The exe 4 of Antal1987:
In the CCM2 betatest, the exe of Antal1987 worked without any problems. It is the work of a pure genius

, as Antal1987 achieved some fixes of C3C, that Firaxis was not able to achieve. The original thread can be found here:
https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/useful-patches-for-civ-3-conquests-v1-22.526285/
a) Fix of the Scientific Golden Age
b) Fix of the civilopedia graphics
c) Cities now can be founded next to each other, allowing to build channels in C3C maps.
d) The exe allows the direct starting of C3C, both epic game and scenarios.