DoaNE (Dawn of a New Era) is a mod for the game "Civilization IV / Colonization" (2008) which aims to significantly improve the original game that was a pale copy of the 1994 release. Always inspired by the historical line of American colonization, we are implementing our changes gradually, to make this game a reference in the field. All aspects are reviewed, modified or enriched to radically transform the game but without betraying the spirit of conquest and colonization wanted and liked by the players, while providing a comfort of game to make it enjoyable and flexible in multi-players mode. New versions of DoaNE come out regularly and always give the desire to rediscover the game
The mod is much better than the original game.
Interesting mod (version 6.00) that does several things different than the vanilla game or other mods (e.g. mixed transport slots, automated trade routes, a unit that can plant e.g. tobacco, improvable farms). But still lacks a "completed" feeling as some features are still missing).
Some most excellent features that add realism and additional gameplay choices. It's my new favorite!
I looked at the clock and kept track of it, this game crashes every hour, almost on the hour.
Trading with natives really sucks.
During my last game, I ended up with so much wood, I would load it on three ships to send home and it would still overfill. I had a lot of fishermen, two cities with a crap each, I had two blacksmiths in two cities, had a strong enough supply of ore for .7 blacksmiths, two expert lumberjacks, two veteran soldiers, a veteran dragoon, and two firebrand preachers.
Oh, you might say, you were doing super good!
Well, let's see, I can't trade with natives for anything useful, there is an ore mine of awesome right next to the beach that I can't colonize near because the game insists that I use boats with colonization packs.... So I have no idea to how to get to that or to fuel my weapons production... Because the English are uppity.
Oh and people keep attacking my ships, but I can't figure out how, and I can't retaliate. I got my own naval escort, with a trained naval crew, and at leat ten cannons.... But the ships will attack me and then disappear.
Oh and the game loves to crash.....
And all of the factions are exactly the same.
And you have to tell every unit on the map what to do every turn. The pioneer forgets what he is doing every turn almost, if you tell people to go to another settlement, they move once and then park themselves.
Urg.....
EDIT: This is the day after and I tried to get back where I was before the game crashed after one hour of play.
I was going to save every 20 minutes or so, the game crashed before that.