Look in Civil War II\CW2\Events folder Open those files with a notepad++, or with notepad. Each scenario has its events file. You can see how events in the game are coded. Using copy paste and a few modifications, you can create events at the begining of the game which change loyalties, give ws, mo...

I can't find the .xls files. If I rename a scenario file to .xls it doesn't open in the correct format, i.e., data is not organized in columns. I'm using Excel 2010.

We use Excel (or OO) to manipulate them, adding color and code to differentiate factions or events. And that's it, we don't have an integrated editor... Sorry! what's OO? I found the answer to that. I did read some of the wiki and have also downloaded the Csv Splitter. Now on to scenario creation, ...

We can now publish the database I believe, now that 1.02 is out. As for modding, the game is very moddable, but this is also a complex game or engine, so it is more than pushing buttons in a fool-proof editor :) Now, if you start small and just want to add a tiny event that is adding money or war s...

Ace wrote:Some things can be changed. You could change KY and MI loyalty, add regiments to CSA, add conscripts, add an option to free slaves earlier in the game...

What would you wish to mod?

I would like to start with the things you have mentioned.

that was quick. I did check out the modding section in this forum but couldn't find anything substantial. It seems that database files haven't been opened for the users.

Thanks Durk, A few more questions: 1. How can the game be modded? 2. Foreign Intervention, what's the best strategy for that to happen? I know it's in the manual but from actual gameplay experience what specific steps need to be taken and how long does it take for the meter to reach 100? 3. Can I mo...

Greetings, I bought the game yesterday (download version). I have played an old civil war game (Frank Hunter's American Civil War) and enjoyed it. One of the best things in it was the editor, which unfortunately doesn't work in my Windows 8.1 OS (tried several compatibility options). However, the ga...

PhilThib wrote:They will for sure, but not until we are totally pleased with the current game content and status. We usually wait a bit till the product has reached a certain level of maturity before doing so..

That's nice to hear. When they are made public what editor will we use?