Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Better Spectator Mod (BSM)
176 Comments
cdcool Apr 6 @ 10:46pm 
If I'm a spectator, why are the other Civ's communicating with me? Any way to stop the Diplomatic conversations?
Inquis Apr 5 @ 6:03pm 
Hey I think this mod is broken, I cant get the turn to turn over after the first Congress, like the turn after I mean when they tell you the results. Also is it delibrate that you cant stop the turns?
elliot Dec 21, 2024 @ 7:22pm 
My game was freezing when using this.
月之森俏寡妇长崎素世 Nov 30, 2024 @ 9:54am 
After entering the game,there is a long string of characters or codes below the leader's head icon.I don't know if it's just a problem for me.
摇摇摇yz Oct 31, 2024 @ 10:01pm 
紧急世界议程有bug,投不了票卡死
Keplaris Aug 26, 2024 @ 7:44am 
Is there any way to pause / stop the game? The turn just immidiately ends
chuaxzn2006 Jun 10, 2024 @ 7:47pm 
How to select spectator I dont see it
josearte777 May 31, 2024 @ 11:03am 
hello, this mod needs also the other mod version 1.2.6 plus?
号码菌Synora Mar 4, 2024 @ 2:04am 
Better Spectator Mod Plus

I fixed some wrong string cut-offs, and added a boost meter. This will help optimize the live stream of matches and see more accurately if a player's research has boosted
GeoChonker Jan 18, 2024 @ 3:42pm 
So we can't use these on true start location maps because it requires a leader that wont be on it right? or can we
号码菌Synora Dec 15, 2023 @ 3:02am 
I took inspiration from your mod and made this mod.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3041524474

This is a mod for PVP that replaces the Diplomacy Ribbon.

It allows regular players to toggle stats to show other players' food, productivity, population, etc.

Special optimization: I've centered the part that shows the player's name and used a scrollbar to show the name that is too long.

Normal players can also left-click and right-click to display the Tech and Civic that their teammates are researching. This is useful for PVP team communication.I combined the " Tech Civic Progress Plus " Mod to show the correct boost ratio.
whhatstheTEAson Oct 20, 2023 @ 10:37pm 
KJ0944 is correct not working
kj0944 Oct 16, 2023 @ 1:12am 
BSM mod does not work when choosing civilization and spectators do not appear
D. / Jack The Narrator  [author] Oct 8, 2023 @ 6:38am 
I am not checking that page regularly:
Yes you shift-enter at congress.
You can get a lua error if you are using other mods (especially the one messing with the UI) - it is compatible with BBS, BBG, MPH of course.
You can use it alone basically you d be watching an AI battle royale in that case.
Doc_Furtado Sep 14, 2023 @ 4:08am 
Can i use your mod playing a game?
WARYORZ Jul 4, 2023 @ 7:57am 
Bonjour a tous , j'aimerai une solution a un probleme que l'on rencontre moi et un amis pour utilise le mod spectator qui marche tres bien tout seul? Cependant une fois dans la meme creation de partie une fois que lui choisie une civilisation moi en mod spectator nous avons un message d'erreur: ERREUR AU DEMARRAGE DE LA PARTIE , nous avons les meme mod et dlc mais impossible de lancer une game a 2 si quelqun a une solution merci d'avance <3
SilverFG May 7, 2023 @ 4:49pm 
for those who say the WC breaks this all you need to do is Shift+Enter and that will force end the turn, this will skip WC and any other screens that may pop up.
K Apr 9, 2023 @ 11:01am 
Mod doesnt work. For those who want to waste their time and keep trying, please dont read the following comments.

You need DLC to see the spectator role. Even you have the mod 'Gathering Storm' and successfully select 'Spectator', the game will stop after the middle ages.

Because there is an event called 'World Congress' which require everyone to vote. As you are a spectator, you cant vote and the game will stuck there and never continue.
charcoal thatch Mar 26, 2023 @ 2:00am 
there is literally no spectator leader for me does this even work
windows_2000 Jan 21, 2023 @ 2:18pm 
I'm getting: "Map Script: Error: 2 1 Missing Player", when someone selects spectator mode (in lua.log)
Cuto2589 Jan 12, 2023 @ 6:18pm 
Do you need the DLC for the mod to work, because it ain't workin
Mango Dec 22, 2022 @ 9:47am 
The mod seems to work fine up until there's a World Congress (which forces spectator to participate) and then it ceases to work anymore. Anyway to avoid this from happening?
Shelly Dec 9, 2022 @ 10:46am 
Why cant I jump back to overall screen, after I clicked on one player?
demilo86 Dec 4, 2022 @ 10:26am 
Installed with no other mods - there is no 'spectator' leader. Is it the DLC that is the issue? Has anybody found any info?
amy.claringbold Nov 29, 2022 @ 9:30am 
the specttor option dosnt even apperar
amy.claringbold Nov 29, 2022 @ 9:27am 
why does this not work????
<;)))< Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:40am 
Thank you again. That Mod works just fine. Now i can watch the AI burn each other <3
meili Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:27am 
I'm sure somebody with only a minor level of knowledge could probably adjust some of the mod data to install the mod locally in such a way to allow standard and R&F spectators, but I don't know how all that works with steam
meili Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:23am 
Watch AI Fight allows you to reveal the rest of the map and autoplay to some extent, but I've noticed some weird things about the autoplay feature for whatever civ you're watching, and doesn't have as many features
<;)))< Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:21am 
Thank you for taking a look. Is there any other Spectator Mod that works ?
I dont have the 40 € to buy the missing DLC atm..
meili Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:19am 
well, I have half a clue why it might be the case, but don't 100% know how to parse it
meili Sep 9, 2022 @ 2:17am 
After poking around the GitHub files (luckily my beginner-level knowledge of programming is not a hindrance with those), I found that the spectator auto-end turn is in the *game creation* options, not the UI options

That being said, @<;)))< , even if I have Gathering Storm enabled but use Standard ruleset, it doesn't seem to allow me to pick a spectator. I don't know precisely why that is (my minimal poking around the github suggests there *should* be some standard and R&F support), but it appears to be the case
<;)))< Sep 6, 2022 @ 12:43am 
oh ok.. so it does not work without Gathering Storm DLC?
meili Sep 6, 2022 @ 12:27am 
@<;)))< if you're using Sucritact's civ selection screen, you can search for it, otherwise it should be the first one that shows up

It also appears you need Gathering Storm enabled
<;)))< Sep 4, 2022 @ 1:43pm 
Could anyone help me? I cant find the Spectator Leader Option in my Singleplayer Game.
Sorry, if its a dumb Question. Im new to all of this..
Thx for your help
meili Sep 4, 2022 @ 2:57am 
also potentially relevant to my issue is that in singleplayer the banner by which you can see all the techs and player scores is not scrollable and seems to be sort of glitching. I presume this is because it's still trying to follow all the AI players on each of their turns, as this didn't happen in the simultaneous turns mode
meili Sep 4, 2022 @ 2:42am 
Trying this mod for singleplayer out on mac because don't have access to the civ vi dev tools and tuner for AI watching, partially so I could record the tech timings the AIs get out in the wild

Problem is that, even with auto-end turn disabled, I never get prompted to end my turn and the AI turns just keep moving.

Tried to use multiplayer mode with me being sole human, no help.
Hotseat I couldn't even watch the game
disabled all my UI mods except for expansions, problem still occurs
briefly treid out multiplayer helper *just in case* it made any sense to use, still no

Is there any hotfix I can do on my end to try to get this to happen?
Jeric75 Jun 26, 2022 @ 9:12pm 
great mod one problem

1. it doesnt appear at all in singleplayer or top 4 multiplayer so i cant play it
小人偶 Jun 25, 2022 @ 10:00am 
How can I pause the game? How can I vote or skip a special diplomatic problem?
Tehdorr May 26, 2022 @ 5:34am 
it doesnt work in tsl games?
Sekiryu May 2, 2022 @ 11:24pm 
being in the settler lens at the turn rollover freezes the game form me
Byrtil Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:02am 
works great until a diplomatic problem comes up, then the mod shits itself and ceases to function.
januszchomko Mar 20, 2022 @ 1:38pm 
It kind of worked, the leader was there but I ended up as Kongo
D. / Jack The Narrator  [author] Mar 14, 2022 @ 1:22am 
@ErisLiberati: unsure because some custom scenario content might create conflicts.

@Man of Common Sense: Play a multiplayer game alone or tick/untick (can t remember which) the "auto-end turn" option when you create the game.

@elroyflynn100: not really it is because you see everything so the computer load is bigger unfortuantely
ErisLiberati Feb 27, 2022 @ 4:05am 
Does this work for scenarios?

I wanted to do this with the 2020 scenario for reasons, and it just doesnt seem to give the spectator civ option
Man of Common Sense Feb 13, 2022 @ 10:53pm 
When I choose the spectator leader in a single-player game, the autoplay keeps running. I don't see any button to pause. It only stops when there's some diplomatic issue. It seems that I am a leader in this match with no city and units. I have to respond to other leaders' diplomatic requests.
Under the AI player's portrait, there are a very long list and some buttons like score, yield, total, trees, empire, army. But none of them work when I click them. And these lists are full of test1,2,3,4, which is completely useless.
Could you tell me how can I fix it?
elroyflynn100 Feb 13, 2022 @ 9:21pm 
is thre any way to make it stop lagging so much? And also the map keeps flashing back and forth from no FOW to FOW for no resean. Also fast movment is on so the game goes by way too fast. So, overalll this mod is laggy, too fast, requires gathering storm and no way to pause it go go slower and hard to look at with the flashing lights of FOW going on and OFF, imposibe to move around as well with all the lag too. (the lag is from the FOW going on and offf btw
D. / Jack The Narrator  [author] Jan 20, 2022 @ 2:13am 
@Adolf Andersen: Actually the AI is not impacted by the mod. It is just how it has been programmed
Achilles Dec 27, 2021 @ 1:04am 
it works for me until the congress...
White Shadow Nov 4, 2021 @ 9:26pm 
Great mod. Works like a charm. However, when observing close to 100 different AI-only games across a multitude of settings, the AI's behavior seems... strange. I know the AI in Civ VI has always been hit or miss, but it seems stupidly aggressive (and suicidal) with this mod enabled. I was curious if this mod is designed to make the AI more aggressive in order to spice up the games, or if I am just imagining things?