CIVMAP21 revisited 3.0 (October 31, 2009)

Dack · Aug 13, 2011

ScottBoy said:
... the game keeps complaining that the civ.exe is an unknown version and it refuses to modify terrain. ...

Do you seethe following two error message:
Fatal Error: Unknown Civilization Version !!!!!!
If you want to use civ_map, then try another Civilization version !
Please send a mail to the author !

Sorry, no changes of row 0 and 1 allowed !!!!!!
(that would confuse the data search function)

If you see the above error message then Civilization Map Changer could not find the beginning of the MAP data area. My reading of the notes and code of Civilization Map Changer indicate that the map area can be in different areas of memory (I assume for the different version of CIV DOS). The program locates the map data by looking for a pattern that appears to be the artic. The program requires that the first two rows have the pattern that is unique to the artic. Why the spaceship landing would modify this is unknown to me.

ScottBoy said:
...However, starting my "backup" save of the same game works fine, as does starting a new game. ...

Your meaning here is unclear to me. Do you mean before the landing?
The only suggestion I can make, and it is conditional. If you haven't modify the special resource on the map is to go to an unmodified version of CIV to continue the game.

ScottBoy · Aug 14, 2011

Dack said:
Do you seethe following two error message:
Fatal Error: Unknown Civilization Version !!!!!!
If you want to use civ_map, then try another Civilization version !
Please send a mail to the author !

Sorry, no changes of row 0 and 1 allowed !!!!!!
(that would confuse the data search function)

If you see the above error message then Civilization Map Changer could not find the beginning of the MAP data area. My reading of the notes and code of Civilization Map Changer indicate that the map area can be in different areas of memory (I assume for the different version of CIV DOS). The program locates the map data by looking for a pattern that appears to be the artic. The program requires that the first two rows have the pattern that is unique to the artic. Why the spaceship landing would modify this is unknown to me.

Your meaning here is unclear to me. Do you mean before the landing?
The only suggestion I can make, and it is conditional. If you haven't modify the special resource on the map is to go to an unmodified version of CIV to continue the game.

Yes, I saved a game before the ship landed, and this can be modified without issue. I have also started a fresh game and the map can be modified OK. From these tests, it would appear that something in my save game has changed.

I presumed that the spaceship was the cause as that was the only major event in the previous turn. Having said that, I did make some terrain changes in the area where Canada would be, but this was on the mainland, not in the arctic.

My save game has not actually been corrupted, per se, I am only unable to make map changes which is a minor inconvenience and something I can live with. I am happy to test fixes or changes if you would like me to do so, or to forward on the affected save game.

Thanks,
Scottboy

Dack · Aug 14, 2011

ScottBoy said:
Yes, I saved a game before the ship landed, and this can be modified without issue.

Attach the MAP & SVE files for both the before and after to your next post.

Question: What version of CIV DOS are you running?
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I had a saved game just before the landing. Running it I didn't see any anomaly using
Civilization Map Changer after the landing.

ScottBoy · Aug 15, 2011

Hi Dark,

CIVILIZATION (TM) - Version 475.01 is the title message on my CIV.EXE

I've attached a save game from before the spaceship was built and also one which cannot be edited (after spaceship has landed.)

I've managed to open the game in TerraForm, but will need to wait before I can attempt a save. Perhaps this would narrow the issue down...?

Thanks,
ScottBoy

Dack · Aug 15, 2011

Each turn a unit has 32 moves! I don’t know where to begin.

1) The MAP file is corrupt.
2) Looking into the SVE file I can only assume that most of the advance bits were set out side the game. See spoiler below, now I’m not so sure maybe the accelerated advance rate is just part of this game.
3) The unit table has been modified. Good portion of the units start each move with a movement factor of 32 and have and have attack and defense values of 99.

Question: Did you use an Editor of some type to modify the SVE file or the CIV.EXE?

4) The crc32 value for a clean CIV Dos .01 is 45F95F3B

Code:

version      file date          size    crc32
.01     12/03/1991 17:17:08   304,512  45F95F3B

You can obtain a free crc program from this link
Run it and see if you have a clean version.

By inserting a complete space ship and launching it I observed that after the visual display of the landing an area of the map a few squares east of the zero seam become corrupt.

I re-ran this using a clean copy of version .01 and the same corruption occurred.

I see that the Instant Advice option is set. My understanding that the early versions are quite buggy with this checked (I have no idea if this comes into play here).

My observations are that this game was tweaked – the EXE or the SVE file.

Sample from the replay.txt – those Romans are quick workers.

Spoiler :

ScottBoy · Aug 16, 2011

Hi Dack,

2) Looking into the SVE file I can only assume that most of the advance bits were set out side the game. See spoiler below, now Im not so sure maybe the accelerated advance rate is just part of this game.

3) The unit table has been modified. Good portion of the units start each move with a movement factor of 32 and have and have attack and defense values of 99.

Question: Did you use an Editor of some type to modify the SVE file or the CIV.EXE?

Yes, I used the editor cived15.exe to modify the values to something stupidly high as I have been working on testing the map editor and wanted my settlers to move around large areas quickly to fully discover the map. I have modified the military units to make them able to protect these settlers while this was going on.

4) The crc32 value for a clean CIV Dos .01 is 45F95F3B

Code:

version      file date          size    crc32
.01     12/03/1991 17:17:08   304,512  45F95F3B

You can obtain a free crc program from this link
Run it and see if you have a clean version.

my backup exe is clean. I had patched the current civ.exe with the civpcm.exe which came with civmap30

By inserting a complete space ship and launching it I observed that after the visual display of the landing an area of the map a few squares east of the zero seam become corrupt.

I re-ran this using a clean copy of version .01 and the same corruption occurred.

I see that the Instant Advice option is set. My understanding that the early versions are quite buggy with this checked (I have no idea if this comes into play here).

My observations are that this game was tweaked the EXE or the SVE file.

Sample from the replay.txt those Romans are quick workers.

Spoiler :

[/QUOTE]

Yes, cived15 allows you to add technology quickly. I wanted to change parts of the map such as the black sea and Canada to be plains so I could build more cities.

Would Terra Form be useful in fixing this issue...? I would probably replace some of the land I modified near Canada

CIVMAP21 revisited 3.0 (October 31, 2009)

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