Windows 10 Install?

[miccal2000]

Hello!

I've got a new computer coming, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. I remember that for Civ4 and C2C to work the best, I should play in a compatibility mode. However, I can't remember which mode to use. Is it XP, Vista, or 7?

Thanks!

Chris

 

[Thunderbrd]

You probably don't have to play in compatibility mode in 10. In 7, yes, there are crashes, but we haven't seen those in 10.

 

[raxo2222]

Hello!

I've got a new computer coming, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. I remember that for Civ4 and C2C to work the best, I should play in a compatibility mode. However, I can't remember which mode to use. Is it XP, Vista, or 7?

Thanks!

Chris

No need to use any compatibility modes

 

[jshetley]

No need to use any compatibility modes

No need to in windows 11 either. It's working fine for me.

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Why would you want to have Win10 on a new computer anyway ? Just stick to the Win7, you can still buy the key legally and cheap.

 

[miccal2000]

Hello!

So, I have the computer, have everything installed.

However, when I load up a new game in C2C, I'm not getting the overlay with unit actions, the clock, the map in the corner, etc.

I have the mod in the same tree as the exe file, not in My Documents.

I'm not having this issue with plain BTS.

Any ideas, please?

THanks!

Chris

 

[Toffer90]

Hello!

So, I have the computer, have everything installed.

However, when I load up a new game in C2C, I'm not getting the overlay with unit actions, the clock, the map in the corner, etc.

I have the mod in the same tree as the exe file, not in My Documents.

I'm not having this issue with plain BTS.

Any ideas, please?

THanks!

Chris

Hmm, try running the game as admin (see properties of the BtS exe file).

 

[miccal2000]

Hmm, try running the game as admin (see properties of the BtS exe file).

That fixed it!

However, I can not scroll the map using the mouse. Have I missed a setting?

Thanks

Chris

 

[Toffer90]

However, I can not scroll the map using the mouse. Have I missed a setting?

Well that's just weird, are you playing the game in windowed mode? If so, there's usually an option to confine the mouse to the window which should allow you to scroll the map with the mouse.
One can alternatively scroll the map by clicking both left and right mouse button.... or was it by pressing the mouse wheel button?

 

[miccal2000]

Well that's just weird, are you playing the game in windowed mode? If so, there's usually an option to confine the mouse to the window which should allow you to scroll the map with the mouse.
One can alternatively scroll the map by clicking both left and right mouse button.... or was it by pressing the mouse wheel button?

I'm playing in windowed mode. I couldn't find an option for that.

 

[Toffer90]

I'm playing in windowed mode. I couldn't find an option for that.

Check out your ...\Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\CivilizationIV.ini

It should have this line under the [CONFIG] section:
mousescrolling = 1

 

[miccal2000]

Cool, thanks!

Another question. For some reason, I'm not getting a popup when it's time to choose a new tech to research. I do not have popups minimized.

Also, all my units are automatically starting fortified. Is there a way to change that, please?

 

[Toffer90]

Cool, thanks!

Another question. For some reason, I'm not getting a popup when it's time to choose a new tech to research. I do not have popups minimized.

Also, all my units are automatically starting fortified. Is there a way to change that, please?

So many strange issues you're having...

Didn't know units could start fortified or that tech popup choice could be suppressed under any circumstance; maybe a BUG option (the green cricket head button under your treasury)?

@raxo2222 any thoughts on this?

 

[Toffer90]

Cool, thanks!

Another question. For some reason, I'm not getting a popup when it's time to choose a new tech to research. I do not have popups minimized.

Also, all my units are automatically starting fortified. Is there a way to change that, please?

Do you have

notechsplash = 0

in ...\Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\CivilizationIV.ini
under the [CONFIG] section?
Try deleting your CivilizationIV.ini file and the backup .bak if not.

 

[miccal2000]

So many strange issues you're having...

Didn't know units could start fortified or that tech popup choice could be suppressed under any circumstance; maybe a BUG option (the green cricket head button under your treasury)?

@raxo2222 any thoughts on this?

Hello,

I've already checked the BUG settings, not seeing anything about units starting fortified/sleeping.

 

[miccal2000]

Do you have

notechsplash = 0

in ...\Documents\My Games\Beyond the Sword\CivilizationIV.ini
under the [CONFIG] section?
Try deleting your CivilizationIV.ini file and the backup .bak if not.

I do have notechsplash = 0 in the ini file.

 

[miccal2000]

Ok, got the tech popup working again. Still mystified about the unit thing.

 

[raxo2222]

Ok, got the tech popup working again. Still mystified about the unit thing.

Check your game settings (vanilla options)

 

[Mr Smith]

Also, all my units are automatically starting fortified.

In case Raxo's answer wasn't clear enough, you need to load basic game and uncheck it there - C2C removed this option, but not the possibility of it to function. Can also be possible that only index is carried over, so if it's not checked, uncheck everything on tab with Start Fortified.

 

[raxo2222]

In case Raxo's answer wasn't clear enough, you need to load basic game and uncheck it there - C2C removed this option, but not the possibility of it to function. Can also be possible that only index is carried over, so if it's not checked, uncheck everything on tab with Start Fortified.

@Toffer90 you want to check this
Maybe just add back it as to not confuse people