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    How long does it take to be a good player?

    Hey Hotdeck, Civ 4 is also my first civ game. For me, the most useful thing I have read on this forum is Woundedknight's guide. It definitely helped me fast-tract an effective overall strategy. I am currently playing a noble game and have the highest score.
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    Map smearing...

    Many people including myself have had this problem - there are several (albeit, quite old threads) in the technical support forum. I also have a 6800 GT and initially fixed the problem by rolling back to older Nvidia drivers. However, the latest Nvidia drivers (81.95) also have fixed the problem...
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    Civ IV Reference Charts

    Thanks Kroym, great charts. I will find them very useful. I was thinking I need to do something like this myself, but now I have no need :)
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    Basic Granary question

    Thanks, :) :)
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    Basic Granary question

    Hi, I understand that a granary stores 50% of food after growth, but what does this mean? I know that when the food bar is full the population increases by 1. Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how to use the search function effectively? Whenever, I use it, the results that come up are...
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    Anyone have this graphical error, nvidia users?

    As mentioned earlier in this thread, I also had a problem with graphics blurring when zooming out, and on the mini map. It was an intermittent issue. Since rolling back the graphics driver, the problem has no longer appeared, so I thought I would supply more info about my system: System...
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    Anyone have this graphical error, nvidia users?

    I rolled back my graphics driver to version 71.24 and this seems to have solved the problem. edit: more accurate version no.
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    Anyone have this graphical error, nvidia users?

    Just loaded the game, and this happens to me as well. 6800 GTO, lastest nvidia drivers and 1.5 G Ram. I hope there is a fix for this in the patch.
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    Any Aussies received their game from an Online Games Store yet?

    I have ordered mine online from Games Warehouse. The status of my order at 1400 Thursday 3rd is "Being Picked for Dispatched". I am assuming I will get it sent today.
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    slow?

    Aeson, thanks again. Sigh, time to buy some more memory. Galumphus, sorry for thread interruption.
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    slow?

    Ta. Do you think having 1 GB RAM instead of 512MB has a significant impact on overall performance?
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    slow?

    Aeson how much ram do you have?
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    Australian Release Date

    According to Games Warehouse it is the 3rd of November.
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    Oz pre-order: CD-ROM not available?

    I noticed you can buy the game on Ebay.com.au for AUS$66.95, and it is the CD-ROM version. See here. However, I am not sure of the downside of buying the game this way. Edit: spelling
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    Poll: Never played Civ before?

    It is good to see I am not alone :) I wonder how many non-registered lurkers are also Civ neophytes ;) From browsing this forum, I do get the distinct impression that once you play Civ, it gets in your blood, so to speak.
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