Editing Civilization or Racial traits or Create new ability

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Hi there, I wonder if someone can help me. I am looking for a way to either create a new trait like super rich, or create a new ability like super ancient. I wanted to see if I can create ancient races, like Vorlons, Shadows, Borg etc... I have tried to figure it out, unfortunately my experience is limited. Any advise or help would be great.

My main challenge is although I know how to access the XMLs I don't truly know which ones will help me. 

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Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Hiya! Maybe this guide could help you get started on how to make it happen: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3053849809

The xml that you would want to emulate/modify is named AbilityDefs.xml.

Finally you might find a lot of insights in the mods found at https://www.galciv4.com/mods/manager in particular in the Bundle of Mods.

Hope that helps you out.

Reply #2 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Thanks draver, appreciate it. I guess what I'm finding tricky is finding where exactly the info I need is. 

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

The way I do it is open all the Gameplay XML files in notepad++ and do a search all for the terminology I'm looking for. There's not really any other ways then do to searches I've found.