It won't download for me. And my MODS folder is empty/non-existent. I have other mods just fine, but this one does not download or exist, and I cannot locate my actual Mods folder (it is not where it ought to be). Shame, I really wanna use this mod...

Fixed in 2025! The mod simply doesn't conform to the new structure. Check your "My Games > Sid Meier's Civilization 5 > MODS" folder. The mod had an empty folder and a .civ5mod file outside the folder. This is how all mods used to work. Now everything lives inside the folder (and uses .modinfo files instead). Move the .civ5mod file inside the empty folder and the game should recognize it. It just stops trying if it finds the folder empty and won't read a mod file outside a folder anymore.

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.

BROKEN

still not downloading :(

Yeah it's not downloading at all :( Is there a way to fix this on my end?

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.

it isnt showing up for me either

mod isn't showing up in my mod selection screen. help

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.

Does this mod works for the AI? I have two technologies while they have like.. 7, lol

This mod does not show up in the mod section, but everything else does?

Thank you @ZARBON for the tip :-)

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.

kul

It seems that the mod file is a txt file while it should be a rar.

@DeletedTaters download and install them manually: steamworkshopdownloader.com

I'm subbed to the 30%, 160%, and 300%. i can not get them to download. Any ideas, tips, or suggestions? Thanks all!

Slower?

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?

why WONT YOU WORK!

Hm dosent work with the Elder Scrolls mods :(

everytime i load my saved game it kicks out this research mod and it plays as a normal game ;(

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.

Had a few of these downloaded, but unsubscribed while waiting for the author and test players to confirm all bugs have been squashed.

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...

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".

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.

i really love this mod! but is there a possibility to use this mod in multiplayer?

have you done the mirror yet?

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.

Same here, this mod doesn't download and appear in the list like the others. I'd love to use it, but can't.

Yeah fuck this mod it wont download properly fix this glitchy shit

Does this affects the computer players too, right?

Can you please upload the file somewhere on the internet? It will not work over steam workshop.

Can you reupload this on mediafire? Steam Workship refuses to download this but it will download your other mods at least.

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.

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.

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.

Mod downloaded, its in my files. Doesn't show up in Civ 5

Yeah, Steam Workshop is sometimes behaving weirdly and not downloading the mod. :(
I'm still not sure what to do about that.

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.

subscribed.. not in the list of mods. Started a game on normal speed.. normal research. Am i doing something wrong here?

could you make one with 1000% slower? that would be pritty cool :D

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.

Not saying this isnt helpful, but why would people need this?

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.

I cant download it from the workshop it just wont download no Civ prob

I tried it, it works for a turn then it crashes :/

ahh well D:

@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.