Vox Populi: A Community Patch Project
Newest Version:
4.7.3 (April 28, 2024)
Introduction:
Started in 2014, Vox Populi is a collaborative effort to improve Civilization V's AI and gameplay. Vox Populi is a collection of mods (see below) that are designed to work together seamlessly. The core of the project, the Community Patch, is a DLL-based mod that can be used independently of all other mods in the Project in order to improve your Civilization V experience. It does not modify any of the core game's content (such as leaders or buildings), but improves AI performance and addresses a number of bugs that remained after the final Civilization V patch. The Community Balance Overhaul (and all other elements of the Project), however, expands and changes the core mechanics of the game, offering an entirely new Civilization V experience that feels and plays like an evolution of the series.
Note that as of the Great Merge (Version 2.0), the City-State Diplomacy, Civ IV Diplomatic Features and More Luxuries mods have been combined with the Community Balance Overhaul into the (2) Vox Populi mod.
Requirements:
- Civilization V (.279 version)
- Gods and Kings Expansion
- Brave New World Expansion
- All Leader DLC
- Ancient Wonders DLC
- Windows 7-10
Vox Populi Information:
- Community Patch:
The single largest AI, Bugfix and API DLL for Civilization V. Is the base DLL for most Civ 5 mods that require a DLL. Contains bugfixes, AI improvements, and API enhancements for modders. No balance changes, and minimal gameplay changes are included. New DLL tables, functions and LUA events are included, however they are not used by the mod. Created by the Community Patch Project Team.
- Community Balance Overhaul:
This mod completely overhauls the game by rebalancing policies, leaders, buildings, wonders, and more! Includes new systems, such as Monopolies and Corporations, and entirely new game concepts! Created by the Community Patch Project Team.
- City-State Diplomacy Mod, by Gazebo:
Adds new ways to interact with City-States: Diplomatic Units, United Nations, Diplomatic Victory, City-State Quests, AI Difficulty and more. Created by Gazebo and modified by the Community Patch Project Team for compatibility. You can find more information here.
- Civ IV Diplomatic Features, by Putmalk:
Adds Vassal States, Map and Tech trading, and more. Created by Putmalk and modified by the Community Patch Project Team for compatibility. You can find more information here.
- More Luxuries, by Barathor:
Barathor's More Luxury Mod enhances gameplay, and is part of the VP experience. Includes additional luxuries, with custom graphics and artwork, that expand the diversity of available resources in the game.
- EUI Compatibility Files:
This mod makes Vox Populi compatible with EUI. Use this mod if you have installed the VP version of EUI.
- Promotion Icons and Promotion Tree
Adds unique promotion art for all new promotions (and some vanilla promotions) and a promotion tree viewer for all unit types in the game. These mods are optional enhancements which are not required to play the mod.
- Enhanced User Interface:
Enhanced User Interface offers a complete rework of Civ 5's user interface. This mod is not required by the Community Patch Project, but most Project users prefer it, and you may encounter bugs without it. It is included with the Automatic Installer. You will need to use the version of EUI that comes bundled with Vox Populi, as later versions of it are not compatible with the Project.
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Automatic Installer (Recommended):
This download includes all files, and will properly set up your installation by clearing your cache, deleting old files, and intelligently selecting installation locations. You will be asked to choose your preferred installation during the installation process, so please make sure to read all instructions!
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Manual Installation Instructions (Version 3.5.4+):
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Troubleshooting
Vox Populi is compatible with
mostmods, except those that modify the .dll. If you are using a mod that contains a .dll, it will cause problems!
Report a bug or ask for help! Our GitHub Issues Tracker is the best place to report bugs! Please note that bug reports not submitted on the project's Github Issues Tracker will likely be ignored!
To assist in reporting bugs, we recommend that you enable logging. Instructions can be found here, however please note that it will create a lot of files: https://github.com/LoneGazebo/Community-Patch-DLL#to-enable-logging-for-bug-reports
We also recommend that you set max autosaves to 0 (unlimited) and autosave frequency to 1 in your game options. Uploading a savegame and specifying any other mods you're using helps us greatly in debugging an issue.
Frequently asked questions:
- My Interface is messed up when I use Vox Populi and the Community Patch!
First try to clear your cache (delete all files in the Documents\My Games\Civilization 5\cache folder).If you are using Community Patch Only and you have Enhanced User Interface (EUI) installed,
it is not compatible and you will need to delete it.
If you are using Vox Populi, but you have a later version of EUI installed (not the one that comes bundled with Vox Populi), it is not compatible and you will need to delete it.Follow the automatic or manual installation instructions above to correctly replace EUI.
- My Game crashes when I try to play a game with "Yet (not) another Earth Map Pack!
YnAEMP is working with the Vox Populi, but you have to pay attention to the setup before you launch a game!
Follow this guide to set up your game! - I can not see any changes in the Tech-, or the Policy-Tree, or the trees provide different information from what they really do!
Do you play the Game in a different language than English? If yes, follow this guide!
Happy gaming!
Gazebo
