[Civ2] Civilization II MGE User Interface Additions (CIV2UIA)

[rubenol]

It was DEP (Data Execution Prevention) that caused the issue. Just add an exception for civ2.exe.

Thanks! That got it to launch, but now I get two black windows covering up the "Civilization II Multiplayer Gold" launched window, if I alt-tab over to the main window, there's no sound or main menu and although I can open Game Settings, etc, if I choose New Game, nothing happens... If I launch civ2.exe ignoring the CIV2UIA launcher entirely, it does open correctly.

 

[FoxAhead]

Thanks! That got it to launch, but now I get two black windows covering up the "Civilization II Multiplayer Gold" launched window, if I alt-tab over to the main window, there's no sound or main menu and although I can open Game Settings, etc, if I choose New Game, nothing happens... If I launch civ2.exe ignoring the CIV2UIA launcher entirely, it does open correctly.

Sounds very confusing. What is the "Game Settings" you are talking about? Have you tried to reboot your computer after changing DEP settings? Do you have Civ2 CD mounted? May be some screenshots will be helpful.

 

[rubenol]

Sounds very confusing. What is the "Game Settings" you are talking about? Have you tried to reboot your computer after changing DEP settings? Do you have Civ2 CD mounted? May be some screenshots will be helpful.

Oh jeez, I hadn't restarted my computer, didn't even think about that, but rebooting made it work! By the way, when I said "Game Settings", I meant File > Game Settings from the main Civ II window when it launched. Thanks for the help, this is my first time re-playing Civ II in like 25 years and I'm excited to get back into it!

 

[rubenol]

Sounds very confusing. What is the "Game Settings" you are talking about? Have you tried to reboot your computer after changing DEP settings? Do you have Civ2 CD mounted? May be some screenshots will be helpful.

Sorry, actually, it seems like the reboot was a bit of a red herring. It was actually because I didn't have the CD mounted anymore after rebooting. Mounting the CD (I wanted the videos) led to the black screen issue again.

 

[duplj]

Sorry, actually, it seems like the reboot was a bit of a red herring. It was actually because I didn't have the CD mounted anymore after rebooting. Mounting the CD (I wanted the videos) led to the black screen issue again.

try the advice from this post, maybe this is the issue

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Oct 5, 2024

Can't get the Council/movies to work with UIA. They only work if I use compabibility (e.g. with Windows XP) but then I can't use UIA, because it gives me Error: ReadProcessMemory: 5.

Details: Windows 10, I have a CiV2.nrg I got Caesar knows where from and how old ago that says Gold Edition Multiplayer, so it should be the right one. I installed it through Daemon Tools Lite, and successfully applied the 1.3 patch 5.4.0f. UIA works, but only if there's no compabibility mode, and then I don't get movies/Council. Do I have a wrong version of the game or is there anything else I should do...

• duplj

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[rubenol]

try the advice from this post, maybe this is the issue

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[Civ2] Post in thread 'Civilization II MGE User Interface Additions (CIV2UIA)'

Oct 5, 2024

Can't get the Council/movies to work with UIA. They only work if I use compabibility (e.g. with Windows XP) but then I can't use UIA, because it gives me Error: ReadProcessMemory: 5.

Details: Windows 10, I have a CiV2.nrg I got Caesar knows where from and how old ago that says Gold Edition Multiplayer, so it should be the right one. I installed it through Daemon Tools Lite, and successfully applied the 1.3 patch 5.4.0f. UIA works, but only if there's no compabibility mode, and then I don't get movies/Council. Do I have a wrong version of the game or is there anything else I should do...

• duplj

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Thanks, that fixed it!! Sorry for not reading all the thread...

 

[FoxAhead]

New version 1.21.1 (build 2701).
FIX: Use VirtualAlloc for thiscall thunks instead of code in data to avoid DEP errors. You don't need to add DEP exclusions anymore.
FIX #32: UnitsLimit: Add one more array element for index -1 in Units array to fix crashes with this patch enabled.
ADD: Now you can create empty Civ2UIANoSanta.txt file in the game directory to permanently disable Christmas mode.

Download
https://github.com/FoxAhead/Civ2-UI-Additions/releases/tag/v1.21.1