Help with installing BUFFY

[i_imperator]

I don't use steam but buffy works with the 3.19 version. Not the latest Beta version for steam. Are you using the right version???

You mean buffy 3.19.003 or 3.19.001? I had both installed but i removed them there to see if that would do anything, going to try 3.19.003 today.

 

[leif erikson]

I don't use steam but buffy works with the 3.19 version. Not the latest Beta version for steam. Are you using the right version???

BUFFY works with both versions of the STEAM install. The point is that unless you revert the STEAM version, you cannot play GoTM because the new STEAM version uses different assets and BUFFY will not recognize those assets because the game was created in the other version.

edit - to be clear, if the game was created by using the disk version of BtS, then to have the same assets, you must use the reverted version of STEAM to match those assets. And the GoTM Staff uses the disk version to create game for compatibility.

edit3 - link removed as it seems it was in a restricted forum, so I'll quote it instead:

Steam updated (June 5th) Civ4 to replace GameSpy with Steamworks.

You won't be able to open BUFFY or other HOF Mod save files created before the Steam update.

This is true for any save created with "Locked Modified Assets" game option checked.

edit2 - you must use BUFFY version 3.19.003.

 

[ChrisShaffer]

Right. The key is that the Steam beta isn't really a beta. It's actually an older version, which they are distributing using the beta mechanism to support BUFFY users.

 

[leif erikson]

Right. The key is that the Steam beta isn't really a beta. It's actually an older version, which they are distributing using the beta mechanism to support BUFFY users.

Correct. And the older version that they are calling a "beta" is fully compatible with the disk version while the updated version is not.

 

[i_imperator]

I reinstalled civ iv on steam (with the beta release), deleted the previous buffy folders in c/program files(86)/etc and reinstalled buffy, loaded the save up ingame and it works perfectly!! Thanks for the help!

 

[leif erikson]

Glad it worked!

 

[Kennigit]

OK! It works after some fiddling!

So, I am here to help anyone brought by searching results (or needs to see this thread too)

I have the steam install for windows 7 on 64-bit. I tried back in october to get buffy working with the steam version, tried some workarounds but they did not work (da_vinci had useful posts, but I did not succeed). I didn't worry about it as I just would get my cd versions back eventually (I bought the game on steam specifically for the purpose that "well now I will never have to worry about it again, I will always have the game").

So, this beta version on steam is a wonderful gift. However, after switching to the beta version, I was getting the exact problems ChrisSaffer had in this thread. First trying to load buffy had error that Mods/ods/buffy did not exist. The solution to that was just admin setting junk. I then had a warning message that the install varied from standard install in the victory screen of the game and it was not a valid HOF version. The asset checker for buffy returned no errors, and I had the same error of saying Mods\Buffy-3.19.003 \ was an error (NOTE the inserted " " character at the end, that was also posted in this thread. No one seems to know where that is from).

The solution is as posted in the thread: installing the game to C:/users rather than C:/Program Files (x86)

I did not reinstall steam in any capacity, just added a new steam library:

Steam allows multiple "libraries" or better said, you can have more directories with games for steam games.

I uninstalled all Beyond the Sword content and reinstalled to that steam library (in steam, go to settings:/downloads:/steam library folders to add a new library. At installation of a game, you can choose the library. Mine is set up in My Documents).

So my directory is c:/[path to My Documents]:/steamapps/common/~ and the buffy mod is in that directory rather than C:/program files (x86):/steam:/steamapps:/common/~

No idea why that effects permissions or anything (I have single user PC and everything I do has Full Control priveleges) but whatever, it works, and fiddling other stuff did not work.

It is running as windows xp service pack 3 compatible; I know the same stuff w/ asset checker recommends xp compatability but some users have posted windows 7 works.

edit- I got here from CFC search function, I am not a SGOTM player.

 

[elitetroops]

I use the disc version of the game on Windows 7 64-bit. First time I installed BUFFY, it worked perfectly, even without fiddling around with permissions or such. At the start of SGOTM 20 it suddenly wouldn't work until I reinstalled CIV and BUFFY and did all those steps with permission for folders. However, since I did this there are a couple of issues:

1) If I start the game by opening a save file (double click in explorer or choose "open with" when clicking a game attached to a forum post), it won't load the save, but go to the main menu in civ instead.

2) I can't switch between different games using BUFFY without closing down CIV completely in between. If I have one game open, then load a different game, the game either crashes or opens the new game with no interface showing (and I can't get the interface showing with alt+i). This happens even if I go to the main menu in between. I can switch between different saves of the same game without problems (ie. 1270AD and 1AD saves of the same game).

Anyone else experienced these problems? Any solution?

 

[AlanH]

Loading another game when you already have a game running has always caused a crash to desktop for me. I only ever use BUFFY/HoFMod, so I can't say whether this is specific to these mods.

 

[Folket]

That works in other mods. There is something wrong with BUFFY or mods used by BUFFY.

 

[GKey]

@elitetroops Reloading cause crash in BUFFY - known issue. Does game crash, wheen you run the game, then exit to main menu, then load different game?

 

[elitetroops]

Yes, crashes also if I exit to main menu in between. Or it seems to depend on how long I've played. If I play only a couple of turns of the first game, it doesn't crash.

Don't remember having this issue on my first install, but if this is how it is, then I'll have to live with it.

 

[AlanH]

I haven't seen it crash if I go back to the main menu and load another save. But I doubt if I've played many (or any) turns before returning to the main menu, as I'm only doing competition game set-ups. I don't play!

 

[Ronnie1]

.... I don't play!

.....

 

[elitetroops]

1) If I start the game by opening a save file (double click in explorer or choose "open with" when clicking a game attached to a forum post), it won't load the save, but go to the main menu in civ instead.

Does anyone know a fix for this? It's especially annoying that I can't load saves directly from mapfinder. Mapfinder moves the saves to the correct location, but then it either opens Civ main menu, or doesn't open civ at all. Then I have to manually load the game.

 

[Seraiel]

Does anyone know a fix for this? It's especially annoying that I can't load saves directly from mapfinder. Mapfinder moves the saves to the correct location, but then it either opens Civ main menu, or doesn't open civ at all. Then I have to manually load the game.

Idk, but do you have configured BUFFY so that it auto-loads when starting CIV? It works on my PC, and I couldn't think of anything else, except that you are already running an instance or CIV.

 

[elitetroops]

Idk, but do you have configured BUFFY so that it auto-loads when starting CIV? It works on my PC, and I couldn't think of anything else, except that you are already running an instance or CIV.

I had to reinstall Windows and everything else due to some non-civ related problems. After reinstall it works again as it's supposed to. No idea why it didn't work with previous install. It might have been some Windows issue, not a problem with BUFFY.

 

[kcd_swede]

I had to reinstall Windows and everything else due to some non-civ related problems. After reinstall it works again as it's supposed to. No idea why it didn't work with previous install. It might have been some Windows issue, not a problem with BUFFY.

I've encountered issues with some auto-updates of windows that then require a re-install... a pita for sure.

 

[Duckweed]

I just installed BTS and BUFFY in a PC with Windows 8.1. There's no error message, but the starting picture never disappears.



This only happened after I installed BUFFY, does not matter whether I load the BUFFY mod or not.

Edit: Sorry, the problem turned out not being related with BUFFY. I tried to change the screen resolution and the starting picture disappeared. However, the same thing still happened when I start the game.

 

[Seraiel]

That's the punishment you get for using Win 8. I run Win 7 and never had a single problem that was not hardware related.

Funnily enough, Win 7 costs 50€ more than Win 8 when buying a PC from DELL / Alienware.