14th of June Patchnotes

[TheMarshmallowBear]

I've updated my video drivers, still crashes bfeore main menu appears, after the Loading Screen appears..

I'm glad to report that a friend of mine has a simliar problem, where her game hangs at the Loading Screen and I believe she report her CPU being "maxed"

 

[Kabloosh]

- In some cases, previous saves may not work correctly after updating.

Ain't that the truth. I just went from being the Mongolians with positive happiness to being the Spanish Empire with 15 unhappiness. I could of worse it was relatively the exact opposite of that amount in happiness. Kind of sucks cause 10+ unhappiness really weakens your troops and I'm playing a domination victory. :/

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Link to video.

Why does this image come to my head when I think of how 2k is reacting to this horrible, horrible patch?

 

[The Mad Russian]

just finished a game for fun and hit the button retire to see what would happen, the game didn't save in the Hall of Fame. Only mod used was InfoAddict

*bug*?

-Mark

 

[binhthuy71]

I was wrong. I had Civ V running, closed it down and tried to run it again and my virus checker deleted the launcher again. When I tried to validate the cache, it said 2 files needed to be recovered, but when I tried to launch the game it said a download was paused. When I restarted the download, it gave me an error saying there was a disk I/O error and paused again. I can't get the download to finish and I assume this is blocking the restore of the launcher. Anyone have any ideas how I can get this fixed other than re-installing the game?

It's a long shot, but try doing a System Restore to around a month ago.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

just finished a game for fun and hit the button retire to see what would happen, the game didn't save in the Hall of Fame. Only mod used was InfoAddict

*bug*?

-Mark

I'm curious, what exactly the word "Retire" is meant to mean, doesn't that automatically declare you a loser and gives you a 0 score point?

 

[binhthuy71]

Why does this image come to my head when I think of how 2k is reacting to this horrible, horrible patch?

Because the patch is like putting a bandaid on a hemorrhage?

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Because the patch is like putting a bandaid on a hemorrhage?

I'm too dumb to understand that.

Are you implying that they're patching a game that is already too broken to repair? If yes.. then

 

[smallfish]

Patch makes me late game and higher difficulty games extremely slow.

Extremely. They seriously need to optimize this gig.

 

[Yngvi]

Well, I'm almost to the renaissance in my new game (Persia, Emperor, Huge, Epic, Continents Plus) and I've had none of the loading/crashing/general lack of function problems. I count myself lucky! My turn time, as I said above, is slower, but it seems to be staying consistently slow instead of getting even slower as the game progresses. If in the industrial/modern era the turn time remains similar, I'll call it a fair exchange. I really hope and pray all these issues are not a foreshadowing for this Tuesday!

On a positive note, the new trading posts are a real improvement. I am so glad they got rid of those nasty eyesores!

 

[cccv]

Well, it seems to be working better for me if anything. Odd.

First I loaded a huge map with 2 extra AIs added with DX9 and low video settings (I usually use this settings for large map games to minimize slowdown in the late eras). It seemed faster than usual, especially the pop-ups, which now happen instantly. It's actually a little jarring how fast they are, it's almost too fast.

Then I loaded DX11 with high settings. Also huge+2 AIs. The pop-ups are still lightning fast and I timed the wait between turns to be 4-5 seconds. This isn't bad, is it? I can't imagine this is what everyone is calling unplayable.

I have a lot of work to do today, I can't play this past the beginning, but the beginning is what everyone is complaining about, and that seems fine to me-- better, actually. When I have time I'll have to try a full game and see what it's like.

 

[Barak]

Something else I noticed is that when I am looking at my cities to add to the build queue, and use the arrow keys to switch cities, I notice that it doesn't actually go to the next city. Instead it stays at the first one.

 

[The Mad Russian]

I'm still having vanilla bugs, today's patch broke and screwed up a lot of things. So if this is the patch we're using for the expansion in 5 days, it's going to make THAT game MORE buggy and almost impossible to play...

So when are we getting the patch for the patch?

Definition of retire:

retire
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re·tire
verb \ri-ˈtī(-&#601r\
re·tiredre·tir·ing
Definition of RETIRE
intransitive verb
1
: to withdraw from action or danger : retreat
2
: to withdraw especially for privacy <retired to her room>
3
: to move back : recede
4
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career
5
: to go to bed
transitive verb
1
: withdraw: as a : to march (a military force) away from the enemy b : to withdraw from circulation or from the market : recall <retire a bond> c : to withdraw from usual use or service
2
: to cause to retire from one's position or occupation
3
a : to put out (a batter or batsman) in baseball or cricket b : to cause (a side) to end a turn at bat in baseball
4
: to win permanent possession of (as a trophy)
5
: to pay in full : settle <retire a debt>
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Examples of RETIRE

I want to be healthy when I retire.
She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.

Origin of RETIRE
Middle French retirer, from re- + tirer to draw
First Known Use: 1533
Related to RETIRE
Synonyms: crash [slang], doss (down) [chiefly British], bed, turn in
Antonyms: arise, get up, rise, uprise
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-Mark

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

I'm still having vanilla bugs, today's patch broke and screwed up a lot of things. So if this is the patch we're using for the expansion in 5 days, it's going to make THAT game MORE buggy and almost impossible to play...

So when are we getting the patch for the patch?

Definition of retire:

retire
Popularity

re·tire
verb \ri-&#712;t&#299;(-&#601r\
re·tiredre·tir·ing
Definition of RETIRE
intransitive verb
1
: to withdraw from action or danger : retreat
2
: to withdraw especially for privacy <retired to her room>
3
: to move back : recede
4
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career
5
: to go to bed
transitive verb
1
: withdraw: as a : to march (a military force) away from the enemy b : to withdraw from circulation or from the market : recall <retire a bond> c : to withdraw from usual use or service
2
: to cause to retire from one's position or occupation
3
a : to put out (a batter or batsman) in baseball or cricket b : to cause (a side) to end a turn at bat in baseball
4
: to win permanent possession of (as a trophy)
5
: to pay in full : settle <retire a debt>
See retire defined for English-language learners »
See retire defined for kids »
Examples of RETIRE

I want to be healthy when I retire.
She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.

Origin of RETIRE
Middle French retirer, from re- + tirer to draw
First Known Use: 1533
Related to RETIRE
Synonyms: crash [slang], doss (down) [chiefly British], bed, turn in
Antonyms: arise, get up, rise, uprise
[+]more
Rhymes with RETIRE
attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire,...
[+]more
Learn More About RETIRE
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for "retire"
Spanish-English Dictionary: Translation of "retire"
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: retired
Previous Word in the Dictionary: retirant
All Words Near: retire

-Mark

I don't know if you're being sarcstic of just misunderstood me.

I meant in terms of Civilization, what exactly did "Retire" do? If you just wanna stop playing then shoulnd't you just quit to Main menu?

 

[The Mad Russian]

but if I remember correctly, retire in civ III meant I surrender but still i believe posted the games in the hall of fame I think. I'll have to load up III and find out...

nah it doesn't save retired games into the Civ III HoF

and nah..i was being sarcastic

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

but if I remember correctly, retire in civ III meant I surrender but still i believe posted the games in the hall of fame I think. I'll have to load up III and find out...

nah it doesn't save retired games into the Civ III HoF

and nah..i was being sarcastic

Actually, Retired does put you in the HoF... as Deafeated with 0 score.. so what exactly IS the point of that Button?

 

[The Mad Russian]

I just wanted to know why the score wasn't there when I just did it in Civ5 earlier and it didn't work just now in III but that doesn't bother me.

It not being there is my beef, even though it was just a patch test game. I like to have records of all games i play, for fun or for blood.

Usually it's meant for those who get overwhelmed, teamed up on, daisy chained, whatever. If you have four AI coming at you with only a spearman, I think it's safe to say you need to retire and move on.

-Mark

 

[The Mad Russian]

I have never been so active on either this forum or the 2k forum unless something irritates me. I'm not trying to "troll" I hate that word. I'm just putting the point across in my own special way.

 

[binhthuy71]

I'm too dumb to understand that.

Are you implying that they're patching a game that is already too broken to repair? If yes.. then

You understood perfectly. The patch seems not to have addressed those fundamental parts of this game that are badly in need of improvement. I'm not expecting human-level gameplay from the AI. It does seem more than a bit odd that the modders (May their names all shine!) have managed to address some of these things yet the devs have not.

 

[The Mad Russian]

Hooray for the mods. The modders have kept this game playable. if it wasn't for them i would've thrown civ 5 underneath a bulldozer, light a firework or two, clap for a few seconds then go play Europa Univeralis III

Maybe our modders should be the devs bosses!!!

-Mark