Sid Meier's Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Ultra-Slow Research
88 Comments
kensw 2 Feb @ 8:45am 
Just go to My Games folder Civ 5 and clear contents of the Cash folder - will bump and reset all mods should fix the not showing up problem - this is a Steam problem not the mods.
Hairdog2013 1 Sep, 2024 @ 4:50pm 
BROKEN
Gamer of Indeterminate Gender 7 Dec, 2022 @ 1:36pm 
still not downloading :(
Guvenoren 2 Oct, 2022 @ 8:54am 
Yeah it's not downloading at all :( Is there a way to fix this on my end?
Ellye  [author] 8 Apr, 2022 @ 7:44am 
Yeah, not sure what happened with the way I packed this mod, but sometimes Steam doesn't download it correctly. :<

Nexrt time I reinstall Civ V I'll remember to take a look at that.
Badman 7 Apr, 2022 @ 10:40pm 
it isnt showing up for me either
Cookiesnm1lk 24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:53am 
mod isn't showing up in my mod selection screen. help
Ellye  [author] 16 Aug, 2020 @ 7:59pm 
Works for both, but the AI on Civ5 starts with some Free Techs - so their headstart will be more noticeable with this mod.

If you're playing on King, the AI starts with one free tech.
They gain one more at Emperor, another at Immortal and another at Deity.
Arsène Lupin 16 Aug, 2020 @ 2:19pm 
Does this mod works for the AI? I have two technologies while they have like.. 7, lol
GonzoIV 24 Jun, 2018 @ 2:25am 
This mod does not show up in the mod section, but everything else does?
Monga 24 Mar, 2018 @ 9:14am 
Thank you @ZARBON for the tip :-)
j donut 23 Oct, 2017 @ 5:34pm 
This mod doesn't work because the creator set the file up incorrectly, I think they didn't put it in a folder or something idk

However, if you want to play the game with whatever research cost you want, download one of his other slow research mods and find it in your MODS folder, usually in your my documents folder, at:

Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS\Extra-Slow Research (v 1)
(in this example its his extra slow research mod)

Once you go in the folder for the mod, open the .xml file there in notepad

You can change the gamespeed to whatever you want for any mode

for example
<Where Type="GAMESPEED_STANDARD"/>
<Set ResearchPercent="500" />

This will make standard pace games have 500% of normal research costs

Save and close, and enable the mod in civ.

Should be good.

The default values are quick-75, standard-100, epic-150, marathon-300. Adjust them how you like.
TopGun❂ 23 Jul, 2017 @ 3:52pm 
kul
JackTheOnion 5 Nov, 2016 @ 5:19pm 
It seems that the mod file is a txt file while it should be a rar.
patrioticparadox 31 Oct, 2016 @ 11:02pm 
@DeletedTaters download and install them manually: steamworkshopdownloader.com
DeletedTaters 5 Sep, 2016 @ 9:55pm 
I'm subbed to the 30%, 160%, and 300%. i can not get them to download. Any ideas, tips, or suggestions? Thanks all!
Fir 29 May, 2016 @ 3:15pm 
Slower?
tweag28 24 Apr, 2016 @ 10:00am 
seriously people i used to be able to use 160% mod but now that one like this one is the only mod ive come across that just refuses to download, does anyone know a similar mod i could find?
tweag28 23 Apr, 2016 @ 8:51am 
why WONT YOU WORK!
Brakeven 23 Jan, 2016 @ 3:43am 
Hm dosent work with the Elder Scrolls mods :(
Young_Govinda 18 Dec, 2015 @ 4:58am 
everytime i load my saved game it kicks out this research mod and it plays as a normal game ;(
Lord Jones 8 Nov, 2015 @ 6:13pm 
Trouble downloading might be a recent problem (since last falls patch, perhaps?) I've been happily using this mod for a long time, but I just had to delete my cache and now this mod will no longer load. I like the mod very much and I hope this is not the end of it.
Living Joker 1 Sep, 2015 @ 5:26pm 
Had a few of these downloaded, but unsubscribed while waiting for the author and test players to confirm all bugs have been squashed.
Jack Stewart 2 Jul, 2015 @ 5:29pm 
A glitch I seem to have found. Once I hit the Atomic Era, playing on Marathon speed, all techs seemed to become a negative value, and started researching in one turn each...
XregularC 16 Jun, 2015 @ 7:22am 
I've has some problems with downloading them mod like some other but I've fixed it for me. I started with removing all the mods folders and files (for me located at "C:\Users\MyName\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS"). When that was done I started the game and began downloading all the mods again. All mods except two was installed and displayed correctly(this was one of them). I noticed this mod was the only mod that didn't have a folder for me, instead there was just a file named "slower research 300 (v 1).civ5mod".
XregularC 16 Jun, 2015 @ 7:22am 
I improvised and created a folder which I named "slower research 300 (v 1)" and I copied the mod file into that folder(to see how things would react). Less than five seconds later the copy of the file inside of my folder was deleted and a new folder was created outside of my folder(named "Slower Research +300% (v 1)"). I removed the folder that I created. The mod file where still there in the MODS folder but now when there was also a folder for the mod I could select it in the game and use it(it works). The folder does however not contain anything what I can see.
Galen Iros 4 Jun, 2015 @ 3:46am 
i really love this mod! but is there a possibility to use this mod in multiplayer?
Kritix 14 May, 2015 @ 1:05am 
have you done the mirror yet?
Ellye  [author] 20 Apr, 2015 @ 11:55am 
Regarding mod not downloading, I gave up on fixing that issue. Something weird with the workshop, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I'll see about putting a mirror somewhere else.

@Revy

Yes, it affects all civs. AI and player-controlled alike.
Grunge Mirkwood 19 Apr, 2015 @ 10:33pm 
Same here, this mod doesn't download and appear in the list like the others. I'd love to use it, but can't.
tweag28 10 Dec, 2014 @ 7:35pm 
Yeah fuck this mod it wont download properly fix this glitchy shit
Ivor 8 Nov, 2014 @ 9:03am 
Does this affects the computer players too, right?
Yuanowitzchinashekel 3 Nov, 2014 @ 12:21pm 
Can you please upload the file somewhere on the internet? It will not work over steam workshop.
Antimemer 4 Oct, 2014 @ 2:06am 
Can you reupload this on mediafire? Steam Workship refuses to download this but it will download your other mods at least.
Sir Wozzel 10 Sep, 2014 @ 12:33pm 
So I was looking in the mod files and your mod add the folder to the MODS folder but does not put the file in that folder it puts it outside. I have no idea if that would fix it but it's probably a problem anyway.
MSG 30 Aug, 2014 @ 11:10am 
I had to do the same thing as Hashtag_Dbag. It doesn't extract properly, so you should extract it manually using winrar or some similar application. The file is also just an XML edit by the looks of it, so you could fairly easily edit it in notepad to be 1000x. Note: You need to start a new game to use it.
Asmund 29 Aug, 2014 @ 5:35pm 
I fixed it by going into My Computer and looking in the Civ 5 files and extracting the specific file. And if you could make a 1000 times longer that'd be a gift from god.
TheTrueFinalBoss 20 Aug, 2014 @ 7:17pm 
Mod downloaded, its in my files. Doesn't show up in Civ 5
Ellye  [author] 13 Aug, 2014 @ 2:36pm 
Yeah, Steam Workshop is sometimes behaving weirdly and not downloading the mod. :(
I'm still not sure what to do about that.
Asmund 13 Aug, 2014 @ 10:43am 
BUG!

spaxspore Aug 9 @ 7:39pm
subscribed.. not in the list of mods. Started a game on normal speed.. normal research. Am i doing something wrong here?

- I'm getting this problem too. I've checked in my computer library under Civ V Mods and it doesn't appear. I've downloaded it before then deleted it, now downloading it again but no dice. Thanks for helping.
spaxspore 9 Aug, 2014 @ 7:39pm 
subscribed.. not in the list of mods. Started a game on normal speed.. normal research. Am i doing something wrong here?
Vollkornmehl 3 Aug, 2014 @ 6:33am 
could you make one with 1000% slower? that would be pritty cool :D
Ellye  [author] 3 Jul, 2014 @ 5:37pm 
Many people think that a common issue with Civ 5 (and often Civ games in general) is that the eras go by way too fast. You don't get to really feel like each era has its own history, its own battles, etcetera.
Changing game speed down to Epic or Marathon does improves things a little bit - but it also slows down production (and everything else besides movement) with it. This does not solve the core issue regarding this: the speed of Research, compared to everything else, is too fast.

So a mod like this will slow down research, while keeping Production and such intact. This will give a better ratio of advancement, for people looking for a game that allows them to play through each era.
Waurth 3 Jul, 2014 @ 5:29pm 
Not saying this isnt helpful, but why would people need this?
Ruinsage 16 Jun, 2014 @ 5:10am 
It doesn't seem to affect the research cost in my game. 69 for the first ones at epic both with and without the mod. I have unpacked it, and activated it ingame.
ShiaLaBunion5 23 Apr, 2014 @ 10:43pm 
I cant download it from the workshop it just wont download no Civ prob
Azikiel 18 Apr, 2014 @ 11:44pm 
I tried it, it works for a turn then it crashes :/

ahh well D:
Ellye  [author] 18 Apr, 2014 @ 7:56pm 
@Azikiel:
Hmm, I really don't know if it would work properly.

@Everyone:
Sorry for the lack of replies, I was a bit bummed with Steam Workshop bugging a bit with Civ5 mods.
Azikiel 17 Apr, 2014 @ 3:58pm 
Will this work on a save game?
sgfbfdv 10 Mar, 2014 @ 12:57pm 
How do I add this to my game? I have clicked subscribe, but I can't see an option anywhere