denyd
Emperor
I'm about to purchase a new computer and was wondering if anyone is running Civ 3 on Windows 10 and if so, how easy was the install and are there any special tweaks that need to be done?
Civ 3 and Windows 10
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Nathiri
Commander
So far I see most disc copies dont work with Windows 10 by just installing it normally. But there has been a few successful people and I think some people have done it depending on how they upgraded to Windows 10. Civ3 with Steam works, you just have to run it in compatibility mode. Virtual machine would probably work too.
You can check out these topics:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=549600
http://theitbros.com/how-to-play-games-with-safedisc-or-securerom-drm-on-windows-10/
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=552308&page=4 (page 4 has a few people that were successful)
You can check out these topics:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=549600
http://theitbros.com/how-to-play-games-with-safedisc-or-securerom-drm-on-windows-10/
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=552308&page=4 (page 4 has a few people that were successful)
Pounder
Phaethon was here
I know everyone will have a different experience. I have run from the original disks since the disks were released.
Ran them on Windows 98, Vista, 8.1 and now 10.
Have never run the game in compatibility mode, never had a problem.
I upgraded from 8.1 to 10 yesterday and the only problem I had was having to change the resolution from 1280x768 to 1360x768.
Maybe store your whole current installed CIV3 on a USB key big enough to hold everything, and load it on to the new computer from the USB key. Forgo the loading from disks if you are uncertain.
Ran them on Windows 98, Vista, 8.1 and now 10.
Have never run the game in compatibility mode, never had a problem.
I upgraded from 8.1 to 10 yesterday and the only problem I had was having to change the resolution from 1280x768 to 1360x768.
Maybe store your whole current installed CIV3 on a USB key big enough to hold everything, and load it on to the new computer from the USB key. Forgo the loading from disks if you are uncertain.
1230james
Chieftain
I've got Civ 3 from Steam, and it runs just fine for me. (In case if you were getting it from Steam instead of a CD copy)
Obviously, I installed the game via the Steam Client. No tweaks were needed.
Obviously, I installed the game via the Steam Client. No tweaks were needed.
denyd
Emperor
Just wanted to thank everyone for the ideas & suggestions. I used a bit from all of the suggestions and everything is working fine from a Disk Install Civ Complete. I installed under Windows 7 first and after confirming that it worked fine, let Microsoft handle the rest and everything turned out just fine. Thanks again to all 
WeirdoJoker
King
I can't get CivIII (Vanilla), running from disk, to work in Win10. The workaround for Win8.1 worked (though CivAssistII had to constantly be updated). Any ideas, or should I just break down and get the Steam version? (Or go back to Win8.1?)
WeirdoJoker - I'm running all 3 Civ versions fine under Win10 using the No-CD patches. However, as you wrote, CivAssist won't auto-update when using them for Vanilla & PTW - it runs fine for C3C/Complete though.
*Edit* I remembered you posting in my other thread about Windows Update. Did you ever try using the No-CD patch or did you just always manually enable the secdrv.sys? I also don't think you ever mentioned where you had the game installed either.
*Edit* I remembered you posting in my other thread about Windows Update. Did you ever try using the No-CD patch or did you just always manually enable the secdrv.sys? I also don't think you ever mentioned where you had the game installed either.
WeirdoJoker
King
On Win8.1, I deleted that one security update to run the CD version. Is there a no-CD patch I can run that would enable the disk version? Or would it just be a matter of buying a no-CD version (I think Steam has it for US$4.99).
Although that was an option, as I said in that thread, I wouldn't ever recommend deleting a Security Update. In any event, unlike past versions of Windows, Win10 will not allow a home user to delete any Security Update permanently - so this option won't work anymore. I seem to recall, though, that there was a way to work around this using a third-party utility, but I never looked further into it.
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WeirdoJoker
King
Oops ... I did miss the part about the patch. Sorry.
I have the folder on my desktop. Would it make a difference to put it somewhere else?
I have the folder on my desktop. Would it make a difference to put it somewhere else?
I don't quite follow. Just follow the instructions in the "Instructions for installing" link (If you want to use the Vanilla .exe place it in the same folder as the original .exe - just make sure to rename it so you don't overwrite the original). Then you can create shortcuts to the .exe's and place the shortcuts anywhere you want - Desktop, Task Bar, a special folder, etc. I have a folder on my desktop with shortcuts to all the different Civ .exe's and utilities installed on my system.
WeirdoJoker
King
The file path for the original .exe is C:\Users\Ian\Desktop\Infogrames Interactive\Civilization III.
I tried the patch, but I get a "This site can't be reached" error message, and adding it as a "trusted site" didn't help.
I'm assuming you meant that you tried to d/l the patch from the pcgames site and not run the .exe on your computer, yes? I d/l'ed it just fine this morning so I'm not sure what the issue could be on your end.
WeirdoJoker
King
I don't know what the problem was, either. I downloaded it today just fine. Still can't get the program to work with the CD version. Ended up uninstalling all of it (again) to start over later.
You shouldn't have had to uninstall the game, but since you already did, it might be beneficial to re-install Civ on a secondary drive (if you have one) and get it completely off your main C: drive.
I don't think I've ever read about the No-CD patches not working for someone, so that's kind of strange. In any event, if you still need help it would be beneficial to know exactly what you're doing, where you're placing things, and any errors/crashes that are occurring. Otherwise, it's difficult to pinpoint the problem.
tjs282
Stone \ Cold / Fish
In the end, I decided not to do the free upgrade to Win10, so my box is still running Win8.1, but the following might be relevant nonetheless.
I was playing my Vanilla mod-in-progress the other night, using the PCGames NoCD patch that LK helped me install last year
, and Civ3 suddenly stopped working for no apprent reason -- CTD. When I tried to restart, I got the usual 'Do you want to allow this program to make changes?' UAC-popup, but after I clicked yes, there was no further response. It was rather reminiscent of what happened with the DRM'd Civilization3.exe when the KB3086255 update came out last year.
Is it possible that M$ have recently pushed out yet anotherturd update, which has now also disabled the NoCD-patch...?
I was playing my Vanilla mod-in-progress the other night, using the PCGames NoCD patch that LK helped me install last year
, and Civ3 suddenly stopped working for no apprent reason -- CTD. When I tried to restart, I got the usual 'Do you want to allow this program to make changes?' UAC-popup, but after I clicked yes, there was no further response. It was rather reminiscent of what happened with the DRM'd Civilization3.exe when the KB3086255 update came out last year.Is it possible that M$ have recently pushed out yet another
tjs282 - I've been running Win10 for a couple months now with no problems from the No-CD patches. Any updates from MS usually filter down from the most current OS to the oldest, so I can't imagine there being an update only on Win8.1 that's causing the problem. However, it'd be easy to check. Pull up all updates that occurred between the last time the patches worked and when they stopped working and you could look-up what each changed and uninstall ones you think might be causing a problem. Otherwise, these kinds of CTD errors are usually issues I've had while messing something up while modding. You mentioned you are modding a Vanilla game, so it's possible something got messed up there.
tjs282
Stone \ Cold / Fish
It's the NoCD patch itself that wouldn't/won't start any more -- I now don't even get as far as the 2K-splash animation, never mind the start-screen. And it literally went from 'working' to 'not working' within the space of about an hour -- my game-time. Nor was there any error-message from Civ3 when the modded game crashed -- only a system-message "Civ3 has stopped working -- Windows is searching for a solution".
The mod itself is not extensive -- my intent was (for practice) to make some simple changes to the Vanilla .bic (saved under a new filename, naturally!) so that it plays a little more like Conquests, with zero-range defensive-bombardments, shorter chop-times, stronger Armies, etc. I haven't added any new unit-art per se, just duplicated+renamed existing folders to improvise e.g. 'Curraghs', 'Trebs' and 'MDI'-units (using the 'Galley', 'Catapult' and 'Legionary' art-folders, respectively). Although I did mess that up initially (the mod crashed the first time I tried to build a Curragh, giving me the standard 'can't find file... game will exit'), I already fixed that problem.
But I will have a look at the recent Win 8.1 updates when I get home -- I'll edit this post accordingly if there's anything further to report.
It could still be something you modded that's causing this. For example, a couple weeks back I changed some file and folder names in the base game to test some things, but it caused the game to CTD, before the game had even loaded - just like your experience, same message and everything. I never did investigate what exactly caused the crash, but once I changed everything back, the game loaded fine
. So, if you modded something during that hour or so, you may try undoing those changes.Also, does PTW & C3C crash as well when starting from those .exe's?
P.S. I'm sure you already know, but you can change the Vanilla .ini to skip that annoying start up animation like most people do for C3C.
tjs282
Stone \ Cold / Fish
All good thoughts (and I do appreciate that such problems are most frequently the result of wetware-errors!), but I have 2 counter-points:
- All the originally installed folders and files are still in place and (mostly) unaltered -- apart from the usual .ini-file tweaks, and a couple of graphics-packs that have worked without issue for years. The only folders that I've renamed, within the 'Vanilla' branch of my Civ3-installation's directory-tree, are the copy/pasted unit-art folders that I used to 'create' my fake-Curraghs/ Trebs/ Maces/ etc.
- I wasn't modding during this particular session, I was continuing to play(test) a game-in-progress (based on my modded .bic). That game had CTD'd on a previous occasion (when I tried to build a Curragh), because I hadn't properly updated the civiliopedia.txt to describe my 'new' units. After fixing the civilopedia file, I successfully reloaded the game-in-progress (I hadn't got a manual savegame from just before the CTD, so I had to use the last autosave -- but as soon as it opened successfully, I manual-saved it as well). During the subsequent ~1 hour's play (which included a successful Curragh-build), everything ran smoothly -- right up until the crash. I did not make (and have not since made) any additional changes to the .bic or the .txt, before trying and failing to restart Vanilla Civ3 -- so there are no 'new' changes to reverse
No. But the Conquests.exe (from GamersGate) has never given me any problems, and my PtW .exe is also not bound to a CD (don't ask me where I got it
). It's only the Vanilla NoCD patch that's started hiccuping -- and FWIW, the DRM'd civilization3.exe (still) doesn't work either.FTR, I checked my installed updates list, and AFAICT, the only updates made since the end of July (6 to date, latest one today) have been definition-updates for WindowsDefender (all numbered KB2267602), and it's difficult to see how that might bollix up Civ, so now I'm not sure what's going on...
Not that this is really important/relevant to the above, but no, unfortunately
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