game crashes when starting

[chad187]

Recently when ive been playing i get a message that says "failed initializing python" Anyone know whats wrong or how to fix this?

 

[ggganz]

I really don't know what's wrong, but a clean reinstall (uninstall Beyond the Sword, Warlords (if you have it), and then Vanilla Civ4 (the original) and then install them all again) couldn't hurt, except for taking more time.
Er, that is, if you can. I've heard lots of probs with uninstalling, where it says you need to uninstall the patch first but that's impossible. Good luck!

 

[chad187]

Is that the only option?

 

[ori]

I would also recommend this - but make sure to make a really clean reinstall like I listed in the post I repost below - just omit anything for expansions you don't have
If you do not have BtS you should patch to 1.74 and 2.13 ONLY after installing 1.61 and 2.08 respectively.

install the most recent version of DirectX 9c from Microsoft

then do the following for a clean reinstall:

Uninstall and Reinstall Civ4 Warlords BtS :

Try to follow this order when doing stuff:
Use Control panel to uninstall Beyond the Sword, then Warlords, then Vanilla
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\warlords" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\beyond the sword" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\warlords" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\beyond the sword" manually
(note: application data is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files, also these directories in application data are sometimes removed by the uninstall routine)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{CFBCE791-2D53-4FCE-B3FB-D6E01F4112E8}" (Civ4)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3E4B349F-10B5-4586-9D99-489A90A8B228}" (Warlords)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}" (BtS) (note: InstallShield Installation Information is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files).
Install Vanilla, immediately patch it to 1.61 (download it fresh from here)
Install Warlords, immediately patch it to 2.08 (download it fresh from here)
Install Beyond the Sword, immediately patch to 3.13 (download it fresh from here).