Sid Meier's Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V

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So you want to make great people in Civ 5...
By SharkyMcSnarkface
A simple guide that everyone (me) can follow with ease on how to add great people! (Great musicians, artists and writers not included (yet.))
   
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A small introduction and things you need.
So, you want to mod in a great person for your game of Civ 5? Unfortunately as far as my one page Google search goes there aren't any, or atleast something a normal, everyday person can understand. So here is a small guide and template to help you out.

But wait! You need something, and that something would be the Sid Meier's Civilization V SDK! What is the SMCSDK? It's the tool all Civilization V modders use to make their wonderful mods. What is an SDK? Unrelated, but I'll answer anyway, it stands for Software Development Kit.

Where do you first the SDK? In Steam, please hover over your "Library" tab. From there you click the thing that says "tools". Find the thing that says "Sid Meier's Civilization V SDK" and download it. From there you should be able to make mods.

Great people creation and template.
Using this guide, you will be making great engineers, scientist, generals, merchants, admirals and prophets in no time! Here is the template to use to make your great people

<GameData>
<GameData>
<Language_en_US>
<Row Tag="TXT_KEY_GREAT_PERSON_INSERTNAME_HERE">
<Text>INSERT NAME HERE</Text>
</Row>
</Language_en_US>
</GameData>
<Unit_UniqueNames>
<Row>
<UnitType>UNIT_INSERTPERSONTYPEHERE</UnitType>
<UniqueName>TXT_KEY_GREAT_PERSON_INSERTNAME_HERE</UniqueName>
</Row>
</Unit_UniqueNames>
</GameData>

As you can see, INSERT NAME HERE would be the name of your great person (eg: Bob Ross). INSERTNAME_HERE is the piece that tells the game that you are adding a new name to the pool of great people (eg: BILLY_MAYS). INSERTPERSONTYPEHERE is the type of great person you will be adding the following in brackets is a list of great people you can add, be aware that you MUST leave the UNIT_ or the mod will not function. (SCIENTIST/ MERCHANT/ ENGINEER/ GREAT_GENERAL/ GREAT_ADMIRAL/ PROPHET).

After you are done with the XML code, you absolutely must select your project file (If you do't know what that is, look for the file in the Solution Explorer in bold.) and right click it and select "properties". A new file thing should open up, click "Actions", after that press the button that says "Add" and a new window should pop up. Ehere you must tell the game how to treat your mod, for that on "Event" click the dropdown button and click "OnModActivated", then for "Action" click "UpdateDatabse". Finally, for "File", click the file you put the XML code in.

You're almost done! On the toolbar at the top, find the thing that says "Build" and press "Build Solution". Under tools there should be a button that says "Upload to Workshop" or something and press the big button that says "Begin". In the top right corner there should be a button that says "Upload New Mod", from there find the "Firaxis Modbuddy" folder that should be in your documents folder. Upload it to the workshop and some other things like naming it, giving it a little picture and description, subscribe to your own mod and there you go! Your own great mperson in Civilization 5! Pat yourself on the back and get yourself a cookie.
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4 Comments
Korald May 14, 2023 @ 1:02pm 
I was expecting to see an explanation how to add a new kind of great person. That's not it, so does anybody know, where can i actually find the guide I need
Papa G Feb 25, 2021 @ 7:24am 
awesome... now how do you upload a custom creation for your great artist/musician? (IE, say i made PSY as a great musician and his great work was gangam style)
Cegorach Jul 3, 2018 @ 12:07am 
HI IM BILLY MAYS AND IM HERE TO SELL YOU THIS CITADEL
djmsmazda Jun 2, 2018 @ 8:12am 
thanks this helped a lot.