Hangup during tutorial

[nerdlinger]

Hi,
I'm not sure if this has been covered before - I didn't see it in the first 3 pages of the Tech Support forum. Anyway, I'm having this repeated problem in which the tutorial hangs up on me during the segment in which Sid asks me to open the city window for the first time. He asks me to do it, I do it, but the tutorial does not progress. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a fix, or is it just a bug for which I have to wait for a patch?

Thanks,
me

 

[Dyermull]

Yeah, I had a similar problem. The tutorial seemed a little buggy. I can't remember if what I experienced was exactly like yours, but the solution was to make sure your city view is completely closed after viewing it (you
ll know it is if you can select your worker or scout or warrior), and make sure that all units are doing something. Fortify your warrior in your city, move your scouts and make sure your worker is working on something or done moving to work on something. I think then you can switch turns and continue with the tutorial. The game is waiting for you to do something. You just need to figure out what it is.

If you cannot figure it out, I think you're at the point where Sid's almost ready to let you go on your own anyway. You wouldn't be missing a whole lot if you just started a new game, playing on Settler level as there are a lot of pop-ups there, helping you make decisions.

 

[Gustomucho81]

Good luck with the game, if it locks up on tutorial you can expect it to lock often, so save often.

If you see 1 blue screen, stop playing, it is really bad for your computer to manual-reset after a blue screen. My computer is infected by blue screens since I have played Civ 4. .. sweet.

 

[Gattamelata]

"if it locks up on tutorial you can expect it to lock often, so save often."

This is an interesting conclusion. I had a different experience, however.

The tutorial locks up consistently and repeatably for me (late in the tutorial, shortly before Sid tells you to go find another civ to the west. However, none of my non-tutorial games have locked up on me. I have encountered intermittent sound glitches, slowdowns and some performance problems, but no lock-ups.

 

[chinesefireball]

And with the saving and reloading - a few turns later I have been told I have won a conquest victory - before I have met anyone

 

[Dyermull]

Same thing here Gattamelata... the tutorial was a little buggy, but I was able to get through it and subsequent games have given me no trouble, no matter what level I've played. There's been a lot of complaining in these forums, but my system must have been one of the lucky ones. I'm playing like a madman and I'm loving every minute of it.