was installed. A good source of info might be the old forum - which is still alive.

http://slitherine.aimoo.com/

(scroll down past the big 'we're closed' image - it's all still there)

Bear in mind not to ask any questions over there, as we don't really monitor it any more

A large number of the game settings can be tweaked simply using the text files.

Hope that helps

Pip

brasidas · Post by **brasidas** » Mon May 30, 2005 12:35 am

You can get the mod kit from the Spartan and GoT forum. The modding is done using Excell and saved in the text files. The instructions are there also.
I find it easier to use than editing the text files directly.
I have some experience of modding Spartan so if u need some specific help just post yr question and i will try to help. There is also a map editor,it works,
I just use it to add new city limits of control and create smaller map areas from the Grand Campaign map.