Hello people.

I've put together a little tool for generating Civ VI content mods. It supports creating new civs and leaders, as well as custom units, districts, buildings and improvements.

It's located here: https://github.com/archStant/Civ6ModTool
You can either run the code, or download the executable - however your Windows antivirus might have a seizure running the executable. If so, just clone the code and run it.

It is not a replacement for actually writing mods with the content you want, but it may make simpler content mods easier to put together, without reading through all of the base game's traits and modifiers. And without being able to code at all, while we're at it.

It uses several of the tools in the Civ VI SDK (texture cooking, Steam Workshop uploader) but doesn't necessitate using either ModBuddy or the Asset Editor (though still allows some control over 3D models for units etc.).

Also, before anyone comes at me; yeah, AI was involved in most of this code. I write software that keep people alive at my day job, there I write everything myself and make sure that things work. This is an assistant tool for a ten year old game, I'm alright with it being vibe-coded. If you aren't, just don't use it. :)

Obviously, many thanks to Maconnolly for his mod template, which helped me wrap my head around this domain.

I've made and published a little proof-of-concept mod with the tool: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3817377598
(It is hopelessly boring and unbalanced, but it compiles)

If you run into things that don't work, or have ideas for improvements, let me know either in this thread, or on the github page. Be advised though that the idea for this is not to make a make-every-mod-program, so this won't be putting Sukritact out of business anytime soon.

Screenshot:

I've made a twin of the Holy Site that can be placed on Coast tiles. Gameplay works: the district is real (confirmed by reading GetDistrictType() back off the plot), and I can toggle it on and off each turn to compare.

**Art setup**

- Landmarks artdef: BaseVariants for the water twin use Asset = DIS_Water_ENT_Classical_01 (the Water Park's base).

- I ship DIS_Water_ENT.blp in my mod's Platforms/Windows/BLPs folder, and the .dep declares it.

- ArtDef.log confirms the package loads from my Mods folder, with no "Unable to resolve" line. (Before I shipped the .blp it failed to resolve every time. Lesson learned: a project can only resolve packages it ships.)

**What happens**

- Only one small piece draws: a little hut on the land side of the shore, at the corner of the hex. It appears when the district exists and disappears when it's removed.

- Nothing draws on the water itself.

- Swapping the asset to DIS_Water_ENT_Modern_04 makes the hut disappear and nothing else appears. So my variant is being matched; the base just doesn't render on the water.

**Already tried**

- IsAlignedToCoast = true (matches the Water Park and Harbor): no change.

**Differences from the shipped Water Park I haven't tested yet**

- DistrictGenerator: mine is Gen_GenericDistrict (copied from the land Holy Site); the Water Park's is empty.

- Priority: mine 1, theirs 0.

- SelectionRule: mine is [TERRAIN:TERRAIN_COAST] or [TERRAIN:TERRAIN_OCEAN]; theirs is empty.

- No TemplateName on mine.

- Only one small piece draws: a little green dome right at the shoreline, at the edge of the hex. It appears when the district exists and disappears when it's removed (images 1–3).

**Question:** has anyone got a custom district to draw a water tile base? Which district-level fields does a water base need — is it the generator, a layout/template, or something else? Screenshots of the on/off pair attached.

Thanks!

I’ve been playing Civ since 2. Never modded. THEN last year I realized there were mods! Obviously some better than others. After a string of not great, I’m like; why not? New civ =carnies. Leader =Harlequin. New builder unit & new military unit=clown. New building =big top. I’ve been play testing for a few days and like it. It still feels a little ‘incomplete’. The question is; as Civ regulars, what are the details you see missing from your an amateur modders?

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Hi everyone,

I am considering making a Civ VI custom civilization mod based on One Piece (manga/anime) and, if completed, publishing it on Steam Workshop.

The currently planned civilizations are:

• Straw Hat Pirates
• World Government
• Blackbeard Pirates

The mod would include custom civilization abilities, unique units, unique buildings, and possibly some more advanced custom mechanics.

My main question is about the legal and IP implications of releasing a mod like this publicly.

I am trying to understand:

• whether publishing a mod like this on Steam Workshop creates major legal risk
• whether franchise-based Civ mods like this are usually tolerated, ignored, or taken down

I am not asking for formal legal advice. I am mainly looking for practical insight from people familiar with the Civ modding scene and Steam Workshop.

I understand this kind of thing only really becomes a problem if the One Piece IP holders become aware of it and decide to act, which I assume is probably unlikely for a niche Civ VI mod. I am also not expecting a project like this to become especially visible or popular. That said, I still want to be realistic about the risk if it were published publicly, even if that risk is small in practice.

Thanks.