Vanilla Civ IV is just the original (patched) game.Internally it will load Civ4BeyondSword2015.exe (or Civ4BeyondSword.exe) Because of this we included above exe to be sure that both is installed.The other two here are correct and generally have it covered, but here's another take on it: At the beginning of a PB you will think it is not required, but the save file size is growing with each turn. It can reduce the time needed for joining from several minutes to seconds. This tool is needed to speed up the login. Otherwise, other players will be blocked. Only with this binary can more than one player join a PB server. If this does not work, switch the game version in the Steam library settings of the game. It is (almost) the old binary without Steam dependencies. If you're using the Steam version, and the multiplayer sections does not show the 'Direct IP' bullet point, start the game with the binary below. Technically, the game works without these tools but all players of the game will profit if you use them! They remove the two most annoying problems.Ĭopy these files into the installation directory of Civ4:BTS. "\Beyond the Sword\Civ4BeyondSword2015.exe" mod="RB62" "\Beyond the Sword\BTS_Wrapper.exe" mod= "RB62" or (Otherwise the wrapper, see below, will not work as expected.įor this you need to create a shortcut (right mouse click on the binary)Īnd then changing the target field of this shortcut to Note about updates: If we needs to update the mod later, you can download the new version here.ĭo not select the mod after the startup in the ingame menu, but directly start the game with the desired modification. Currently it is identical to CloseToHome_ 2.0.6. The name is selected to avoid confusions about mod version numbers. \Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Beyond the Sword\Beyond the Sword\Mods (Steam version) \Beyond the Sword\Mods\ (Steam-free version) or
Join over the 'Multiplayer > Direct IP' panel in the game.Įxtract the zip archives of mods always into following folder
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