Recent content by Roach

Bit like Russian Roulette isnt it :crazyeye: May still get the 6600GT but more for Guild Wars and Oblivion (when it comes out) then for any hope it will solve my Civ4 problems. I have never had any problems with the game load times on my system (save game 10 secs), its just the random Hard...

Thanks for the heads up, was toying with the idea of buying that exact card, not just for Civ 4 tho, (currently have 9600XT) to see if it would get things running smoothly. Dont think I will bother now.

Haha, funny enough I am getting it in the Diplomacy Screen; and the Civic Screen if I go there straight from discovering a tech. If I tick no change and then open up the Civic Screen then it works fine. Still get random Hard Crashes, particularly when using catapults, through-out the game...

Just be aware when you do this you may be disabling your Firewall and Anti Virus if they are in your startup.

Probably a good idea, I think my video card and/or CPU may be on its way out. The CPU hit 60 degrees C (civ 4) the other day, audible warning came on (first time ever). I shut down immediately and waited for it to cool down. Used a monitoring program to check out the temp and it goes from 34 to...

They may have just given up and decided to wait for the next patch as I have done. I still look in from time to time hoping for that 'magic fix' that may or may not arrive soon. Once you realise your problem hasnt been fixed there is no point hanging around, certainly not to discuss the game...

Nukes are your only real solution here. That is unless you can get control of the UN to extend your benelovant rule. Although word on the street is you think the UN is corrupted and you want the current Leadership removed due to some oil scandal. Becareful though, many of you 'allies' may be...

Yeah, I have done the same thing. It's a shame that someone with so many posts can only contribute babble to a series of thoughtful posts. Perhaps that's how she racks them up. If I had a working copy and enjoyed the game I would be playing it. In the main, I share the disappointment at the...

Galactic Civilization is the game MOO3 should have been. Look it up and give it a try if you loved MOO2, simple awesome. Galactic Civ 2 should be out in the new year, hopefully the extra eye candy doesn't sause the problems Civ 4 seems to be causing. The developers (Stardock) also had a poll...

I dont know what its like in America, but over in Oz EB have a policy of returning games withing 7 days no questions asked. This is the main reason I use them for purchasing games. In the case of Civ 4, when I spoke to them about it, they said I can wait to see if the patch worked, and if it...

Nah, just optimistic.:mischief: I am in the same boat as you, fingers crossed that the next patch comes good. Despite my disappointment so far I have faith that the problems will get sorted out sooner or later. I have finally got the game to work (only occassional CTD) with a lot of...

Crap analogy, its more like buying a Ford and being only able to get to 40 MPH. When you go to the Ford website to complain all the Fanbois tell you you should think yourself lucky you are driving a Ford at any speed.

Just my ramblings on Civ 4: I have played (and loved) all the Civ titles from Civ 1 on the Amiga 500 to Civ 3 Conquests (even CTP & CTP2) and I am sad to say I can not bring myself to recommend this game to anyone due to all the crashes and BSODs (PC exceeds every recommended spec). I work...

I have to agree there, not allowing techs to be traded for resources seems to be the easy way out. At the very least you should be allowed to do it at the start of the game and if you ever renege on it then no one else would ever do that sort of trade with you.

Patch doesnt work for me, getting BSODs and Hard Crashes still. I have previously sent my Dxdiag off but I dont think the game is worth the hassle anymore to try again.