Recent content by BigScience

yes, it's worked just fine, as have all the other civ games. i checked my sound card diverrs, and according to the webblaster site, it's as updated as it gets. just to fill in any other gaps i have an 1100mhz amd thunderbird chip, win me, and 376mb ram, and an nvidia gefrorce 64mb ddr video...

continued problem thanks fo r the suggestion...this last time i played, i got the error message "civilazion 3 has caused an error in civilization3.exe and will now shut down" it too suggests restarting the computer, which does NOTHING to solve the problem i uninstalled and re-installed the...

thanks fo r the suggestion...this last time i played, i got the error message "civilazion 3 has caused an error in civilization3.exe and will now shut down" it too suggests restarting the computer, which does NOTHING to solve the problem i uninstalled and re-installed the game again, along...

HELP!!!!!!! i have been playing civ III and PTW since they came out...lately however i cannot keep the game running. i get error messages along the lines of "civilization III has cause an error in sound.dll" the program will now close. if you continue to have this problem, try restarting your...

thx, it did the trick

i was playing last night and hit control +l and it not only saved the game but it shrunk the map!!!!!!!!!:eek: i have removed and re installed the entire game twice now, and still i face the liliputians....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

two questions, one still unanswered from a previous post:confused: first - periodically the game screen changes resolution on me...from normal to tiny :mad: it does it all by it's little self, and the only cure is to uninstall and re-install the game...which is to say the least inconvenient...

how does one launch aircraft from onborad an aircraft carrier?? i realize this may seem a really really stupid question, but DUH!! i can't figure it out :confused: second stupid question....air patrol..does what?? i have clicked it and have yet to see a single of my jets actually intercept...

i was in the meidst of a game when all of a sudden the screen resolution changed by itself!!! there i was unable to make out who was who on the map, let alone continue playing. since i could find to option in prefs for screen size, i uninstalled the game, and reinstalled it...NO CHANGE...

maybe firaxis has a tie in with the HJ HEINZ Co!!:rolleyes: i noticed it from day1. if it's gonna freeze at the start up you can bet the farm it'll be at 57%...vewy vewy stwange indeed

how??? i have played many many games and only once have i even gotten to start building the ship. and before i was able to reach the last advance required to build the last needed part...retirement age arrived. this is very frustrating..i did much better in civ II. i haven't gotten past...

hi civ-ers, this may seem to be a truly dumb question, but here goes:confused: how can i tell what resources i have at hand BEFORE i build a city? i can recognize horses, and grapes, etc, but have not been able to find a list of the icons for the other stuff...especially iron. i can see the...

sorry (duh) new to posting for help. yes i have harbors in every coastal city. i also have navigation, magellan, and all the other advances i believe i need. my ships run the gammit from galleons, privateers, frigates, to ironclads.

how the heck does one establish a sea trade route?:mad: the info in the game manual is useless, and the advisor can't be tortured into revealing the answer:mad: :mad: je suis frustrated. i have contac with all the civs in the game, my ships ply the waters with impunity, but i CANNOT establish...