Civ3 Modding Tutorials

This is an archive of helpful tutorials, references, and guides related to Civ3 modding, organized by topic.

Overview & High-Level Design

• How to design a scenario by Plotinus
• Briefing for Creation and Customization Newbies by GRM7584

General Tips & Tricks

Game Rules & Bugs

• Suggested EXISTING rule edits to improve realism or gameplay by Mojotronica, linked by Logitech
• Hidden Nationality Observations by Pounder
• Easy way to use the sub bug to start wars by tom2050
• Keeping Resources in Check (No Phantom Resources) by Pounder

Using the Editor

• Da Rules - Explained by bluemofia
• FUBAR Editor Documentation by ozymandias

Adding New Content

Civilizations

• How to Add Leaderheads by d.highland

Units

• ADDING UNITs TO C3C: Thorough Guide for the Newbie by Colonel Kraken
• Tutorial: Making a units_32 pic by zulu9812
• Unit Sounds Tutorial by Vuldacon
• two units with the same name! by taube87
• Hikaro's guide to the Unit INI file by Hikaro Takayama

Buildings & Wonders

• How to add Improvements and Wonders in C3C by Ukas

File Management

• Managing your mod files with Subversion by WildWeazel

Miscellaneous

• How to add resources to C3C - A guide by Ginger_Ale
• Adding/Specifying Custom Music for Civ3 by Colonel Kraken
• Customizing Era-Specific Background Music in C3C by MSTK
• How to change the font!! by taube87

Creating Content

Units

• Unit Making Tutorial (Poser) by utahjazz7
• Openfx step by step tutorial by polyphemus
• Truespace Tutorial - Modeling 101 by Bjornlo
• Tutorial: Making a units_32 pic by zulu9812
• How to create palette for units by Steph
• Unit Sounds Tutorial by Vuldacon
• Wyrmshadow's Bryce Tutorials by Wyrmshadow
• Changing Colors in Existing Units by Gary Childress
• Transparency Texturing Tutorial For Poser Figures by Gen. Rommel

Leaderheads

• How to make a Leaderhead in Poser by gael
• How to make flag Leaderheads by Maisse Arsouye
• Backgrounds for Leaderheads by CivArmy s. 1994

PCX Graphics

• Creating and Positioning Tech Icons (using GIMP 2) by Varlin Saliptor
• How to Mod the Territory.pcx file by Pounder
• Extracting images by Kyriakos
• How to make a working palette for PCX using the GIMP by Kyriakos
• Modify PCX Files with MSPaint by Quintillus

Maps

• How to make an accurate map with Civ3Edit by Exsanguination
• Tutorial: adding new terrain tiles with hex editor by embryodead

Miscellaneous

• Make your own CIV movies!! by polyphemus

Research & Resources

• Creation Resource Library by sourboy
• Research URLs for Mod Makers by ozymandias
• Mobilize's City List Library by Mobilize
• Tutorials, References, and Guides: Library by polyphemus
• Civ City Lists by Pangur Bán