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8/30/99 Update: This doesn't really have anything to do with Tweak Central, but it's here anyway.

UPDATE 4.3.99:

I did a little experimenting and here's what I found:
The game cycles the three files: cursor0.tga, cursor1.tga and cursor2.tga to create an animated cursor. This means if you want to create an animated cursor for the game, simply create a 3 frame animation and save each frame as a cursorX.tga file. I still don't know what cursor3.tga does.

Here it is in action!

I made a new cursor to replace the default cursor in the game: Civilization: Call-to-Power®.

It's not really related to tweaking, but I want people to be able to find this file if they want it.




The original cursor looks like this. It's great if you like Age of Empires, but I find "the finger" a little distracting.




That's why I made the white-arrow cursor. It looks like Microsoft's default white-cursor, but I didn't try to cheat and make it look less "jaggy" by having the left-side be straight-up-and-down.


If you own CivCTP and would like to use mine, simply download the zip and follow the instructions on the enclosed readme-file. It's really simple to change the cursor: it shouldn't take more than a minute!

ctpcursor.zip (2,818 bytes)

1. Navigate to the \ctp_data\default\graphics\cursors directory under the game install directory.

2. Rename the 4 original cursor files so you don't overwrite them with the new ones.
You can name them something like cursorXtga.bak (where X is 0..3).

3. Then simply unzip the 4 cursorX.tga files (where X is 0..3) and place them in the \ctp_data\default\graphics\cursors directory.

These instructions are included in the .zip file.

I tested the cursor out at all the resolutions (640x .. 1600x) and it worked fine. I didn't play for very long with the cursor, so I don't know how it interacts with all the possible menus.

If you run into any problems, please contact me:

It's not really software, but it's freely distributable.

Feel free to modify or make your own cursor(s): it's really easy. There are some tips in the readme file if you're having a hard time getting started.

One of the great things about CivCTP (and CivII) are that they creators allow the users to modify the game and customize it to their liking. I think this is great!

Activision's official CivCTP home-page
Manufacturers of CivCTP

Apolyton CivCTP site
Apolyton has web sites for all of Sid Meier's games

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