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update (jan 2015): wrapper is updated to wine version 1.7.x
porting civ4: a how to in 3 easy steps.
these are instructions to install Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword for Windows on OSX (version 10.6 and up).
for step-by-step instructions on installing mods, go here.
requirements:
Civilization IV: Gold DVD for Windows (buy it from amazon)
civ4bts319 updater
civ4wrapper_yosemite
*old civ4wrapper_mavericks using wine 1.4
and even older civ4wrapper for osx 10.6-10.8
if you are installing from another version of civ4, see addendum v.
Step 1: your CoolNewWrapper!
first download the civ4wrapper from here (~300mb). next, mount the disk image file, and copy the file civ4bts319.app to you desktop, then right-click the file and choose Show Package Contents. you will see a screen that looks similar to this:
right-click on the Wineskin.app and click open. if prompted, click run an app from an unsigned developer. at the wineskin menu, click Install Software.
Step 2: installing from DVD.
click Choose Setup Executable, browse to your DVD, and choose setup.exe to begin installation. first, pick your language. wait a minute. click next, agree to a license, and then choose Custom Install. check install for all users, but uncheck register this game. keep the default file paths, click install, and find something to do for the next hour/3… like remembering to download the updater. try to stay patient, it takes about 20 mins to read everything from the DVD.
eventually, you will be prompted to click finished and, if you are installing from Civ4 Complete, asked if you would like to install the Colonization expansion pack. click cancel to save disk space if you were never going to play it anyways. wait a minute, and you will be prompted to choose the correct .exe file used in order to launch the game. it should be second choice from the top. if for any reason you need to change this path, like you wanted to play warlords for some reason, click the Configuration button and look for the field Windows EXE. the correct path reads like this:
since updating the wrapper for mavericks, i have noticed that sometimes wineskin.app and civ4bts319.app will fail to quit after the installer has finished. this means that you won't receive the prompt to choose an .exe file. it's annoying, and the inelegant solution is to force quit both programs (cmd-opt-esc). then navigate to the Wineskin Advanced window and click on the Configuration button. click on the Browse button across from Windows EXE and point to the correct file. see image below.
Step 3: updating, and Run! (... from an unsigned developer.)
back at the Wineskin Advanced window, click the Install Software button again, then point to the updater (it should be in your downloads folder). go ahead and let it run, but uncheck register this game when given the option. once that is finished, you will get an "Oops! ... Maybe the installer failed...?" message. click OK.
drag your wrapper into the Applications folder, rename it whatever you want, right-click your civ4bts319 wrapper and click open. agree to run an app from an unsigned developer. treat your wrapper like any other osx program. you're done!
although your installation should be playable at this point, go ahead and exit back to the desktop. there is a method to my madness; running civ will let it create the correct directories for saved games and mods, as well as generating the CivilizationIV.ini file.
addendum 1: CivilizationIV.ini
*note that if you have renamed civ4bts319.app, these terminal commands won't work unaltered.
the file named CivilizationIV.ini is the preferences file for civ4. here you can edit settings that will make civ4 run even more smoothly. i have included a sample .ini file in the wrapper disk image. to use it, drag it and the civ4bts319.app to your desktop, and type this into a terminal:
if you want to make your own changes, drag civ4bts319 to your desktop and type this into a terminal:
this will launch TextEdit and open the civ4 preference file. make sure to command-S (save) any changes. my recommendations:
addendum 2:running mods.
running mods was the whole point of this exercise, and the good news is that most work flawlessly, however you must very precisely follow the particular installation instructions for each one you are going to add. some mods run from the Documents/.../MODS folder, and some only from Program Files/.../Mods for reasons that i don’t even remotely understand. apparently it has something to do with how the mod was written. for a list of tested mods running under wineskin, plus step by step instructions, link to here.
addendum 3: multiplayer.
multiplayer works. the LAN lobby works for all computers running vanilla 3.19 bts, however i have experienced some issues related to running mods and playing multiplayer. if you want to connect playing mods, you will have to use the Direct IP method, and it usually takes a reload of the map after it is generated to correct any OOS errors.
addendum v: different versions.
there are several different versions of civ4 that i am aware of. once patched to version 3.19, they should all run.
the two DVD based versions are Gold (civ4 + BtS + warlords expansions) and Complete (Gold + Colonization expansion).
you could also purchase each expansion on its own. apparently there was even a 2 CD release of the base game.
gamefaqs has a guide to release dates and regions here.
archive.org maintains a list of patches here.
the steam version has a bug that you can work around by setting GameOverlayRenderer.dll to disabled in winecfg. other than that, it is reported to work well, and comes fully patched. to install it, first you you install the windows version of the steam client into the civ4wrapper, and then let said client download and install the game for you.
the "Green Pepper" version was a european re-release in jan 2010 of civ4 complete. it works, but you must use a region specific version of the 3.19 updater. it is found here and mirrored. this makes me suspect that the other regions releases might not apply the US patch, which might render the game unplayable, because versions prior to Beyond the Sword 3.19 require a disc check that wine might miss. i have found the japanese version of the patch, but have no way of verifying if it works;p
stay away from the amazon digital download option. their downloader isn't supported in wine1.4 (bug report). later versions may correct the issue but i don't have any reports on this yet.
addendum 10810: error.
since upgrading to mavericks, i have encountered a 10810 error when launching wineskin wrappers. it is related to gatekeeper. i emphatically DO NOT recommend disabling this security feature, although this would fix the problem. instead first right-click your wrapper and choose Show Package Contents. in the next window, right-click the Wineskin.app and choose open. you will be prompted to run application from unsigned developer. click agree, then press cmd-Q cmd-W (to quit wineskin and close your finder window). lastly, right-click you wrapper again, but this time choose open, and pick run... again when prompted. from now on, a standard double-click will launch your wrapper without problems.
NOTES:
old instructions for lion 10.7 are here. they are a little less elegant, but will do the job;p
porting civ4: a how to in 3 easy steps.
these are instructions to install Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword for Windows on OSX (version 10.6 and up).
for step-by-step instructions on installing mods, go here.
requirements:
Civilization IV: Gold DVD for Windows (buy it from amazon)
civ4bts319 updater
civ4wrapper_yosemite
*old civ4wrapper_mavericks using wine 1.4
and even older civ4wrapper for osx 10.6-10.8
if you are installing from another version of civ4, see addendum v.
Step 1: your CoolNewWrapper!
first download the civ4wrapper from here (~300mb). next, mount the disk image file, and copy the file civ4bts319.app to you desktop, then right-click the file and choose Show Package Contents. you will see a screen that looks similar to this:
right-click on the Wineskin.app and click open. if prompted, click run an app from an unsigned developer. at the wineskin menu, click Install Software.
Step 2: installing from DVD.
click Choose Setup Executable, browse to your DVD, and choose setup.exe to begin installation. first, pick your language. wait a minute. click next, agree to a license, and then choose Custom Install. check install for all users, but uncheck register this game. keep the default file paths, click install, and find something to do for the next hour/3… like remembering to download the updater. try to stay patient, it takes about 20 mins to read everything from the DVD.
eventually, you will be prompted to click finished and, if you are installing from Civ4 Complete, asked if you would like to install the Colonization expansion pack. click cancel to save disk space if you were never going to play it anyways. wait a minute, and you will be prompted to choose the correct .exe file used in order to launch the game. it should be second choice from the top. if for any reason you need to change this path, like you wanted to play warlords for some reason, click the Configuration button and look for the field Windows EXE. the correct path reads like this:
since updating the wrapper for mavericks, i have noticed that sometimes wineskin.app and civ4bts319.app will fail to quit after the installer has finished. this means that you won't receive the prompt to choose an .exe file. it's annoying, and the inelegant solution is to force quit both programs (cmd-opt-esc). then navigate to the Wineskin Advanced window and click on the Configuration button. click on the Browse button across from Windows EXE and point to the correct file. see image below.
Step 3: updating, and Run! (... from an unsigned developer.)
back at the Wineskin Advanced window, click the Install Software button again, then point to the updater (it should be in your downloads folder). go ahead and let it run, but uncheck register this game when given the option. once that is finished, you will get an "Oops! ... Maybe the installer failed...?" message. click OK.
drag your wrapper into the Applications folder, rename it whatever you want, right-click your civ4bts319 wrapper and click open. agree to run an app from an unsigned developer. treat your wrapper like any other osx program. you're done!
although your installation should be playable at this point, go ahead and exit back to the desktop. there is a method to my madness; running civ will let it create the correct directories for saved games and mods, as well as generating the CivilizationIV.ini file.
addendum 1: CivilizationIV.ini
*note that if you have renamed civ4bts319.app, these terminal commands won't work unaltered.
the file named CivilizationIV.ini is the preferences file for civ4. here you can edit settings that will make civ4 run even more smoothly. i have included a sample .ini file in the wrapper disk image. to use it, drag it and the civ4bts319.app to your desktop, and type this into a terminal:
if you want to make your own changes, drag civ4bts319 to your desktop and type this into a terminal:
this will launch TextEdit and open the civ4 preference file. make sure to command-S (save) any changes. my recommendations:
addendum 2:running mods.
running mods was the whole point of this exercise, and the good news is that most work flawlessly, however you must very precisely follow the particular installation instructions for each one you are going to add. some mods run from the Documents/.../MODS folder, and some only from Program Files/.../Mods for reasons that i don’t even remotely understand. apparently it has something to do with how the mod was written. for a list of tested mods running under wineskin, plus step by step instructions, link to here.
addendum 3: multiplayer.
multiplayer works. the LAN lobby works for all computers running vanilla 3.19 bts, however i have experienced some issues related to running mods and playing multiplayer. if you want to connect playing mods, you will have to use the Direct IP method, and it usually takes a reload of the map after it is generated to correct any OOS errors.
addendum v: different versions.
there are several different versions of civ4 that i am aware of. once patched to version 3.19, they should all run.
the two DVD based versions are Gold (civ4 + BtS + warlords expansions) and Complete (Gold + Colonization expansion).
you could also purchase each expansion on its own. apparently there was even a 2 CD release of the base game.
gamefaqs has a guide to release dates and regions here.
archive.org maintains a list of patches here.
the steam version has a bug that you can work around by setting GameOverlayRenderer.dll to disabled in winecfg. other than that, it is reported to work well, and comes fully patched. to install it, first you you install the windows version of the steam client into the civ4wrapper, and then let said client download and install the game for you.
the "Green Pepper" version was a european re-release in jan 2010 of civ4 complete. it works, but you must use a region specific version of the 3.19 updater. it is found here and mirrored. this makes me suspect that the other regions releases might not apply the US patch, which might render the game unplayable, because versions prior to Beyond the Sword 3.19 require a disc check that wine might miss. i have found the japanese version of the patch, but have no way of verifying if it works;p
stay away from the amazon digital download option. their downloader isn't supported in wine1.4 (bug report). later versions may correct the issue but i don't have any reports on this yet.
addendum 10810: error.
since upgrading to mavericks, i have encountered a 10810 error when launching wineskin wrappers. it is related to gatekeeper. i emphatically DO NOT recommend disabling this security feature, although this would fix the problem. instead first right-click your wrapper and choose Show Package Contents. in the next window, right-click the Wineskin.app and choose open. you will be prompted to run application from unsigned developer. click agree, then press cmd-Q cmd-W (to quit wineskin and close your finder window). lastly, right-click you wrapper again, but this time choose open, and pick run... again when prompted. from now on, a standard double-click will launch your wrapper without problems.
NOTES:
Spoiler :
old instructions for lion 10.7 are here. they are a little less elegant, but will do the job;p
). everything else should stay the same.
