What are your Favourite Civilization IV Mod ?.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Game » consists of 6 releases. First released on Oct 25, 2005

The fourth official installment of the empire-building turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization, adding 3D graphics, a simpler user interface, and numerous gameplay enhancements.

What are your Favourite Civilization IV Mod ?.

#1 Posted by Shotgunblast97 (120 posts) - 7 months, 17 days ago

I've started to get addicted to the game and was wondering what is your favorite mods ?.

#2 Posted by Prince_of_Space (79 posts) - 7 months, 17 days ago

There are so many mods available for Civ 4 that you could probably spend more time looking for them then actually playing the game. The most well-regarded Civ 4 mod is without a doubt Fall from Heaven 2. It's a fantasy themed total conversion mod that's worth a look at even if you aren't into fantasy settings just by virtue of how well made it is. If you have a taste for sci-fi I would recommend Mars Now, a total conversion mod that has you settle and terraform Mars. For mods that merely expand the base game, you should consider Legends of Revolutions, Rise of Mankind, or Caveman 2 Cosmos, though those last two mods might be too much for a lower-end PC to handle. One final caveat: all of these mods, and most other mods you'll come across, require the "Beyond the Sword" expansion pack in order to run. Man, I hope I'm not becoming an enabler.

#3 Posted by Shotgunblast97 (120 posts) - 7 months, 16 days ago

@Prince_of_Space: What is considered a lower-end PC.

#4 Posted by Prince_of_Space (79 posts) - 7 months, 16 days ago

@Shotgunblast97: Generally Civ mods are dependent on how much ram your computer has available. A mod like Cavemen 2 Cosmos requires a good amount of ram (i.e. at least 3gb) because of the sheer amount of data it adds to the game. If you have less than the optimum amount the growing size of your save files will eventually result in a "memory allocation failure", which, in simpler terms, is a crash to desktop situation. You can circumvent this in a couple of ways. If you're running the game on Windows 7 or 64-bit Vista and have more than 2gb of ram available then the game will recognize how much ram you have and will allocate it accordingly. If you aren't running those OS's, and still really want to use those bigger mods, then I'd suggest that you only play on smaller sized maps and with a smaller number of rival civs. Good luck with all that and try not to loose too much sleep conquering the world.

#5 Posted by tariqari (360 posts) - 7 months, 16 days ago

Rhyes and Fall, hands down.

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