Recent content by samiratou

Thanks for the thoughts! I ended up upgrading slightly, and going with <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215198">this one</a>. Got it yesterday, and so far so good. :-)

Hi all, Our current computer doesn't run Civ5, but it's starting to die so it looks like we might have to go for a new one sooner rather than later, so we're trying to figure out which budget computer would be the best option. Here are the 3 I'm looking at: Asus A53SV-NH51 -Intel i5...

Can you download on the laptop & burn files to disc or does it not work that way? /Steam n00b

If you're having the same problems on multiple drives you might have just gotten a defective disc. Have you tried contacting Firaxis or the store you got it from for an exchange?

Yeah, I'm debating upgrading to 2GB of RAM (my laptop expands to 4GB, but I can't afford $250+ on memory upgrades at the moment). My boss also recommended things like disabling the wireless connection (I don't play online) and get as much background or other programs off as possible to reduce...

My problem has thus far been repeatable--crashed in the same spot 4 times last night, even after a full computer restart. I've shut down the computer and will try again tonight, but I'll be a bit disappointed if I can't finish the game (not terribly, since it wasn't a spectacular game and I'm...

I'm running a marathon game, Native American civ. Crash routinely happens between turn 1019 and 1020 (1940). I'm not sure what's triggering it, but I've attached the save of the turn before the crash--whenever I hit "enter" to move to the next turn I get a message from Windows that there is a...

Sorry it took so long, but I had to get back to my home computer and refresh my memory on my specs. I bought the computer 2.5 years ago as I was going back to grad school, so gaming specs weren't so much in mind at the time (silly me!). So, here are my specs (at least the most relevant ones--if...

For me, it does. In addition to the animals, I've noticed the Wonder videos play more smoothly. I haven't gotten deep into a game yet, but we'll see if it slows down less during the latter part of games or if *gasp* I can play on maps bigger than standard without hosing the whole thing later on.

I got mine at GameStop yesterday--they came in at about 11 yesterday morning. I had originally ordered from Amazon, but their notice that they won't even have stock until Saturday made me cancel and go elsewhere. No reason to wait an extra week. Just started a game late last night. Lovin' the...

That's a good question--is it brand placement, use-by-permission, or violation of intellectual property?