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title: Modding_difficulty_levels
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::: mw-parser-output
Open the file /db/difficuly.csv and change the values which you want.

The first line VERYEASY;EASY;NORMAL;HARD;VERYHARD is just a comment, so
no point in changing that. The next 2 sections are the ones that matter,
subsequent sections are not used. The numbers are percentage
penalties/bonuses for each setting

I find that the difference between the difficulty levels is too big so I
create 2 new levels\
1) half way between Normal and Hard\
2) half way between Hard and VeryHard\
and delete the 2 easy levels which I never want.

Since VERYEASY;EASY;NORMAL;HARD;VERYHARD will always be the options
displayed when creating a new game, you have to remember which option
corresponds to which difficulty level.

I do not have the original settings any more as I use StonyRoad which I
think modified the settings, so for StonyRoad I use the following

HUMAN;;;;;;;X\
INDUSTRY;0;-7;-15;-23;-30;;X\
RESOURCES;0;-15;-30;-45;-60;;X\
MANPOWER;0;-10;-20;-30;-40;;X\
RESEARCH;0;-5;-10;-15;-20;;X\
ORGANISATION;0;-5;-10;-15;-20;;X COMBAT;0;-5;-10;-15;-20;;X\
MOVE_SPEED;0;-3;-5;-7;-10;;X\
DISSENT;0;-15;-30;-45;-60;;X\
DIPLOMACY;0;-10;-20;-30;-40;;X\
INTELLIGENCE;0;-3;-5;-7;-10;;X\

AI;;;;;;;X\
INDUSTRY;0;7;15;23;30;;X\
RESOURCES;0;15;30;45;60;;X\
MANPOWER;0;10;20;30;40;;X\
RESEARCH;0;5;10;15;20;;X\
ORGANISATION;0;10;20;30;40;;X\
COMBAT;10;7;5;2;0;;X\
MOVE_SPEED;0;2;5;7;10;;X\
DISSENT;0;5;10;15;20;;X\
DIPLOMACY;0;5;10;15;20;;X\
INTELLIGENCE;0;5;10;15;20;;X\

The following table shows the option to choose for the new difficulty
settings

Select gets a standard difficulty of Very Easy Normal Easy Normal-Hard Normal Hard Hard Hard-VeryHard Very Hard Very Hard 
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