CIV5Civilizations

civ5civilizations.xml

• The civ5civilizations.xml file contains definitions for the Civilizations.
• The reference field in the tables below indicates the table and column the entry is linked to.
• This information is taken from the Kael's Modder's Guide to Civilization 5.

Civilizations

• CIV5IconTextureAtlases contains the definitions of the IconTextureAtlases referenced in this table.

Civilizations Table

Name	Type	Reference	Default	Notes
ID	integer			Primary Key,Autoincrement
Type	text			Not Null,Unique, key used to reference this civilization typically in the CIVILIZATION_<name> format
Description	text			Text string description of the civ, for America it is "American Empire" located in the TXT_KEY_CIV_AMERICA_DESC
Civilopedia	text		NULL	NOT USED
CivilopediaTag	text			starting text string for the pedia entry
Strategy	text		Ask Paul	NOT USED
Playable	boolean		true	If true, human player can select this civ.
AIPlayable	boolean		true	If true, the AI can select this civ. Setting both Playable and AIPlayable to false is a good way to remove a civ from a game, without actually deleting the assets (and makes other mods compatible)
ShortDescription	text		NULL	The short text string for this civ. For america its "America"
Adjective	text		NULL	The text string for the qualifier to things that belong to this civ. For American, its "American"
DefaultPlayerColor	text		NULL	The default color of this civ for borders, unit flags, etc. The color has to be specified in the CIV5PlayerColors
ArtDefineTag	text		NULL	NOT USED
ArtStyleType	text		NULL	Defines the art style used for buildings that are used in this civilization's cities
ArtStyleSuffix	text		NULL	Used to pick different flavors of improvements and wonder art
ArtStylePrefix	text		NULL	Used to pick different flavors of improvements and wonder art
DerivativeCiv	text		NULL	NOT USED
PortraitIndex	integer		-1	The number of the icon in the icon atlas used for this civ
IconAtlas	text	IconTextureAtlases(Atlas)	NULL	The Icon Atlas that holds the icons for this civ
AlphaIconAtlas	text	IconTextureAtlases(Atlas)	NULL	The Icon Atlas that has the alpha layer for this icon
MapImage	text		NULL	The picture (as a .dds file) that is displayed when the civ is selected from the civilization selection menu. Typically this is a map of the civilization
DawnOfManQuote	text		NULL	The text string that is displayed on the loading (Dawn of Man) screen
DawnOfManImage	text		NULL	The picture (as a .dds file) that is shown on the loading (Dawn of Man) screen
DawnOfManAudio	text		NULL	The audio file that is played the loading (Dawn of Man) screen. Typically this is the reading of the Quote

Civilization_BuildingClassOverrides

• CIV5BuildingClasses contains the definitions of the BuildingClasses referenced in this table.
• CIV5Buildings contains the definitions of the Buildings referenced in this table.

Civilization_BuildingClassOverrides Table

Name	Type	Reference	Notes
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)	Name (Type) of civilization to have building defined
BuildingClassType	text	BuildingClasses(Type)	Not Null
BuildingType	text	Buildings(Type)	This defines a civ's Unique Buildings and can be used to block civs from building a specific building, for example a minor civ from building the Sydney Opera House, when tag is left empty: <BuildingType/>

Civilization_CityNames

• This is a list of the available city names for a civilization.

Civilization_CityNames Table

Name	Type	Reference	Notes
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)	Name (Type) of civilization to have city name defined
CityName	text		Not Null, text string for available city name for a city

Civilization_DisableTechs

• CIV5Technologies contains the definitions of the Technologies referenced in this table.
• Any techs set here for a specific civilization won't be available for that civilization to research

Civilization_DisableTechs Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
TechType	text	Technologies(Type)

Civilization_FreeBuildingClasses

• CIV5BuildingClasses contains the definitions of the BuildingClasses referenced in this table.
• This is the free buildings available to a civilization when they found their first city. By default all civilizations get a free palace.

Civilization_FreeBuildingClasses Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
BuildingClassType	text	BuildingClasses(Type)

Civilization_FreeTechs

• CIV5Technologies contains the definitions of the Technologies referenced in this table.
• These are the free techs a civilization starts with. By default all civilizations get agriculture.

Civilization_FreeTechs Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
TechType	text	Technologies(Type)

Civilization_FreeUnits

• CIV5UnitClasses contains the definitions of the UnitClasses referenced in this table.
• CIV5UnitAIInfos contains the definitions of the UnitAIInfos referenced in this table.
• These are the units the civilization starts with. By default all civilizations are set to start with 1 free settler (Count=1).

Civilization_FreeUnits Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
UnitClassType	text	UnitClasses(Type)
UnitAIType	text	UnitAIInfos(Type)
Count	integer

Civilization_Leaders

• This is where leaders are associated to their civilizations. In Civ5 each civilization can only have 1 leader.

Civilization_Leaders Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
LeaderheadType	text	Leaders(Type)

Civilization_UnitClassOverrides

• CIV5UnitClasses contains the definitions of the UnitClasses referenced in this table.
• CIV5Units contains the definitions of the Units referenced in this table.

Much like the building class overrides this is where unique units are set with the unit they replace for this civilization and civilizations are blocked from building units.

Civilization_UnitClassOverrides Table

Name	Type	Reference	Notes
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
UnitClassType	text	UnitClasses(Type)	Not Null
UnitType	text	Units(Type)

Civilization_Start_Along_Ocean

• If a civilization has this set the game will attempt to start them along a coastal tile.
• Each civ can have ONLY one of the 4 start bias, if a civilization has more than one, the 1st one will be used, and others will be ignored

Civilization_Start_Along_Ocean Table

Name	Type	Reference	Default
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
StartAlongOcean	boolean		false

Civilization_Start_Along_River

• If a civilization has this set the game will attempt to start them along a river tile.
• Each civ can have ONLY one of the 4 start bias, if a civilization has more than one, the 1st one will be used, and others will be ignored

Civilization_Start_Along_River Table

Name	Type	Reference	Default
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
StartAlongRiver	boolean		false

Civilization_Start_Region_Priority

• CIV5Regions contains the definitions of the Regions referenced in this table.
• If a civilization has this set the game will attempt to start them in the specified region. For example Arabia has Desert set for this.
• Each civ can have ONLY one of the 4 start bias, if a civilization has more than one, the 1st one will be used, and others will be ignored
• Multiple entries per civ for each start priority/avoid are supported

Civilization_Start_Region_Priority Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
RegionType	text	Regions(Type)

Civilization_Start_Region_Avoid

• CIV5Regions contains the definitions of the Regions referenced in this table.
• If a civilization has this set the game will attempt to avoid these regions when deciding the civilizations starting location. For example Egypt is set to avoid starts in Jungles.
• Each civ can have ONLY one of the 4 start bias, if a civilization has more than one, the 1st one will be used, and others will be ignored. Will only be used if the first 3 bias are empty for a given civilization.
• Multiple entries per civ for each start priority/avoid are supported

Civilization_Start_Region_Avoid Table

Name	Type	Reference
CivilizationType	text	Civilizations(Type)
RegionType	text	Regions(Type)

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