[update 2020.08.29: the latest version of TyrMegMa with 34 civilizations is here: https://tyrantilles.blogspot.com/2020/08/20200829civilization-iv-beyond-sword.html
Try the new version. It is no point in playing this old version that supports only 18 civs.]
TyrMegMa mod Mega-Marathon
Civilization IV Beyond the Sword mod Mega-Marathon by Tyr Antilles
TyrMegMa mod is basically the default Civ4BtS but longer and larger.
For hard-core Civilization IV enthusiasts that feel the huge maps of the game are too small and Marathon mode is too fast, I made this mod that offers two things:
1. create a huge random map several times bigger then the original Huge map of the game (original Huge have scale factor of 32x20 and TyrMegMa Huge is 80x50).
2. game speed, tech discovery, construction and others are a lot slower (about three times slower then original Marathon speed of the game), giving you enough time to play every age a lot.
Start of the mod:
- Close Civ4 if is open
- Unpack TyrMegMa.zip to Civ4BtS mods folder:
* for STEAM version of Civ4BtS, Mods folder is: {the place where your STEAM folder is located}\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Beyond the Sword\Beyond the Sword\Mods\
* for the standalone installation of the game (if you installed on the default path) Mods folder is: C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Civilization4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\
- Clear the cache from Civ4 cache folder - just delete all files inside cache folder from c:\Users\{your win user}\AppData\Local\My Games\beyond the sword\cache\
- Fire up Civ4BtS and launch the mod from Advanced > Load a mod > TyrMegMa
The game will restart loading the mod. In upper right corner will be written the name of the mod: TyrMegMa
- At the beginning of the game choose:
* Custom game.
* Map type (Archipelago works best, but other types can be suitable. You can check how a new map is generated by entering the map editor, then restarting a new game with that map type.)
* Size: Huge (This is the one I modified and is about six times bigger then the original huge map of the game. All other sizes are game's default.)
* Speed: Marathon (This is the one I modified. All other speeds are game's default.)
* Deselect Victory: Time victory (To not have the game end just when things start to become interesting.)
* The other choices are optional.
Required to finish such a game: a strong computer and a TON of patience and free time.
TyrMegMa.zip : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d19H4kSwC5h3sxJDwwmtOaWIO0r0C06s
If you want to know more about his mod, further details and the things I changed are explained on Calculus - Civ4BtS TyrMegMa.ods (can be opened with LibreOffice): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wlqSrM0YbdT_kTkVts7eGRZr75kQeMyX
