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Tried using CAII with C3C, and I get an "access is blocked" error, just like bbrady413.
This is for the GOG-version of C3C, on Win10, yes?Tried using CAII with C3C, and I get an "access is blocked" error, just like bbrady413.
Yes.This is for the GOG-version of C3C, on Win10, yes?
I tried it (now that you've said it), and it's not working. The main problem seems to be that, while I can get CAII to open my old Vanilla saves, I cannot open any of the C3C saves. It simply gives me an "access is blocked" error.Firstly, don't use the GOG-installed shortcut to start the game: I found* that this doesn't lead directly to the civ3conquests.exe file (which is what CAII is looking for), it leads to some kind of shell-file that GOG have included in their package, which may well then hide the game's activity from CAII. Have you tried running the game directly from the .exe while CAII is also running? Or simply opening a .sav file using CAII, while the game is not running? If CAII then works as it should, then it might be that all you need to do is generate your own shortcut, directly to the civ3conquests.exe, and use that in future.
C:\GOG Games\Civilization III Complete\Conquests\civ3conquests.exewhere you've installed the 2 programs? (full path, from the drive letter)
That, I have not done. However, under Control Panel --> Programs & Features (to uninstall), the old one does not show up, just the new one. Should I uninstall all then reinstall from GOG?whether you fully uninstalled your previous (disk-based?) installation of Civ3 Vanilla before installing the GOG-version?
I believe I am, having gotten the link from somewhere on here that said it was. (I could be wrong, of course....)whether you're using the newest, supposedly Win10-compatible version of CAII?
Not sure how this would work. Running as administrator does not make any difference, though.whether you already gave CAII Admin rights? (It may/will need them)
I can imagine that being an issue. I'm running three monitors, with Civ3 on the primary; CAII on the secondary, along with Chrome (multiple tabs) and Excel; and a DVD program on the tertiary.However, these problems might have something to do with my using dual monitors with Civ3 on the primary (stretched to 1600*1200 using KeepRes=0) and CAII on the secondary (which is 1680*1050, IIRC), and/or running several additional apps simultaneously (e.g. Windows Media Player, the Microsoft Minesweeper app, and/or Firefox), and/or because I'm currently playing @Civinator's CCM Mod, which generates save-files a lot larger than the 'standard' Firaxis epic-game.
That's weird. Are these C3C-saves generated from new games, or from continuations of a game(s) you started in Vanilla? Because while the game executables can cope with opening/continuing saves made in an earlier version(s), I'm not sure if CAII can.while I can get CAII to open my old Vanilla saves, I cannot open any of the C3C saves.
Just to be clear: simply running CAII via an Admin-status user-account is not what I mean, nor is right-clicking on the CAII executable and then clicking 'Run as Admin'. Rather, in the right-click menu, under 'Properties', you can give CAII itself admin-rights, allowing it to write to other files on your machine. If I understood AInwood's explanation correctly, CAII needs to be able to do this in order to recognise your game executable(s) in the active-task list.Not sure how this would work. Running as administrator does not make any difference, though.
If all else fails, and you don't mind doing so, then yes, that might be necessary (GOG places no limit on how often you DL/reinstall any game bought from them, so you don't need to worry on that score).That, I have not done. However, under Control Panel --> Programs & Features (to uninstall), the old one does not show up, just the new one. Should I uninstall all then reinstall from GOG?
I'm talking about C3C saves. What's weird, though, is that when attempting to open a save in CAII and select for Vanilla/PTW/C3C, the C3C saves show up under "Vanilla," not C3C, even though they are in C3C and in the correct Saves folder.That's weird. Are these C3C-saves generated from new games, or from continuations of a game(s) you started in Vanilla? Because while the game executables can cope with opening/continuing saves made in an earlier version(s), I'm not sure if CAII can.
I thought you meant something like that. I went through the options, and either it already has that permission, or I can't figure out how to add it.Just to be clear: simply running CAII via an Admin-status user-account is not what I mean, nor is right-clicking on the CAII executable and then clicking 'Run as Admin'. Rather, in the right-click menu, under 'Properties', you can give CAII itself admin-rights, allowing it to write to other files on your machine. If I understood AInwood's explanation correctly, CAII needs to be able to do this in order to recognise your game executable(s) in the active-task list.
That is taken care of ... not a problem in itself.And also, even if you're using NoCD-versions of the game-executables, they should be (re)named (if you haven't done so already) to the default filename(s), i.e. civilization3.exe for Vanilla, civilization3X.exe for PtW.
Kind of waiting for that as a last resort. I am also wondering if I need to re-download CAII.If all else fails, and you don't mind doing so, then yes, [uninstall/reinstall] might be necessary.
I thought it would help, and it looked like it would, but I still get "access blocked" to those files.But I just thought of one other thing to check before you start any uninstalling/reinstalling. In the CAII Options menu, there is a box labelled 'Set file path to game files' (or something like that). If the game is fully installed and working, then this box should be left blank -- so if you already entered anything in there, delete it, and see if that helps to get CAII to work/update itself.
Ugh ... I hate messing around with the registry unless I know exactly what I'm doing (which sometimes happens, with explicit instructions). I suppose I could take a look....If you do go as far as a full un-install/re-install (and especially if you've ever previously 'uninstalled' anything by simply deleting its directory), you may also need to tidy up your registry, to clear out any entries that are no longer valid/possibly confusing CAII -- but I'm not the best person to ask about that (I've only ever seen it suggested by others more tech-savvy than myself, never done it).
But this is exactly the kind of 'confusion' I was talking about. CAII doesn't identify .sav files based on where they're stored, it identifies them according to which type of ruleset-file was used to generate the original map -- .bic for Vanilla, .bix for PtW, or .biq for Conquests -- because that information is stored in the savefile.I'm talking about C3C saves. What's weird, though, is that when attempting to open a save in CAII and select for Vanilla/PTW/C3C, the C3C saves show up under "Vanilla," not C3C, even though they are in C3C and in the correct Saves folder.
I'm not talking about the Vanilla game I started that we've talked about here, which I found I could open in C3C but chose not to play or save further. I started a whole new game in C3C and have multiple saves* that will not open in CAII at all (unlike the games I started in Vanilla, which do open).But this is exactly the kind of 'confusion' I was talking about. CAII doesn't identify .sav files based on where they're stored, it identifies them according to which type of ruleset-file was used to generate the original map -- .bic for Vanilla, .bix for PtW, or .biq for Conquests -- because that information is stored in the savefile.
So if you start a game using the Vanilla v1.29 (NoCD) executable, then it would have used your civilization3.bic file to generate the map and place the civs, etc. PtW v1.27 (or Conquests v1.22) will then quite happily open a later .sav from that Vanilla-game-in-progress, allow you to play further for as many turns as you choose, and then re-save that game; however, (AFAIK) such 'hybrid' .sav files are not backwards-compatible. So even though you probably wouldn't be able to open your newest PtW/Conquests-generated .sav in Vanilla any more, CAII will continue to 'correctly' identify that .sav as a 'Vanilla' game.
So what I'm wondering here, is whether you've actually started a game from the civ3conquests.exe, saved a couple of turns down the line, and then (while the game is offline) tried to open that 'purebred' Conquests-generated .sav file in CAII?
My CA II is in Program Files,I have problems just when use non Steam version to see the last save,must to pick it.I have the GoG version downloaded into a folder outside of the Program Files folder so that MapFinder will work, and it does. I downloaded the .net framework and installed it. I then download CivAssist II, but my Norton's says that 'the .exe file is not safe, and has been removed'. What happened? Is the Civ Assist II file supposed to be inside the game directory? Right now, it's outside the game directory.
Can't you tell Norton to allow it through? The .exe's perfectly safe, just not from 'a recognized source'.Norton's says that 'the .exe file is not safe, and has been removed'. What happened? Is the Civ Assist II file supposed to be inside the game directory? Right now, it's outside the game directory.
Can't you tell Norton to allow it through? The .exe's perfectly safe, just not from 'a recognized source'.
I vaguely remember ainwood posting a new(er?) version a couple of months(?) back, that's intended to be Win10-compatible, but I don't (think I) have that one, so I can't say whether it's backwards-compatible or bug-free. I also don't know if that's the one you downloaded, but if you open CAII without opening a save file, you can check your version number via the 'Options/About' button.Do I have the proper Civ Assist II file, or is there a more current one?
All the above notwithstanding... I do know that this shouldn't matter: you should be able to do it either way.Maybe I'm not starting things in order. I start the game first, and then Civ Assist II, right, or should that be vice-versa?
But you used first time CA II 'Run as administrator'?.I had more time ago too errors starting the program,I saw a post here about 'run as administrator ',after this no problems.Nope. It didn't give me the option, so what I did was to make sure that I was not online, and turned my Norton's off (shudder). I then unzipped CA II without problem, and turned my Norton's back on . . .
. . .and that's when the weirdness started, Now when I go to start CA II, an error window pops up saying this:
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"Civ Assist has encounter an exception.
To help us diagnose and fix possible bug, please send us saved game file which was loaded
when the problem occured along with the stack trace and exception message.
Please add any other relevant information to the email message."
Then there's a long window which shows the savegame's filepath.
Underneath that are two clicky buttons: One says Send E-mail, the other says Cancel
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So I'm supposed to e-mail the exception message (which I don't have) and the stack trace (which I have no idea what that is). If I click the 'Send E-mail' button, it says something like 'no e-mail program exists' (or something like that).
Do I have the proper Civ Assist II file, or is there a more current one?
Maybe I'm not starting things in order. I start the game first, and then Civ Assist II, right, or should that be vice-versa?
But you used first time CA II 'Run as administrator'?
As noted above, the version I have (2.0.5083) works on Win8.1, so it should also work on Win7 (which is what you have, right?).
My version is 2.0.5083,I have too W7 64b,but my CA II is in Program Files,not in Program Files(x86).
You are welcome,I'm glad to know that CA II works.If CA II starts now without errors,other things can be fixed easily,with the help of your friends from here.Thanks for the file, catalin72. I had to turn Norton's off again for it be successfully unzipped, but it's working now. I remember back in the day that Civ Assist II had an Icon that remained on the game screen while playing. Is there a setting or something that I missed, because it's not there.