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poiurewq/civ7-chronicle

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0JavaScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A UI mod for Civilization VII that adds a full statistics screen with per-turn graphs, standings, and a Hall of Fame tracking every game you have played.

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    What it does
      Statistics overlay
      Trend and standings charts
      Hall of Fame history
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Coherent Gameface UI engine
    Use cases
      Track civilization progress
      Compare players over time
      Review past game history
    Audience
      Civilization VII players
      Mod developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

See per-turn graphs of science, gold, population, and military stats for every civilization in a game

USE CASE 2

Compare your civilization's standings against opponents at any point during a match

USE CASE 3

Browse a Hall of Fame of past games with win and loss records and fastest finish times

USE CASE 4

Track statistics the base game does not normally show, like net gold per turn

What is it built with?

JavaScript

How does it compare?

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Stars0
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2021-05-192016-11-16
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Subscribe on the Steam Workshop for automatic install and updates, or manually copy the mod folder into the game's Mods directory.

In plain English

Chronicle is a mod for the video game Sid Meier's Civilization VII that adds a proper statistics screen to the game. Civilization VII already tracks a lot of historical data while you play, but it rarely shows that data to you, so this mod surfaces it as charts and graphs. The mod adds a Chronicle button in the pause menu, which you can open on any turn, and on the end of game results screen. Clicking it opens a full screen overlay of charts covering categories like research, economy, society, expansion, military, overall score, and world statistics such as buildings, wonders, and settlements. Most stats can be viewed either as a trend line showing how they changed turn by turn, or as a standings bar showing where each civilization ranks right now. There is also a Hall of Fame screen, reachable from the main menu or from the Chronicle overlay, which lists every game the mod has tracked, including win and loss records, stats broken down by leader and civilization, and leaderboards for highest scores and fastest finishes. The charts include every player in the game, including yourself, which the base game's own charts normally hide. You can hover over a point on a chart to see its exact value, and click a civilization's name in the legend to hide or show its line. The mod fills in some statistics the base game never tracks on its own, such as civics progress and net gold per turn. Because the game only keeps detailed history for the current era of play, Chronicle keeps its own separate log so that charts can span the entire game across eras, though this only works for the portions of the game where Chronicle was actually running. This is a UI only mod. It does not change any gameplay rules and does not affect your saved games. It can be installed by subscribing to it on the Steam Workshop, which updates it automatically, or by manually copying its folder into the game's mods directory. It requires nothing beyond the base game itself.

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Prompt 1
Walk me through installing the Chronicle mod for Civilization VII using the Steam Workshop
Prompt 2
Explain how Chronicle's trend charts differ from its standings charts
Prompt 3
Show me how to manually install this mod without using the Steam Workshop
Prompt 4
Help me understand the localStorage bug in the Civ 7 UI engine this mod works around

Frequently asked questions

What is civ7-chronicle?

A UI mod for Civilization VII that adds a full statistics screen with per-turn graphs, standings, and a Hall of Fame tracking every game you have played.

What language is civ7-chronicle written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript.

How hard is civ7-chronicle to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is civ7-chronicle for?

Mainly general.

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