1.09 bug - Everyone starts with The Wheel?

[Master Kodama]

When installing the 1.09 patch, I received the 1706 error discussed on this thread:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=143749

Whether that is related to the bug I am experiencing now, I don't know. The game seems to function completely fine, EXCEPT that when starting a new game, every civilization starts with The Wheel in addition to their normal starting techs. If The Wheel is one of there normal starting techs, then everything appears normal -- they start with just two techs.

I have checked quite a few xml files and nothing seems to be messed up there. I never had any bug problems until this one that appears to have come piggybacked in on the 1.09 patch.

Any ideas?

 

[Tormunda]

Just to throw some confusion your way then. My new games with patch 1.09 don't have this issue!
How about everyone else? Am I the lucky one or is this chap having some weird problem?

 

[Master Kodama]

Just to throw some confusion your way then. My new games with patch 1.09 don't have this issue!
How about everyone else? Am I the lucky one or is this chap having some weird problem?

Since I haven't seen anyone else complaining about this problem, I'm guessing it's far from universal -- which only makes things more difficult for me. For all I know, this problem may NEVER get fixed because not enough people are experiencing it.

For now, I think I'll try reinstalling the game and seeing if the problem persists. Maybe I'll back-up the 1.09 XML files and replace the 1.0 files with those, 'cause for the life of me I can't think how the problem could be coming from there, and other than the game-balance improvements in the XML files I can't see any positive changes from this update. Things still run slow as mud in the late-game (maybe even slower than before), and my previously bug-free CIV is now buggy -- I think that qualifies as no positive changes.

 

[atomant]

When installing the 1.09 patch, I received the 1706 error discussed on this thread:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=143749

Whether that is related to the bug I am experiencing now, I don't know. The game seems to function completely fine, EXCEPT that when starting a new game, every civilization starts with The Wheel in addition to their normal starting techs. If The Wheel is one of there normal starting techs, then everything appears normal -- they start with just two techs.

I have checked quite a few xml files and nothing seems to be messed up there. I never had any bug problems until this one that appears to have come piggybacked in on the 1.09 patch.

Any ideas?

Try starting a new game using the deity level and see if you still get the wheel.

I found that on my patched 109 game, I get 2-3 free extra techs on the lowest difficulty and just the normal techs at the highest difficulty. I didn't test the in-between difficulties. I could not find anything in the manual, advanced section, that would warrant this behavior. Don't know about prepatched CIV4.

I also got the 1076 error applying the patch.

1st Screenshot shows my starting techs.
2nd shows Tokugawa starting techs which appear correct. I checked the others in the game and they appear correct.

Hope this helps.

 

[warpstorm]

What difficutly are you playing at? The easy levels give bonus techs (you can see which ones you get at each level in the xml).