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How to Create New Civilizations in Civilization III

In the video game "Civilization III," players explore a map, expand territory, exploit any resources or terrain, and defeat enemies. Players start at the dawn of history and found a civilization, then advance through the future to rule the world. Sometimes though players might be dissatisfied with the civilizations that come with the game and want to add another such as, Atlantis. This can be done with the civilization editor. It allows players to change many things about the game. There is an editor for the original game and for each of its two expansions. They come with the game and can be found in the games/expansions folder.

Things You'll Need

Civilization III

Instructions

- 1
  Locate the editor for your game, it is in the same folder as your executable game file. The default path should be: c:\program files\atari\civilization III\civ3edit.exe. Double click the file to open it.
- 2
  Select "scenario" then "custom rules" in the editor menu. Hit "OK" on the box that pops up.
- 3
  Select "rules" then "edit rules" and select the civilizations tab back on menu.
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  Select "add" and type in your civilization name at the race prompt. Hit "OK."
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  Add your civilization's name under "noun." For example, America is the name and American for the adjective.
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  Fill in the default leader name and title. For example: Lincoln, president.
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  Fill in the city names and great leaders on this same window. You'll want 20 to 40 default city names and at least one great leader.
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  Fill in the remaining optional information, such as starting technology, civilization strategy, bonuses and other information.
- 9
  Ignore the "civilopedia" and "animations" entries for now. You can still play the game with the new civilization, but don't search for your civilization in the civilopedia until you add an entry, or it will crash.
- 10
  Click "close" and go to "file" and then "save" to save your custom civilization. Remember the file name you chose for the next step.
- 11
  Launch the Civilization III game.
- 12
  Select "scenario game" and open the scenario you created.

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