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Iska's Stones to Stars

Il Principe

If you like this mod, check out Il Principe, its leaner cousin.

Stones to Stars

This is a beta, but I no longer have any time or inclination to work on it, so it probably won't be getting any more updates. Please carefully read the documentation before posting that it doesn't work. This mod is a combination of my own tech tree layout and a compilation of my favorite excellent mods from around the workshop and public forums. It's intended to be played with my other mod Empires Ascendant and is fully compatible. (It used to be somewhat independent, but now it's codependent.)

This is not compatible with Vox Populi, Rise to Power, InfoAddict, Really Advanced Setup, or Extended User Interface.

Extended User Interface installs to the game's DLC folder, not its MODS folder, if you've ever installed EUI, CP, CBP, or VP then make sure to uninstall it from there.

New Advanced Gameoptions and Natural Wonders will not appear unless playing with my other mod Empires Ascendant.

This is a large mod that alters core game files and data and necessitates a cache refresh, clear it by deleting Documents\My Games\Civilization 5\cache\ & \moduserdata\, or you may experience severe game issues.

GunStarPL's Quick Turns is an included mod, which overrides user settings for Quick Turns and Quick Combat. Adjust the settings from Additional Information (left of the Nuclear Overview) -> Quick Turns.

Manual Download (v74.1)[drive.google.com]

Rise and Fall

- Giant True Start Earth with Historic Civilization Start Dates; Select the Rise and Fall Map from the Additional Maps pool, and the Rise and Fall option from the advanced Game Setup Menu. (Requires Empires Ascendant.)

Observer Mode

- Includes a variety of mods designed for observing A.I. Games, including a special observer UI and advanced Game Option that removes the need for external tools to start an A.I. only game. (Requires Empires Ascendant.)

New Content

- Adds the Neolithic, Enlightenment, and Future Eras, and adjusts the Tech Tree, changing Technology placement & prerequisites, and adjusting Unit, Building, and various other Tech unlocks. Eras are now; Ancient, Pre-Classical, Classical, Feudal, Enlightenment, Imperial, Industrial, Atomic, Digital, Modern, and Future.

- Adds 25 new Technologies; Fishing, Trade, Mysticism, Religious Orders, Exploration, Sovereignty, Flintlock, Humanism, Medecine, Imperialism, Warships, Fortification, Manufacturing, Armor Plating, Mass Media, Nationalism, Free Trade, Green Energy, Conservation, Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Engineering, Designer Genetics, Arcology, Spaceflight, and Neural Interfacing.

- Adds 31 new Buildings; Gathering Hall, Palisades, Fishpond, Tavern, Forge, Arena, Academy, Bastion, Cloth Mill, Drydock, Gallery, Gunsmith, Manor, Menagerie, Salon, Physician's Office, Cistern, Publishing House, Telegraph, Agribusiness, Wind Farm, Natural Gas Plant, Theatre, Weigh House, Cinema, Steel Mill, Residential Hi-Rise, Commercial Hi-Rise, Robotics Lab, Supermarket, and Perpetual-Motion Machine.

- Adds 22 new Units; Pathfinder, Galley, Carrack, Cruiser, Cuirassier, Explorer, Field Gun, Galleon, Line Infantry, Ship of the Line, Skirmisher, Surveyor, Uhlan, Great Director, Guided Rocket, Supercarrier, Robot Infantry, Lev-Tank, Laser SAM, Laser Artillery, Suborbital Bomber, and HALO Jet.

- Adds 26 new World Wonders; Skara Brae, Ggantija, Barnenez, Newgrange, Mesa Verde, Templo Mayor, Solomon's Temple, Flavian Amphitheatre, Pantheon, St. Peter's Basilica, Registan, Fasil Ghebbi, Smithsonian Institute, Topkapi Palace, Torre Del Oro, Versailles, Kronborg, Wat Phra Kew, Alamo, Panama Canal, Hollywood, the World Trade Center, Apollo Program, Aperture Science, the Keyhole Project, and Artificial Reality.

- Adds 8 new Natural Wonders; Mt. Everest, Lake Retba, Dalol, Eye of the Sahara, Salar de Uyuni, Giant's Causeway, Bermuda Triangle, and Luminescent Bay.

- Adds 5 new National Wonders; Summer Palace, National Hospital, National Bank, National Park, and Director's Guild.

- Adds 100+ Religions, 100+ Great People, 100+ Great Works, 41 new Beliefs, 17 new Promotions, 16 new Resolutions, 5 new Improvements, 5 new Advanced Gameoptions, 4 new Maps, 2 new Victories, and 1 new Gamespeed.

Included / Incompatible Mods / Credits

See the ingame popup at the beginning of every new game for Included / Incompatible Mods / Credits list, changelog and technical help.