What's Up With the Col II Website?

Öjevind Lång · Dec 2, 2008

I went there to see if there was any news. (There wasn't.) The only change was that the music there didn't play properly any longer. I don't think it has anything to do with my computer, because I then visited the Civ IV and BtS websites, and the music there played just fine. I then tried the Col II website again, three times, and each time the music was scratchy and patchy.

Would somebody else check to see if this is just my computer being cranky? I don't really want to think of what it may mean if that isn't the case.

Greybriar · Dec 2, 2008

I am apparently experiencing the same thing with the music at 2K's official Colonization website. The music sounds awful.

At least now I know it's not just my PC.

BlastDuke · Dec 2, 2008

same weird sound on my PC, sounds awful

theKurgen · Dec 2, 2008

Sounds like they need to release a patch for the website?

Shiggs713 · Dec 2, 2008

theKurgen said:
Sounds like they need to release a patch for the website?

or just scrap the entire thing. What a disappointment.

Öjevind Lång · Dec 3, 2008

The sound is just the same today - absolutely broken. Don't they even bother about their own official Col II website now?

Comraddict · Dec 3, 2008

sounds like broken record, game plays like virus..

The Navy Seal · Dec 8, 2008

The music works fine for me? I don't understand why it wont for you guys? Maybe its your internet connection or web browser settings? Not sure but it works great on my side.

TehJumpingJawa · Dec 8, 2008

Adobe Flash Player 9 in IE works fine.
Adobe Flash Player 10 in FF is screwed.

Cause seems obvious to me :mischief:

Öjevind Lång · Dec 8, 2008

TehJumpingJawa said:
Adobe Flash Player 9 in IE works fine.
Adobe Flash Player 10 in FF is screwed.

Cause seems obvious to me

Then will you explain to me why the music no longer plays well on my computer? I use IE and didn't update Adobe Flas Player or DirectX between the last time the music played as it should and afterwards.

Also, I have no problems with the music at the websites for Civ IV or BtS. So something is broken at the Col II website. Something that wasn't broken before. Something that shouldn't be broken now since nothing is broken at those two other websites.

TehJumpingJawa · Dec 8, 2008

Öjevind Lång;7529210 said:
Then will you explain to me why the music no longer plays well on my computer? I use IE and didn't update Adobe Flas Player or DirectX between the last time the music played as it should and afterwards.

Also, I have no problems with the music at the websites for Civ IV or BtS. So something is broken at the Col II website. Something that wasn't broken before. Something that shouldn't be broken now since nothing is broken at those two other websites.

What version of flash is demonstrating the fault? (it's shown in the right click popup menu within any flash instance)

Are you sure you havn't updated flash?
Flash does use an auto-updater that periodically calls home to check for & install updates. The update confirmation dialog is easily confirmed & forgotten about.

Öjevind Lång · Dec 10, 2008

TehJumpingJawa said:
What version of flash is demonstrating the fault? (it's shown in the right click popup menu within any flash instance)

Are you sure you havn't updated flash?
Flash does use an auto-updater that periodically calls home to check for & install updates. The update confirmation dialog is easily confirmed & forgotten about.

I don't even have Adobe Flash. I just checked, in case. I have DirextX, which I haven't updated between the last time the music played as it should and now.

This is a mystery, all right. Sherlock Holmes to the front!

TehJumpingJawa · Dec 10, 2008

Öjevind Lång;7532926 said:
I don't even have Adobe Flash. I just checked, in case. I have DirextX, which I haven't updated between the last time the music played as it should and now.

This is a mystery, all right. Sherlock Holmes to the front!

The website is entirely flash based - if you didn't have the flash player plugin installed the website would simply not work.

PieceOfMind · Dec 14, 2008

The website seems to be working fine with both IE and FF for me. Assuming you are talking about www.2kgames.com/civ4/colonization/

Darkshadows · Dec 15, 2008

I think its the connection speed.

I tried it with my own computer and it worked fine.

But when I tried it at work with slower connection speed the music played really slow.

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