1.09 patch game doesnt work anymore

[PiTiFUL]

Installed the patch now my game doesnt work anymore, 'failed to initialize renderer' I did not have this problem before the patch.

X800XL P4 3.0c Asus P4C800-E

 

[oldStatesman]

Installed the patch now my game doesnt work anymore, 'failed to initialize renderer' I did not have this problem before the patch.

X800XL P4 3.0c Asus P4C800-E

Hmmm...did you previously use the pakbuild fix - the fix for ati cards? It's on the front page of the main site.

I had used the fix, so would not notice if the patch corrected it as my art0.fpk files are unpacked already.

 

[PiTiFUL]

Hmmm...did you previously use the pakbuild fix - the fix for ati cards? It's on the front page of the main site.

I had used the fix, so would not notice if the patch corrected it as my art0.fpk files are unpacked already.

Yes I did to get the game to work originally. Odd thing is that originally I did not get the 'initialze render' error, I didnt even get that far into the game loading before it crashed, the unpack fixed that issue. Now that I have patched the game, I get the render error.

Initialize Renderer Failed, Check DirectX Installation, latest graphics drivers and graphic settings

-width=1024
-hieght=768
-flags=0xc
-hwnd=0x112022e
-adaptrid=0
-deviceid=1

error:

 

[ainwood]

Try holidng down the "shift" key when you start the application. That will clear-out the cache.

 

[oldStatesman]

Yes I did to get the game to work originally. Odd thing is that originally I did not get the 'initialze render' error, I didnt even get that far into the game loading before it crashed, the unpack fixed that issue. Now that I have patched the game, I get the render error.

Initialize Renderer Failed, Check DirectX Installation, latest graphics drivers and graphic settings

-width=1024
-hieght=768
-flags=0xc
-hwnd=0x112022e
-adaptrid=0
-deviceid=1

error:

Hate to say it, but maybe you should try a complete uninstall/re-install, then apply the patch to the new install before playing. Make sure you save the downloaded patch and your custom settings/save games/civ.ini file if you made any mods. That way you can run the patch outside the game so you should not have to use the unpak fix.

Just a suggestion.

 

[PiTiFUL]

ainwood, yes I thought of that, no dice. Uninstalled the game and reinstalled it, patched it, no dice. I am so freaking pissed off right now I am just going walk away for now. Time for a new hobby, because dealing with video games these days is just way too much of a headache, software developers need to wake up before they totally kill this industry.

 

[Harkonnen]

Right.

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[PiTiFUL]

Ok chilled out last night, tackled it agian today. Installed the latest CAT drivers 5.11, game runs now. Played some for a bit, seems to be smoother, built a wonder and the wonder movie played without any skipping. So my bad, I assumed that becuase the game ran with the old drivers before patch that said drivers were not the problem after the patch.