Conquests gfx problem

[Ayani]

I just picked up Conquests tonight at EB, installed it and had the same problem. After reading this thread I started browing the art files and looking at the files on the cd and noticed an executable called "civ3goldsetup.exe".

I also had downloaded the trial version of Civ3Gold, and then purchased it via TrialMedia. I uninstalled everything relating to Civ3, and made sure all folders were gone. Then I ran the civ3goldsetup from the conquests cd. Incredibly, Civ3Gold and everything with it was installed on my system. It runs and works fine. So then I installed Conquests over that.

Now, assumably, I have the retail-boxed-bought from the store version of Civ3Gold, as well as the retail version of Conquests...and I still have the same problem.

At this point the only solution I can think of is to borrow a copy of the original Civ3 from a friend and install that, then Conquests on top of it. Maybe its a problem with going from gold to conquests, since they both include PTW (from what I understand).

**update** I managed to get ahold of an original Civ3 cd faster than I expected, and installed it (after fully removing all Civ3 stuff entirely), then installed Conquests. Problem is still there. It looks *slightly* different, but its the same problem.

I have no idea what to do, but at least at this point I should have enough information to make Atari look at the problem instead of passing the buck.

 

[lithicus]

Hi Ayani-
I actually got a hold of both Atari and Trymedia (where I'd originally dl'd civIIIGold online), and both informed me that the online Gold is incompatible with any Conquests retail. SO-- they were good enough to refund for the Gold, and I, trusting soul all the way, dl'd both Conquests and CivIII online-- and everything's fine. And they said they'd make an effort to make clear the incompatibility at the purchase end as well (we'll see). Hope that helps.

 

[Ayani]

Thanks for the reply. I had just about come to the same conclusion, the only puzzling thing was that I installed a friend's copy of CivIII 'vanilla' from cd, and then conquests from CD and it still wouldn't work.

I finally got things working late last night by downloading the trial of Conquests as well. EB said they would take back the retail Conquests I bought since it wouldn't work.

All's well that ends well, I suppose, but I think I'll shy away from downloading games and get them the old fashioned way instead.

Good luck to anyone still stuck with the problem. If I can help, let me know.

 

[kvasir]

hmm since no patches are available as yet and no modification in the ini or file structure may fix this. Is it in the general concesus that one should get both CIV III and Conquest from the same source? ie. either from download or from the store?

I have the retail Game of the Year edition for CIV III (w/ CD) from EB and just decided to get the Conquest as well. I downloaded the trial version of Conquest and it has this aforementioned graphics problem.

I suspect the only way to get rid of this is to get a retail Conquest copy from the store? Would purchasing it online work? ie: would the serial code they give me fixes things?

 

[welsh888]

I have exactly the same problem - I downloaded trymedia's CIV 3 gold and bought CSC from the shop and have the same problem. Anyone got any fixes yet? Its exceptionally annoying.