Help: Freezing Multiplayer Laptop

[Topha]

Whenever my friend starts or tries to play Civ4 with me, his laptop always completely freezes... we don't know what's wrong.

Any help?

 

[Topha]

please help me?

 

[robaughjr]

Need more info, friends system specs? Patch version?

 

[Topha]

Uhm, I'll get his specs, I duno though.. and he's running 1.52 and so am I.

 

[asmodai]

Enable logging, try to play a new game, see how far the logging goes. It should help in getting datapoints.

 

[kris55]

What ever the specs of a laptop you have to half it, due to it being smaller and using less power.
Does your friends laptop have a graphics card thats not sharing RAM?
I understand the problem you are having as i used to try and play on a laptop, and even older games would soon over heat it.
But if it is a power house laptop, it could simply be civ 4 having memory problems or other issues making it CTDT. from some other threads i hear civ 4 is having some running problems...

 

[Topha]

3.0 GHz Intel Pent 4
ATI Radeon 9600 (128MB)
1.024 Gb RAM
80 Gb Fujitsu hard drive
DVD+RW drive


Those are his specs, if you need anything else ask.

 

[Topha]

help? sorry i can get more annoying if itll help?

 

[Topha]

he updated his graphics drivers so i think itll work now.

=)