SaintSaens_Op61
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Hello all,
I installed Civ 4 complete edition from a CD. All three versions (Vanilla, Warlords, & BTS) used to work fine, as my computer has decent specs (i7 cpu, 16 gb ram, GTX 1660 gpu). When I tried to start a game of BTS yesterday, the game loaded very slowly and stuttered when I tried to move across the map. I would post a screenshot, but the issue is really with the frame rate - the map itself looks sharp. I'm wondering if the problem is with python, as I recently installed python 3.9 on my PC (I'm using Windows 10, by the way) for a project. I know that python is supposed to be backward compatible to some extent, but if Civ comes with its own version of python, is it causing problems to have two versions of python on my computer?
Thanks in advance for helping me figure this out!
P.S. Would it be helpful to post the log files?
I installed Civ 4 complete edition from a CD. All three versions (Vanilla, Warlords, & BTS) used to work fine, as my computer has decent specs (i7 cpu, 16 gb ram, GTX 1660 gpu). When I tried to start a game of BTS yesterday, the game loaded very slowly and stuttered when I tried to move across the map. I would post a screenshot, but the issue is really with the frame rate - the map itself looks sharp. I'm wondering if the problem is with python, as I recently installed python 3.9 on my PC (I'm using Windows 10, by the way) for a project. I know that python is supposed to be backward compatible to some extent, but if Civ comes with its own version of python, is it causing problems to have two versions of python on my computer?
Spoiler Here's what I have done to troubleshoot this issue so far :
- Updated drivers
- Restarted the computer
- In task manager, increased Civ4BeyondSword.exe priority from "Below Normal" to "High"
- Ran Civ with integrated graphics
- Ran Civ with dedicated graphics
- Reduced all graphic settings to the minimum (interestingly, running the game at 1024 x 768 wasn't any faster than at 1920 x 1080)
- Cleared cached files by holding down left shift while starting BTS
- Uninstalled & reinstalled BTS (not all of Civ 4, just the BTS expansion)
Thanks in advance for helping me figure this out!
P.S. Would it be helpful to post the log files?