Recent content by blacksurf

If anyone at Firaxis sees this please can you include it in the next patch for all us laptop users! I've not seen it done before, but Dungeon Siege II has a low battery warning that pops up in the lower right of the screen when you're running out of power. I'm really really would like the...

Tried that but didn't work. In the end upgraded to 2006 and it works ok now - POS NAV

Hi all Not sure if anyone can help, but whenever i try and play multiplayer Norton Internet Worm Protection keeps popping up and saying do i want to allow access to Civ4.exe. I've added it to the safelist but it refuses to go away and i have to keep clicking permit (or else turn it off) to...

Monkus is also right, although the memory allocation is not usually handled by the programmer these days (it used to be). I'm also not sure the "always happens on programs that aren't fully tested" is quite true - finding memory leaks is extremely difficult to do. It's also not apparent to the...

Just what it says, a leak from the computer's memory! Eventually the computer's memory fills up with the "leak" and runs slower and slower (usually increasing the swap file or virtual memory is uses too). If you want a real techie answer its often to do with poor garbage collection or...

Hi Am i missing something, but why is the pan not 360degrees? Also I am sure on the video reviews when you zoomed out the world was shown as a globe not flat. Is it me? TIA

One thing that intrigues me, which I have not seen any comments on, is how the 3d map is rotated/zoomed etc. I assume its mouse wheel zoom and some form of right/left/middle button for rotating, panning and tilting - can anyone who's been in the BETA ellaborate for me. I'm mainly interested...

Hi, I ordered the collectors edition through the online game store at take2games - it was apparently the only way to get the CE game in the UK Anyhow, now the game is gold, any clues as to when take2 will ship - I hope it will be as soon as EBgames. TX

Hi All, First post - although i've been here for sometime now. Great news that CIV4 has gone gold. My question though is for those who have been playing the beta: How long does CIV4 take to load up and also to start or load a game? One of the things I loved about Pirates! is that it...