civ5save

Features

• Documented API
• Support for reading general game information (difficulty, turn number, player civilizations and statuses, etc.)
• Support for reading and writing victory types (time, science, etc.)
• Support for reading and writing advanced options (policy saving, promotion saving, etc.)
• Support for reading and writing hidden options (always peace, always war, etc.)
• Support for reading and writing certain multiplayer options (pitboss, private game, turn mode, turn timer)

For an example of actual usage, see https://github.com/bmaupin/civ5save-editor

Goals

• Support for properties which can be changed by modifying the uncompressed header of the file
• Support for all versions of the base game, including DLC and expansion packs
• Support for the latest version only of mods (at least the most popular ones)

Non-goals

• Support for properties which can be changed in game (e.g. quick combat)
• Support for properties which have no effect when changed after a game's started
• Support for properties in the compressed section of the file
• Support for anything other than the latest version of a particular mod
• Support for other Civilization games

Installation

npm install civ5save

Development

git clone https://github.com/bmaupin/js-civ5save.git
cd js-civ5save
npm install

Testing

npm test

Building (includes documentation)

npm run build

Credits

References

• File format
  • https://github.com/rivarolle/civ5-saveparser
  • https://github.com/omni-resources/civ5-save-parser
  • https://github.com/urbanski/010_Civ5Save/blob/master/civ5.bt
• Victory conditions/max turns
  • https://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/273907/154341
• Multiplayer turn types
  • http://blog.frank-mich.com/civilization-v-how-to-change-turn-type-of-a-started-game/
• Multiplayer private/public
  • https://github.com/Canardlaquay/Civ5SavePrivate/blob/master/Civ5PrivateSave/Form1.cs
  • https://github.com/Renophaston/DefectiveCivSavePrivatizer/blob/master/main.c
• Multiplayer pitboss setting
  • https://github.com/Bownairo/Civ5SaveEditor/blob/master/SaveEditor.c
• Multiplayer turn timer
  • https://steamcommunity.com/app/8930/discussions/0/864973761026018000/#c619568192863618582
• Multiplayer password and player status
  • https://github.com/omni-resources/civ5-save-parser
• Patch notes for various versions
  • http://www.kynosarges.org/misc/Civ5PatchNotes.txt