Since I updated from patch B to D I can't get Black Tower running anymore. NTDLL.dll keeps crashing. Never had ever in CIV IV a NTDLL.dll crash. It work with patch B because I was playing it, but I stopped to play Splinter Court to unlock the Svartalfar. I patched before playing Splinter Court. Now I can't get it it running. All other Scenarios works, but strange is if I pick Splinter Court the NTDLL.dll crash too. But if I load an other scenario before I load Splinter Court it loads up. Unfortunately it doesn't work with Black Tower.
I haven't updated my driver nor Windows since then.
Someone know where I can download patch B, to verify that the new patch is causing the problem? Also can some please upload a starting save for Black Tower with Bannor and Svartalfar unlocked (using latest patch please) for me to play with. Thank You.
EDIT: Lucky for me the Patch B is still on the server. I could download it by modifying the link for the D patch.
http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/FfH2041b.exe
Now I can confirm that the C patch crash the game when loading certain scenarios via the in-game scenario launcher.
I reinstalled FFHII installed patch B, all scenarios would load with out an issue. After applying patch C or D game crash always when loading Black tower and sometimes when loading Splinter Court and Against the Wall.
When I load the scenarios directly like
mention in this post from ..\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Fall from Heaven 2\Assets\XML\Scenarios
folder instead using the in-game launcher it works perfectly with no crash.
EDIT2: Since the scenario load crash with an error in ntdll.dll, I thought I give you a bit more information. I'm running WindowsXP 32bit service pack 3.
My NTDLL.dll version is 5.1.2600.5755 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.090206-1316). I also tried wih an older version 5.1.2600.5755 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234) for the same effect. Of cause if it crash in ntdll.dll that doesn't mean necessary ntdll.dll is actual the source of the error