Civ4 Useful Programs
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Revision as of 04:36, 13 April 2010 by 209.152.49.86 (talk) (→XML Programs: Most modders don't use these, in fact they are harder to use then notepad++ in my oppinion. Edited to make this page useful for novice modders.)
This page provides links to programs that are useful and help with modding Civilization IV.
Essential Programs for nearly all aspects of Modding
- A text editor, such as Notepad++, emacs, vim, or even WordPad and Notpad (which come with Windows)
- Vim and Emacs are good for hardcore programming - Notepad++ is food for just about anything.
- A diff/merge tool, such as WinMerge or Beyond Compare
- Vim, Emacs, and some other text editors contain merge/diff tools in themselves.
Graphics Programs
Map/Scenario (WorldBuilder-like) Programs
XML Programs
- There are some pre-packaged XML editing tools for civ4, but most modders prefer the directness of a text editor like Notepad++
- Civ4 XML Editor
- Civ4 File Checker
- XML Marker
Python Programs
SDK Programs
- Guide to installing the SDK
- Visual Studio 2008 Express
- CodeBlocks
- Microsoft Platform SDK
- msvcrt.lib
- msvcrtd.lib
- msvcprt.lib
- VC++ Toolkit 2003
