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[metrikal]

hi all ...
my specs:
pentium 4 2.8ghz
512 mb
fx 5200 nvidia 128

after jugling various nvidia drivers-
tampering with the config file
and other suggestions posted in the forum
i can't seem to get a break!
hours of searching for solutions here and everywhere
i even reinstalled a fresh windows install
just in case...
i seem to always end up crshing-
with the annoying xp apology...
help will be most welcome
david

 

[crunch]

Hello metrikal. Please tell us some details about your trouble.
Have you successfully installed the game? Any errors? Have you patched the game (latest patch 1.61)?
Have you successfully started the game? If not, how far do you get? Do you see the "loading" screen in 6 languages? Do you see the "init" screen?
Can you see videos? Can you hear sound?
Can you start a game? Can you found a city, play a few turns (e.g. 10?). Do you crash always at a certain event (e.g., completing a wonder)? Or is it random? How long can you play?

 

[metrikal]

thanks for the replay...
well had no computer almost since posted my post (hardware issues)
and here's the spec:
i can play! (that's what makes it so annoying)
yes to six screen,init screen,videos,sounds
i can found cities,the longest i played without crashes is about 20 minutes
the crash seems random, no specific event triggers the crash...
(this could border in paranoia,but every time im siting cofortable in my couch saying to my self "yes!the fix worked,let's have some fun now"-boom i crash!)
no errors in installing,yes, have installed the latest patch-1.61.
any suggestions?!

 

[crunch]

Just some general troubleshooting tips:
- install latest DirectX (download from microsoft)
- install latest graphics drivers (download from nvidia)
- set graphics details to low
- lower game resolution
- turn off movies (in-game options) / audio (ini file option)
- disable all background apps before launching civ (e.g., instant messengers, antivirus programs)
- try setting the game to windowed mode (ini file option)
- ini file option: SetMaxFrameRate to 30 or 40

Could it be that your HW issues also affect civ and result in crashes? Civ4 will push your hardware to the limits. Fix your HW issues first.

 

[metrikal]

hello again !
well fixed my hardware issues
got the 6600 gt nvidia graphics card
added 512 mb of ram
new hard drive

well...so annoying, i keep crashing...
with the drivers i got with the card
and with nvidia's latest driver...
again i can see any movie,play normally(actually with very good quality)
build anything...ect
the probnlem is the same...random crash to desk top
at times with a notification(sorry for the...had to shutdown)
sometimes just poof! desktop.
thanks for the help so far!