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Lake Victoria Fix
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14 Jul, 2013 @ 1:20pm
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Lake Victoria Fix

Description
A simple mod that makes a couple of XML tweaks to boost the functionality of the Lake Victoria natural wonder. The purpose of both changes is to cause it to behave like other inland lakes in game, while retaining its unique status as a natural wonder.

- Aztecs can benefit from Lake Victoria as any other lake when building Floating Gardens.


Also makes a few other tweaks, but these changes were added to the official game as of patch/version 1.0.3.70. If you have that version, then you already have these changes:

- Updates Lake Victoria to provide Fresh Water to adjacent tiles.
- Reduces Lake Victoria's ''See Through'' value from 2 to 0, so that you can see across it like other bodies of water in game, instead of as if it were a mountain. Units can bombard across the lake as well.


**Requires Brave New World**
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Calypso  [author] 2 Dec, 2014 @ 5:26pm 
Honestly, I didn't even know that was possible, for any natural wonder for that matter. Guess it never came up in any of my games. Off the top of my head though I don't recall seeing any lines in the XML files for excusing a feature from consideration for these wonders, so I'll have to think on that one for a bit.
JohnMR 27 Nov, 2014 @ 7:06am 
Have you done anything regarding the game considering it a mountain? I once built the Machu Pichu in it. Looks nice, but a bit silly.
Calypso  [author] 3 Aug, 2014 @ 6:29pm 
Good question. Actually, I never thought of that before. Since I didn't knowingly add anything to make it so, I'm leaning towards no.

I suppose it would make sence however if other little lakes are that way. I just didn't consider it since I always walk around them.
thistlebloom 3 Aug, 2014 @ 11:06am 
Can you embark across it like you can with other single tile lakes?

No idea why you would want to, but out of curiosity
Tweaky 18 Oct, 2013 @ 10:17am 
Always wondered why there is Lake Victoria in the game but we have no Lake Baikal there... Sadly
Calypso  [author] 20 Sep, 2013 @ 1:54pm 
@lockstep
I have taken a look at the updated XML and I confirm that you are correct. It's slightly sad that most of this mod is now redundant, but I'm glad that these changes were ultimately incorporated officially.

I'll just leave this mod up for posterity's sake, and in case anyone agrees with the case that Aztecs ought to get a little extra bonus.
lockstep 20 Sep, 2013 @ 1:56am 
It seems that the 1.0.3.70 patch incorporated most features of your fix into the basic game. The only exception is that Lake Victoria still doesn't receive +2 food from the Aztec Floating Gardens, which was somewhat debatable (one could argue that Natutal Wonders should provide fixed yields, except for Spain).
Kopiok 22 Aug, 2013 @ 9:20am 
I... I tried searching for this mod by name, as well as simply checking the "terrain" tag and it never showed in the search results. 'Sup wit that?
Calypso  [author] 4 Aug, 2013 @ 8:58am 
@The.Luuuk
Nice! Glad that resolved so easily.
KozaL 4 Aug, 2013 @ 2:53am 
Problem solved, need to delete all cache files from game directory new/other PC. During the next run all needed files will be downloaded including Lake Victoria mod ;)