Recent content by RickJay

Well, we're halfway through the business day and there's been no official word from Firaxis all day; the support web site doesn't even mention the existence of the problem. Still guessing on today for a fix? I'll still applaud if it comes out, but the odds aren't lookin' good.

Running the DXSetup on the DVD has no effect on my computer. Doesn't install a single new file that I can see.

I don't know about him, but I'm a young guy with a new baby and a limited budget. I can afford one game right now. If Civ4 doesn't work soon, I'm somewhat obliged to exchange it for something that does, or else I've thrown away $70 for nothing. I can't afford to lend a big game company money...

May as well add my voice to this thread. I've done everything recommended and D3DX9_26.DLL is there. No effect, no game. The Civ4 DXSETUP simply does not work, incidentally. No matter how many times I run it, it does not appear to actually load any new DLLs. I have no files listed in...

If in fact that happens I'll be the first to applaud. shabaz, yeah, the CD holder is awful, but I always put them in my CD case so I don't really notice.

I know I haven't seen the tutorial. Because the game won't even load. I admit I'm getting a little frustrated. I understand bugs happen, and a few Firaxis people are working on it, but; 1. The 2K support line is so amateurish it's really quite amusing. "Hello, I'm the Australian tech...

I still cannot get the DXSETUP on the Civ4 CD to load any new drivers onto my system. Certainly there's nothing in DXDIAG with today's timestamp. IS Firaxis working on this??

C'mon, guys. It's not like Firaxis did no testing. Nor, to be fair, is it like this is just affecting a "few video cards." It's a LOT of video cards, actually, but I'm sure testing was done. It's a major problem, affecting a lot of people, which is why we need to concentrate on fixing it.

8.18.0.0? Huh?

May be. I still have no files, according to DxDiag, with today's timestamp, no matter how many times I run the DXSETUP on the Civ DVD.

We seem to be following each other. :) It might be a useful thread in both locations, though, if this turns out to be the issue. I would guess most people are just looking to see if they have "DX9.0c" and not actually checking to see if they have Firaxis's version of 9.0c. In any case, yes...

I've found ajn interesting phenomenon. When I install Civ4 on my laptop, where it works (sort of) the DirectX9.0C installer adds 9 new DirectX DLLs to the list, with today's time stamp. When I install Civ4 on my desktops, where it doesn't work, those files never appear. I have no idea...