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So I decided to test replacing the game’s music files with high quality full length versions of the soundtrack and was pleased to discover that the game allowed them and on most occasions didn’t ‘chop end’ playing the music. Some of Civ1’s music tracks went for minutes so a lot was lost, especially considering that the Civ1 intro goes for 3 minutes meaning you sat there in silence for 2.5 mins! There wasn’t much we could do about this in the 1990s as space was premium however these days a few big WAV files isn’t going to do any damage! Youtu.be/eVfpkzb_C3g?list=PLZqnaGtTZxFbq3F5R6lqzyVvYzg9tRBPYĪs someone who grew up playing the Dos version of Civilization I was frustrated when I tried the windows version and found that all the music tracks had been converted from midi to low quality 10-30sec WAV files. (If link doesn’t work Google Blake's Sanctum) Full details below…Ĭivilization 1 For Windows - Complete Soundtrack Overhaul Mod There's an optional soundtrack for Faerun, drawn from Baldur's Gate II music.It's the 30th anniversary of Sid Meier's Civilization 1 this month so I thought I'd finally go public with the final full release of my Civilization 1 For Windows - Soundtrack Overhaul Mod that replaces all the old CivWin short low quality WAV music files with full length high quality Roland MT-32 recordings. Along with Paradox, they're the company most likely to bring me back to a game months after release with paid content, building 'big box' type expansions that add depth rather than length to their games. It's surprising how quickly I've started to think of the new content as part of the game, seamlessly integrated, just as with Enemy Within. Even with all the enjoyable thematic content though (NECROMANCERS), I did find myself missing Brave New World's features. My favourite part is the selection of Civs though, with 25 representing several groups of the major races.įaerun is available through the Steam Workshop and is well worth a look. Religions are now Deity Cults, policies are schools of magic and random events include rampaging dragons and other beasties. The Faerun mod requires the Gods and Kings DLC and will disable Brave New World when used, and it adds just about everything you could want from a Dungeons and Dragons themed Civ game. That all changed this weekend, when a post on PC Gamer drew my attention to the work of modder framedarchitecture, who has created several historical scenarios and a huge Forgotten Realms total conversion. I spent a lot of time playing Civ IV mods, particularly the splendid Fall From Heaven, but I've only tried a couple of alterations to Firaxis' most recent entry in the series, and don't think I've downloaded a single one since installing the two excellent expansions to the base game.