BC4000 - Civilization Model

Some of the terrain packed maps, such as the 500x250 world map will be removed from the editor. Also, you will no longer have to go into the brush menu to change between terrain and resources. All terrain and resources will be in one spot.

This just keeps getting better and better. I myself, I’m looking forward to being able to watch the rest of the game unfold when I lose, which to be honest, is most of the time! L O L

Well, technically you can watch the rest of the game unfold, but you won't actually be updated on who is doing what. Basically, you will just be in super player mode for the duration of the game, so I guess you will just have to explore every city on every turn to catch new developments. At first, I thought we would get turn by turn news updates or something. Still grateful for what we have though.

Well, I was just talking about notifications in the previous post, now they are suddenly a reality. When playing as the observer, we will be given turn by turn updates on what each nation is doing. It's madness I tell you, but I love it.

Thank you, my friend, for all your help.
It seems I have, finally, solved some things that were not clear for me.
thank you for taking the time to help those of us who are struggling to understand this game.
You and Pañais are both awesome.
Indeed this game is just greater every day.
Now I'm just waiting for an update for DDH and I'll be happy. LOL.

Wow. I have not tried the new alien rule set yet but I cannot wait. I am simply blown away by how much energy Jianfeng Wu puts into this game. I don't think honestly that I have ever encountered a game developer who implements every feasible suggestion made by the players. It's clear that either we are all totally on the same wavelength or he actually cares about reading our comments and suggestions. I hesitate to use terms like the best ever, but this is definitely on my list near the top. And it just keeps getting better and better. Jianfeng Wu thanks and keep up the great work!

To those who was holding up on the alien ruleset, now is the best time to try it, as it has made its way to the map editor. There are new units, terrain types, buildings, technologies and races to deal with. Should you lose all your cities and units, you can become an observer to the rest of the game. Note that when you are observing, the very first observation turn will contain all updates from the start of the game to wear you got killed off. You will be permanently in super player mode for the rest of the game, plus you will receive notifications on what each nation is doing. Have a good one.

So, it turns out that we have some new changes to the game. The first one is quite obvious, since there are new music. It took me a while to figure out the change regarding user defined tiles, but here it is. As you all know, previously when using the map editor and adding for example a plane, you would need to go through layers should you wish to improve the tile. For example, you would need to add a road first, followed by railroad and finally maglev. The same rule applied when adding food resources. You had to add irrigation first, before you could add farmland. Now, you don't need these layers anymore. Now you just add your plane, followed by farmland and maglev. In short, you can now skip the minor layers and add the best ones right away. You're welcome.

Once again, a major update is in the works. A new ruleset is coming called Aviation. In this ruleset, you begin in the year 1900 and every turn is equivalent to one month. obviously, there will be new units, buildings and 115 technologies. This ruleset Will also be available in the map editor from the start. So far, when selecting to play on a randomly generated map, only the first 50 nations seem to be available for now. However, I haven't fully tested this on the map editor yet. This developer truly is awesome. It's really feeling like I'm playing different civilisation games.

Hey guys. I want to play this so much but is there any tutorials to get started besides what’s in the game? Just need to get my head around how it works!!

Unfortunately the only tutorials are those in the game, along with the encyclopedias and the descriptions on this website.

The rest of the nations will be making their way to the Aviation ruleset. Every map available in civilisation mode will also be making its way to the map editor.

Some maps, such as the 500x250 world map will also be getting new sizes. Furthermore, there is a very subtle change when editing your own map. Instead of the minimum being 50x50, you can now adjust it to 25x25 should you wish to do so. I am not sure how the map of the Asian continent can be almost twice the size of the world map lol, but I'm not complaining. Just a bit baffled by the logic.

As you all know, previously we were able to choose The minimum and maximum distance for cities to be away from each other. We could choose between 3 to 5 tiles. In the latest upcoming version however, we will be able to select between 1 and 11. This would drastically limit or even increase the number of cities you can build, making the game even more hard or easy. I've also asked the good doctor to consider dropping these limits in the map editor as well. I want cities to spring up like mushrooms lol.

One of my custom maps (Strange little world) was apparently good enough to be accepted as a community map. Feel free to check it out, should you have time. I'm also looking forward to hopefully see more maps created by members of our blind community.

Could someone give me some advice on using this app?
I can find my cities, but I have no idea how to place workers or build irregation. Additionally, moving units on such a massive map can be very slow and difficult to do; are there any ways to make this easier? Lastly, is there any way to pick your opponent in the online game? I have a friend I want to show this game to, but I'm not sure if I could set up a one-on-one game with him.

Check the mini map from within a city's menu. Move workers to all the tiles on that map and build roads/irrigation. Alternatively, you can just double tap on the work button and the workers will move to those tiles and perform work automatically. As for online games, you can just select the invite a friend option and it should work nicely. there are currently three ways of navigating depending on your situation. First, you can simply use the directional buttons which is perhaps the simplest way of moving a unit. Secondly, you can select the go to button, then explore the map with your finger and double tap on the tile you wish to go to. The unit will find its way to the location automatically, assuming that it's within reason. Thirdly, if you have cities, you can select the go to city button and make use of those menus to order units around from city to city. That's pretty much it. Hope that it was helpful.

Now that I've checked thoroughly, it appears that there is no invite friends button, so I guess you and your friend will simply have to be online at the same time, then hope for the game to pair you up with each other.

Glad you're enjoying my map. The thing is, I'm not really fond of huge maps, because make the game running a little slower on my iPhone XS max.

So I can see the mini-map within a city. I then go back to the world map, and tap on that square. However, I don't see a way to get a citizen to work that tile. I see something like terrain forest, food production 1, shield production 2. But nothing about workers, or having someone work that square.

So far, I have found that BC4000 and DDHeroes are, (in some areas), difficult to use.
You have to switch recognition mode on and off in order to access some parts of the game.
Even when you are sure that you have the right button and you are about to press it, you don't get the result that is expected.
I have left a message for BC 4000 in discord but, so far, I have not gotten an answer.
In my message I mentioned that in DDH the "points of interest" button is not working. It is inaccessible.
Those of you who are beta testing BC 4000 and, if you are also beta testing, iOS 16, please give DDH a look and help me get the developer's attention to this issue.
I also need your help corroborating this problem.
I hope I am not the only one experiencing these difficulties with both games.
Thank you so much.

How do I build workers and engineers, and what's the difference?

From within a city's interface, select the change button and select the things you wish to build. Workers/engineers should be among the options. Basically, an engineer is an upgraded worker. They can work faster than ordinary workers and even perform better tasks, such as transforming certain areas into others. They even gain higher levels as they work, allowing them to work even faster. They only become available with higher technologies.

How do I get a settler across an ocean if I don't have any airplane capabilities? Can triremes or other boats get settlers over water? If so, how do I do it?

When that is done, there will be an option which says load into the ship when using your setler. Next, you simply move it across the ocean. Please note that a trireme can't move in the deep ocean, only ocean. To move in the deep ocean, you need a transport.

So I've been playing some 2-player games against a single novice AI opponent. Even though I leave one defensive unit, I keep getting my cities conquered. However, when I build more military units, it kills my gold reserves and bankrupts me, which drastically slows down my production and gets me conquered too. It also sends my cities into disorder, even when I have temples and the cathedral wonder. I've been using the 25x25 map (since the big maps are really overwhelming and take forever to keep track of).

I would actually suggest starting with bigger maps, anyway, because smaller maps mean that you have smaller distances between nations, which means that you will definitely get conquered faster. Either that, or you could start with just one nation on novice mode. It wouldn't be as interesting I suppose, but then you would have plenty of leeway to figure out the game first. A few people before me have actually recommended that idea; it wouldn't hurt to go through some of the comments here.

I've been having the same issue as
DrummerGuy
Where I will try to select a button and it doesn't do what I'm expecting it to do. In some cases it's actually quite a big problem because I can't figure out how to actually open the menu for each individual city. Is there some shortcut that I can use to get around that? Like for example, I tried to tap on a city to change its production, and voiceover makes it appear as if nothing is happening.
Am I making sense?

dr.jianfeng.wu@gmail.com

How do I set up trade routes between cities? I build a caravan in one city, and have it travel to another, but once it arrives, there's no establish trade route button. Apparently I should also be able to sell goods or help build wonder, but I don't see that either.

First of all, cities needs to be at least nine tiles away from each other in order to establish trade routes. Secondly, you need to move your caravan using the directional buttons, otherwise the commands won't pop up. I have tried reporting it via The feedback option, but the bug is yet to be addressed. Oh and another thing, if you have an alliance with another nation, you can also set up trade routes with them and the distance between your nations can be five tiles.

I am having the same issue with BC4000 and DDHeroes and have reported this problem but yet no answer.
Every time there is a new update I am thinking that perhaps the problem has been resolved, but the only thing I see our new maps.
I have not been able to play since I first started reporting this problem.
I sincerely hope that my emails have found their way to the developer.
If not, there might be something wrong, and I am continuously trying to see what it could be.
The developer has shown great commitment in making his games accessible for the blind community.
So, the only thing I can think of, is that maybe I am not doing something right.
Hopefully, this issues can be solved soon.

The latest update fixes the issue with voiceover. It is now possible to select cities again.

I'm not sure if it has been released for the public yet, but you can now watch advertisements to instantly fill your granary, as well as boost research at critical moments, or basically any time you want.

Yes, that was released in the last update. Though it only fills the granary to 75% full. also, if there is a way to watch an ad to boost research, I don't know where it is.

I just checked, and you are correct. The one about the granary is already out, but the research booster just arrived today in the beta. When it becomes public, it should be the very first option on the research selection screen.

Is it just me, or is watching ads inaccessible? I can watch an ad, but I can't close it without closing the app. When I do that, I lose the reward. How can I watch ads and close them, without having to close the app?

I get two types of ads. One has no buttons and the only links in it are to go to the App Store and such. With those I just have to find the text that says reward granted, and then flicking right after that, it will say close video with a Question mark, And then again, and it will say you will lose your reward, and then one more time and it says close video and I double tap on that. I just have to kind of feel around the screen for it. The other kind is much simpler and when it's done, I tap somewhere in the middle of the screen and there's the image to click on that will take you to the ad, and then flick left, and that's the close button. I hope that helps.

Once you are at the bottom, swipe left and tap on the first close button you find.

Is anyone else unable to watch an ad to boost research output? Whenever I tap the button, nothing happens.

Well, that seems to be a bug. Because sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Also, Is there anyway to change the leader name from was in a game, or do I have to move the map so it can be edited?

Double tap on the nations button, then nation report and finally, double tap on the leader’s name.

The game ITS in deed good. The problem that I have with the game, is that I no longer can invite Friends to my on line game. In rest, it's excelent.

I can't seem to close any ads. When I get an ad I find where it says reward granted on the screen but then I flick and it doesn't go anywhere. And also I've tried just feeling around the screen and I can't find anything that says close video.