ATI Graphics Card Owners: PLEASE READ

[Modifiable]

I have a Radeon 9200SE with Omega drivers 2.6.05a. I run Win XP on an AMD 1700+ with 512MB Ram. No real problems. One quirk, the opening video hickups. It stops for a split second every 2 seconds. I dunno what that's about but other than that I've had no problems.

 

[Bisque]

X800 XT
driver version 6.14.10.6546

no problems.

 

[harlowheat]

my game comes on butwhen i go to tutorial,or single player game my screenis black and i can only see the units and resources kinda in the scenario it looks good
3000+AMD athlon processor
512 ddr ram
160 gig hard drive
NVIDIA Geforce4 MX Graphics
some one please help me i want to play this game

 

[fatal0e]

Radeon x800 Pro AGP
Catalyst 5.9 x64 edition
Works fine

 

[pixelboy411]

Not sure about that particular ATI card, but the Geforcee FX5500 is a good low-end card

 

[lebowski]

win xp
AMD Athlon 3000+
1 gig mem
Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage Vidcard
New Omega Drivers
Direct X from Civ IV
Doesn't work: Failed to initialize renderer
French Tech Tree (another failiure)

 

[ingvild]

ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
Version 6.14.0001.6292

When I start the game it seems to be starting fine, but after everything have loaded it says "DONE" and I can only hear the background music. It just hangs there forever, nothing happens.

When I move the mouse and click random button, something appeasr to be happening (the icon changes to a loading one, and the one that appears when you are to type in something) but I can't see anything.

I have to kill the process from the task manager.

 

[Giga watt]

card:Radeon 9800 pro
driver:6.14.10.6490
works fine.
card:Radeon X850
driver:same as above
works fine and dandy

 

[wesleybb]

6.14.10.6525

ATI Mobilty Radeon 9700

3.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 with HT but turned off

No problems so far

 

[jinif]

Radeon 9550
"Failed..." message after following the suggested steps and severals others as well.
I guess there's nothing left to do but cry myself to sleep...

 

[Candia_Fireman]

Card: 256 MB PCI-Express, VisionTek Xtasy x300 SE, Graphics/Drivers are by ATI
Driver Version: 6.14.10.6553
Status: Works Well

I guess this is kinda like the cheap version of a straight ATI card, this one was $100 at Best Buy.

 

[Kardinal]

9800 XT 256MB
Drivers version 6.14.10.6517
Dated 2/22/05

Works fine

 

[MurdockTheCrazy]

So, I uninstall the game [as mentioned before], reboot. Then uninstall my ATI drivers using the ATI-cat-removal program, reboot. Then install the new drivers, reboot. Install game again, reboot. Attempt to run game, this time it says "Cannot Locate the CD-ROM: Please insert the correct CD-ROM, select OK and restart application."

Now, the CD in the drive is the second Civ4 CD, I know that as a fact, I just finished installing it!!!

But the CD drive won't open when I tell it to eject [!!!].

What, the, #*%^? .

 

[4204tarbal]

So, I uninstall the game [as mentioned before], reboot. Then uninstall my ATI drivers using the ATI-cat-removal program, reboot. Then install the new drivers, reboot. Install game again, reboot. Attempt to run game, this time it says "Cannot Locate the CD-ROM: Please insert the correct CD-ROM, select OK and restart application."

Now, the CD in the drive is the second Civ4 CD, I know that as a fact, I just finished installing it!!!

But the CD drive won't open when I tell it to eject [!!!].

What, the, #*%^? .

I was getting that message until I figured out that it needs the first cd (mine is labeled "Disk 1/ Install"). give it a shot.

 

[MurdockTheCrazy]

I was getting that message until I figured out that it needs the first cd (mine is labeled "Disk 1/ Install"). give it a shot.

Roger that, trying it now.

But this is FUBAR [pardon my French].

 

[MurdockTheCrazy]

Well, at least it attempts to load now...

loading.... loading.... loading...

 

[Timmy Manic]

Murdock I've got the x800 XL AGP as well. Let me know if you get it going, I don't know if I'm quite as tech savvy as you.

-Timmy

 

[MurdockTheCrazy]

GOD #&%^ #*$&%* #*$& *$&#%@$!!!!

"Failed to Initialize renderer - Check DirectX and then shoot your computer to put it out of its misery".

 

[Timmy Manic]

Damn. Someone needs to be fired over this. Unacceptable.

 

[franlato]

I do not have the game still but somone should try messing with the Catalist center and all is "Intelligent" preset... maybe some of the bugs are happening because of that...